2026 American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 11/05/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ty Mims | UAB | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.3 |
| 2 | David Amador II | UTSA | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.3 |
| 3 | Alante Brown | Memphis | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.2 |
| 4 | Joshua Porter | S Florida | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Charles Robinson | Navy | JR | SB | 5 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.2 |
| 6 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Kyler Pearson | ECU | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 5.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.