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 Isaiah Sategna III Oklahoma JR WR 7 17 221 13.00 0 2.4 31.6
2 Bryson Hammer Toledo SO WR 13 30 362 12.07 0 2.3 27.8
3 Tony Freeman Wash St JR WR 9 20 387 19.35 0 2.2 43.0
3 Jordan Napier SDSU SO WR 10 22 193 8.77 1 2.2 19.3
5 Kaden Wetjen Iowa SR WR 9 18 521 28.94 3 2.0 57.9
5 Ryan Niblett Texas SO WR 7 14 330 23.57 1 2.0 47.1
5 KC Concepcion Texas A&M JR WR 9 18 393 21.83 2 2.0 43.7
5 Vicari Swain S Carolina SO DB 6 12 206 17.17 3 2.0 34.3
9 Devin Roche ODU SO RB 10 19 265 13.95 0 1.9 26.5
9 Aaron Blancas Ark St SR WR 11 21 119 5.67 0 1.9 10.8
11 Caullin Lacy Louisville SR WR 10 18 375 20.83 2 1.8 37.5
11 Jaden Barnes App St JR WR 9 16 154 9.63 1 1.8 17.1
11 Gabriel Benyard KSU SR WR 13 24 228 9.50 1 1.8 17.5
11 Mekhi Mews Houston SR WR 11 20 126 6.30 0 1.8 11.5
11 Bryson Graves Coast Car JR WR 11 20 117 5.85 0 1.8 10.6
16 Jacory Barney, Jr. Nebraska SO WR 10 17 241 14.18 0 1.7 24.1
16 Victor Snow Buffalo JR WR 12 20 213 10.65 1 1.7 17.8
16 Cam Ross Virginia SR WR 12 20 170 8.50 0 1.7 14.2
16 Carlos Hernandez Wk Forest JR WR 11 19 129 6.79 0 1.7 11.7
16 Kam Shanks Arkansas SO WR 7 12 69 5.75 0 1.7 9.9
16 Gavin Freeman Okla St JR WR 9 15 52 3.47 0 1.7 5.8
22 Wayne Harris Kent State FR WR 10 16 211 13.19 1 1.6 21.1
22 Jacob De Jesus California SR WR 12 19 239 12.58 0 1.6 19.9
22 Zavion Thomas LSU SR WR 8 13 141 10.85 0 1.6 17.6
22 Dedrick Latulas La Tech SO WR 13 21 225 10.71 0 1.6 17.3
22 Cole Adams Alabama SO WR 8 13 130 10.00 0 1.6 16.3
22 Koi Perich Minnesota SO DB 11 18 118 6.56 0 1.6 10.7
22 Tate Nagy Kansas FR WR 8 13 79 6.08 0 1.6 9.9
29 Jonathan Brady Indiana SR WR 11 17 315 18.53 1 1.5 28.6
29 Demarcus Lacey Marshall SR WR 10 15 194 12.93 0 1.5 19.4
29 Antione Jackson UCF JR DB 10 15 167 11.13 0 1.5 16.7
29 Jordan Faison Notre Dame JR WR 8 12 125 10.42 0 1.5 15.6
29 Yamir Knight SMU JR WR 11 17 168 9.88 0 1.5 15.3
29 Wayne Knight James Mad JR RB 13 20 180 9.00 0 1.5 13.8
29 Josh Cameron Baylor SR WR 10 15 111 7.40 0 1.5 11.1
29 Brennan Ridley BGSU SO WR 11 17 109 6.41 0 1.5 9.9
29 Jordan Malau'ulu Fresno St FR WR 13 19 117 6.16 0 1.5 9.0
29 Semaj Morgan Michigan JR WR 8 12 26 2.17 0 1.5 3.3
39 Vernell Brown III Florida FR WR 7 10 129 12.90 0 1.4 18.4
39 Kenny Johnson Pittsburgh JR WR 10 14 179 12.79 1 1.4 17.9
39 Anthony Evans III Miss St JR WR 8 11 134 12.18 0 1.4 16.8
39 Preston Fox WVU SR WR 8 11 106 9.64 0 1.4 13.3
39 Jackson Harper UConn SO WR 13 18 150 8.33 0 1.4 11.5
39 Gary Bryant Jr. Oregon SR WR 8 11 85 7.73 0 1.4 10.6
45 Kevin Coleman Jr. Missouri SR WR 8 10 155 15.50 1 1.3 19.4
45 Brandon Inniss Ohio State JR WR 10 13 148 11.38 0 1.3 14.8
45 Marcus Bellon Nevada SR WR 10 13 80 6.15 0 1.3 8.0
45 Sterling Lockett Kansas St JR WR 9 12 54 4.50 0 1.3 6.0
49 Parker Kingston BYU JR WR 9 11 158 14.36 1 1.2 17.6
49 Omari Kelly Mich St SR WR 9 11 138 12.55 0 1.2 15.3
49 Lynel Billups-Williams Miami (Oh) SO WR 14 17 166 9.76 0 1.2 11.9
49 Harrison Wallace III Miss SR WR 9 11 84 7.64 0 1.2 9.3
49 Eric Willis III UTEP SR WR 10 12 83 6.92 0 1.2 8.3
49 Peyton Higgins Troy SR WR 13 15 90 6.00 0 1.2 6.9
55 Easton Messer FAU JR WR 10 11 248 22.55 0 1.1 24.8
55 Hank Beatty Illinois SR WR 10 11 195 17.73 1 1.1 19.5
55 Malachi Toney Miami (Fl) FR WR 11 12 178 14.83 0 1.1 16.2
55 Zachariah Branch Georgia JR WR 8 9 103 11.44 0 1.1 12.9
55 Sutton Smith Memphis JR RB 10 11 111 10.09 0 1.1 11.1
55 Beau Sparks Texas St JR WR 12 13 72 5.54 0 1.1 6.0
55 Malik Sherrod Boise St SR RB 13 14 73 5.21 0 1.1 5.6
55 Manny Covey Cincinnati SO RB 9 10 36 3.60 0 1.1 4.0
63 Luke Wysong Arizona SR WR 12 12 124 10.33 0 1.0 10.3
63 Tyrell Henry Wisconsin JR WR 7 7 69 9.86 0 1.0 9.9
63 Trent Walker Oregon St SR WR 10 10 80 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
63 Dash Luke MO State SR WR 12 12 87 7.25 0 1.0 7.3
63 Tama Uiliata Hawai'i FR WR 12 12 77 6.42 0 1.0 6.4
63 Malcolm Simmons Auburn SO WR 6 6 33 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
63 Miles Coleman N Texas SO WR 10 10 42 4.20 0 1.0 4.2
63 Omari Hayes Tulane SO WR 11 11 46 4.18 0 1.0 4.2
71 Aiden Flora Iowa State FR RB 8 7 199 28.43 1 0.9 24.9
71 JoJo Bermudez Temple JR WR 7 6 111 18.50 0 0.9 15.9
71 Deion DeBlanc Wyoming FR WR 11 10 167 16.70 1 0.9 15.2
71 Devin Voisin USA SR WR 10 9 83 9.22 0 0.9 8.3
71 Jake Godfrey La-Monroe SO WR 10 9 77 8.56 0 0.9 7.7
71 Martel Hight Vanderbilt JR CB 10 9 73 8.11 0 0.9 7.3
71 Elliott Brow UTSA SR WR 8 7 54 7.71 0 0.9 6.8
71 Charlie Coenen Wyoming JR WR 11 10 71 7.10 0 0.9 6.5
71 David Amador II UTSA SO WR 8 7 47 6.71 0 0.9 5.9
71 Emon Allen Sam Hou St SR DB 11 10 67 6.70 0 0.9 6.1
71 Mikey Matthews UCLA JR WR 8 7 37 5.29 0 0.9 4.6
71 Robert Williams La-Lafytte SR WR 10 9 29 3.22 0 0.9 2.9
71 DeAngelo Irvin Jr. UNLV JR WR 14 12 38 3.17 0 0.9 2.7
71 Reese Smith Liberty SR WR 11 10 30 3.00 0 0.9 2.7
71 Michael Jackson III Purdue SR WR 7 6 11 1.83 0 0.9 1.6
86 Coy Eakin Texas Tech JR WR 10 8 121 15.13 0 0.8 12.1
86 Denzel Boston Washington JR WR 9 7 100 14.29 1 0.8 11.1
86 Que'Sean Brown Duke SO WR 10 8 108 13.50 1 0.8 10.8
86 Iverson Hooks UAB SO WR 10 8 105 13.13 0 0.8 10.5
86 Javen Nicholas Charlotte JR WR 9 7 82 11.71 0 0.8 9.1
86 Eric Rivers Ga Tech SR WR 11 9 99 11.00 0 0.8 9.0
86 Lloyd Benson III Army JR SB 10 8 82 10.25 0 0.8 8.2
86 Isaiah Farris BC JR DB 10 8 78 9.75 0 0.8 7.8
86 Elijah Metcalf USM SR WR 13 10 93 9.30 0 0.8 7.2
86 Terry Bussey Texas A&M SO WR 9 7 62 8.86 0 0.8 6.9
86 DeAree Rogers N Illinois JR WR 12 9 70 7.78 0 0.8 5.8
86 Peyton Plott Ga South FR WR 10 8 61 7.63 0 0.8 6.1
86 Isaiah Spencer Va Tech JR WR 8 6 44 7.33 0 0.8 5.5
86 Juwon Gaston MTSU SR S 9 7 41 5.86 0 0.8 4.6
86 Sean Patrick Akron FR RB 10 8 43 5.38 0 0.8 4.3

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.