2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games at Home Only through 10/14/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vernell Brown III | Florida | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 173 | 43.25 | 2 | 1.3 | 57.7 |
| 1 | Michael Scott | James Mad | SO | WR | 3 | 7 | 198 | 28.29 | 2 | 2.3 | 66.0 |
| 1 | Javon Tracy | Minnesota | SR | WR | 4 | 11 | 257 | 23.36 | 2 | 2.8 | 64.3 |
| 1 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SR | DB | 4 | 9 | 175 | 19.44 | 2 | 2.3 | 43.8 |
| 5 | Dameon Crowe | Texas St | FR | WR | 2 | 2 | 98 | 49.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 49.0 |
| 5 | T.Y. Harding | U Mass | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 147 | 49.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 36.8 |
| 5 | Isaiah Sategna III | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 113 | 37.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 56.5 |
| 5 | Tank Hawkins, Jr. | Wash St | SO | WR | 3 | 2 | 73 | 36.50 | 1 | 0.7 | 24.3 |
| 5 | Cam Bates | Boise St | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 69 | 34.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 34.5 |
| 5 | Caleb Smith | Arizona | FR | WR | 3 | 2 | 69 | 34.50 | 1 | 0.7 | 23.0 |
| 5 | Trent Mosley | USC | FR | WR | 3 | 5 | 158 | 31.60 | 1 | 1.7 | 52.7 |
| 5 | Robby Washington | Coast Car | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 149 | 29.80 | 1 | 1.7 | 49.7 |
| 5 | Miles Halbert | James Mad | SO | WR | 3 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 9.7 |
| 5 | Josiah Broxton | Vanderbilt | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| 5 | Caleb Nix | J'ville St | SR | SAF | 4 | 5 | 100 | 20.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 25.0 |
| 5 | Hayden Roy | Toledo | FR | LB | 4 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| 5 | Evan James | Iowa | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 151 | 18.88 | 1 | 2.0 | 37.8 |
| 5 | Qua Moss | Tennessee | SR | DB | 3 | 5 | 94 | 18.80 | 1 | 1.7 | 31.3 |
| 5 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | SO | RB | 4 | 7 | 125 | 17.86 | 1 | 1.8 | 31.3 |
| 5 | DaMarion Fowlkes | Missouri | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 137 | 17.13 | 1 | 2.0 | 34.3 |
| 5 | Brandon White | Kansas St | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 136 | 17.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 5 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 101 | 16.83 | 1 | 2.0 | 33.7 |
| 5 | Brock Coffman | Kentucky | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 75 | 10.71 | 1 | 1.8 | 18.8 |
| 5 | Jaylen Thomas | Wash St | SO | S | 3 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 1 | 2.0 | 21.3 |
| 5 | Carson Van Dinter | Wisconsin | JR | S | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 5 | Austin Howard | Vanderbilt | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0 |