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 |