2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Kaden Wetjen Iowa SR WR 12 20 546 27.30 3 1.7 45.5
2 Ryan Niblett Texas SO WR 13 21 476 22.67 2 1.6 36.6
3 KC Concepcion Texas A&M JR WR 12 23 414 18.00 2 1.9 34.5
4 Tony Freeman Wash St JR WR 12 24 415 17.29 0 2.0 34.6
5 Caullin Lacy Louisville SR WR 12 21 329 15.67 1 1.8 27.4
6 Malachi Toney Miami (Fl) FR WR 14 18 271 15.06 0 1.3 19.4
7 Devin Roche ODU SO RB 11 19 265 13.95 0 1.7 24.1
8 Wayne Harris Kent State FR WR 11 13 181 13.92 1 1.2 16.5
9 Isaiah Sategna III Oklahoma JR WR 12 20 255 12.75 0 1.7 21.3
10 Mana Carvalho Utah FR WR 9 17 212 12.47 1 1.9 23.6
11 Jaden Barnes App St JR WR 9 11 136 12.36 1 1.2 15.1
12 Jacory Barney, Jr. Nebraska SO WR 12 22 270 12.27 0 1.8 22.5
13 Jacob De Jesus California SR WR 12 18 215 11.94 0 1.5 17.9
14 Carlos Hernandez Wk Forest JR WR 12 17 200 11.76 1 1.4 16.7
15 Vicari Swain S Carolina SO DB 11 17 195 11.47 1 1.5 17.7
16 Brandon Inniss Ohio State JR WR 13 16 173 10.81 0 1.2 13.3
17 Antione Jackson UCF JR DB 11 14 150 10.71 0 1.3 13.6
18 Bryson Hammer Toledo SO WR 12 24 250 10.42 0 2.0 20.8
19 Demarcus Lacey Marshall SR WR 11 13 135 10.38 0 1.2 12.3
20 Jordan Faison Notre Dame JR WR 12 15 153 10.20 0 1.3 12.8
21 Dedrick Latulas La Tech SO WR 12 18 183 10.17 0 1.5 15.3
22 Victor Snow Buffalo JR WR 11 14 141 10.07 1 1.3 12.8
23 Gabriel Benyard KSU SR WR 13 24 227 9.46 1 1.8 17.5
24 Wayne Knight James Mad JR RB 13 19 177 9.32 0 1.5 13.6
25 Josh Cameron Baylor SR WR 11 16 135 8.44 0 1.5 12.3
26 Cam Ross Virginia SR WR 12 19 154 8.11 0 1.6 12.8
27 Jordan Napier SDSU SO WR 9 15 120 8.00 1 1.7 13.3
27 Yamir Knight SMU JR WR 12 15 120 8.00 0 1.3 10.0
29 Sutton Smith Memphis JR RB 11 14 109 7.79 0 1.3 9.9
30 Jackson Harper UConn SO WR 12 17 129 7.59 0 1.4 10.8
31 Zavion Thomas LSU SR WR 12 14 104 7.43 0 1.2 8.7
32 Jordan Malau'ulu Fresno St FR WR 12 17 117 6.88 0 1.4 9.8
33 Bryson Graves Coast Car JR WR 12 18 115 6.39 0 1.5 9.6
34 Mekhi Mews Houston SR WR 12 17 108 6.35 0 1.4 9.0
35 Brennan Ridley BGSU SO WR 10 16 100 6.25 0 1.6 10.0
36 Koi Perich Minnesota SO DB 12 14 85 6.07 0 1.2 7.1
37 Marcus Bellon Nevada SR WR 9 11 66 6.00 0 1.2 7.3
38 Peyton Higgins Troy SR WR 13 17 98 5.76 0 1.3 7.5
39 Eric Willis III UTEP SR WR 10 12 65 5.42 0 1.2 6.5
40 Aaron Blancas Ark St SR WR 10 19 96 5.05 0 1.9 9.6
41 Gavin Freeman Okla St JR WR 11 14 51 3.64 0 1.3 4.6
42 Malcolm Simmons Auburn SO WR 11 15 54 3.60 0 1.4 4.9
43 Semaj Morgan Michigan JR WR 11 13 30 2.31 0 1.2 2.7

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.