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 KC Concepcion Texas A&M JR WR 9 18 393 21.83 2 2.0 43.7
3 Tony Freeman Wash St JR WR 9 20 387 19.35 0 2.2 43.0
4 Caullin Lacy Louisville SR WR 10 18 375 20.83 2 1.8 37.5
5 Bryson Hammer Toledo SO WR 13 30 362 12.07 0 2.3 27.8
6 Ryan Niblett Texas SO WR 7 14 330 23.57 1 2.0 47.1
7 Jonathan Brady Indiana SR WR 11 17 315 18.53 1 1.5 28.6
8 Devin Roche ODU SO RB 10 19 265 13.95 0 1.9 26.5
9 Easton Messer FAU JR WR 10 11 248 22.55 0 1.1 24.8
10 Jacory Barney, Jr. Nebraska SO WR 10 17 241 14.18 0 1.7 24.1
11 Jacob De Jesus California SR WR 12 19 239 12.58 0 1.6 19.9
12 Gabriel Benyard KSU SR WR 13 24 228 9.50 1 1.8 17.5
13 Dedrick Latulas La Tech SO WR 13 21 225 10.71 0 1.6 17.3
14 Isaiah Sategna III Oklahoma JR WR 7 17 221 13.00 0 2.4 31.6
15 Victor Snow Buffalo JR WR 12 20 213 10.65 1 1.7 17.8
16 Wayne Harris Kent State FR WR 10 16 211 13.19 1 1.6 21.1
17 Vicari Swain S Carolina SO DB 6 12 206 17.17 3 2.0 34.3
18 Aiden Flora Iowa State FR RB 8 7 199 28.43 1 0.9 24.9
19 Mana Carvalho Utah FR WR 8 15 196 13.07 1 1.9 24.5
20 Hank Beatty Illinois SR WR 10 11 195 17.73 1 1.1 19.5
21 Demarcus Lacey Marshall SR WR 10 15 194 12.93 0 1.5 19.4
22 Jordan Napier SDSU SO WR 10 22 193 8.77 1 2.2 19.3
23 Wayne Knight James Mad JR RB 13 20 180 9.00 0 1.5 13.8
24 Kenny Johnson Pittsburgh JR WR 10 14 179 12.79 1 1.4 17.9
25 Malachi Toney Miami (Fl) FR WR 11 12 178 14.83 0 1.1 16.2
26 Cam Ross Virginia SR WR 12 20 170 8.50 0 1.7 14.2
27 Yamir Knight SMU JR WR 11 17 168 9.88 0 1.5 15.3
28 Deion DeBlanc Wyoming FR WR 11 10 167 16.70 1 0.9 15.2
28 Antione Jackson UCF JR DB 10 15 167 11.13 0 1.5 16.7
30 Lynel Billups-Williams Miami (Oh) SO WR 14 17 166 9.76 0 1.2 11.9
31 Parker Kingston BYU JR WR 9 11 158 14.36 1 1.2 17.6
32 Kevin Coleman Jr. Missouri SR WR 8 10 155 15.50 1 1.3 19.4
33 Jaden Barnes App St JR WR 9 16 154 9.63 1 1.8 17.1
34 Jackson Harper UConn SO WR 13 18 150 8.33 0 1.4 11.5
35 Maguire Anderson FIU SR WR 13 9 149 16.56 1 0.7 11.5
36 Brandon Inniss Ohio State JR WR 10 13 148 11.38 0 1.3 14.8
37 Chase Hendricks Ohio JR WR 12 8 143 17.88 0 0.7 11.9
38 Zavion Thomas LSU SR WR 8 13 141 10.85 0 1.6 17.6
39 Javion Kinnard CSU FR RB 11 6 138 23.00 1 0.5 12.5
39 Omari Kelly Mich St SR WR 9 11 138 12.55 0 1.2 15.3
41 Anthony Evans III Miss St JR WR 8 11 134 12.18 0 1.4 16.8
42 Boo Carter Tennessee SO DB 6 7 130 18.57 0 1.2 21.7
42 Cole Adams Alabama SO WR 8 13 130 10.00 0 1.6 16.3
44 Vernell Brown III Florida FR WR 7 10 129 12.90 0 1.4 18.4
44 Carlos Hernandez Wk Forest JR WR 11 19 129 6.79 0 1.7 11.7
46 Mekhi Mews Houston SR WR 11 20 126 6.30 0 1.8 11.5
47 Jordan Faison Notre Dame JR WR 8 12 125 10.42 0 1.5 15.6
48 Luke Wysong Arizona SR WR 12 12 124 10.33 0 1.0 10.3
49 Coy Eakin Texas Tech JR WR 10 8 121 15.13 0 0.8 12.1
50 Aaron Blancas Ark St SR WR 11 21 119 5.67 0 1.9 10.8
51 Koi Perich Minnesota SO DB 11 18 118 6.56 0 1.6 10.7
52 Jordan Malau'ulu Fresno St FR WR 13 19 117 6.16 0 1.5 9.0
52 Bryson Graves Coast Car JR WR 11 20 117 5.85 0 1.8 10.6
54 JoJo Bermudez Temple JR WR 7 6 111 18.50 0 0.9 15.9
54 Sutton Smith Memphis JR RB 10 11 111 10.09 0 1.1 11.1
54 Josh Cameron Baylor SR WR 10 15 111 7.40 0 1.5 11.1
57 Alvon Isaac S Florida SO RB 10 5 110 22.00 0 0.5 11.0
58 Brennan Ridley BGSU SO WR 11 17 109 6.41 0 1.5 9.9
59 Que'Sean Brown Duke SO WR 10 8 108 13.50 1 0.8 10.8
60 Preston Fox WVU SR WR 8 11 106 9.64 0 1.4 13.3
61 Desmond Reid Pittsburgh SR RB 6 5 105 21.00 1 0.8 17.5
61 Iverson Hooks UAB SO WR 10 8 105 13.13 0 0.8 10.5
63 Zachariah Branch Georgia JR WR 8 9 103 11.44 0 1.1 12.9
64 Denzel Boston Washington JR WR 9 7 100 14.29 1 0.8 11.1
65 Eric Rivers Ga Tech SR WR 11 9 99 11.00 0 0.8 9.0
66 Elijah Metcalf USM SR WR 13 10 93 9.30 0 0.8 7.2
67 Rayshawn Glover Utah JR WR 8 5 90 18.00 0 0.6 11.3
67 Peyton Higgins Troy SR WR 13 15 90 6.00 0 1.2 6.9
69 Dash Luke MO State SR WR 12 12 87 7.25 0 1.0 7.3
70 Gary Bryant Jr. Oregon SR WR 8 11 85 7.73 0 1.4 10.6
71 Harrison Wallace III Miss SR WR 9 11 84 7.64 0 1.2 9.3
72 Devin Voisin USA SR WR 10 9 83 9.22 0 0.9 8.3
72 Eric Willis III UTEP SR WR 10 12 83 6.92 0 1.2 8.3
74 Joshua Franklin W Mich JR DB 13 6 82 13.67 0 0.5 6.3
74 Javen Nicholas Charlotte JR WR 9 7 82 11.71 0 0.8 9.1
74 Lloyd Benson III Army JR SB 10 8 82 10.25 0 0.8 8.2
77 Trent Walker Oregon St SR WR 10 10 80 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
77 Marcus Bellon Nevada SR WR 10 13 80 6.15 0 1.3 8.0
79 Tate Nagy Kansas FR WR 8 13 79 6.08 0 1.6 9.9
80 Jeremiah Patterson Arizona SR WR 4 8 78 9.75 0 2.0 19.5
80 Isaiah Farris BC JR DB 10 8 78 9.75 0 0.8 7.8
82 Kyler Pearson ECU SR WR 7 7 77 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
82 Jordan Dwyer TCU JR WR 11 7 77 11.00 0 0.6 7.0
82 Jake Godfrey La-Monroe SO WR 10 9 77 8.56 0 0.9 7.7
82 Tama Uiliata Hawai'i FR WR 12 12 77 6.42 0 1.0 6.4
86 Tristian Gentry Texas Tech FR WR 6 9 76 8.44 0 1.5 12.7
87 Kyre Duplessis Delaware SR WR 13 3 73 24.33 1 0.2 5.6
87 D.J. McKinney New Mexico SO RB 12 5 73 14.60 1 0.4 6.1
87 Martel Hight Vanderbilt JR CB 10 9 73 8.11 0 0.9 7.3
87 Malik Sherrod Boise St SR RB 13 14 73 5.21 0 1.1 5.6
91 Devonte Ross Penn State SR WR 10 7 72 10.29 0 0.7 7.2
91 Beau Sparks Texas St JR WR 12 13 72 5.54 0 1.1 6.0
93 Charlie Coenen Wyoming JR WR 11 10 71 7.10 0 0.9 6.5
94 DeAree Rogers N Illinois JR WR 12 9 70 7.78 0 0.8 5.8
95 Tyrell Henry Wisconsin JR WR 7 7 69 9.86 0 1.0 9.9
95 Will Hardy N Carolina SR DB 11 7 69 9.86 0 0.6 6.3
95 Caleb Spann CMU SR DB 12 8 69 8.63 0 0.7 5.8
95 Kam Shanks Arkansas SO WR 7 12 69 5.75 0 1.7 9.9
99 Zechariah Sample Ariz St FR WR 7 9 67 7.44 0 1.3 9.6
99 Emon Allen Sam Hou St SR DB 11 10 67 6.70 0 0.9 6.1