2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Ryan Niblett Texas SO WR 10 14 348 24.86 2 1.4 34.8
2 Kaden Wetjen Iowa SR WR 11 16 364 22.75 2 1.5 33.1
3 Tony Freeman Wash St JR WR 5 15 266 17.73 0 3.0 53.2
4 Malachi Toney Miami (Fl) FR WR 12 15 244 16.27 0 1.3 20.3
5 KC Concepcion Texas A&M JR WR 9 19 302 15.89 1 2.1 33.6
6 Caullin Lacy Louisville SR WR 9 15 209 13.93 0 1.7 23.2
6 Carlos Hernandez Wk Forest JR WR 10 14 195 13.93 1 1.4 19.5
8 Vicari Swain S Carolina SO DB 10 15 191 12.73 1 1.5 19.1
9 Mana Carvalho Utah FR WR 9 17 212 12.47 1 1.9 23.6
10 Jacob De Jesus California SR WR 10 14 170 12.14 0 1.4 17.0
11 Isaiah Sategna III Oklahoma JR WR 10 13 148 11.38 0 1.3 14.8
12 Brandon Inniss Ohio State JR WR 12 14 147 10.50 0 1.2 12.3
13 Jordan Faison Notre Dame JR WR 10 13 135 10.38 0 1.3 13.5
14 Jacory Barney, Jr. Nebraska SO WR 11 18 183 10.17 0 1.6 16.6
15 Jaden Barnes App St JR WR 1 3 30 10.00 0 3.0 30.0
16 Antione Jackson UCF JR DB 10 13 129 9.92 0 1.3 12.9
17 Zechariah Sample Ariz St FR WR 9 11 101 9.18 0 1.2 11.2
18 Cam Ross Virginia SR WR 11 18 154 8.56 0 1.6 14.0
19 Josh Cameron Baylor SR WR 11 16 135 8.44 0 1.5 12.3
20 Jaylen Thomas SJSU FR DB 2 3 25 8.33 0 1.5 12.5
21 Isaiah Spencer Va Tech JR WR 10 12 88 7.33 0 1.2 8.8
22 Gary Bryant Jr. Oregon SR WR 9 11 76 6.91 0 1.2 8.4
23 Mekhi Mews Houston SR WR 11 16 106 6.63 0 1.5 9.6
24 Bryson Hammer Toledo SO WR 3 6 36 6.00 0 2.0 12.0
24 Yamir Knight SMU JR WR 11 13 78 6.00 0 1.2 7.1
26 Koi Perich Minnesota SO DB 10 12 63 5.25 0 1.2 6.3
27 C'Quan Jnopierre FIU SR WR 1 2 10 5.00 0 2.0 10.0
28 Dedrick Latulas La Tech SO WR 2 3 14 4.67 0 1.5 7.0
29 Gavin Freeman Okla St JR WR 10 13 48 3.69 0 1.3 4.8
30 Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding ODU SO WR 2 3 11 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
31 Jackson Harper UConn SO WR 3 7 25 3.57 0 2.3 8.3
32 Malcolm Simmons Auburn SO WR 9 11 38 3.45 0 1.2 4.2
33 Miles Coleman N Texas SO WR 1 2 6 3.00 0 2.0 6.0
34 Eric Willis III UTEP SR WR 1 2 5 2.50 0 2.0 5.0
35 Drew Wagner N'western SO WR 7 9 20 2.22 0 1.3 2.9

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.