2026 American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 11/04/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easton Messer | FAU | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 110 | 36.67 | 1 | 0.8 | 27.5 |
| 2 | Dalton Carnes | N Texas | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 76 | 76.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 19.0 |
| 3 | David Amador II | UTSA | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.3 |
| 4 | Ty Mims | UAB | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.3 |
| 5 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.3 |
| 6 | Alante Brown | Memphis | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.2 |
| 7 | Joshua Porter | S Florida | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Lathon Latiolais | N Texas | FR | WR | 4 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Max Mosey | Rice | SR | SLT | 4 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 10 | Charles Robinson | Navy | JR | SB | 5 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.2 |
| 11 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 12 | Tucker Holloway | FAU | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.8 |
| 13 | Jaden Barnes | Charlotte | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| 14 | Kyler Pearson | ECU | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 5.0 |
| 15 | Tim Kloska | Army | JR | RB | 5 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| 16 | Derrick Rogers | FAU | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 17 | Oran Singleton Jr. | Tulsa | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 18 | Lloyd Benson III | Army | SR | SB | 5 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 0 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.