2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 10/14/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vernell Brown III | Florida | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 173 | 34.60 | 2 | 1.3 | 43.3 |
| 1 | Michael Scott | James Mad | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 175 | 21.88 | 2 | 2.0 | 43.8 |
| 1 | Javon Tracy | Minnesota | SR | WR | 4 | 13 | 278 | 21.38 | 2 | 3.3 | 69.5 |
| 1 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SR | DB | 4 | 9 | 166 | 18.44 | 2 | 2.3 | 41.5 |
| 5 | Dameon Crowe | Texas St | FR | WR | 3 | 2 | 98 | 49.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 32.7 |
| 5 | T.Y. Harding | U Mass | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 148 | 37.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 37.0 |
| 5 | Tank Hawkins, Jr. | Wash St | SO | WR | 4 | 2 | 73 | 36.50 | 1 | 0.5 | 18.3 |
| 5 | Cam Bates | Boise St | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 69 | 34.50 | 1 | 0.5 | 17.3 |
| 5 | Trent Mosley | USC | FR | WR | 3 | 5 | 158 | 31.60 | 1 | 1.7 | 52.7 |
| 5 | Miles Halbert | James Mad | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| 5 | Caleb Smith | Arizona | FR | WR | 4 | 4 | 110 | 27.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 27.5 |
| 5 | Josiah Broxton | Vanderbilt | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| 5 | Easton Messer | FAU | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 103 | 25.75 | 1 | 1.0 | 25.8 |
| 5 | DaMarion Fowlkes | Missouri | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 102 | 25.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 25.5 |
| 5 | Caleb Nix | J'ville St | SR | SAF | 5 | 5 | 102 | 20.40 | 1 | 1.0 | 20.4 |
| 5 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 99 | 19.80 | 1 | 1.7 | 33.0 |
| 5 | Hayden Roy | Toledo | FR | LB | 4 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| 5 | Evan James | Iowa | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 149 | 18.63 | 1 | 2.0 | 37.3 |
| 5 | Isaiah Sategna III | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 130 | 18.57 | 1 | 1.8 | 32.5 |
| 5 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | SO | WR | 3 | 7 | 125 | 17.86 | 1 | 2.3 | 41.7 |
| 5 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | SO | RB | 4 | 7 | 125 | 17.86 | 1 | 1.8 | 31.3 |
| 5 | Bryant Wesco, Jr. | Clemson | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 119 | 17.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 29.8 |
| 5 | Brandon White | Kansas St | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 116 | 14.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 29.0 |
| 5 | Qua Moss | Tennessee | SR | DB | 4 | 7 | 95 | 13.57 | 1 | 1.8 | 23.8 |
| 5 | Jaylen Thomas | Wash St | SO | S | 4 | 7 | 71 | 10.14 | 1 | 1.8 | 17.8 |
| 5 | Bryson Graves | Delaware | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 1 | 1.3 | 9.8 |
| 5 | Carson Van Dinter | Wisconsin | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 5 | Austin Howard | Vanderbilt | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0 |