2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/14/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brock Coffman | Kentucky | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 30.5 |
| 2 | Qua Moss | Tennessee | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 58.0 |
| 3 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 27.5 |
| 4 | Evan Stewart | Oregon | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Nathan Acevedo | SDSU | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 30.0 |
| 5 | Kenny Johnson | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 7 | Carlos Hernandez | Wk Forest | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 8 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SR | DB | 3 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.3 |
| 9 | Xavier Townsend | Purdue | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 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.