2026 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/03/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Madison | 5 | 13 | 247 | 19.00 | 3 | 2.6 | 49.4 |
| 2 | Old Dominion | 5 | 10 | 154 | 15.40 | 1 | 2.0 | 30.8 |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 8 | 39 | 4.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.8 |
| 4 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 7 | 162 | 23.14 | 1 | 1.4 | 32.4 |
| 5 | Georgia State | 5 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.8 |
| 5 | Appalachian State | 4 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 1 | 1.7 | 32.3 |
| 7 | Louisiana | 4 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.8 |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 5 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| 10 | Southern Miss | 4 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
| 11 | Marshall | 5 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| 11 | Troy | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| 11 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 14 | South Alabama | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |