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 |
| 1 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 7 | 13 | 219 | 16.85 | 3 | 1.9 | 31.3 |
| 3 | KC Concepcion | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 10 | 19 | 398 | 20.95 | 2 | 1.9 | 39.8 |
| 3 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 10 | 18 | 375 | 20.83 | 2 | 1.8 | 37.5 |
| 5 | Jaden Carrillo | Fresno St | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 42 | 42.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.5 |
| 5 | Jaden Bradley | UNLV | SR | WR | 14 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| 5 | D'Angelo Ponds | Indiana | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| 5 | Kaj Sanders | Rutgers | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 1 | 0.2 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Jameson Tucker | Coast Car | SR | WR | 11 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| 5 | Kayden McGee | UNLV | FR | WR | 12 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 5 | Kyre Duplessis | Delaware | SR | WR | 13 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 1 | 0.2 | 5.6 |
| 5 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SO | WR | 7 | 14 | 330 | 23.57 | 1 | 2.0 | 47.1 |
| 5 | Javion Kinnard | CSU | FR | RB | 11 | 6 | 138 | 23.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
| 5 | Luke Talich | Notre Dame | JR | S | 8 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| 5 | Desmond Reid | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 6 | 5 | 105 | 21.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 17.5 |
| 5 | Jamison Curtis | Vanderbilt | SO | LB | 7 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| 5 | Eric Williams | Toledo | SO | S | 13 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 5 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 10 | 17 | 315 | 18.53 | 1 | 1.7 | 31.5 |
| 5 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 10 | 11 | 195 | 17.73 | 1 | 1.1 | 19.5 |
| 5 | Parker Kingston | BYU | JR | WR | 10 | 12 | 211 | 17.58 | 1 | 1.2 | 21.1 |
| 5 | Deion DeBlanc | Wyoming | FR | WR | 11 | 10 | 167 | 16.70 | 1 | 0.9 | 15.2 |
| 5 | Maguire Anderson | FIU | SR | WR | 13 | 9 | 149 | 16.56 | 1 | 0.7 | 11.5 |
| 5 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Missouri | SR | WR | 8 | 10 | 155 | 15.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 19.4 |
| 5 | D.J. McKinney | New Mexico | SO | RB | 12 | 5 | 73 | 14.60 | 1 | 0.4 | 6.1 |
| 5 | Denzel Boston | Washington | JR | WR | 9 | 7 | 100 | 14.29 | 1 | 0.8 | 11.1 |
| 5 | Que'Sean Brown | Duke | SO | WR | 11 | 8 | 108 | 13.50 | 1 | 0.7 | 9.8 |
| 5 | Wayne Harris | Kent State | FR | WR | 10 | 16 | 211 | 13.19 | 1 | 1.6 | 21.1 |
| 5 | Mana Carvalho | Utah | FR | WR | 8 | 15 | 196 | 13.07 | 1 | 1.9 | 24.5 |
| 5 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 11 | 14 | 179 | 12.79 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.3 |
| 5 | Victor Snow | Buffalo | JR | WR | 12 | 20 | 213 | 10.65 | 1 | 1.7 | 17.8 |
| 5 | Jaden Barnes | App St | JR | WR | 9 | 16 | 154 | 9.63 | 1 | 1.8 | 17.1 |
| 5 | Gabriel Benyard | KSU | SR | WR | 13 | 24 | 228 | 9.50 | 1 | 1.8 | 17.5 |
| 5 | Jordan Napier | SDSU | SO | WR | 10 | 22 | 193 | 8.77 | 1 | 2.2 | 19.3 |
| 5 | Jermaine Agee | Miami (Oh) | FR | DB | 12 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |