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 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 7 | 15 | 374 | 24.93 | 2 | 2.1 | 53.4 | 
| 2 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 6 | 11 | 343 | 31.18 | 2 | 1.8 | 57.2 | 
| 3 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SO | WR | 6 | 14 | 330 | 23.57 | 1 | 2.3 | 55.0 | 
| 4 | KC Concepcion | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 7 | 14 | 309 | 22.07 | 2 | 2.0 | 44.1 | 
| 5 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 8 | 15 | 281 | 18.73 | 1 | 1.9 | 35.1 | 
| 6 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | SO | WR | 8 | 19 | 204 | 10.74 | 0 | 2.4 | 25.5 | 
| 7 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 4 | 9 | 202 | 22.44 | 3 | 2.3 | 50.5 | 
| 8 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 6 | 12 | 193 | 16.08 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.2 | 
| 8 | Jordan Napier | SDSU | SO | WR | 8 | 21 | 193 | 9.19 | 1 | 2.6 | 24.1 | 
| 10 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 8 | 11 | 191 | 17.36 | 1 | 1.4 | 23.9 | 
| 11 | Easton Messer | FAU | JR | WR | 7 | 10 | 188 | 18.80 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.9 | 
| 11 | Victor Snow | Buffalo | JR | WR | 9 | 16 | 188 | 11.75 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.9 | 
| 13 | Isaiah Sategna III | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 5 | 15 | 186 | 12.40 | 0 | 3.0 | 37.2 | 
| 14 | Jacob De Jesus | California | SR | WR | 8 | 16 | 183 | 11.44 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.9 | 
| 15 | Demarcus Lacey | Marshall | SR | WR | 7 | 12 | 178 | 14.83 | 0 | 1.7 | 25.4 | 
| 16 | Gabriel Benyard | KSU | SR | WR | 7 | 14 | 165 | 11.79 | 1 | 2.0 | 23.6 | 
| 17 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SO | WR | 8 | 16 | 162 | 10.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.3 | 
| 18 | Deion DeBlanc | Wyoming | FR | WR | 8 | 9 | 155 | 17.22 | 1 | 1.1 | 19.4 | 
| 19 | Malachi Toney | Miami (Fl) | FR | WR | 6 | 7 | 154 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.7 | 
| 19 | Jaden Barnes | App St | JR | WR | 8 | 16 | 154 | 9.63 | 1 | 2.0 | 19.3 | 
| 21 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 152 | 21.71 | 1 | 1.4 | 30.4 | 
| 22 | Cam Ross | Virginia | SR | WR | 7 | 14 | 149 | 10.64 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.3 | 
| 23 | Jackson Harper | UConn | SO | WR | 9 | 15 | 138 | 9.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.3 | 
| 24 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | JR | WR | 7 | 8 | 136 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 19.4 | 
| 25 | Anthony Evans III | Miss St | JR | WR | 6 | 10 | 131 | 13.10 | 0 | 1.7 | 21.8 | 
| 25 | Tony Freeman | Wash St | JR | WR | 6 | 12 | 131 | 10.92 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.8 | 
| 27 | Boo Carter | Tennessee | SO | DB | 6 | 7 | 130 | 18.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.7 | 
| 28 | Chase Hendricks | Ohio | JR | WR | 7 | 6 | 128 | 21.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 18.3 | 
| 28 | Vernell Brown III | Florida | FR | WR | 4 | 8 | 128 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 | 
| 30 | Alvon Isaac | S Florida | SO | RB | 6 | 6 | 126 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 | 
| 31 | Yamir Knight | SMU | JR | WR | 8 | 13 | 124 | 9.54 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.5 | 
| 32 | Coy Eakin | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 8 | 8 | 121 | 15.13 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.1 | 
| 33 | Devin Voisin | USA | SR | WR | 9 | 9 | 119 | 13.22 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.2 | 
| 34 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | FR | RB | 5 | 3 | 118 | 39.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 23.6 | 
| 34 | Parker Kingston | BYU | JR | WR | 7 | 9 | 118 | 13.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.9 | 
| 36 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 116 | 16.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.3 | 
| 37 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 9 | 11 | 111 | 10.09 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.3 | 
| 38 | Javion Kinnard | CSU | FR | RB | 7 | 3 | 110 | 36.67 | 1 | 0.4 | 15.7 | 
| 39 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | SR | WR | 8 | 16 | 107 | 6.69 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.4 | 
| 40 | Harrison Wallace III | Miss | SR | WR | 7 | 12 | 106 | 8.83 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.1 | 
| 41 | Desmond Reid | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 6 | 5 | 105 | 21.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 17.5 | 
| 41 | Wayne Knight | James Mad | JR | RB | 7 | 12 | 105 | 8.75 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.0 | 
| 43 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 8 | 15 | 102 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.9 | 12.8 | 
| 44 | Denzel Boston | Washington | JR | WR | 6 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 16.5 | 
| 45 | Aaron Blancas | Ark St | SR | WR | 9 | 18 | 98 | 5.44 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.9 | 
| 46 | Devin Roche | ODU | SO | RB | 7 | 11 | 97 | 8.82 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.9 | 
| 47 | Que'Sean Brown | Duke | SO | WR | 7 | 7 | 93 | 13.29 | 1 | 1.0 | 13.3 | 
| 47 | Elijah Metcalf | USM | SR | WR | 8 | 10 | 93 | 9.30 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.6 | 
| 47 | Carlos Hernandez | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 7 | 12 | 93 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.3 | 
| 50 | Luke Wysong | Arizona | SR | WR | 7 | 8 | 91 | 11.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 13.0 | 
| 50 | Lynel Billups-Williams | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 8 | 11 | 91 | 8.27 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.4 | 
| 52 | Rayshawn Glover | Utah | JR | WR | 6 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.0 | 
| 52 | Mana Carvalho | Utah | FR | WR | 3 | 8 | 90 | 11.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 30.0 | 
| 54 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 6 | 9 | 89 | 9.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.8 | 
| 54 | Peyton Higgins | Troy | SR | WR | 8 | 13 | 89 | 6.85 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.1 | 
| 56 | Antione Jackson | UCF | JR | DB | 7 | 7 | 88 | 12.57 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.6 | 
| 56 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Missouri | SR | WR | 6 | 9 | 88 | 9.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.7 | 
| 56 | Jordan Malau'ulu | Fresno St | FR | WR | 9 | 16 | 88 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.8 | 
| 59 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | SR | WR | 8 | 14 | 87 | 6.21 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.9 | 
| 60 | Preston Fox | WVU | SR | WR | 6 | 9 | 86 | 9.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.3 | 
| 61 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | SR | WR | 7 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.1 | 
| 62 | Eric Rivers | Ga Tech | SR | WR | 9 | 6 | 84 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.3 | 
| 62 | Kyler Pearson | ECU | SR | WR | 7 | 8 | 84 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 12.0 | 
| 64 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 83 | 11.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.6 | 
| 65 | Joshua Franklin | W Mich | JR | DB | 9 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.1 | 
| 65 | Javen Nicholas | Charlotte | JR | WR | 8 | 7 | 82 | 11.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.3 | 
| 67 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | FR | WR | 6 | 13 | 79 | 6.08 | 0 | 2.2 | 13.2 | 
| 68 | Lloyd Benson III | Army | JR | SB | 8 | 6 | 78 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.8 | 
| 68 | Jeremiah Patterson | Arizona | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.5 | 
| 68 | Isaiah Farris | BC | JR | DB | 7 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.1 | 
| 71 | Wayne Harris | Kent State | FR | WR | 6 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.7 | 
| 72 | Devonte Ross | Penn State | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.0 | 
| 72 | Brennan Ridley | BGSU | SO | WR | 7 | 13 | 72 | 5.54 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.3 | 
| 74 | Iverson Hooks | UAB | SO | WR | 6 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.5 | 
| 74 | Trent Walker | Oregon St | SR | WR | 7 | 8 | 69 | 8.63 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.9 | 
| 76 | Kyre Duplessis | Delaware | SR | WR | 8 | 2 | 68 | 34.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 8.5 | 
| 76 | Bryson Graves | Coast Car | JR | WR | 7 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.7 | 
| 78 | Eric Willis III | UTEP | SR | WR | 7 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.3 | 
| 79 | Cole Adams | Alabama | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 64 | 12.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.0 | 
| 79 | Caleb Spann | CMU | SR | DB | 8 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.0 | 
| 79 | Tristian Gentry | Texas Tech | FR | WR | 4 | 7 | 64 | 9.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.0 | 
| 82 | Kaj Sanders | Rutgers | SO | DB | 7 | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 1 | 0.3 | 9.0 | 
| 83 | Marcus Bellon | Nevada | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.3 | 
| 84 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.2 | 
| 84 | Martel Hight | Vanderbilt | JR | CB | 6 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.2 | 
| 84 | DeAree Rogers | N Illinois | JR | WR | 8 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 
| 87 | Charlie Coenen | Wyoming | JR | WR | 8 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.4 | 
| 87 | Tommy Maher | CSU | SO | WR | 7 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.4 | 
| 89 | Jayden Thomas | Virginia | SR | WR | 8 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.3 | 
| 89 | Jekail Middlebrook | MTSU | SO | RB | 8 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.3 | 
| 89 | Bailey Stockton | Ga Tech | SO | WR | 8 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.3 | 
| 92 | Zachariah Branch | Georgia | JR | WR | 5 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.4 | 
| 92 | Bryant Wesco, Jr. | Clemson | SO | WR | 6 | 8 | 57 | 7.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.5 | 
| 94 | Jake Godfrey | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 7 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.0 | 
| 95 | Juan Salas | EMU | JR | DB | 9 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.1 | 
| 95 | Dash Luke | MO State | SR | WR | 7 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.9 | 
| 97 | Peyton Plott | Ga South | FR | WR | 6 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.0 | 
| 98 | Terry Bussey | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 7 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 
| 99 | D.J. McKinney | New Mexico | SO | RB | 8 | 1 | 49 | 49.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 6.1 | 
| 99 | C'Quan Jnopierre | FIU | SR | WR | 8 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.1 |