2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/08/2025

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Kaden Wetjen Iowa SR WR 4 7 235 33.57 1 1.8 58.8
2 Jonathan Brady Indiana SR WR 4 6 170 28.33 1 1.5 42.5
3 Caullin Lacy Louisville SR WR 4 8 167 20.88 1 2.0 41.8
4 KC Concepcion Texas A&M JR WR 5 10 177 17.70 1 2.0 35.4
5 Vernell Brown III Florida FR WR 4 5 86 17.20 0 1.3 21.5
6 Vicari Swain S Carolina SO DB 4 6 99 16.50 1 1.5 24.8
7 Ryan Niblett Texas SO WR 5 9 141 15.67 0 1.8 28.2
8 Gabriel Benyard KSU SR WR 4 5 77 15.40 0 1.3 19.3
9 Jacory Barney, Jr. Nebraska SO WR 4 13 192 14.77 0 3.3 48.0
10 Demarcus Lacey Marshall SR WR 4 6 79 13.17 0 1.5 19.8
11 Tony Freeman Wash St JR WR 4 5 63 12.60 0 1.3 15.8
12 Jacob De Jesus California SR WR 5 9 112 12.44 0 1.8 22.4
13 Javen Nicholas Charlotte JR WR 4 5 61 12.20 0 1.3 15.3
14 Jeremiah Patterson Arizona SR WR 3 7 85 12.14 0 2.3 28.3
15 Cam Ross Virginia SR WR 5 7 84 12.00 0 1.4 16.8
16 Zavion Thomas LSU SR WR 4 5 55 11.00 0 1.3 13.8
16 Cole Adams Alabama SO WR 5 6 66 11.00 0 1.2 13.2
18 Sutton Smith Memphis JR RB 5 9 95 10.56 0 1.8 19.0
19 Isaiah Sategna III Oklahoma JR WR 4 11 113 10.27 0 2.8 28.3
20 Harrison Wallace III Miss SR WR 5 10 100 10.00 0 2.0 20.0
20 Devin Roche ODU SO RB 3 5 50 10.00 0 1.7 16.7
20 Jordan Malau'ulu Fresno St FR WR 5 7 70 10.00 0 1.4 14.0
23 Gary Bryant Jr. Oregon SR WR 4 6 57 9.50 0 1.5 14.3
24 Tristian Gentry Texas Tech FR WR 3 5 47 9.40 0 1.7 15.7
24 Luke Wysong Arizona SR WR 4 5 47 9.40 0 1.3 11.8
26 Jordan Faison Notre Dame JR WR 5 7 62 8.86 0 1.4 12.4
27 Wayne Knight James Mad JR RB 4 9 79 8.78 0 2.3 19.8
28 Robert Williams La-Lafytte SR WR 3 4 35 8.75 0 1.3 11.7
29 Peyton Higgins Troy SR WR 4 10 83 8.30 0 2.5 20.8
30 Bryson Hammer Toledo SO WR 4 10 76 7.60 0 2.5 19.0
31 Tate Nagy Kansas FR WR 5 7 51 7.29 0 1.4 10.2
32 Victor Snow Buffalo JR WR 5 6 41 6.83 0 1.2 8.2
33 Josh Cameron Baylor SR WR 5 6 39 6.50 0 1.2 7.8
34 Omari Hayes Tulane SO WR 5 7 44 6.29 0 1.4 8.8
35 Eric Willis III UTEP SR WR 5 7 42 6.00 0 1.4 8.4
36 Dedrick Latulas La Tech SO WR 4 9 53 5.89 0 2.3 13.3
37 Kevin Coleman Jr. Missouri SR WR 4 6 35 5.83 0 1.5 8.8
38 Jackson Harper UConn SO WR 5 9 49 5.44 0 1.8 9.8
39 Elijah Metcalf USM SR WR 4 5 27 5.40 0 1.3 6.8
40 Mekhi Mews Houston SR WR 4 6 32 5.33 0 1.5 8.0
41 Joshua Porter S Florida SO WR 4 5 26 5.20 0 1.3 6.5
42 Aaron Blancas Ark St SR WR 5 8 41 5.13 0 1.6 8.2
43 Anthony Evans III Miss St JR WR 5 7 35 5.00 0 1.4 7.0
43 Gavin Freeman Okla St JR WR 4 5 25 5.00 0 1.3 6.3
45 Jaden Barnes App St JR WR 4 8 36 4.50 0 2.0 9.0
45 TJ Pride NMSU SO WR 4 6 27 4.50 0 1.5 6.8
47 Javen Jacobs Utah State JR RB 4 7 27 3.86 0 1.8 6.8
48 Malcolm Simmons Auburn SO WR 5 9 31 3.44 0 1.8 6.2
49 Reese Smith Liberty SR WR 5 7 19 2.71 0 1.4 3.8
50 Semaj Morgan Michigan JR WR 5 8 20 2.50 0 1.6 4.0
51 Kenny Johnson Pittsburgh JR WR 4 6 13 2.17 0 1.5 3.3
51 Keivin Boone-Nelson II W Mich JR WR 5 6 13 2.17 0 1.2 2.6
53 Jordan Napier SDSU SO WR 4 7 4 0.57 0 1.8 1.0

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.