2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/22/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 8 | 18 | 521 | 28.94 | 3 | 2.3 | 65.1 |
| 2 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 6 | 11 | 337 | 30.64 | 2 | 1.8 | 56.2 |
| 3 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SO | WR | 7 | 14 | 330 | 23.57 | 1 | 2.0 | 47.1 |
| 4 | KC Concepcion | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 10 | 19 | 398 | 20.95 | 2 | 1.9 | 39.8 |
| 5 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 6 | 12 | 219 | 18.25 | 3 | 2.0 | 36.5 |
| 6 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 10 | 17 | 315 | 18.53 | 1 | 1.7 | 31.5 |
| 7 | Isaiah Sategna III | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 6 | 15 | 186 | 12.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 31.0 |
| 8 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | SO | WR | 11 | 27 | 333 | 12.33 | 0 | 2.5 | 30.3 |
| 9 | Tony Freeman | Wash St | JR | WR | 7 | 13 | 189 | 14.54 | 0 | 1.9 | 27.0 |
| 10 | Vernell Brown III | Florida | FR | WR | 5 | 8 | 128 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 25.6 |
| 11 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | FR | RB | 8 | 5 | 196 | 39.20 | 1 | 0.6 | 24.5 |
| 12 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 8 | 10 | 192 | 19.20 | 1 | 1.3 | 24.0 |
| 13 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 9 | 15 | 213 | 14.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 23.7 |
| 14 | Wayne Harris | Kent State | FR | WR | 9 | 16 | 211 | 13.19 | 1 | 1.8 | 23.4 |
| 15 | Gabriel Benyard | KSU | SR | WR | 10 | 22 | 223 | 10.14 | 1 | 2.2 | 22.3 |
| 16 | Boo Carter | Tennessee | SO | DB | 6 | 7 | 130 | 18.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.7 |
| 17 | Jacob De Jesus | California | SR | WR | 10 | 17 | 205 | 12.06 | 0 | 1.7 | 20.5 |
| 18 | Demarcus Lacey | Marshall | SR | WR | 9 | 13 | 184 | 14.15 | 0 | 1.4 | 20.4 |
| 18 | Devin Roche | ODU | SO | RB | 8 | 16 | 163 | 10.19 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.4 |
| 20 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 9 | 13 | 177 | 13.62 | 1 | 1.4 | 19.7 |
| 21 | Cole Adams | Alabama | SO | WR | 7 | 12 | 135 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.7 | 19.3 |
| 21 | Jordan Napier | SDSU | SO | WR | 10 | 22 | 193 | 8.77 | 1 | 2.2 | 19.3 |
| 23 | Victor Snow | Buffalo | JR | WR | 11 | 19 | 208 | 10.95 | 1 | 1.7 | 18.9 |
| 24 | Easton Messer | FAU | JR | WR | 10 | 10 | 188 | 18.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.8 |
| 25 | Anthony Evans III | Miss St | JR | WR | 7 | 10 | 131 | 13.10 | 0 | 1.4 | 18.7 |
| 25 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | SR | WR | 7 | 12 | 131 | 10.92 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.7 |
| 27 | Jaden Barnes | App St | JR | WR | 9 | 16 | 154 | 9.63 | 1 | 1.8 | 17.1 |
| 28 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | JR | WR | 8 | 8 | 136 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 28 | Cam Ross | Virginia | SR | WR | 10 | 20 | 170 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 30 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 8 | 10 | 134 | 13.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.8 |
| 31 | Deion DeBlanc | Wyoming | FR | WR | 10 | 10 | 167 | 16.70 | 1 | 1.0 | 16.7 |
| 32 | Antione Jackson | UCF | JR | DB | 10 | 14 | 166 | 11.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.6 |
| 33 | Yamir Knight | SMU | JR | WR | 10 | 16 | 155 | 9.69 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.5 |
| 34 | Wayne Knight | James Mad | JR | RB | 11 | 19 | 169 | 8.89 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.4 |
| 35 | Carlos Hernandez | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 8 | 14 | 120 | 8.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.0 |
| 36 | Preston Fox | WVU | SR | WR | 7 | 10 | 104 | 10.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.9 |
| 37 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 10 | 13 | 148 | 11.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.8 |
| 38 | Zachariah Branch | Georgia | JR | WR | 7 | 9 | 103 | 11.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.7 |
| 39 | Chase Hendricks | Ohio | JR | WR | 10 | 8 | 143 | 17.88 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.3 |
| 39 | Parker Kingston | BYU | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 129 | 11.73 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.3 |
| 41 | Malachi Toney | Miami (Fl) | FR | WR | 9 | 10 | 126 | 12.60 | 0 | 1.1 | 14.0 |
| 42 | Javion Kinnard | CSU | FR | RB | 10 | 6 | 138 | 23.00 | 1 | 0.6 | 13.8 |
| 43 | Que'Sean Brown | Duke | SO | WR | 8 | 8 | 108 | 13.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| 43 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SO | WR | 11 | 18 | 149 | 8.28 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.5 |
| 45 | Coy Eakin | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 9 | 8 | 121 | 15.13 | 0 | 0.9 | 13.4 |
| 46 | Lynel Billups-Williams | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 11 | 14 | 146 | 10.43 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.3 |
| 47 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 9 | 16 | 114 | 7.13 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.7 |
| 48 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Missouri | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 88 | 9.78 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.6 |
| 49 | Denzel Boston | Washington | JR | WR | 8 | 7 | 100 | 14.29 | 1 | 0.9 | 12.5 |
| 49 | Jackson Harper | UConn | SO | WR | 12 | 18 | 150 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.5 |
| 51 | Alvon Isaac | S Florida | SO | RB | 9 | 5 | 110 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.2 |
| 51 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | SR | WR | 10 | 19 | 122 | 6.42 | 0 | 1.9 | 12.2 |
| 53 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 7 | 8 | 81 | 10.13 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.6 |
| 54 | Tyrell Henry | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 6 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.5 |
| 55 | Rayshawn Glover | Utah | JR | WR | 8 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.3 |
| 56 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 10 | 11 | 111 | 10.09 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.1 |
| 56 | Isaiah Farris | BC | JR | DB | 7 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.1 |
| 58 | Kyler Pearson | ECU | SR | WR | 7 | 7 | 77 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 59 | Iverson Hooks | UAB | SO | WR | 9 | 8 | 97 | 12.13 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.8 |
| 59 | Aaron Blancas | Ark St | SR | WR | 11 | 21 | 119 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.8 |
| 61 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | SR | WR | 9 | 13 | 96 | 7.38 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.7 |
| 62 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.6 |
| 62 | Jordan Malau'ulu | Fresno St | FR | WR | 11 | 19 | 117 | 6.16 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.6 |
| 64 | Bryson Graves | Coast Car | JR | WR | 10 | 13 | 105 | 8.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.5 |
| 64 | Harrison Wallace III | Miss | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 84 | 7.64 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.5 |
| 66 | Kam Shanks | Arkansas | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 62 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.3 |
| 67 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | FR | WR | 10 | 16 | 100 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.0 |
| 68 | Lloyd Benson III | Army | JR | SB | 8 | 7 | 79 | 11.29 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.9 |
| 69 | Brennan Ridley | BGSU | SO | WR | 10 | 16 | 97 | 6.06 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.7 |
| 70 | Dash Luke | MO State | SR | WR | 9 | 10 | 86 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.6 |
| 70 | Zechariah Sample | Ariz St | FR | WR | 7 | 9 | 67 | 7.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.6 |
| 72 | Devin Voisin | USA | SR | WR | 9 | 9 | 83 | 9.22 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.2 |
| 72 | Eric Willis III | UTEP | SR | WR | 9 | 12 | 83 | 6.92 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.2 |
| 74 | Javen Nicholas | Charlotte | JR | WR | 9 | 7 | 82 | 11.71 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.1 |
| 75 | Devonte Ross | Penn State | SR | WR | 8 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.0 |
| 75 | Luke Wysong | Arizona | SR | WR | 10 | 10 | 90 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 77 | Marcus Bellon | Nevada | SR | WR | 9 | 13 | 80 | 6.15 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.9 |
| 78 | Jake Godfrey | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 9 | 7 | 77 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.6 |
| 79 | Elijah Metcalf | USM | SR | WR | 11 | 10 | 93 | 9.30 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.5 |
| 80 | Trent Walker | Oregon St | SR | WR | 9 | 9 | 75 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 81 | Joshua Franklin | W Mich | JR | DB | 10 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.2 |
| 81 | Eric Rivers | Ga Tech | SR | WR | 10 | 7 | 82 | 11.71 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.2 |
| 81 | Peyton Higgins | Troy | SR | WR | 11 | 14 | 90 | 6.43 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.2 |
| 84 | Martel Hight | Vanderbilt | JR | CB | 9 | 9 | 73 | 8.11 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.1 |
| 85 | Peyton Plott | Ga South | FR | WR | 8 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.8 |
| 86 | Bailey Stockton | Ga Tech | SO | WR | 8 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.3 |
| 87 | Kaj Sanders | Rutgers | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 1 | 0.2 | 7.0 |
| 88 | Caleb Spann | CMU | SR | DB | 9 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.9 |
| 88 | Trebor Peña | Penn State | SR | WR | 8 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.9 |
| 90 | Jordan Dwyer | TCU | JR | WR | 9 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| 90 | Squirrel White | FSU | SR | WR | 6 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| 92 | Kyre Duplessis | Delaware | SR | WR | 11 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 1 | 0.3 | 6.6 |
| 92 | D.J. McKinney | New Mexico | SO | RB | 10 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 6.6 |
| 92 | Gavin Freeman | Okla St | JR | WR | 9 | 13 | 59 | 4.54 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.6 |
| 95 | Jayden Thomas | Virginia | SR | WR | 9 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.4 |
| 95 | Demetres Samuel Jr. | Syracuse | FR | DB | 5 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.4 |
| 95 | Jekail Middlebrook | MTSU | SO | RB | 10 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.4 |
| 95 | DeAree Rogers | N Illinois | JR | WR | 11 | 9 | 70 | 7.78 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.4 |
| 95 | Elliott Brow | UTSA | SR | WR | 7 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.4 |
| 100 | Dakorien Moore | Oregon | FR | WR | 7 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.