2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/01/2025

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Caullin Lacy Louisville SR WR 6 11 343 31.18 2 1.8 57.2
2 Kaden Wetjen Iowa SR WR 7 15 374 24.93 2 2.1 53.4
3 Ryan Niblett Texas SO WR 6 14 330 23.57 1 2.3 55.0
4 Vicari Swain S Carolina SO DB 4 9 202 22.44 3 2.3 50.5
5 KC Concepcion Texas A&M JR WR 7 14 309 22.07 2 2.0 44.1
6 Malachi Toney Miami (Fl) FR WR 6 7 154 22.00 0 1.2 25.7
7 Hank Beatty Illinois SR WR 5 7 152 21.71 1 1.4 30.4
8 Easton Messer FAU JR WR 7 10 188 18.80 0 1.4 26.9
9 Jonathan Brady Indiana SR WR 8 15 281 18.73 1 1.9 35.1
10 Boo Carter Tennessee SO DB 6 7 130 18.57 0 1.2 21.7
11 Kenny Johnson Pittsburgh JR WR 8 11 191 17.36 1 1.4 23.9
12 Omari Kelly Mich St SR WR 6 7 116 16.57 0 1.2 19.3
13 Jacory Barney, Jr. Nebraska SO WR 6 12 193 16.08 0 2.0 32.2
14 Vernell Brown III Florida FR WR 4 8 128 16.00 0 2.0 32.0
15 Demarcus Lacey Marshall SR WR 7 12 178 14.83 0 1.7 25.4
16 Parker Kingston BYU JR WR 7 9 118 13.11 0 1.3 16.9
17 Anthony Evans III Miss St JR WR 6 10 131 13.10 0 1.7 21.8
18 Cole Adams Alabama SO WR 4 5 64 12.80 0 1.3 16.0
19 Isaiah Sategna III Oklahoma JR WR 5 15 186 12.40 0 3.0 37.2
20 Zavion Thomas LSU SR WR 5 7 83 11.86 0 1.4 16.6
21 Gabriel Benyard KSU SR WR 7 14 165 11.79 1 2.0 23.6
22 Victor Snow Buffalo JR WR 9 16 188 11.75 1 1.8 20.9
23 Jacob De Jesus California SR WR 8 16 183 11.44 0 2.0 22.9
24 Tony Freeman Wash St JR WR 6 12 131 10.92 0 2.0 21.8
25 Bryson Hammer Toledo SO WR 8 19 204 10.74 0 2.4 25.5
26 Cam Ross Virginia SR WR 7 14 149 10.64 0 2.0 21.3
27 Devonte Ross Penn State SR WR 6 7 72 10.29 0 1.2 12.0
28 Jordan Faison Notre Dame JR WR 5 6 61 10.17 0 1.2 12.2
29 Dedrick Latulas La Tech SO WR 8 16 162 10.13 0 2.0 20.3
30 Sutton Smith Memphis JR RB 9 11 111 10.09 0 1.2 12.3
31 Brandon Inniss Ohio State JR WR 6 9 89 9.89 0 1.5 14.8
32 Iverson Hooks UAB SO WR 6 7 69 9.86 0 1.2 11.5
33 Kevin Coleman Jr. Missouri SR WR 6 9 88 9.78 0 1.5 14.7
34 Jaden Barnes App St JR WR 8 16 154 9.63 1 2.0 19.3
35 Preston Fox WVU SR WR 6 9 86 9.56 0 1.5 14.3
36 Yamir Knight SMU JR WR 8 13 124 9.54 0 1.6 15.5
37 Elijah Metcalf USM SR WR 8 10 93 9.30 0 1.3 11.6
38 Jackson Harper UConn SO WR 9 15 138 9.20 0 1.7 15.3
39 Jordan Napier SDSU SO WR 8 21 193 9.19 1 2.6 24.1
40 Marcus Bellon Nevada SR WR 6 7 62 8.86 0 1.2 10.3
41 Harrison Wallace III Miss SR WR 7 12 106 8.83 0 1.7 15.1
42 Devin Roche ODU SO RB 7 11 97 8.82 0 1.6 13.9
43 Wayne Knight James Mad JR RB 7 12 105 8.75 0 1.7 15.0
44 Lynel Billups-Williams Miami (Oh) SO WR 8 11 91 8.27 0 1.4 11.4
45 Carlos Hernandez Wk Forest JR WR 7 12 93 7.75 0 1.7 13.3
46 Gary Bryant Jr. Oregon SR WR 7 11 85 7.73 0 1.6 12.1
47 Wayne Harris Kent State FR WR 6 10 76 7.60 0 1.7 12.7
48 Bryson Graves Coast Car JR WR 7 9 68 7.56 0 1.3 9.7
49 Bryant Wesco, Jr. Clemson SO WR 6 8 57 7.13 0 1.3 9.5
50 Peyton Higgins Troy SR WR 8 13 89 6.85 0 1.6 11.1
51 Koi Perich Minnesota SO DB 8 15 102 6.80 0 1.9 12.8
52 Mekhi Mews Houston SR WR 8 16 107 6.69 0 2.0 13.4
53 Josh Cameron Baylor SR WR 8 14 87 6.21 0 1.8 10.9
54 Tate Nagy Kansas FR WR 6 13 79 6.08 0 2.2 13.2
55 Eric Willis III UTEP SR WR 7 11 65 5.91 0 1.6 9.3
56 Brennan Ridley BGSU SO WR 7 13 72 5.54 0 1.9 10.3
57 Jordan Malau'ulu Fresno St FR WR 9 16 88 5.50 0 1.8 9.8
57 Kam Shanks Arkansas SO WR 4 6 33 5.50 0 1.5 8.3
59 Aaron Blancas Ark St SR WR 9 18 98 5.44 0 2.0 10.9
60 Mikey Matthews UCLA JR WR 6 7 37 5.29 0 1.2 6.2
61 Gavin Freeman Okla St JR WR 6 8 42 5.25 0 1.3 7.0
62 Javen Jacobs Utah State JR RB 6 7 31 4.43 0 1.2 5.2
63 Sterling Lockett Kansas St JR WR 8 11 47 4.27 0 1.4 5.9
64 Omari Hayes Tulane SO WR 7 9 32 3.56 0 1.3 4.6
65 Teddy Hoffmann NC State FR WR 6 7 24 3.43 0 1.2 4.0
66 TJ Pride NMSU SO WR 8 10 32 3.20 0 1.3 4.0
67 Semaj Morgan Michigan JR WR 6 10 16 1.60 0 1.7 2.7
68 Drew Wagner N'western SO WR 7 13 20 1.54 0 1.9 2.9

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.