2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 10/14/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Que'Sean Brown | Va Tech | SR | WR | 6 | 9 | 210 | 23.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 35.0 |
| 2 | Michael Scott | James Mad | SO | WR | 6 | 11 | 220 | 20.00 | 2 | 1.8 | 36.7 |
| 3 | Isaiah Sategna III | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 130 | 18.57 | 1 | 1.4 | 26.0 |
| 4 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 125 | 17.86 | 1 | 1.8 | 31.3 |
| 4 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | SO | RB | 6 | 7 | 125 | 17.86 | 1 | 1.2 | 20.8 |
| 6 | Javon Tracy | Minnesota | SR | WR | 6 | 17 | 299 | 17.59 | 2 | 2.8 | 49.8 |
| 7 | DaMarion Fowlkes | Missouri | SO | WR | 6 | 8 | 137 | 17.13 | 1 | 1.3 | 22.8 |
| 8 | Marco Beltran, Jr. | New Mexico | FR | S | 5 | 9 | 151 | 16.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.2 |
| 9 | Cannon DeVries | BYU | SO | CB | 4 | 7 | 116 | 16.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 29.0 |
| 10 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SR | DB | 6 | 12 | 189 | 15.75 | 2 | 2.0 | 31.5 |
| 11 | Devin Roche | ODU | JR | RB | 6 | 10 | 154 | 15.40 | 1 | 1.7 | 25.7 |
| 12 | Bryant Wesco, Jr. | Clemson | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 123 | 15.38 | 1 | 1.6 | 24.6 |
| 13 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 6 | 9 | 137 | 15.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.8 |
| 14 | Ty Mims | UAB | SR | WR | 6 | 10 | 152 | 15.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 25.3 |
| 15 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 103 | 14.71 | 1 | 1.4 | 20.6 |
| 16 | Evan James | Iowa | SO | WR | 6 | 12 | 176 | 14.67 | 1 | 2.0 | 29.3 |
| 16 | Brandon White | Kansas St | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 132 | 14.67 | 1 | 1.8 | 26.4 |
| 18 | Miles Coleman | Okla St | JR | WR | 5 | 9 | 129 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 25.8 |
| 19 | Lathon Latiolais | N Texas | FR | WR | 5 | 7 | 93 | 13.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 18.6 |
| 20 | Jayden McGowan | Baylor | SR | WR | 5 | 13 | 170 | 13.08 | 0 | 2.6 | 34.0 |
| 21 | Gerick Robinson | Nevada | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 117 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 23.4 |
| 22 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 103 | 12.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.2 |
| 23 | Qua Moss | Tennessee | SR | DB | 5 | 9 | 115 | 12.78 | 1 | 1.8 | 23.0 |
| 24 | Kordell Gouldsby | W Mich | JR | WR | 6 | 7 | 88 | 12.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.7 |
| 25 | Ace Theus | TCU | FR | WR | 4 | 9 | 99 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 24.8 |
| 25 | Demetres Samuel Jr. | Syracuse | SO | DB | 5 | 11 | 121 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 24.2 |
| 27 | Zay Robinson | Penn State | FR | WR | 6 | 16 | 175 | 10.94 | 0 | 2.7 | 29.2 |
| 28 | Chrishon McCray | Mich St | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 84 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.0 |
| 29 | Sacovie White-Helton | Georgia | JR | WR | 6 | 10 | 104 | 10.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.3 |
| 30 | Jasen Lopez | FSU | FR | WR | 6 | 9 | 93 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.5 |
| 31 | Trent Walker | Houston | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.0 |
| 32 | Andrew Pellicciotta | Duke | SO | S | 5 | 7 | 70 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.0 |
| 33 | Jordan Malau'ulu | Fresno St | SO | WR | 6 | 9 | 88 | 9.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.7 |
| 34 | Lloyd Benson III | Army | SR | SB | 5 | 7 | 68 | 9.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.6 |
| 35 | Antione Jackson | UCF | SR | DB | 6 | 7 | 67 | 9.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.2 |
| 36 | Victor Snow | NC State | SR | WR | 6 | 12 | 114 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 36 | Semaj Morgan | UCLA | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 76 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.2 |
| 38 | Martel Hight | Vanderbilt | SR | CB | 6 | 7 | 66 | 9.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.0 |
| 39 | Jaylen Thomas | Wash St | SO | S | 6 | 8 | 74 | 9.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 40 | Kenny Johnson | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 80 | 8.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.0 |
| 41 | Anthony Ivey | SJSU | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.3 |
| 42 | Charlie Coenen | Wyoming | SR | WR | 6 | 9 | 79 | 8.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.2 |
| 43 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SR | RB | 5 | 13 | 112 | 8.62 | 0 | 2.6 | 22.4 |
| 43 | Cataurus Hicks | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 6 | 13 | 112 | 8.62 | 0 | 2.2 | 18.7 |
| 45 | Evan Stewart | Oregon | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.2 |
| 46 | Brock Coffman | Kentucky | SO | WR | 6 | 9 | 75 | 8.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 12.5 |
| 47 | Yamir Knight | SMU | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 83 | 8.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.6 |
| 48 | Tiger Bachmeier | BYU | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 49 | Tim Burns Jr. | Sam Hou St | SR | WR | 6 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.2 |
| 50 | Mana Carvalho | Utah | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 54 | 7.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.8 |
| 51 | Ryan Coleman-Williams | Alabama | JR | WR | 6 | 7 | 53 | 7.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.8 |
| 52 | David Amador II | UTSA | JR | WR | 6 | 11 | 83 | 7.55 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.8 |
| 53 | Cade Wolford | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.8 |
| 54 | Jmariyae Robinson | MO State | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.0 |
| 55 | Xayvion Noland | Oregon St | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.8 |
| 56 | Rahshawn Clark | Washington | JR | CB | 6 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.8 |
| 57 | Javen Jacobs | Utah State | SR | RB | 6 | 11 | 73 | 6.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.2 |
| 58 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | JR | WR | 6 | 13 | 85 | 6.54 | 0 | 2.2 | 14.2 |
| 59 | Josiah Abdullah | Virginia | SO | WR | 6 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.3 |
| 60 | Sean Patrick | Akron | SO | RB | 6 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 61 | Xavier Townsend | Purdue | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.2 |
| 62 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 5 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.8 |
| 63 | Phillip Bell | Ohio State | SO | WR | 6 | 12 | 66 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 63 | Maguire Anderson | FIU | JR | WR | 6 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.2 |
| 65 | Darren James-Hamilton | Ohio | SO | SAF | 6 | 7 | 32 | 4.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.3 |
| 66 | Nathan Acevedo | SDSU | SR | WR | 6 | 11 | 50 | 4.55 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.3 |
| 67 | Andrew Marsh | Michigan | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.0 |
| 68 | Tama Uiliata | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 6 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.8 |
| 69 | Makai Jackson | Liberty | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.5 |
| 70 | Charles Robinson | Navy | JR | SB | 4 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.8 |
| 71 | Kyler Pearson | ECU | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 21 | 2.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.2 |
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.