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 | |
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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.