2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2026

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 Ryan Niblett Texas SO WR 7 14 330 23.57 1 2.0 47.1
3 KC Concepcion Texas A&M JR WR 9 18 393 21.83 2 2.0 43.7
4 Caullin Lacy Louisville SR WR 10 18 375 20.83 2 1.8 37.5
5 Tony Freeman Wash St JR WR 9 20 387 19.35 0 2.2 43.0
6 Jonathan Brady Indiana SR WR 11 17 315 18.53 1 1.5 28.6
7 Vicari Swain S Carolina SO DB 6 12 206 17.17 3 2.0 34.3
8 Kevin Coleman Jr. Missouri SR WR 8 10 155 15.50 1 1.3 19.4
9 Parker Kingston BYU JR WR 9 11 158 14.36 1 1.2 17.6
10 Jacory Barney, Jr. Nebraska SO WR 10 17 241 14.18 0 1.7 24.1
11 Devin Roche ODU SO RB 10 19 265 13.95 0 1.9 26.5
12 Wayne Harris Kent State FR WR 10 16 211 13.19 1 1.6 21.1
13 Isaiah Sategna III Oklahoma JR WR 7 17 221 13.00 0 2.4 31.6
14 Demarcus Lacey Marshall SR WR 10 15 194 12.93 0 1.5 19.4
15 Vernell Brown III Florida FR WR 7 10 129 12.90 0 1.4 18.4
16 Kenny Johnson Pittsburgh JR WR 10 14 179 12.79 1 1.4 17.9
17 Jacob De Jesus California SR WR 12 19 239 12.58 0 1.6 19.9
18 Omari Kelly Mich St SR WR 9 11 138 12.55 0 1.2 15.3
19 Anthony Evans III Miss St JR WR 8 11 134 12.18 0 1.4 16.8
20 Bryson Hammer Toledo SO WR 13 30 362 12.07 0 2.3 27.8
21 Brandon Inniss Ohio State JR WR 10 13 148 11.38 0 1.3 14.8
22 Antione Jackson UCF JR DB 10 15 167 11.13 0 1.5 16.7
23 Zavion Thomas LSU SR WR 8 13 141 10.85 0 1.6 17.6
24 Dedrick Latulas La Tech SO WR 13 21 225 10.71 0 1.6 17.3
25 Victor Snow Buffalo JR WR 12 20 213 10.65 1 1.7 17.8
26 Jordan Faison Notre Dame JR WR 8 12 125 10.42 0 1.5 15.6
27 Cole Adams Alabama SO WR 8 13 130 10.00 0 1.6 16.3
28 Yamir Knight SMU JR WR 11 17 168 9.88 0 1.5 15.3
29 Lynel Billups-Williams Miami (Oh) SO WR 14 17 166 9.76 0 1.2 11.9
30 Preston Fox WVU SR WR 8 11 106 9.64 0 1.4 13.3
31 Jaden Barnes App St JR WR 9 16 154 9.63 1 1.8 17.1
32 Gabriel Benyard KSU SR WR 13 24 228 9.50 1 1.8 17.5
33 Wayne Knight James Mad JR RB 13 20 180 9.00 0 1.5 13.8
34 Jordan Napier SDSU SO WR 10 22 193 8.77 1 2.2 19.3
35 Cam Ross Virginia SR WR 12 20 170 8.50 0 1.7 14.2
36 Jackson Harper UConn SO WR 13 18 150 8.33 0 1.4 11.5
37 Gary Bryant Jr. Oregon SR WR 8 11 85 7.73 0 1.4 10.6
38 Harrison Wallace III Miss SR WR 9 11 84 7.64 0 1.2 9.3
39 Josh Cameron Baylor SR WR 10 15 111 7.40 0 1.5 11.1
40 Eric Willis III UTEP SR WR 10 12 83 6.92 0 1.2 8.3
41 Carlos Hernandez Wk Forest JR WR 11 19 129 6.79 0 1.7 11.7
42 Koi Perich Minnesota SO DB 11 18 118 6.56 0 1.6 10.7
43 Brennan Ridley BGSU SO WR 11 17 109 6.41 0 1.5 9.9
44 Mekhi Mews Houston SR WR 11 20 126 6.30 0 1.8 11.5
45 Jordan Malau'ulu Fresno St FR WR 13 19 117 6.16 0 1.5 9.0
46 Marcus Bellon Nevada SR WR 10 13 80 6.15 0 1.3 8.0
47 Tate Nagy Kansas FR WR 8 13 79 6.08 0 1.6 9.9
48 Peyton Higgins Troy SR WR 13 15 90 6.00 0 1.2 6.9
49 Bryson Graves Coast Car JR WR 11 20 117 5.85 0 1.8 10.6
50 Kam Shanks Arkansas SO WR 7 12 69 5.75 0 1.7 9.9
51 Aaron Blancas Ark St SR WR 11 21 119 5.67 0 1.9 10.8
52 Sterling Lockett Kansas St JR WR 9 12 54 4.50 0 1.3 6.0
53 Gavin Freeman Okla St JR WR 9 15 52 3.47 0 1.7 5.8
54 Semaj Morgan Michigan JR WR 8 12 26 2.17 0 1.5 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.