2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maguire Anderson | FIU | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 104 | 34.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 104.0 |
| 2 | Nathan Acevedo | SDSU | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 63.0 |
| 3 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 76.0 |
| 4 | Manny Covey | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.0 |
| 5 | Jacob De Jesus | California | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 6 | Zachariah Branch | Georgia | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.5 |
| 7 | Parker Kingston | BYU | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.5 |
| 8 | Malachi Toney | Miami (Fl) | FR | WR | 3 | 6 | 86 | 14.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.7 |
| 9 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 10 | Jaylen Bonelli | Ark St | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 39.0 |
| 10 | Malik Benson | Oregon | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.3 |
| 12 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 13 | Malik Sherrod | Boise St | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 14 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.0 |
| 15 | Micah Davis | USM | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| 16 | Cole Adams | Alabama | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 17 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 14.0 |
| 18 | Carlos Hernandez | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 18 | Miles Coleman | N Texas | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 20 | Bryson Graves | Coast Car | JR | WR | 1 | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 0 | 7.0 | 12.0 |
| 21 | Dash Luke | MO State | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 21 | Mana Carvalho | Utah | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 23 | Christian Neptune | S Florida | FR | WR | 1 | 4 | -3 | -0.75 | 0 | 4.0 | -3.0 |
| 24 | KC Concepcion | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -4.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.