2026 Mountain West Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/24/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | 7 | 17 | 279 | 16.41 | 0 | 2.4 | 39.9 |
| 2 | Nevada | 7 | 16 | 207 | 12.94 | 0 | 2.3 | 29.6 |
| 3 | North Dakota State | 8 | 13 | 160 | 12.31 | 0 | 1.6 | 20.0 |
| 4 | Wyoming | 8 | 12 | 109 | 9.08 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.6 |
| 5 | San Jose State | 8 | 13 | 72 | 5.54 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.5 |
| 7 | UNLV | 7 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.6 |
| 8 | Hawaii | 8 | 11 | 49 | 4.45 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.1 |
| 9 | UTEP | 7 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| 10 | Air Force | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |