2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Freeman | Wash St | JR | WR | 5 | 15 | 266 | 17.73 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.2 |
| 2 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SO | WR | 10 | 14 | 348 | 24.86 | 2 | 1.4 | 34.8 |
| 3 | KC Concepcion | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 9 | 19 | 302 | 15.89 | 1 | 2.1 | 33.6 |
| 4 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 11 | 16 | 364 | 22.75 | 2 | 1.5 | 33.1 |
| 5 | Jaden Barnes | App St | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 6 | Mana Carvalho | Utah | FR | WR | 9 | 17 | 212 | 12.47 | 1 | 1.9 | 23.6 |
| 7 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 9 | 15 | 209 | 13.93 | 0 | 1.7 | 23.2 |
| 8 | Jaden Carrillo | Fresno St | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 42 | 42.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 21.0 |
| 9 | Malachi Toney | Miami (Fl) | FR | WR | 13 | 19 | 269 | 14.16 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.7 |
| 10 | Carlos Hernandez | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 10 | 14 | 195 | 13.93 | 1 | 1.4 | 19.5 |
| 11 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 10 | 15 | 191 | 12.73 | 1 | 1.5 | 19.1 |
| 12 | Jacob De Jesus | California | SR | WR | 10 | 14 | 170 | 12.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 17.0 |
| 13 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 11 | 18 | 183 | 10.17 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.6 |
| 14 | Jameson Tucker | Coast Car | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 15.0 |
| 14 | Juwon Gaston | MTSU | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 16 | Isaiah Sategna III | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 10 | 13 | 148 | 11.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.8 |
| 17 | Parker Kingston | BYU | JR | WR | 12 | 13 | 176 | 13.54 | 1 | 1.1 | 14.7 |
| 18 | Cam Ross | Virginia | SR | WR | 11 | 18 | 154 | 8.56 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.0 |
| 19 | Kezion Dia-Johnson | U Mass | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.5 |
| 19 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 10 | 13 | 135 | 10.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.5 |
| 21 | Antione Jackson | UCF | JR | DB | 10 | 13 | 129 | 9.92 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.9 |
| 22 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 9 | 10 | 113 | 11.30 | 1 | 1.1 | 12.6 |
| 23 | Jaylen Thomas | SJSU | FR | DB | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.5 |
| 24 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 12 | 14 | 147 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.3 |
| 24 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | SR | WR | 11 | 16 | 135 | 8.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
| 26 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | SO | WR | 3 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 27 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Missouri | SR | WR | 10 | 10 | 119 | 11.90 | 1 | 1.0 | 11.9 |
| 28 | Aaron Blancas | Ark St | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 29 | Luke Wysong | Arizona | SR | WR | 11 | 12 | 124 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.3 |
| 30 | Zechariah Sample | Ariz St | FR | WR | 9 | 11 | 101 | 9.18 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.2 |
| 31 | Eric Butler | SDSU | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 31 | Grayson Tempest | Tulsa | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 31 | Malik Benson | Oregon | SR | WR | 13 | 7 | 143 | 20.43 | 1 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 31 | Tyson Thompson | Rice | SR | SLT | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 31 | Malik Sherrod | Boise St | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 36 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 13 | 11 | 136 | 12.36 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.5 |
| 36 | Tyrell Henry | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 8 | 9 | 84 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.5 |
| 38 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | FR | RB | 9 | 6 | 92 | 15.33 | 1 | 0.7 | 10.2 |
| 39 | Coy Eakin | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 12 | 8 | 121 | 15.13 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.1 |
| 40 | TK King | NMSU | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 40 | C'Quan Jnopierre | FIU | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 42 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | SR | WR | 11 | 16 | 106 | 6.63 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.6 |
| 43 | Zachariah Branch | Georgia | JR | WR | 11 | 8 | 103 | 12.88 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.4 |
| 44 | Isaiah Spencer | Va Tech | JR | WR | 10 | 12 | 88 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.8 |
| 45 | Jackson Harper | UConn | SO | WR | 3 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.3 |
| 46 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | SR | WR | 10 | 12 | 81 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.1 |
| 47 | Lynel Billups-Williams | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 48 | Makai Lemon | USC | JR | WR | 9 | 6 | 71 | 11.83 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.9 |
| 49 | Manny Covey | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 10 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.8 |
| 50 | Dagan Myers | CSU | FR | DB | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 51 | Eric Rivers | Ga Tech | SR | WR | 11 | 6 | 80 | 13.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.3 |
| 52 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | FR | WR | 10 | 10 | 72 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.2 |
| 53 | Yamir Knight | SMU | JR | WR | 11 | 13 | 78 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.1 |
| 54 | Jordan Dwyer | TCU | JR | WR | 11 | 7 | 77 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.0 |
| 54 | Javarius Green | N Carolina | FR | WR | 9 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.0 |
| 54 | Kam Shanks | Arkansas | SO | WR | 8 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 54 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 54 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 59 | Vernell Brown III | Florida | FR | WR | 8 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.9 |
| 60 | Squirrel White | FSU | SR | WR | 9 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.7 |
| 61 | Jake Thaw | Delaware | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 62 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 10 | 12 | 63 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.3 |
| 63 | Trebor Peña | Penn State | SR | WR | 10 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.1 |
| 64 | Keivin Boone-Nelson II | W Mich | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 64 | Miles Coleman | N Texas | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 66 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 11 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.5 |
| 66 | Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding | ODU | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 68 | Wayne Knight | James Mad | JR | RB | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 69 | Eric Willis III | UTEP | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 70 | Gavin Freeman | Okla St | JR | WR | 10 | 13 | 48 | 3.69 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.8 |
| 71 | Mikey Matthews | UCLA | JR | WR | 10 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| 71 | Omari Hayes | Tulane | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 73 | Brenen Thompson | Miss St | SR | WR | 10 | 1 | 44 | 44.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 4.4 |
| 73 | Preston Fox | WVU | SR | WR | 8 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.4 |
| 73 | Will Hardy | N Carolina | SR | DB | 10 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| 76 | Tama Uiliata | Hawai'i | FR | WR | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 77 | Sacovie White-Helton | Georgia | FR | WR | 11 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| 77 | Jalil Farooq | Maryland | SR | WR | 9 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
| 77 | Cole Adams | Alabama | SO | WR | 13 | 12 | 55 | 4.58 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.2 |
| 77 | Malcolm Simmons | Auburn | SO | WR | 9 | 11 | 38 | 3.45 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
| 81 | Andrew Marsh | Michigan | FR | WR | 11 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
| 81 | Quanell Farrakhan Jr. | Colorado | FR | WR | 8 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
| 83 | Trent Walker | Oregon St | SR | WR | 7 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.0 |
| 83 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 10 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.0 |
| 85 | Tiger Bachmeier | BYU | JR | WR | 11 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| 85 | Demetres Samuel Jr. | Syracuse | FR | DB | 9 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| 87 | Lorenzo Styles Jr. | Ohio State | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| 87 | Lawayne McCoy | FSU | SO | WR | 9 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| 87 | Anthony Evans III | Miss St | JR | WR | 10 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| 90 | Liam Thorpe | Stanford | FR | WR | 9 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| 91 | Sterling Lockett | Kansas St | JR | WR | 10 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
| 92 | Martel Hight | Vanderbilt | JR | CB | 10 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.2 |
| 92 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | SR | WR | 10 | 7 | 32 | 4.57 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
| 94 | Bailey Stockton | Ga Tech | SO | WR | 9 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| 94 | Gabriel Benyard | KSU | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 94 | Demarcus Lacey | Marshall | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 97 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 9 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.9 |
| 97 | Drew Wagner | N'western | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.9 |
| 99 | D'Angelo Ponds | Indiana | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| 100 | Harrison Wallace III | Miss | SR | WR | 11 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.