2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/13/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 9 | 18 | 521 | 28.94 | 3 | 2.0 | 57.9 |
| 2 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 9 | 15 | 361 | 24.07 | 2 | 1.7 | 40.1 |
| 3 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SO | WR | 7 | 14 | 330 | 23.57 | 1 | 2.0 | 47.1 |
| 4 | KC Concepcion | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 9 | 18 | 393 | 21.83 | 2 | 2.0 | 43.7 |
| 5 | Tony Freeman | Wash St | JR | WR | 8 | 19 | 358 | 18.84 | 0 | 2.4 | 44.8 |
| 6 | Boo Carter | Tennessee | SO | DB | 6 | 7 | 130 | 18.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.7 |
| 7 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 11 | 17 | 315 | 18.53 | 1 | 1.5 | 28.6 |
| 8 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 9 | 11 | 195 | 17.73 | 1 | 1.2 | 21.7 |
| 9 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 6 | 12 | 206 | 17.17 | 3 | 2.0 | 34.3 |
| 10 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Missouri | SR | WR | 8 | 10 | 155 | 15.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 19.4 |
| 11 | Parker Kingston | BYU | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 158 | 14.36 | 1 | 1.2 | 17.6 |
| 12 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 10 | 17 | 241 | 14.18 | 0 | 1.7 | 24.1 |
| 13 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 9 | 13 | 177 | 13.62 | 1 | 1.4 | 19.7 |
| 14 | Wayne Harris | Kent State | FR | WR | 10 | 16 | 211 | 13.19 | 1 | 1.6 | 21.1 |
| 15 | Isaiah Sategna III | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 7 | 17 | 221 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.4 | 31.6 |
| 16 | Demarcus Lacey | Marshall | SR | WR | 10 | 15 | 194 | 12.93 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.4 |
| 17 | Vernell Brown III | Florida | FR | WR | 7 | 10 | 129 | 12.90 | 0 | 1.4 | 18.4 |
| 18 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 9 | 11 | 138 | 12.55 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.3 |
| 19 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | SO | WR | 12 | 27 | 333 | 12.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 27.8 |
| 20 | Anthony Evans III | Miss St | JR | WR | 7 | 11 | 134 | 12.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 19.1 |
| 21 | Devin Roche | ODU | SO | RB | 9 | 18 | 217 | 12.06 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.1 |
| 21 | Jacob De Jesus | California | SR | WR | 11 | 17 | 205 | 12.06 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.6 |
| 23 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 10 | 13 | 148 | 11.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.8 |
| 24 | Antione Jackson | UCF | JR | DB | 10 | 15 | 167 | 11.13 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.7 |
| 25 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | SR | WR | 7 | 12 | 131 | 10.92 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.7 |
| 26 | Victor Snow | Buffalo | JR | WR | 12 | 20 | 213 | 10.65 | 1 | 1.7 | 17.8 |
| 27 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 8 | 12 | 125 | 10.42 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.6 |
| 28 | Cole Adams | Alabama | SO | WR | 8 | 13 | 130 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.3 |
| 29 | Yamir Knight | SMU | JR | WR | 11 | 17 | 168 | 9.88 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.3 |
| 30 | Lynel Billups-Williams | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 13 | 17 | 166 | 9.76 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.8 |
| 31 | Preston Fox | WVU | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 106 | 9.64 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.3 |
| 32 | Jaden Barnes | App St | JR | WR | 9 | 16 | 154 | 9.63 | 1 | 1.8 | 17.1 |
| 33 | Gabriel Benyard | KSU | SR | WR | 12 | 24 | 228 | 9.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 34 | Wayne Knight | James Mad | JR | RB | 13 | 20 | 180 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.8 |
| 35 | Jordan Napier | SDSU | SO | WR | 10 | 22 | 193 | 8.77 | 1 | 2.2 | 19.3 |
| 36 | Cam Ross | Virginia | SR | WR | 12 | 20 | 170 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.2 |
| 37 | Jackson Harper | UConn | SO | WR | 12 | 18 | 150 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.5 |
| 38 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SO | WR | 12 | 18 | 149 | 8.28 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.4 |
| 39 | Bryson Graves | Coast Car | JR | WR | 10 | 13 | 105 | 8.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.5 |
| 40 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.6 |
| 41 | Harrison Wallace III | Miss | SR | WR | 9 | 11 | 84 | 7.64 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.3 |
| 42 | Zechariah Sample | Ariz St | FR | WR | 7 | 9 | 67 | 7.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.6 |
| 43 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | SR | WR | 10 | 15 | 111 | 7.40 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.1 |
| 44 | Carlos Hernandez | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 10 | 17 | 125 | 7.35 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.5 |
| 45 | Eric Willis III | UTEP | SR | WR | 10 | 12 | 83 | 6.92 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.3 |
| 46 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 10 | 17 | 114 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.4 |
| 47 | Brennan Ridley | BGSU | SO | WR | 11 | 17 | 109 | 6.41 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.9 |
| 48 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | SR | WR | 10 | 20 | 126 | 6.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.6 |
| 49 | Joshua Porter | S Florida | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 56 | 6.22 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 50 | Jordan Malau'ulu | Fresno St | FR | WR | 12 | 19 | 117 | 6.16 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.8 |
| 51 | Marcus Bellon | Nevada | SR | WR | 10 | 13 | 80 | 6.15 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 52 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | FR | WR | 8 | 13 | 79 | 6.08 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.9 |
| 53 | Peyton Higgins | Troy | SR | WR | 12 | 15 | 90 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| 54 | Kam Shanks | Arkansas | SO | WR | 7 | 12 | 69 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.9 |
| 55 | Aaron Blancas | Ark St | SR | WR | 11 | 21 | 119 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.8 |
| 56 | Sterling Lockett | Kansas St | JR | WR | 9 | 12 | 54 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 57 | Gavin Freeman | Okla St | JR | WR | 9 | 15 | 52 | 3.47 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.8 |
| 58 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 8 | 12 | 26 | 2.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| 59 | Drew Wagner | N'western | SO | WR | 6 | 13 | 20 | 1.54 | 0 | 2.2 | 3.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.