2026 American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 10/03/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAB | 4 | 7 | 84 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 4 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 4.0 |
| 3 | Army | 3 | 6 | 100 | 16.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.3 |
| 3 | Temple | 4 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.5 |
| 3 | UTSA | 4 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 4 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 6 | Navy | 3 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Tulane | 4 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 4 | 103 | 25.75 | 1 | 1.0 | 25.8 |
| 9 | North Texas | 4 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.3 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| 12 | Memphis | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 13 | USF | 4 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 14 | Rice | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |