nfl rookie punt return leaders 2025

Jaylin Noel had the most punt returns by a rookie in 2025, with 31 returns.

NAMEPRSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Jaylin Noel
J. Noel
31
2025
17
29
799
27.6
47.0
0
335
10.8
19.7
0
2Myles Price
M. Price
30
2025
16
57
1,479
25.9
92.4
0
298
9.9
18.6
0
3Gage Larvadain
G. Larvadain
24
2025
13
0
0
0.0
0
167
7.0
12.8
0
4Jaylin Lane
J. Lane
23
2025
15
3
56
18.7
3.7
0
314
13.7
20.9
2
5Chimere Dike
C. Dike
23
2025
17
62
1,588
25.6
93.4
0
398
17.3
23.4
2
6Trevor Etienne
T. Etienne
20
2025
17
31
733
23.6
43.1
0
163
8.2
9.6
0
7Ke'Shawn Williams
K. Williams
20
2025
TOT
11
26
628
24.2
57.1
0
207
10.4
18.8
0
8Tory Horton
T. Horton
16
2025
8
0
0
0.0
0
238
14.9
29.8
1
9LaJohntay Wester
L. Wester
16
2025
17
10
246
24.6
14.5
0
198
12.4
11.6
0
10Matthew Golden
M. Golden
6
2025
14
0
0
0.0
0
28
4.7
2.0
0
11Brashard Smith
B. Smith
6
2025
17
18
481
26.7
28.3
0
68
11.3
4.0
0
12Jeshaun Jones
J. Jones
2
2025
1
0
0
0.0
0
5
2.5
5.0
0
13Isaiah Bond
I. Bond
2
2025
16
0
0
0.0
0
9
4.5
0.6
0
14Coleman Owen
C. Owen
1
2025
2
5
141
28.2
70.5
0
2
2.0
1.0
0
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PASS

3,041

Stroud

C.J. Stroud

RUSH

703

Marks

Woody Marks

REC

1,117

Collins

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PPG

23.8

13th

OPP PPG

17.4

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

108.9

22nd

PASS YDS/G

232.7

14th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
Texans Texans
12
5
0
.706
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
9/13
@
1:00 PM
Sun
9/20
@
1:00 PM
Sun
9/27
@
1:00 PM
Sun
10/4
@
1:00 PM
Sun
10/11
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
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1 - 1

16

Final

28

NE Patriots

2 - 0

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NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
10/12
@
29-27
Sun
10/12
@
27-30
Sun
10/12
@
25-19
Sun
10/12
@
10-20
Sun
10/12
@
18-27

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
9/9
@
8:20 PM
Thu
9/10
@
8:35 PM
Sun
9/13
@
1:00 PM
Sun
9/13
@
1:00 PM
Sun
9/13
@
1:00 PM