2026 American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/04/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easton Messer | FAU | SR | WR | 7 | 7 | 213 | 30.43 | 2 | 1.0 | 30.4 |
| 2 | Ty Mims | UAB | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 156 | 14.18 | 0 | 1.4 | 19.5 |
| 3 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 136 | 15.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.4 |
| 4 | David Amador II | UTSA | JR | WR | 7 | 13 | 109 | 8.38 | 0 | 1.9 | 15.6 |
| 5 | Lathon Latiolais | N Texas | FR | WR | 7 | 7 | 93 | 13.29 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.3 |
| 6 | Dalton Carnes | N Texas | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 76 | 76.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 19.0 |
| 7 | Lloyd Benson III | Army | SR | SB | 8 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Joshua Porter | S Florida | JR | WR | 8 | 7 | 66 | 9.43 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.3 |
| 9 | Alante Brown | Memphis | SR | WR | 8 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.1 |
| 10 | Charles Robinson | Navy | JR | SB | 6 | 9 | 42 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 8 | 11 | 38 | 3.45 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.8 |
| 12 | Kyler Pearson | ECU | SR | WR | 7 | 15 | 36 | 2.40 | 0 | 2.1 | 5.1 |
| 13 | Max Mosey | Rice | SR | SLT | 7 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 14 | Josh Milhollin | Army | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 15 | Oran Singleton Jr. | Tulsa | SR | WR | 8 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.5 |
| 16 | Tucker Holloway | FAU | SR | WR | 7 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| 17 | Jaden Barnes | Charlotte | SR | WR | 7 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| 18 | Tim Kloska | Army | JR | RB | 8 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 19 | Derrick Rogers | FAU | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 20 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SR | RB | 7 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 21 | Isaiah Bryant | Navy | SR | SB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |