2026 American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 10/24/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 3 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 0 | 3.0 | 6.7 |
| 2 | Tulane | 3 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.0 |
| 3 | UTSA | 4 | 8 | 69 | 8.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.3 |
| 4 | Memphis | 4 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.3 |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 4 | 128 | 32.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 42.7 |
| 5 | North Texas | 3 | 4 | 104 | 26.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 34.7 |
| 5 | UAB | 3 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.3 |
| 5 | Navy | 4 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 5 | Army | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| 10 | Temple | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 10 | USF | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 13 | Rice | 4 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |