2026 American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/24/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 8 | 231 | 28.88 | 2 | 1.3 | 38.5 |
| 2 | North Texas | 6 | 8 | 169 | 21.13 | 1 | 1.3 | 28.2 |
| 3 | UAB | 7 | 11 | 145 | 13.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 20.7 |
| 4 | Army | 7 | 11 | 115 | 10.45 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.4 |
| 5 | UTSA | 7 | 14 | 109 | 7.79 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.6 |
| 6 | Temple | 7 | 9 | 99 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.1 |
| 7 | Memphis | 7 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Navy | 7 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.4 |
| 9 | USF | 7 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.7 |
| 10 | Tulane | 7 | 12 | 38 | 3.17 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.4 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 6 | 15 | 36 | 2.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 6.0 |
| 12 | Rice | 7 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 13 | Tulsa | 7 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| 14 | Charlotte | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |