2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 11/01/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 8 | 19 | 225 | 11.84 | 0 | 2.4 | 28.1 | 
| 2 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 7 | 15 | 374 | 24.93 | 2 | 2.1 | 53.4 | 
| 3 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 7 | 14 | 297 | 21.21 | 1 | 2.0 | 42.4 | 
| 3 | Gabriel Benyard | KSU | SR | WR | 7 | 14 | 164 | 11.71 | 1 | 2.0 | 23.4 | 
| 3 | Isaiah Sategna III | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 8 | 16 | 161 | 10.06 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.1 | 
| 3 | Tony Freeman | Wash St | JR | WR | 8 | 16 | 159 | 9.94 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.9 | 
| 3 | Jordan Napier | SDSU | SO | WR | 7 | 14 | 120 | 8.57 | 1 | 2.0 | 17.1 | 
| 3 | Aaron Blancas | Ark St | SR | WR | 8 | 16 | 75 | 4.69 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 
| 9 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SO | WR | 9 | 17 | 420 | 24.71 | 2 | 1.9 | 46.7 | 
| 9 | Jacob De Jesus | California | SR | WR | 8 | 15 | 159 | 10.60 | 0 | 1.9 | 19.9 | 
| 9 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SO | WR | 7 | 13 | 120 | 9.23 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.1 | 
| 9 | Wayne Knight | James Mad | JR | RB | 7 | 13 | 118 | 9.08 | 0 | 1.9 | 16.9 | 
| 9 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | SO | WR | 7 | 13 | 92 | 7.08 | 0 | 1.9 | 13.1 | 
| 14 | KC Concepcion | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 8 | 14 | 309 | 22.07 | 2 | 1.8 | 38.6 | 
| 14 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 8 | 14 | 191 | 13.64 | 1 | 1.8 | 23.9 | 
| 14 | Jackson Harper | UConn | SO | WR | 8 | 14 | 117 | 8.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.6 | 
| 14 | Jordan Malau'ulu | Fresno St | FR | WR | 8 | 14 | 88 | 6.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.0 | 
| 18 | Cam Ross | Virginia | SR | WR | 7 | 12 | 135 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.7 | 19.3 | 
| 19 | Jaden Barnes | App St | JR | WR | 7 | 11 | 136 | 12.36 | 1 | 1.6 | 19.4 | 
| 19 | Devin Roche | ODU | SO | RB | 7 | 11 | 97 | 8.82 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.9 | 
| 19 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | SR | WR | 7 | 11 | 76 | 6.91 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.9 | 
| 19 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | SR | WR | 8 | 13 | 89 | 6.85 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.1 | 
| 19 | Peyton Higgins | Troy | SR | WR | 8 | 13 | 89 | 6.85 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.1 | 
| 19 | Brennan Ridley | BGSU | SO | WR | 8 | 13 | 63 | 4.85 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.9 | 
| 19 | Eric Willis III | UTEP | SR | WR | 7 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.7 | 
| 26 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | SR | WR | 8 | 12 | 81 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.1 | 
| 27 | Demarcus Lacey | Marshall | SR | WR | 7 | 10 | 120 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 17.1 | 
| 27 | Bryant Wesco, Jr. | Clemson | SO | WR | 7 | 10 | 78 | 7.80 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.1 | 
| 27 | Yamir Knight | SMU | JR | WR | 8 | 11 | 76 | 6.91 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.5 | 
| 27 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 8 | 11 | 69 | 6.27 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.6 | 
| 27 | Malcolm Simmons | Auburn | SO | WR | 9 | 13 | 54 | 4.15 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 
| 32 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 8 | 10 | 213 | 21.30 | 1 | 1.3 | 26.6 | 
| 32 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 7 | 9 | 113 | 12.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.1 | 
| 32 | Victor Snow | Buffalo | JR | WR | 8 | 10 | 116 | 11.60 | 1 | 1.3 | 14.5 | 
| 32 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 8 | 10 | 113 | 11.30 | 1 | 1.3 | 14.1 | 
| 32 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 8 | 10 | 95 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.9 | 
| 32 | Harrison Wallace III | Miss | SR | WR | 9 | 12 | 106 | 8.83 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.8 | 
| 32 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Missouri | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.9 | 
| 32 | Omari Hayes | Tulane | SO | WR | 8 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.5 | 
| 32 | TJ Pride | NMSU | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 27 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 
| 32 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 9 | 12 | 25 | 2.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 
| 32 | Drew Wagner | N'western | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 18 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 
| 43 | Vernell Brown III | Florida | FR | WR | 6 | 7 | 94 | 13.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.7 | 
| 43 | Javarius Green | N Carolina | FR | WR | 6 | 7 | 60 | 8.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.0 | 
| 45 | Easton Messer | FAU | JR | WR | 7 | 8 | 155 | 19.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 22.1 | 
| 45 | Luke Wysong | Arizona | SR | WR | 7 | 8 | 91 | 11.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 13.0 | 
| 45 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 8 | 9 | 89 | 9.89 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.1 | 
| 45 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | FR | WR | 8 | 9 | 72 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.0 | 
| 45 | Elijah Metcalf | USM | SR | WR | 7 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.6 | 
| 45 | Reese Smith | Liberty | SR | WR | 7 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 
| 45 | DeAngelo Irvin Jr. | UNLV | JR | WR | 7 | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 
| 52 | Malachi Toney | Miami (Fl) | FR | WR | 7 | 7 | 161 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 | 
| 52 | Coy Eakin | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 8 | 8 | 121 | 15.13 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.1 | 
| 52 | Bryson Graves | Coast Car | JR | WR | 7 | 7 | 66 | 9.43 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 
| 52 | Devin Voisin | USA | SR | WR | 8 | 8 | 73 | 9.13 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.1 | 
| 52 | Isaiah Spencer | Va Tech | JR | WR | 8 | 8 | 72 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 
| 52 | Lynel Billups-Williams | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 7 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 
| 52 | DeAree Rogers | N Illinois | JR | WR | 7 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 
| 52 | Elliott Brow | UTSA | SR | WR | 6 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 
| 52 | Antione Jackson | UCF | JR | DB | 7 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.4 | 
| 52 | Wayne Harris | Kent State | FR | WR | 7 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.6 | 
| 52 | Carlos Hernandez | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 7 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 
| 52 | Mikey Matthews | UCLA | JR | WR | 8 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 
| 52 | Zion Booker | Tulsa | JR | WR | 7 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 
| 52 | Anthony Evans III | Miss St | JR | WR | 8 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 
| 52 | Javen Jacobs | Utah State | JR | RB | 7 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 
| 52 | Kam Shanks | Arkansas | SO | WR | 8 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 
| 52 | Sterling Lockett | Kansas St | JR | WR | 8 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 
| 52 | Keivin Boone-Nelson II | W Mich | JR | WR | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 
| 70 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | JR | WR | 8 | 7 | 91 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 11.4 | 
| 70 | Parker Kingston | BYU | JR | WR | 7 | 6 | 66 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.4 | 
| 70 | Javen Nicholas | Charlotte | JR | WR | 7 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.6 | 
| 70 | Cole Adams | Alabama | SO | WR | 8 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 
| 70 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | SR | WR | 7 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.7 | 
| 70 | Boo Carter | Tennessee | SO | DB | 8 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.4 | 
| 70 | Beau Sparks | Texas St | JR | WR | 7 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.6 | 
| 70 | Kyler Pearson | ECU | SR | WR | 7 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 
| 70 | Robert Williams | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 7 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 
| 70 | Ty Bryant | Kentucky | JR | DB | 8 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 
| 70 | Gavin Freeman | Okla St | JR | WR | 8 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 
| 70 | Denzel Boston | Washington | JR | WR | 7 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 
| 82 | Charlie Coenen | Wyoming | JR | WR | 8 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.4 | 
| 82 | Juan Salas | EMU | JR | DB | 8 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 
| 82 | Martel Hight | Vanderbilt | JR | CB | 8 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 
| 82 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 8 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 
| 82 | Trent Walker | Oregon St | SR | WR | 8 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 
| 82 | Malik Sherrod | Boise St | SR | RB | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 
| 82 | Manny Covey | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 8 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 
| 82 | Michael Jackson III | Purdue | SR | WR | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 
| 90 | Deion DeBlanc | Wyoming | FR | WR | 7 | 5 | 102 | 20.40 | 1 | 0.7 | 14.6 | 
| 90 | Chase Hendricks | Ohio | JR | WR | 7 | 5 | 101 | 20.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.4 | 
| 90 | Dash Luke | MO State | SR | WR | 7 | 5 | 54 | 10.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.7 | 
| 90 | Tyrell Henry | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 6 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.2 | 
| 90 | C'Quan Jnopierre | FIU | SR | WR | 7 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 
| 90 | Iverson Hooks | UAB | SO | WR | 7 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 
| 90 | Will Hardy | N Carolina | SR | DB | 7 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 
| 90 | Miles Coleman | N Texas | SO | WR | 6 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 
| 90 | David Amador II | UTSA | SO | WR | 7 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 
| 90 | Jordan Dwyer | TCU | JR | WR | 7 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 
| 100 | Tiger Bachmeier | BYU | JR | WR | 7 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.9 | 
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.