2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 77 | 38.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 77.0 |
| 2 | Victor Snow | NC State | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.5 |
| 3 | Ed Small | TCU | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 4 | Ty Mims | UAB | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.5 |
| 5 | Gerick Robinson | Nevada | SR | WR | 1 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 83.0 |
| 6 | Cam'ron Lacy | MTSU | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 40.0 |
| 7 | Javen Jacobs | Utah State | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.5 |
| 8 | Zay Robinson | Penn State | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 9 | Liam Thorpe | Stanford | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 10 | Kenny Johnson | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 11 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 12 | Bryson Graves | Delaware | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 23.0 |
| 13 | Nathan Acevedo | SDSU | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 30.0 |
| 14 | Tama Uiliata | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 15 | Cannon DeVries | BYU | SO | CB | 1 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 27.0 |
| 16 | Michael Scott | James Mad | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 17 | Jaylen Bonelli | Ark St | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.5 |
| 18 | Isaiah Sategna III | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 17.0 |
| 19 | Maguire Anderson | FIU | JR | WR | 2 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 19 | Makai Jackson | Liberty | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 19 | Tim Burns Jr. | Sam Hou St | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 22 | Anthony Ivey | SJSU | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 23 | Charlie Coenen | Wyoming | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| 24 | Yamir Knight | SMU | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 24 | Sean Patrick | Akron | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 26 | Miles Coleman | Okla St | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 7.0 |
| 27 | Charlie Comella | BC | SO | DB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 27 | Jackson Grier | App St | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 29 | Kordell Gouldsby | W Mich | JR | WR | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 30 | Qua Moss | Tennessee | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
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.