2026 American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/14/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ty Mims | UAB | SR | WR | 6 | 10 | 152 | 15.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 25.3 |
| 2 | Easton Messer | FAU | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 1 | 1.0 | 22.8 |
| 3 | Lathon Latiolais | N Texas | FR | WR | 5 | 7 | 93 | 13.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 18.6 |
| 4 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 103 | 12.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.2 |
| 5 | David Amador II | UTSA | JR | WR | 5 | 11 | 83 | 7.55 | 0 | 2.2 | 16.6 |
| 6 | Lloyd Benson III | Army | SR | SB | 5 | 7 | 68 | 9.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.6 |
| 7 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 5 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.8 |
| 8 | Max Mosey | Rice | SR | SLT | 5 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Charles Robinson | Navy | JR | SB | 4 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.8 |
| 10 | Joshua Porter | S Florida | JR | WR | 6 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 11 | Alante Brown | Memphis | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.2 |
| 12 | Kyler Pearson | ECU | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 5.3 |
| 13 | Oran Singleton Jr. | Tulsa | SR | WR | 5 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.2 |
| 14 | Tucker Holloway | FAU | SR | WR | 5 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| 15 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SR | RB | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 16 | Isaiah Bryant | Navy | SR | SB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| 17 | Ja'Vin Simpkins | UAB | JR | RB | 6 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -1.2 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.