2026 American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 1 | Ty Mims | UAB | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 91 | 15.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.3 |
| 3 | Oran Singleton Jr. | Tulsa | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.3 |
| 4 | Lloyd Benson III | Army | SR | SB | 2 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.0 |
| 4 | Easton Messer | FAU | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.0 |
| 4 | David Amador II | UTSA | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 4 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 8 | Kyler Pearson | ECU | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 9 | Alante Brown | Memphis | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 10 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 11 | Lathon Latiolais | N Texas | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 11 | Isaiah Bryant | Navy | SR | SB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 13 | Joshua Porter | S Florida | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 13 | Ja'Vin Simpkins | UAB | JR | RB | 3 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -2.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.