2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 10/14/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DaMarion Fowlkes | Missouri | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 84 | 21.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 28.0 |
| 2 | Devin Roche | ODU | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 121 | 20.17 | 1 | 1.2 | 24.2 |
| 3 | Ty Mims | UAB | SR | WR | 2 | 5 | 69 | 13.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 34.5 |
| 4 | Brock Coffman | Kentucky | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 50 | 12.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.7 |
| 5 | Eugene Wilson III | LSU | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 60 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.0 |
| 6 | Chrishon McCray | Mich St | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 79 | 11.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.8 |
| 7 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.0 |
| 8 | Charlie Coenen | Wyoming | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 8 | Victor Snow | NC State | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.3 |
| 10 | Cataurus Hicks | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 2 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 3.5 | 34.5 |
| 11 | Jasen Lopez | FSU | FR | WR | 3 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 12 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SR | RB | 4 | 13 | 112 | 8.62 | 0 | 3.3 | 28.0 |
| 13 | Kenny Johnson | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 14 | Tyree Sams | California | FR | WR | 3 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| 15 | Evan Stewart | Oregon | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| 16 | Carlos Hernandez | Wk Forest | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 16 | Tim Burns Jr. | Sam Hou St | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.3 |
| 18 | Zay Robinson | Penn State | FR | WR | 3 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.7 |
| 19 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SR | DB | 4 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
| 20 | Maguire Anderson | FIU | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.0 |
| 20 | Trech Kekahuna | N Carolina | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 22 | Sacovie White-Helton | Georgia | JR | WR | 2 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 22 | Makai Jackson | Liberty | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 24 | Nathan Acevedo | SDSU | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.5 |
| 25 | Xavier Townsend | Purdue | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 26 | Andrew Marsh | Michigan | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 27 | Demetres Samuel Jr. | Syracuse | SO | DB | 2 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.5 |
| 28 | Anthony Ivey | SJSU | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.0 |
| 29 | Javon Tracy | Minnesota | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| 30 | Isaiah Sategna III | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| 31 | Jackson Grier | App St | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 32 | Lloyd Benson III | Army | SR | SB | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 33 | Javen Jacobs | Utah State | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| 34 | Semaj Morgan | UCLA | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -3.0 |
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.