2026 Sun Belt 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 | James Madison | 8 | 15 | 271 | 18.07 | 3 | 1.9 | 33.9 |
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 8 | 162 | 20.25 | 1 | 1.1 | 23.1 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 11 | 200 | 18.18 | 1 | 1.8 | 33.3 |
| 2 | Old Dominion | 8 | 10 | 154 | 15.40 | 1 | 1.3 | 19.3 |
| 5 | Arkansas State | 8 | 8 | 88 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 5 | Louisiana | 8 | 7 | 76 | 10.86 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.5 |
| 5 | Georgia State | 7 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.7 |
| 5 | Marshall | 7 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.7 |
| 5 | South Alabama | 6 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| 5 | Southern Miss | 7 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.9 |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 13 | 65 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 10.8 |
| 5 | Troy | 6 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.5 |
| 5 | Appalachian State | 7 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.7 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 8 | 31 | 3.88 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.4 |