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.