2026 American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/24/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 6 | 197 | 32.83 | 2 | 1.0 | 32.8 |
| 2 | North Texas | 6 | 5 | 115 | 23.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 19.2 |
| 3 | UAB | 6 | 9 | 101 | 11.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.8 |
| 4 | UTSA | 7 | 12 | 99 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.1 |
| 5 | Navy | 6 | 9 | 42 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Memphis | 7 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Army | 6 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.8 |
| 8 | Tulane | 7 | 12 | 38 | 3.17 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.4 |
| 9 | USF | 6 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.2 |
| 10 | Rice | 7 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 6 | 12 | 29 | 2.42 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.8 |
| 12 | Temple | 6 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 13 | Tulsa | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.3 |