2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026

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 10 19 398 20.95 2 1.9 39.8
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 10 17 315 18.53 1 1.7 31.5
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 Jacob De Jesus California SR WR 12 19 239 12.58 0 1.6 19.9
11 Gabriel Benyard KSU SR WR 13 24 228 9.50 1 1.8 17.5
12 Dedrick Latulas La Tech SO WR 13 21 225 10.71 0 1.6 17.3
13 Isaiah Sategna III Oklahoma JR WR 8 17 221 13.00 0 2.1 27.6
14 Vicari Swain S Carolina SO DB 7 13 219 16.85 3 1.9 31.3
15 Jacory Barney, Jr. Nebraska SO WR 9 15 213 14.20 0 1.7 23.7
15 Victor Snow Buffalo JR WR 12 20 213 10.65 1 1.7 17.8
17 Parker Kingston BYU JR WR 10 12 211 17.58 1 1.2 21.1
17 Wayne Harris Kent State FR WR 10 16 211 13.19 1 1.6 21.1
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 11 14 179 12.79 1 1.3 16.3
25 Malachi Toney Miami (Fl) FR WR 11 12 178 14.83 0 1.1 16.2
26 Cam Ross Virginia SR WR 13 22 171 7.77 0 1.7 13.2
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
29 Lynel Billups-Williams Miami (Oh) SO WR 14 17 166 9.76 0 1.2 11.9
30 Kevin Coleman Jr. Missouri SR WR 8 10 155 15.50 1 1.3 19.4
31 Jaden Barnes App St JR WR 9 16 154 9.63 1 1.8 17.1
32 Jackson Harper UConn SO WR 13 18 150 8.33 0 1.4 11.5
33 Maguire Anderson FIU SR WR 13 9 149 16.56 1 0.7 11.5
34 Brandon Inniss Ohio State JR WR 10 13 148 11.38 0 1.3 14.8
35 Chase Hendricks Ohio JR WR 12 8 143 17.88 0 0.7 11.9
36 Javion Kinnard CSU FR RB 11 6 138 23.00 1 0.5 12.5
37 Anthony Evans III Miss St JR WR 9 11 134 12.18 0 1.2 14.9
38 Omari Kelly Mich St SR WR 8 10 132 13.20 0 1.3 16.5
38 Antione Jackson UCF JR DB 9 13 132 10.15 0 1.4 14.7
40 Zavion Thomas LSU SR WR 7 12 131 10.92 0 1.7 18.7
41 Boo Carter Tennessee SO DB 6 7 130 18.57 0 1.2 21.7
41 Cole Adams Alabama SO WR 9 13 130 10.00 0 1.4 14.4
43 Vernell Brown III Florida FR WR 7 10 129 12.90 0 1.4 18.4
43 Carlos Hernandez Wk Forest JR WR 12 19 129 6.79 0 1.6 10.8
45 Mekhi Mews Houston SR WR 11 20 126 6.30 0 1.8 11.5
46 Jordan Faison Notre Dame JR WR 8 12 125 10.42 0 1.5 15.6
47 Luke Wysong Arizona SR WR 11 12 124 10.33 0 1.1 11.3
48 Aiden Flora Iowa State FR RB 8 6 120 20.00 0 0.8 15.0
49 Aaron Blancas Ark St SR WR 11 21 119 5.67 0 1.9 10.8
50 Koi Perich Minnesota SO DB 10 18 118 6.56 0 1.8 11.8
51 Jordan Malau'ulu Fresno St FR WR 13 19 117 6.16 0 1.5 9.0
51 Bryson Graves Coast Car JR WR 11 20 117 5.85 0 1.8 10.6
53 JoJo Bermudez Temple JR WR 8 7 115 16.43 0 0.9 14.4
54 Sutton Smith Memphis JR RB 10 11 111 10.09 0 1.1 11.1
55 Alvon Isaac S Florida SO RB 10 5 110 22.00 0 0.5 11.0
56 Brennan Ridley BGSU SO WR 11 17 109 6.41 0 1.5 9.9
57 Que'Sean Brown Duke SO WR 11 8 108 13.50 1 0.7 9.8
58 Desmond Reid Pittsburgh SR RB 6 5 105 21.00 1 0.8 17.5
58 Iverson Hooks UAB SO WR 10 8 105 13.13 0 0.8 10.5
60 Zachariah Branch Georgia JR WR 9 9 103 11.44 0 1.0 11.4
61 Denzel Boston Washington JR WR 9 7 100 14.29 1 0.8 11.1
61 Tate Nagy Kansas FR WR 10 16 100 6.25 0 1.6 10.0
63 Eric Rivers Ga Tech SR WR 11 9 99 11.00 0 0.8 9.0
64 Kam Shanks Arkansas SO WR 8 14 95 6.79 0 1.8 11.9
65 Preston Fox WVU SR WR 6 10 93 9.30 0 1.7 15.5
65 Elijah Metcalf USM SR WR 13 10 93 9.30 0 0.8 7.2
67 Coy Eakin Texas Tech JR WR 9 7 91 13.00 0 0.8 10.1
68 Rayshawn Glover Utah JR WR 8 5 90 18.00 0 0.6 11.3
68 Peyton Higgins Troy SR WR 13 15 90 6.00 0 1.2 6.9
70 Dash Luke MO State SR WR 12 12 87 7.25 0 1.0 7.3
71 Gary Bryant Jr. Oregon SR WR 7 11 85 7.73 0 1.6 12.1
72 Harrison Wallace III Miss SR WR 9 11 84 7.64 0 1.2 9.3
73 Devin Voisin USA SR WR 10 9 83 9.22 0 0.9 8.3
73 Eric Willis III UTEP SR WR 10 12 83 6.92 0 1.2 8.3
75 Joshua Franklin W Mich JR DB 13 6 82 13.67 0 0.5 6.3
75 Javen Nicholas Charlotte JR WR 9 7 82 11.71 0 0.8 9.1
75 Lloyd Benson III Army JR SB 10 8 82 10.25 0 0.8 8.2
78 Marcus Bellon Nevada SR WR 10 13 80 6.15 0 1.3 8.0
79 Jeremiah Patterson Arizona SR WR 4 8 78 9.75 0 2.0 19.5
79 Isaiah Farris BC JR DB 11 8 78 9.75 0 0.7 7.1
79 Bryant Wesco, Jr. Clemson SO WR 7 10 78 7.80 0 1.4 11.1
79 Josh Cameron Baylor SR WR 9 11 78 7.09 0 1.2 8.7
83 Kyler Pearson ECU SR WR 7 7 77 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
83 Jake Godfrey La-Monroe SO WR 10 9 77 8.56 0 0.9 7.7
83 Tama Uiliata Hawai'i FR WR 13 12 77 6.42 0 0.9 5.9
86 Tristian Gentry Texas Tech FR WR 6 9 76 8.44 0 1.5 12.7
86 Martel Hight Vanderbilt JR CB 10 10 76 7.60 0 1.0 7.6
88 Kyre Duplessis Delaware SR WR 13 3 73 24.33 1 0.2 5.6
88 D.J. McKinney New Mexico SO RB 12 5 73 14.60 1 0.4 6.1
88 Malik Sherrod Boise St SR RB 13 14 73 5.21 0 1.1 5.6
91 Devonte Ross Penn State SR WR 9 7 72 10.29 0 0.8 8.0
91 Isaiah Spencer Va Tech JR WR 9 8 72 9.00 0 0.9 8.0
91 Beau Sparks Texas St JR WR 12 13 72 5.54 0 1.1 6.0
94 Charlie Coenen Wyoming JR WR 11 10 71 7.10 0 0.9 6.5
95 DeAree Rogers N Illinois JR WR 12 9 70 7.78 0 0.8 5.8
96 Tyrell Henry Wisconsin JR WR 6 7 69 9.86 0 1.2 11.5
96 Will Hardy N Carolina SR DB 10 7 69 9.86 0 0.7 6.9
96 Caleb Spann CMU SR DB 12 8 69 8.63 0 0.7 5.8
99 Emon Allen Sam Hou St SR DB 11 10 67 6.70 0 0.9 6.1
100 Micah Davis USM SR WR 13 6 64 10.67 0 0.5 4.9