2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/19/2026
| 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 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 76.0 |
| 3 | Nathan Acevedo | SDSU | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 63.0 |
| 4 | Manny Covey | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.0 |
| 5 | Devin Roche | ODU | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 48 | 48.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 48.0 |
| 6 | Brenen Thompson | Miss St | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 44 | 44.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 44.0 |
| 7 | Jaylen Bonelli | Ark St | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 39.0 |
| 8 | Jacob De Jesus | California | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 9 | Tony Freeman | Wash St | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.0 |
| 9 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.0 |
| 11 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 12 | Malachi Toney | Miami (Fl) | FR | WR | 4 | 10 | 111 | 11.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 27.8 |
| 13 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 14 | Zachariah Branch | Georgia | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.5 |
| 15 | Parker Kingston | BYU | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.5 |
| 16 | Ethan Tierney | Fresno St | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 16 | Micah Davis | USM | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| 18 | Malik Sherrod | Boise St | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 19 | Malik Benson | Oregon | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.3 |
| 20 | Isaiah Sategna III | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 21 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 14.0 |
| 22 | Bryson Graves | Coast Car | JR | WR | 1 | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 0 | 7.0 | 12.0 |
| 23 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 23 | Andrew Marsh | Michigan | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 25 | Elliott Brow | UTSA | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 26 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.0 |
| 27 | Lynel Billups-Williams | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| 27 | Robert Williams | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 29 | Cole Adams | Alabama | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 30 | Wayne Knight | James Mad | JR | RB | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 31 | Blake Purchase | Oregon | SO | OLB | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 31 | Caleb Spann | CMU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 33 | Mikail Kamara | Indiana | SR | DL | 4 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 33 | Tim Keenan III | Alabama | SR | DL | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 33 | Peyton Higgins | Troy | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 33 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 33 | Beau Sparks | Texas St | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 33 | Carlos Hernandez | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 39 | Braden Steely | W Mich | SO | S | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 40 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | SO | RB | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 40 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 40 | Miles Coleman | N Texas | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 43 | Brandon Chatman | Navy | SR | SB | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 44 | Justin Williams | Georgia | SO | ILB | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 44 | Lloyd Benson III | Army | JR | SB | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 44 | D.J. McKinney | New Mexico | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 44 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 48 | Dijon Lee Jr. | Alabama | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 48 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 50 | Omari Hayes | Tulane | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 51 | Baron Tipton | N Texas | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 51 | Landon Strother | La-Lafytte | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 51 | Dash Luke | MO State | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 51 | Mana Carvalho | Utah | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 55 | Daniel Ndukwe | Indiana | SO | DL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 56 | Cam Ross | Virginia | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 57 | Riis Weber | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Dezmen Roebuck | Washington | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 57 | AJ Green | Louisville | SO | DL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Trebor Peña | Penn State | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 57 | DJ Taylor Jr. | Texas St | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Cole Speer | Georgia | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Blake Bosma | W Mich | SR | TE | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 64 | Darrell Smith | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 64 | Caleb Nix | J'ville St | JR | SAF | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| 66 | JT Haskins | Ohio | SO | S | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 66 | Peyton Plott | Ga South | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 66 | Jackson Grier | App St | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 69 | Christian Neptune | S Florida | FR | WR | 1 | 4 | -3 | -0.75 | 0 | 4.0 | -3.0 |
| 70 | 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.