2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/19/2026
| 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 | Tony Freeman | Wash St | JR | WR | 12 | 24 | 415 | 17.29 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.6 |
| 4 | KC Concepcion | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 12 | 23 | 414 | 18.00 | 2 | 1.9 | 34.5 |
| 5 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 12 | 21 | 329 | 15.67 | 1 | 1.8 | 27.4 |
| 6 | Devin Roche | ODU | SO | RB | 11 | 19 | 265 | 13.95 | 0 | 1.7 | 24.1 |
| 7 | Mana Carvalho | Utah | FR | WR | 9 | 17 | 212 | 12.47 | 1 | 1.9 | 23.6 |
| 8 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 12 | 22 | 270 | 12.27 | 0 | 1.8 | 22.5 |
| 9 | Isaiah Sategna III | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 12 | 20 | 255 | 12.75 | 0 | 1.7 | 21.3 |
| 10 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | SO | WR | 12 | 24 | 250 | 10.42 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.8 |
| 11 | Easton Messer | FAU | JR | WR | 11 | 10 | 217 | 21.70 | 0 | 0.9 | 19.7 |
| 11 | Malachi Toney | Miami (Fl) | FR | WR | 15 | 22 | 296 | 13.45 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.7 |
| 13 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 15 | 15 | 279 | 18.60 | 1 | 1.0 | 18.6 |
| 14 | Jacob De Jesus | California | SR | WR | 12 | 18 | 215 | 11.94 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.9 |
| 15 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 11 | 17 | 195 | 11.47 | 1 | 1.5 | 17.7 |
| 16 | Gabriel Benyard | KSU | SR | WR | 13 | 24 | 227 | 9.46 | 1 | 1.8 | 17.5 |
| 17 | Carlos Hernandez | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 12 | 17 | 200 | 11.76 | 1 | 1.4 | 16.7 |
| 18 | Wayne Harris | Kent State | FR | WR | 11 | 13 | 181 | 13.92 | 1 | 1.2 | 16.5 |
| 19 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SO | WR | 12 | 18 | 183 | 10.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.3 |
| 20 | Jaden Barnes | App St | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 136 | 12.36 | 1 | 1.2 | 15.1 |
| 21 | Javion Kinnard | CSU | FR | RB | 10 | 6 | 138 | 23.00 | 1 | 0.6 | 13.8 |
| 22 | Antione Jackson | UCF | JR | DB | 11 | 14 | 150 | 10.71 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.6 |
| 22 | Wayne Knight | James Mad | JR | RB | 13 | 19 | 177 | 9.32 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.6 |
| 24 | Parker Kingston | BYU | JR | WR | 13 | 13 | 176 | 13.54 | 1 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| 25 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 13 | 16 | 173 | 10.81 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.3 |
| 25 | Jordan Napier | SDSU | SO | WR | 9 | 15 | 120 | 8.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 13.3 |
| 27 | Zachariah Branch | Georgia | JR | WR | 13 | 14 | 171 | 12.21 | 0 | 1.1 | 13.2 |
| 28 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 12 | 15 | 153 | 10.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.8 |
| 28 | Victor Snow | Buffalo | JR | WR | 11 | 14 | 141 | 10.07 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.8 |
| 28 | Cam Ross | Virginia | SR | WR | 12 | 19 | 154 | 8.11 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.8 |
| 31 | Maguire Anderson | FIU | SR | WR | 12 | 9 | 149 | 16.56 | 1 | 0.8 | 12.4 |
| 32 | Demarcus Lacey | Marshall | SR | WR | 11 | 13 | 135 | 10.38 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.3 |
| 32 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | SR | WR | 11 | 16 | 135 | 8.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
| 34 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Missouri | SR | WR | 12 | 13 | 139 | 10.69 | 1 | 1.1 | 11.6 |
| 35 | Malik Benson | Oregon | SR | WR | 14 | 9 | 161 | 17.89 | 1 | 0.6 | 11.5 |
| 36 | Deion DeBlanc | Wyoming | FR | WR | 10 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 1 | 0.6 | 11.4 |
| 37 | Manny Covey | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 12 | 12 | 134 | 11.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.2 |
| 38 | Jackson Harper | UConn | SO | WR | 12 | 17 | 129 | 7.59 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.8 |
| 39 | Vernell Brown III | Florida | FR | WR | 9 | 9 | 95 | 10.56 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.6 |
| 40 | Lynel Billups-Williams | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 13 | 13 | 136 | 10.46 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| 41 | Luke Wysong | Arizona | SR | WR | 12 | 12 | 124 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 42 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | FR | RB | 9 | 6 | 92 | 15.33 | 1 | 0.7 | 10.2 |
| 43 | Zechariah Sample | Ariz St | FR | WR | 10 | 11 | 101 | 9.18 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.1 |
| 44 | Yamir Knight | SMU | JR | WR | 12 | 15 | 120 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| 44 | Brennan Ridley | BGSU | SO | WR | 10 | 16 | 100 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.0 |
| 46 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 11 | 14 | 109 | 7.79 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.9 |
| 47 | Jordan Malau'ulu | Fresno St | FR | WR | 12 | 17 | 117 | 6.88 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.8 |
| 48 | Chase Hendricks | Ohio | JR | WR | 12 | 7 | 116 | 16.57 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.7 |
| 49 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 12 | 11 | 115 | 10.45 | 1 | 0.9 | 9.6 |
| 49 | Bryson Graves | Coast Car | JR | WR | 12 | 18 | 115 | 6.39 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.6 |
| 49 | Aaron Blancas | Ark St | SR | WR | 10 | 19 | 96 | 5.05 | 0 | 1.9 | 9.6 |
| 52 | Coy Eakin | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 13 | 8 | 121 | 15.13 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.3 |
| 53 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | SR | WR | 12 | 17 | 108 | 6.35 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.0 |
| 54 | Tyrell Henry | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 10 | 10 | 87 | 8.70 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.7 |
| 54 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | SR | WR | 12 | 14 | 104 | 7.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.7 |
| 56 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | JR | WR | 11 | 7 | 91 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.3 |
| 57 | Isaiah Spencer | Va Tech | JR | WR | 11 | 12 | 88 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.0 |
| 58 | Harrison Wallace III | Miss | SR | WR | 14 | 13 | 109 | 8.38 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.8 |
| 59 | Peyton Higgins | Troy | SR | WR | 13 | 17 | 98 | 5.76 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| 60 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | SR | WR | 11 | 12 | 81 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.4 |
| 61 | Marcus Bellon | Nevada | SR | WR | 9 | 11 | 66 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.3 |
| 62 | Dash Luke | MO State | SR | WR | 12 | 10 | 86 | 8.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.2 |
| 62 | Devin Voisin | USA | SR | WR | 11 | 10 | 79 | 7.90 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.2 |
| 64 | Cole Adams | Alabama | SO | WR | 14 | 14 | 100 | 7.14 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.1 |
| 64 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 12 | 14 | 85 | 6.07 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.1 |
| 66 | Javen Nicholas | Charlotte | JR | WR | 11 | 7 | 77 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.0 |
| 66 | Jordan Dwyer | TCU | JR | WR | 11 | 7 | 77 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.0 |
| 68 | Eric Rivers | Ga Tech | SR | WR | 12 | 7 | 80 | 11.43 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.7 |
| 68 | Squirrel White | FSU | SR | WR | 9 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.7 |
| 68 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 12 | 9 | 80 | 8.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.7 |
| 71 | Iverson Hooks | UAB | SO | WR | 11 | 8 | 72 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.5 |
| 71 | Javarius Green | N Carolina | FR | WR | 10 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.5 |
| 71 | Charlie Coenen | Wyoming | JR | WR | 11 | 10 | 71 | 7.10 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.5 |
| 71 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | FR | WR | 11 | 11 | 72 | 6.55 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 71 | Eric Willis III | UTEP | SR | WR | 10 | 12 | 65 | 5.42 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.5 |
| 76 | DeAree Rogers | N Illinois | JR | WR | 11 | 9 | 70 | 7.78 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.4 |
| 76 | Tama Uiliata | Hawai'i | FR | WR | 12 | 12 | 77 | 6.42 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.4 |
| 78 | Joshua Porter | S Florida | SO | WR | 9 | 10 | 56 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.2 |
| 79 | Kyre Duplessis | Delaware | SR | WR | 12 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 1 | 0.3 | 6.1 |
| 79 | D.J. McKinney | New Mexico | SO | RB | 12 | 5 | 73 | 14.60 | 1 | 0.4 | 6.1 |
| 81 | Preston Fox | WVU | SR | WR | 9 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| 81 | Elliott Brow | UTSA | SR | WR | 9 | 7 | 54 | 7.71 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| 81 | David Amador II | UTSA | SO | WR | 11 | 11 | 66 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 81 | Beau Sparks | Texas St | JR | WR | 12 | 13 | 72 | 5.54 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.0 |
| 85 | Makai Lemon | USC | JR | WR | 12 | 6 | 71 | 11.83 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.9 |
| 85 | Trebor Peña | Penn State | SR | WR | 12 | 8 | 71 | 8.88 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.9 |
| 85 | Kam Shanks | Arkansas | SO | WR | 11 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.9 |
| 88 | Nathan Acevedo | SDSU | JR | WR | 11 | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 1 | 0.2 | 5.7 |
| 89 | Emon Allen | Sam Hou St | SR | DB | 12 | 10 | 67 | 6.70 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 90 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 11 | 10 | 60 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.5 |
| 91 | Martel Hight | Vanderbilt | JR | CB | 12 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.4 |
| 92 | Micah Davis | USM | SR | WR | 12 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.3 |
| 93 | C'Quan Jnopierre | FIU | SR | WR | 9 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.2 |
| 94 | Juan Berchal | App St | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | 45 | 45.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 5.0 |
| 94 | Juan Salas | EMU | JR | DB | 11 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 94 | Elijah Metcalf | USM | SR | WR | 12 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 97 | Jekail Middlebrook | MTSU | SO | RB | 10 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.9 |
| 97 | Jake Godfrey | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 10 | 6 | 49 | 8.17 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.9 |
| 97 | Malcolm Simmons | Auburn | SO | WR | 11 | 15 | 54 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.9 |
| 100 | Grayson Tempest | Tulsa | JR | WR | 11 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.