2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 09/12/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Vernell Brown III Florida SO WR 2 4 173 43.25 2 2.0 86.5
2 Que'Sean Brown Va Tech SR WR 2 3 117 39.00 0 1.5 58.5
3 Michael Scott James Mad SO WR 2 4 153 38.25 2 2.0 76.5
4 Evan James Iowa SO WR 2 3 108 36.00 1 1.5 54.0
5 Javon Tracy Minnesota SR WR 2 5 171 34.20 2 2.5 85.5
6 Trent Mosley USC FR WR 3 5 158 31.60 1 1.7 52.7
7 Kordell Gouldsby W Mich JR WR 2 3 80 26.67 0 1.5 40.0
8 Isaiah Sategna III Oklahoma SR WR 2 5 132 26.40 1 2.5 66.0
9 Davien Kerr Syracuse JR DB 2 4 103 25.75 0 2.0 51.5
10 Vicari Swain S Carolina SR DB 2 6 152 25.33 2 3.0 76.0
11 JoJo Bermudez Temple SR WR 2 4 86 21.50 0 2.0 43.0
12 Brandon White Kansas St SR WR 2 6 120 20.00 1 3.0 60.0
13 Dedrick Latulas La Tech SR WR 2 5 99 19.80 1 2.5 49.5
14 Marco Beltran, Jr. New Mexico FR S 2 6 116 19.33 0 3.0 58.0
15 Robby Washington Coast Car JR WR 2 4 76 19.00 0 2.0 38.0
16 Lloyd Benson III Army SR SB 2 3 56 18.67 0 1.5 28.0
17 Julian Allen UConn JR WR 2 4 64 16.00 0 2.0 32.0
18 Chrishon McCray Mich St SR WR 2 4 61 15.25 0 2.0 30.5
19 Demetres Samuel Jr. Syracuse SO DB 2 7 106 15.14 0 3.5 53.0
20 Ed Small TCU SO WR 2 4 59 14.75 0 2.0 29.5
20 DeAree Rogers N Illinois SR WR 2 4 59 14.75 0 2.0 29.5
22 Jackson Harper CSU JR WR 2 5 71 14.20 0 2.5 35.5
23 Javen Jacobs Utah State SR RB 2 4 56 14.00 0 2.0 28.0
24 Sacovie White-Helton Georgia JR WR 2 6 82 13.67 0 3.0 41.0
25 Jordan Faison Notre Dame SR WR 2 4 53 13.25 0 2.0 26.5
25 DJ Riles Georgia St SR WR 2 4 53 13.25 0 2.0 26.5
25 Mikey Matthews UCLA SR WR 2 4 53 13.25 0 2.0 26.5
28 Tyseer Denmark Va Tech JR WR 2 3 39 13.00 0 1.5 19.5
28 Ty Mims UAB SR WR 2 3 39 13.00 0 1.5 19.5
30 Zay Robinson Penn State FR WR 2 5 63 12.60 0 2.5 31.5
30 Martel Hight Vanderbilt SR CB 2 5 63 12.60 0 2.5 31.5
32 Antione Jackson UCF SR DB 2 4 46 11.50 0 2.0 23.0
33 Miles Greer Buffalo SR S 2 3 34 11.33 0 1.5 17.0
34 Bryson Graves Delaware JR WR 2 5 56 11.20 1 2.5 28.0
35 Tyler Morris Indiana SR WR 2 5 55 11.00 0 2.5 27.5
35 Eugene Wilson III LSU JR WR 2 4 44 11.00 0 2.0 22.0
35 Aiden Flora Iowa State SO RB 2 3 33 11.00 0 1.5 16.5
38 Anthony Ivey SJSU SR WR 3 6 62 10.33 0 2.0 20.7
39 Cam'ron Lacy MTSU JR WR 2 5 49 9.80 0 2.5 24.5
40 Reece Vander Zee Iowa JR WR 2 4 39 9.75 0 2.0 19.5
40 Ryan Coleman-Williams Alabama JR WR 2 4 39 9.75 0 2.0 19.5
42 Sean Patrick Akron SO RB 2 3 29 9.67 0 1.5 14.5
43 Tate Nagy Kansas SO WR 2 5 48 9.60 0 2.5 24.0
44 Brent Gordon Jr. La-Lafytte SO CB 2 3 28 9.33 0 1.5 14.0
45 Bryant Wesco, Jr. Clemson JR WR 2 4 36 9.00 0 2.0 18.0
45 Mario Craver Texas A&M JR WR 2 3 27 9.00 0 1.5 13.5
47 Brandon Inniss Ohio State SR WR 2 3 26 8.67 0 1.5 13.0
48 Victor Snow NC State SR WR 2 8 66 8.25 0 4.0 33.0
48 Devin Roche ODU JR RB 2 4 33 8.25 0 2.0 16.5
50 Rahshawn Clark Washington JR CB 2 4 28 7.00 0 2.0 14.0
50 Kenny Johnson Texas Tech SR WR 2 3 21 7.00 0 1.5 10.5
50 David Amador II UTSA JR WR 2 3 21 7.00 0 1.5 10.5
53 Cade Wolford Cincinnati JR WR 2 5 34 6.80 0 2.5 17.0
54 Josiah Abdullah Virginia SO WR 2 3 20 6.67 0 1.5 10.0
55 Antavious Murphy Ga South JR WR 2 5 33 6.60 0 2.5 16.5
56 Cataurus Hicks Pittsburgh SR WR 2 5 32 6.40 0 2.5 16.0
57 Brock Coffman Kentucky SO WR 2 4 25 6.25 0 2.0 12.5
58 Maguire Anderson FIU JR WR 2 6 37 6.17 0 3.0 18.5
59 Xavier Townsend Purdue SR WR 2 4 24 6.00 0 2.0 12.0
59 Jayden McGowan Baylor SR WR 2 4 24 6.00 0 2.0 12.0
59 Jaylen Bonelli Ark St SR WR 2 3 18 6.00 0 1.5 9.0
62 Nathan Acevedo SDSU SR WR 2 6 35 5.83 0 3.0 17.5
63 Yamir Knight SMU SR WR 2 4 21 5.25 0 2.0 10.5
64 Jackson Grier App St SR WR 2 5 25 5.00 0 2.5 12.5
65 Makai Jackson Liberty SR WR 2 3 14 4.67 0 1.5 7.0
66 Qua Moss Tennessee SR DB 2 3 13 4.33 0 1.5 6.5
67 Tama Uiliata Hawai'i SO WR 3 4 17 4.25 0 1.3 5.7
68 Jacory Barney, Jr. Nebraska JR WR 2 5 21 4.20 0 2.5 10.5
69 Charlie Coenen Wyoming SR WR 2 3 10 3.33 0 1.5 5.0
70 Boo Carter Colorado JR DB 2 4 13 3.25 0 2.0 6.5
71 Jmariyae Robinson MO State SR WR 2 5 16 3.20 0 2.5 8.0
72 Henry Rutledge Charlotte SR RB 2 3 9 3.00 0 1.5 4.5
73 Miles Coleman Okla St JR WR 2 3 7 2.33 0 1.5 3.5
74 Andrew Pellicciotta Duke SO S 2 4 5 1.25 0 2.0 2.5
75 Phillip Bell Ohio State SO WR 2 3 0 0.00 0 1.5 0.0
76 Cory Butler, Jr. Ariz St SO WR 2 3 -2 -0.67 0 1.5 -1.0

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.