2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/24/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Que'Sean Brown | Va Tech | SR | WR | 8 | 12 | 282 | 23.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 35.3 |
| 2 | Bryant Wesco Jr. | Clemson | JR | WR | 5 | 11 | 175 | 15.91 | 1 | 2.2 | 35.0 |
| 3 | Yamir Knight | SMU | SR | WR | 7 | 14 | 153 | 10.93 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.9 |
| 4 | Jasen Lopez | FSU | FR | WR | 4 | 7 | 82 | 11.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 20.5 |
| 5 | Liam Thorpe | Stanford | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 97 | 12.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 19.4 |
| 6 | Victor Snow | NC State | SR | WR | 6 | 12 | 114 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 7 | Demetres Samuel Jr. | Syracuse | SO | DB | 7 | 13 | 125 | 9.62 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.9 |
| 8 | Davien Kerr | Syracuse | JR | DB | 7 | 7 | 122 | 17.43 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.4 |
| 9 | Cataurus Hicks | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 7 | 14 | 121 | 8.64 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.3 |
| 10 | Andrew Pellicciotta | Duke | SO | S | 6 | 8 | 85 | 10.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.2 |
| 11 | Jordan Allen | Ga Tech | SO | WR | 6 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.8 |
| 12 | Malachi Toney | Miami (Fl) | SO | WR | 6 | 6 | 69 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 13 | Somourian Wingo | Miami (Fl) | FR | WR | 6 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.3 |
| 14 | KD Cotton | Duke | FR | S | 6 | 2 | 49 | 24.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.2 |
| 14 | Trech Kekahuna | N Carolina | JR | WR | 6 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.2 |
| 16 | Josiah Abdullah | Virginia | SO | WR | 7 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.3 |
| 17 | Jackson Voth | Louisville | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.0 |
| 18 | Tyseer Denmark | Va Tech | JR | WR | 8 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.9 |
| 19 | Juju Preston | Clemson | SO | WR | 5 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| 20 | Kam Shanks | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 6 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 21 | Carlos Hernandez | Wk Forest | SR | WR | 6 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.2 |
| 22 | Cortez Harris | Va Tech | SO | DL | 8 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| 23 | Kanye Thompson | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| 23 | Tre Richardson | Louisville | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 25 | Calvin Thomas | N Carolina | FR | LB | 6 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 25 | Charlie Eckhardt | Stanford | JR | S | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 27 | Tyson Flowers | Va Tech | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 28 | Isaiah Crosby | California | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 29 | Davion Brown | Va Tech | FR | WR | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 30 | Jalen Cooper | SMU | SO | WR | 7 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 31 | Charlie Comella | BC | SO | DB | 6 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| 32 | Damari Brown | Miami (Fl) | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| 33 | Rahkeem Smith | Ga Tech | SR | WR | 6 | 1 | -10 | -10.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -1.7 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.