2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) 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 5 173 34.60 2 1.7 57.7
2 Dameon Crowe Texas St FR WR 3 4 118 29.50 1 1.3 39.3
3 Vicari Swain S Carolina SR DB 3 6 152 25.33 2 2.0 50.7
4 Que'Sean Brown Va Tech SR WR 6 9 210 23.33 0 1.5 35.0
5 Isaiah Sategna III Oklahoma SR WR 3 6 130 21.67 1 2.0 43.3
6 Aiden Flora Iowa State SO RB 3 6 125 20.83 1 2.0 41.7
7 Michael Scott James Mad SO WR 6 11 220 20.00 2 1.8 36.7
8 Javon Tracy Minnesota SR WR 5 16 295 18.44 2 3.2 59.0
9 DaMarion Fowlkes Missouri SO WR 5 8 137 17.13 1 1.6 27.4
10 Bryant Wesco, Jr. Clemson JR WR 3 7 119 17.00 1 2.3 39.7
11 Dedrick Latulas La Tech SR WR 4 6 101 16.83 1 1.5 25.3
12 Marco Beltran, Jr. New Mexico FR S 5 9 151 16.78 0 1.8 30.2
13 Cannon DeVries BYU SO CB 4 7 116 16.57 0 1.8 29.0
14 Evan James Iowa SO WR 5 11 173 15.73 1 2.2 34.6
15 Devin Roche ODU JR RB 6 10 154 15.40 1 1.7 25.7
16 Jordan Faison Notre Dame SR WR 6 9 137 15.22 0 1.5 22.8
17 Ty Mims UAB SR WR 6 10 152 15.20 0 1.7 25.3
18 Brandon White Kansas St SR WR 4 8 116 14.50 1 2.0 29.0
19 Miles Coleman Okla St JR WR 5 9 129 14.33 0 1.8 25.8
20 Jackson Harper CSU JR WR 4 5 71 14.20 0 1.3 17.8
21 Ed Small TCU SO WR 4 5 70 14.00 0 1.3 17.5
22 Lathon Latiolais N Texas FR WR 5 7 93 13.29 0 1.4 18.6
23 Jayden McGowan Baylor SR WR 5 13 170 13.08 0 2.6 34.0
24 Gerick Robinson Nevada SR WR 5 9 117 13.00 0 1.8 23.4
25 JoJo Bermudez Temple SR WR 6 8 103 12.88 0 1.3 17.2
26 Martel Hight Vanderbilt SR CB 4 5 63 12.60 0 1.3 15.8
27 Kordell Gouldsby W Mich JR WR 5 7 88 12.57 0 1.4 17.6
28 DeAree Rogers N Illinois SR WR 4 5 61 12.20 0 1.3 15.3
29 Zay Robinson Penn State FR WR 4 14 165 11.79 0 3.5 41.3
30 Jasen Lopez FSU FR WR 4 7 82 11.71 0 1.8 20.5
31 Sacovie White-Helton Georgia JR WR 5 9 102 11.33 0 1.8 20.4
32 Antione Jackson UCF SR DB 4 5 56 11.20 0 1.3 14.0
33 Ace Theus TCU FR WR 3 9 99 11.00 0 3.0 33.0
33 Demetres Samuel Jr. Syracuse SO DB 5 11 121 11.00 0 2.2 24.2
35 Chrishon McCray Mich St SR WR 5 8 84 10.50 0 1.6 16.8
36 Andrew Pellicciotta Duke SO S 5 7 70 10.00 0 1.4 14.0
37 Jordan Malau'ulu Fresno St SO WR 4 9 88 9.78 0 2.3 22.0
38 Xavier Townsend Purdue SR WR 3 4 39 9.75 0 1.3 13.0
39 Lloyd Benson III Army SR SB 5 7 68 9.71 0 1.4 13.6
40 Victor Snow NC State SR WR 5 12 114 9.50 0 2.4 22.8
40 Semaj Morgan UCLA SR WR 5 8 76 9.50 0 1.6 15.2
40 Qua Moss Tennessee SR DB 4 6 57 9.50 0 1.5 14.3
43 Kenny Johnson Texas Tech SR WR 4 7 65 9.29 0 1.8 16.3
44 Jaylen Thomas Wash St SO S 6 8 74 9.25 1 1.3 12.3
45 Anthony Ivey SJSU SR WR 5 7 62 8.86 0 1.4 12.4
46 Charlie Coenen Wyoming SR WR 6 9 79 8.78 0 1.5 13.2
47 Cataurus Hicks Pittsburgh SR WR 6 13 112 8.62 0 2.2 18.7
48 Eugene Wilson III LSU JR WR 4 5 43 8.60 0 1.3 10.8
49 Trent Walker Houston SR WR 5 6 50 8.33 0 1.2 10.0
50 Yamir Knight SMU SR WR 5 10 83 8.30 0 2.0 16.6
51 Javen Jacobs Utah State SR RB 4 9 74 8.22 0 2.3 18.5
52 Tim Burns Jr. Sam Hou St SR WR 5 10 81 8.10 0 2.0 16.2
53 Tiger Bachmeier BYU SR WR 4 6 48 8.00 0 1.5 12.0
54 Mana Carvalho Utah SO WR 5 7 54 7.71 0 1.4 10.8
55 Liam Thorpe Stanford SO WR 3 5 38 7.60 0 1.7 12.7
56 David Amador II UTSA JR WR 5 11 83 7.55 0 2.2 16.6
57 Cade Wolford Cincinnati JR WR 4 6 43 7.17 0 1.5 10.8
58 Jmariyae Robinson MO State SR WR 5 7 50 7.14 0 1.4 10.0
59 Ryan Niblett Texas SR RB 3 8 57 7.13 0 2.7 19.0
60 Xayvion Noland Oregon St JR WR 3 7 49 7.00 0 2.3 16.3
61 Jacory Barney, Jr. Nebraska JR WR 5 12 83 6.92 0 2.4 16.6
62 Ryan Coleman-Williams Alabama JR WR 3 6 41 6.83 0 2.0 13.7
63 Mario Craver Texas A&M JR WR 3 4 27 6.75 0 1.3 9.0
64 Sutton Smith Arkansas SR RB 3 5 32 6.40 0 1.7 10.7
65 Josiah Abdullah Virginia SO WR 6 7 44 6.29 0 1.2 7.3
66 Sean Patrick Akron SO RB 5 8 50 6.25 0 1.6 10.0
67 Phillip Bell Ohio State SO WR 4 10 62 6.20 0 2.5 15.5
68 Rahshawn Clark Washington JR CB 4 5 29 5.80 0 1.3 7.3
69 Jaylin Lucas Tulane SR RB 5 7 39 5.57 0 1.4 7.8
70 Maguire Anderson FIU JR WR 6 10 55 5.50 0 1.7 9.2
71 Andrew Marsh Michigan SO WR 4 6 31 5.17 0 1.5 7.8
72 Darren James-Hamilton Ohio SO SAF 6 7 32 4.57 0 1.2 5.3
73 Tama Uiliata Hawai'i SO WR 6 7 29 4.14 0 1.2 4.8
74 Makai Jackson Liberty SR WR 6 8 33 4.13 0 1.3 5.5
75 Charles Robinson Navy JR SB 4 7 27 3.86 0 1.8 6.8
76 Nathan Acevedo SDSU SR WR 5 7 20 2.86 0 1.4 4.0
77 Boo Carter Colorado JR DB 3 5 13 2.60 0 1.7 4.3
78 Kyler Pearson ECU SR WR 4 9 21 2.33 0 2.3 5.3
78 Brock Coffman Kentucky SO WR 4 6 14 2.33 0 1.5 3.5

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.