2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 10/08/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah Sategna III | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 1 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 97.0 |
| 1 | Luke Wysong | Arizona | SR | WR | 1 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 47.0 |
| 3 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 1 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 81.0 |
| 3 | Peyton Higgins | Troy | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 65.0 |
| 3 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 55.0 |
| 3 | Wayne Knight | James Mad | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 50 | 12.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 50.0 |
| 3 | Reese Smith | Liberty | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 8 | Joshua Franklin | W Mich | JR | DB | 1 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 46.0 |
| 8 | Easton Messer | FAU | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 43.0 |
| 8 | KC Concepcion | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 35.0 |
| 8 | Jaden Barnes | App St | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 8 | Devin Roche | ODU | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 8 | Lynel Billups-Williams | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 8 | Jacob De Jesus | California | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| 8 | Teddy Hoffmann | NC State | FR | WR | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| 16 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 16 | Terrell Anderson | NC State | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 16 | Isaiah Spencer | Va Tech | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 16 | Joshua Porter | S Florida | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 16 | Que'Sean Brown | Duke | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 16 | Antione Jackson | UCF | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 16 | Jordan Napier | SDSU | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Aaron Blancas | Ark St | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Beau Sparks | Texas St | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -3.0 |
| 25 | Jaden Bradley | UNLV | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 36.0 |
| 25 | Lorenzo Styles Jr. | Ohio State | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 36.0 |
| 25 | Coy Eakin | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 30.0 |
| 25 | Kayden McGee | UNLV | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 29.0 |
| 25 | Dani Dennis-Sutton | Penn State | SR | DE | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 27.0 |
| 25 | Taylor Spierto | Florida | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 25 | Zachariah Branch | Georgia | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 25 | Bryant Wesco, Jr. | Clemson | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 25 | Yamir Knight | SMU | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 25 | TJ Pride | NMSU | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 25 | Denzel Boston | Washington | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 25 | Javen Nicholas | Charlotte | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 25 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 25 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 25 | Chase Byrd | Clemson | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 25 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 25 | Jalil Farooq | Maryland | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 25 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 25 | Parker Kingston | BYU | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 25 | Cameron Martinez | BC | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 25 | Gavin Freeman | Okla St | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 25 | Jermaine Agee | Miami (Oh) | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 25 | Mikey Matthews | UCLA | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 25 | Qian Magwood | Ball State | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 25 | Jordan Malau'ulu | Fresno St | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 25 | Kam Mikell | Colorado | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 25 | Drew Wagner | N'western | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 25 | Tyrell Henry | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 25 | Jair Murphy | S Florida | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 25 | Kaleb Brown | UAB | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 25 | Caleb Spann | CMU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 25 | Cam Ross | Virginia | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 25 | Vernell Brown III | Florida | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 25 | DeAree Rogers | N Illinois | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 25 | DeAngelo Irvin Jr. | UNLV | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 25 | Cole Adams | Alabama | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 25 | Sterling Lockett | Kansas St | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 25 | Jackson Harper | UConn | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 25 | Kyre Duplessis | Delaware | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Squirrel White | FSU | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Jamir Conn | Nebraska | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Eric Willis III | UTEP | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Juan Salas | EMU | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Victor Snow | Buffalo | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Marcus Bellon | Nevada | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Javon Robinson | Georgia St | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 25 | Devin Voisin | USA | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 25 | Samuel Baddoo | U Mass | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 25 | Lloyd Benson III | Army | JR | SB | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 25 | Tyson Thompson | Rice | SR | SLT | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 25 | Quentin Gibson | Colorado | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -3.0 |
| 25 | Tiger Bachmeier | BYU | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -6.0 |
| 25 | Michael Jackson III | Purdue | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | -17 | -17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -17.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.