2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah Sategna III | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 113 | 37.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 56.5 |
| 2 | Tank Hawkins, Jr. | Wash St | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 73 | 36.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 73.0 |
| 3 | Vernell Brown III | Florida | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 173 | 34.60 | 2 | 1.7 | 57.7 |
| 4 | Trent Mosley | USC | FR | WR | 3 | 5 | 158 | 31.60 | 1 | 1.7 | 52.7 |
| 5 | Javon Tracy | Minnesota | SR | WR | 2 | 8 | 247 | 30.88 | 2 | 4.0 | 123.5 |
| 6 | Chase Hinshaw | UCF | FR | WR | 2 | 3 | 84 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 42.0 |
| 7 | DaMarion Fowlkes | Missouri | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 102 | 25.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 34.0 |
| 8 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SR | DB | 2 | 6 | 152 | 25.33 | 2 | 3.0 | 76.0 |
| 8 | Davien Kerr | Syracuse | JR | DB | 1 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 76.0 |
| 10 | Michael Scott | James Mad | SO | WR | 3 | 7 | 173 | 24.71 | 2 | 2.3 | 57.7 |
| 11 | Lloyd Benson III | Army | SR | SB | 1 | 2 | 49 | 24.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.0 |
| 12 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 97 | 24.25 | 1 | 4.0 | 97.0 |
| 13 | Miles Coleman | Okla St | JR | WR | 2 | 5 | 116 | 23.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 58.0 |
| 14 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 86.0 |
| 15 | Evan James | Iowa | SO | WR | 3 | 7 | 148 | 21.14 | 1 | 2.3 | 49.3 |
| 16 | Antione Jackson | UCF | SR | DB | 2 | 4 | 84 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 17 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | SO | RB | 2 | 6 | 125 | 20.83 | 1 | 3.0 | 62.5 |
| 18 | Demetres Samuel Jr. | Syracuse | SO | DB | 1 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 83.0 |
| 19 | Jordan Malau'ulu | Fresno St | SO | WR | 2 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.5 |
| 20 | Marco Beltran, Jr. | New Mexico | FR | S | 2 | 6 | 116 | 19.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.0 |
| 21 | Robby Washington | Coast Car | JR | WR | 1 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 76.0 |
| 21 | Ace Cooper | Ball State | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 23 | Brandon White | Kansas St | SR | WR | 3 | 7 | 120 | 17.14 | 1 | 2.3 | 40.0 |
| 24 | Kordell Gouldsby | W Mich | JR | WR | 2 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 42.0 |
| 25 | Cannon DeVries | BYU | SO | CB | 3 | 6 | 100 | 16.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.3 |
| 26 | Josh Milhollin | Army | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 27 | Chrishon McCray | Mich St | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.5 |
| 28 | Jackson Harper | CSU | JR | WR | 2 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 35.5 |
| 29 | Sutton Smith | Arkansas | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 30 | Sacovie White-Helton | Georgia | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.3 |
| 31 | DJ Riles | Georgia St | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.5 |
| 31 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.7 |
| 33 | Zay Robinson | Penn State | FR | WR | 3 | 13 | 172 | 13.23 | 0 | 4.3 | 57.3 |
| 34 | Martel Hight | Vanderbilt | SR | CB | 3 | 5 | 63 | 12.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 21.0 |
| 35 | Julian Allen | UConn | JR | WR | 2 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.5 |
| 36 | Jaylen Thomas | Wash St | SO | S | 1 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 1 | 5.0 | 61.0 |
| 37 | Miles Greer | Buffalo | SR | S | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 37 | Brent Gordon Jr. | La-Lafytte | SO | CB | 2 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.0 |
| 39 | Ace Theus | TCU | FR | WR | 2 | 9 | 99 | 11.00 | 0 | 4.5 | 49.5 |
| 39 | Eugene Wilson III | LSU | JR | WR | 2 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 39 | Tyler Morris | Indiana | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.3 |
| 39 | Jackson Voth | Louisville | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.5 |
| 43 | Anthony Ivey | SJSU | SR | WR | 2 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 31.0 |
| 44 | Ty Mims | UAB | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 44 | Easton Messer | FAU | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.0 |
| 46 | Reece Vander Zee | Iowa | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 46 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 46 | Mana Carvalho | Utah | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 49 | Sean Patrick | Akron | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.0 |
| 50 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | SO | WR | 1 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 48.0 |
| 51 | Antavious Murphy | Ga South | JR | WR | 1 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 38.0 |
| 51 | Gerick Robinson | Nevada | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 53 | Bryant Wesco, Jr. | Clemson | JR | WR | 2 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 23.5 |
| 54 | Xayvion Noland | Oregon St | JR | WR | 1 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 37.0 |
| 54 | Qua Moss | Tennessee | SR | DB | 3 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 56 | Mario Craver | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.5 |
| 57 | Ryan Coleman-Williams | Alabama | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.0 |
| 58 | Adrian Norton | Marshall | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.5 |
| 59 | Devin Roche | ODU | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 33.0 |
| 60 | Xavier Townsend | Purdue | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 24.0 |
| 61 | Jayden McGowan | Baylor | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.5 |
| 62 | Kenny Johnson | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.0 |
| 63 | Cade Wolford | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.3 |
| 64 | David Amador II | UTSA | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 65 | Josiah Abdullah | Virginia | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| 66 | Cataurus Hicks | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.7 |
| 67 | Maguire Anderson | FIU | JR | WR | 1 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 24.0 |
| 67 | Brock Coffman | Kentucky | SO | WR | 2 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 69 | Rahshawn Clark | Washington | JR | CB | 3 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.7 |
| 70 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | JR | WR | 3 | 8 | 46 | 5.75 | 0 | 2.7 | 15.3 |
| 71 | Victor Snow | NC State | SR | WR | 1 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 6.0 | 34.0 |
| 72 | Jmariyae Robinson | MO State | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 22.0 |
| 73 | Yamir Knight | SMU | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.5 |
| 74 | Jackson Grier | App St | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.3 |
| 74 | Oran Singleton Jr. | Tulsa | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.3 |
| 76 | Andrew Marsh | Michigan | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 77 | Liam Thorpe | Stanford | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 77 | Kam Thomas | UTEP | SR | MB | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 79 | Tim Burns Jr. | Sam Hou St | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 80 | Boo Carter | Colorado | JR | DB | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.5 |
| 81 | Nathan Acevedo | SDSU | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 82 | Phillip Bell | Ohio State | SO | WR | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 5.5 |
| 83 | Andrew Pellicciotta | Duke | SO | S | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 3.3 |
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.