2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 08/29/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trent Mosley | USC | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 56.0 |
| 2 | Ed Small | TCU | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 3 | Victor Snow | NC State | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 4 | Tama Uiliata | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 5 | Liam Thorpe | Stanford | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Caleb Nix | J'ville St | SR | SAF | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 7 | DeAngelo Irvin Jr. | UNLV | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 7 | Alante Brown | Memphis | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 9 | Charlie Eckhardt | Stanford | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Lasiah Jackson | Stanford | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Chakai Scott | Sac St | FR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Josiah Abdullah | Virginia | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.