2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demetres Samuel Jr. | Syracuse | SO | DB | 2 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.5 |
| 1 | Yamir Knight | SMU | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Liam Thorpe | Stanford | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.0 |
| 4 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 77 | 38.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 77.0 |
| 4 | Victor Snow | NC State | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 4 | Easton Messer | FAU | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 4 | Trech Kekahuna | N Carolina | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 4 | Kenny Johnson | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 4 | Carlos Hernandez | Wk Forest | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 4 | Bryant Wesco, Jr. | Clemson | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Brock Coffman | Kentucky | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.5 |
| 12 | Jackson Williams | ND St | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 40.0 |
| 12 | Davien Kerr | Syracuse | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.5 |
| 12 | Trent Walker | Houston | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 12 | Chakai Scott | Sac St | FR | S | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 12 | Jackson Voth | Louisville | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 12 | Ryan Coleman-Williams | Alabama | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 12 | Jasen Lopez | FSU | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 12 | Xavier Townsend | Purdue | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 12 | Jacob Butler | Stanford | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Lloyd Benson III | Army | SR | SB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Jalen Moss | Ariz St | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Andrew Pellicciotta | Duke | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 12 | Caleb Smith | Arizona | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 12 | Isaiah Crosby | California | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 12 | Deuce Alexander | Miss | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Tama Uiliata | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 12 | DeAngelo Irvin Jr. | UNLV | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Josiah Abdullah | Virginia | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Vernell Brown III | Florida | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Mario Craver | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Damari Brown | Miami (Fl) | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.0 |