2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/09/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cam Ross | Virginia | SR | WR | 6 | 14 | 129 | 9.21 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.5 |
| 2 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 150 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 3 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| 4 | Carlos Hernandez | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 6 | 10 | 194 | 19.40 | 1 | 1.7 | 32.3 |
| 4 | Tony Freeman | Wash St | JR | WR | 7 | 12 | 168 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 24.0 |
| 4 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | SO | WR | 7 | 12 | 119 | 9.92 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.0 |
| 7 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SO | WR | 7 | 11 | 308 | 28.00 | 2 | 1.6 | 44.0 |
| 7 | KC Concepcion | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 199 | 24.88 | 1 | 1.6 | 39.8 |
| 7 | Victor Snow | Buffalo | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 114 | 14.25 | 1 | 1.6 | 22.8 |
| 7 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 7 | 11 | 125 | 11.36 | 0 | 1.6 | 17.9 |
| 7 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.0 |
| 7 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | SR | WR | 7 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.9 |
| 13 | Gabriel Benyard | KSU | SR | WR | 8 | 12 | 55 | 4.58 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.9 |
| 14 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 5 | 7 | 113 | 16.14 | 1 | 1.4 | 22.6 |
| 14 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SO | WR | 7 | 10 | 106 | 10.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.1 |
| 14 | Isaiah Spencer | Va Tech | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.2 |
| 14 | Kam Shanks | Arkansas | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.8 |
| 14 | Bryson Graves | Coast Car | JR | WR | 7 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.1 |
| 14 | Brennan Ridley | BGSU | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.0 |
| 14 | Marcus Bellon | Nevada | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.6 |
| 14 | Peyton Higgins | Troy | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 28 | 2.55 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.5 |
| 22 | Jacob De Jesus | California | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 155 | 17.22 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.1 |
| 22 | Malachi Toney | Miami (Fl) | FR | WR | 7 | 9 | 145 | 16.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.7 |
| 22 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 6 | 8 | 84 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.0 |
| 22 | Yamir Knight | SMU | JR | WR | 7 | 9 | 90 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.9 |
| 22 | Charlie Coenen | Wyoming | JR | WR | 6 | 8 | 67 | 8.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.2 |
| 22 | Omari Hayes | Tulane | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.4 |
| 22 | Jordan Malau'ulu | Fresno St | FR | WR | 7 | 9 | 27 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.9 |
| 29 | Easton Messer | FAU | JR | WR | 6 | 7 | 104 | 14.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.3 |
| 29 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 95 | 13.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.8 |
| 29 | Isaiah Sategna III | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 77 | 12.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.4 |
| 29 | Manny Covey | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 6 | 7 | 60 | 8.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.0 |
| 29 | Iverson Hooks | UAB | SO | WR | 6 | 7 | 58 | 8.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.7 |
| 29 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 6 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.5 |
| 29 | Sterling Lockett | Kansas St | JR | WR | 6 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| 29 | Reese Smith | Liberty | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| 37 | Jackson Harper | UConn | SO | WR | 7 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.4 |
| 38 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Missouri | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 1 | 1.0 | 17.8 |
| 38 | Devin Roche | ODU | SO | RB | 6 | 6 | 85 | 14.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.2 |
| 38 | Lynel Billups-Williams | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 8 | 8 | 104 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 38 | Squirrel White | FSU | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 60 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 38 | Will Hardy | N Carolina | SR | DB | 6 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 38 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | FR | WR | 5 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.4 |
| 38 | Jaylen Thomas | SJSU | FR | DB | 6 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| 38 | Mikey Matthews | UCLA | JR | WR | 6 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 38 | Demarcus Lacey | Marshall | SR | WR | 6 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.2 |
| 38 | Peyton Plott | Ga South | FR | WR | 6 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.2 |
| 38 | Malcolm Simmons | Auburn | SO | WR | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 38 | Eric Willis III | UTEP | SR | WR | 6 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| 38 | Jaden Barnes | App St | JR | WR | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 51 | Maguire Anderson | FIU | SR | WR | 7 | 6 | 116 | 19.33 | 1 | 0.9 | 16.6 |
| 51 | Wayne Harris | Kent State | FR | WR | 7 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 12.9 |
| 51 | Wayne Knight | James Mad | JR | RB | 7 | 6 | 66 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.4 |
| 51 | Dash Luke | MO State | SR | WR | 7 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.7 |
| 51 | Beau Sparks | Texas St | JR | WR | 7 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
| 56 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 6 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 1 | 0.8 | 16.0 |
| 56 | Luke Wysong | Arizona | SR | WR | 6 | 5 | 78 | 15.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.0 |
| 56 | Parker Kingston | BYU | JR | WR | 8 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.3 |
| 56 | Preston Fox | WVU | SR | WR | 5 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.8 |
| 56 | Micah Davis | USM | SR | WR | 6 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.3 |
| 56 | Juwon Gaston | MTSU | SR | S | 5 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| 56 | Gavin Freeman | Okla St | JR | WR | 5 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 56 | Jake Godfrey | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 6 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.2 |
| 56 | Tyrell Henry | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 56 | Javion Kinnard | CSU | FR | RB | 4 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 56 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | SR | WR | 6 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| 56 | Dezmen Roebuck | Washington | FR | WR | 6 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| 56 | Elliott Brow | UTSA | SR | WR | 6 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 56 | Sean Patrick | Akron | FR | RB | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 56 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| 56 | Christian Neptune | S Florida | FR | WR | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| 56 | Quanell Farrakhan Jr. | Colorado | FR | WR | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 73 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | JR | WR | 6 | 4 | 56 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.3 |
| 73 | DeAree Rogers | N Illinois | JR | WR | 6 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| 73 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 6 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.7 |
| 73 | Trebor Peña | Penn State | SR | WR | 6 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 73 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | SR | WR | 6 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.5 |
| 73 | David Amador II | UTSA | SO | WR | 6 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 73 | Mikey Welsh | SDSU | JR | WR | 6 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 73 | Malik Sherrod | Boise St | SR | RB | 7 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| 73 | Miles Coleman | N Texas | SO | WR | 6 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| 73 | Teddy Hoffmann | NC State | FR | WR | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| 73 | Anthony Evans III | Miss St | JR | WR | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 73 | TJ Pride | NMSU | SO | WR | 6 | 4 | -8 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.7 | -1.3 |
| 85 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | FR | RB | 5 | 3 | 82 | 27.33 | 1 | 0.6 | 16.4 |
| 85 | Coy Eakin | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 7 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.7 |
| 85 | Jaylen Bonelli | Ark St | JR | WR | 7 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.3 |
| 85 | Zachariah Branch | Georgia | JR | WR | 7 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.0 |
| 85 | Chase Hendricks | Ohio | JR | WR | 7 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.6 |
| 85 | Andrew Marsh | Michigan | FR | WR | 7 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.4 |
| 85 | Malik Benson | Oregon | SR | WR | 7 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.7 |
| 85 | Jalil Farooq | Maryland | SR | WR | 5 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.6 |
| 85 | Antione Jackson | UCF | JR | DB | 5 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| 85 | Tama Uiliata | Hawai'i | FR | WR | 5 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| 85 | Javarius Green | N Carolina | FR | WR | 5 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| 85 | Michael Jackson III | Purdue | SR | WR | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| 97 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 8 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 97 | Elijah Metcalf | USM | SR | WR | 6 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| 97 | Denzel Boston | Washington | JR | WR | 6 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| 97 | Eric Rivers | Ga Tech | SR | WR | 6 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.