2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 11/01/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 292 | 29.20 | 2 | 1.7 | 48.7 |
| 2 | KC Concepcion | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 5 | 10 | 197 | 19.70 | 1 | 2.0 | 39.4 |
| 3 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 6 | 11 | 192 | 17.45 | 1 | 1.8 | 32.0 |
| 4 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 5 | 11 | 191 | 17.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 38.2 |
| 5 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 8 | 14 | 191 | 13.64 | 1 | 1.8 | 23.9 |
| 6 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 6 | 7 | 87 | 12.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.5 |
| 7 | Cam Ross | Virginia | SR | WR | 6 | 11 | 135 | 12.27 | 0 | 1.8 | 22.5 |
| 8 | Jacob De Jesus | California | SR | WR | 7 | 13 | 148 | 11.38 | 0 | 1.9 | 21.1 |
| 8 | Luke Wysong | Arizona | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 91 | 11.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.2 |
| 10 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 7 | 10 | 113 | 11.30 | 1 | 1.4 | 16.1 |
| 11 | Tony Freeman | Wash St | JR | WR | 4 | 9 | 97 | 10.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 24.3 |
| 12 | Jaden Barnes | App St | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 13 | Javarius Green | N Carolina | FR | WR | 5 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.6 |
| 14 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 7 | 15 | 138 | 9.20 | 0 | 2.1 | 19.7 |
| 15 | Vernell Brown III | Florida | FR | WR | 5 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.8 |
| 16 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 17 | Jaylen Thomas | SJSU | FR | DB | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.5 |
| 18 | Wayne Knight | James Mad | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 19 | Bryant Wesco, Jr. | Clemson | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 78 | 7.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.0 |
| 20 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | SR | WR | 7 | 12 | 87 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.4 |
| 21 | Demarcus Lacey | Marshall | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 22 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | SR | WR | 7 | 11 | 76 | 6.91 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.9 |
| 23 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | SR | WR | 8 | 12 | 81 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.1 |
| 24 | Isaiah Sategna III | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 6 | 9 | 54 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| 25 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Missouri | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.0 |
| 26 | Carlos Hernandez | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 6 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.7 |
| 27 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 7 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.3 |
| 28 | C'Quan Jnopierre | FIU | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 29 | Malcolm Simmons | Auburn | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 38 | 4.22 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.4 |
| 30 | Yamir Knight | SMU | JR | WR | 7 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.9 |
| 31 | Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding | ODU | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 32 | Jackson Harper | UConn | SO | WR | 2 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 9.0 |
| 33 | Miles Coleman | N Texas | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 34 | Javen Nicholas | Charlotte | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 34 | Eric Willis III | UTEP | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 36 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 37 | Drew Wagner | N'western | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 2.6 |
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.