2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/14/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Que'Sean Brown Va Tech SR WR 5 7 172 24.57 0 1.4 34.4
2 Devin Roche ODU JR RB 5 6 121 20.17 1 1.2 24.2
3 Isaiah Sategna III Oklahoma SR WR 5 7 130 18.57 1 1.4 26.0
4 DaMarion Fowlkes Missouri SO WR 5 6 103 17.17 1 1.2 20.6
5 Evan James Iowa SO WR 5 8 136 17.00 1 1.6 27.2
6 Marco Beltran, Jr. New Mexico FR S 4 5 82 16.40 0 1.3 20.5
7 Bryant Wesco, Jr. Clemson JR WR 5 8 123 15.38 1 1.6 24.6
8 Jordan Faison Notre Dame SR WR 6 9 137 15.22 0 1.5 22.8
9 Jayden McGowan Baylor SR WR 4 10 143 14.30 0 2.5 35.8
10 Ty Mims UAB SR WR 5 8 108 13.50 0 1.6 21.6
11 Victor Snow NC State SR WR 5 6 80 13.33 0 1.2 16.0
12 Gerick Robinson Nevada SR WR 4 9 117 13.00 0 2.3 29.3
13 Qua Moss Tennessee SR DB 4 8 103 12.88 1 2.0 25.8
14 Zay Robinson Penn State FR WR 6 16 175 10.94 0 2.7 29.2
15 Chrishon McCray Mich St SR WR 6 8 84 10.50 0 1.3 14.0
16 Trent Walker Houston SR WR 5 7 72 10.29 0 1.4 14.4
17 Javon Tracy Minnesota SR WR 5 13 132 10.15 0 2.6 26.4
18 Eugene Wilson III LSU JR WR 5 6 59 9.83 0 1.2 11.8
19 Jordan Malau'ulu Fresno St SO WR 6 9 88 9.78 0 1.5 14.7
20 Kenny Johnson Texas Tech SR WR 4 8 78 9.75 0 2.0 19.5
21 Semaj Morgan UCLA SR WR 5 8 76 9.50 0 1.6 15.2
22 Brandon White Kansas St SR WR 4 7 63 9.00 0 1.8 15.8
22 Jasen Lopez FSU FR WR 5 6 54 9.00 0 1.2 10.8
24 Michael Scott James Mad SO WR 5 8 71 8.88 0 1.6 14.2
25 Charlie Coenen Wyoming SR WR 5 9 79 8.78 0 1.8 15.8
26 Tim Burns Jr. Sam Hou St SR WR 5 9 78 8.67 0 1.8 15.6
27 Ryan Niblett Texas SR RB 5 13 112 8.62 0 2.6 22.4
28 Cannon DeVries BYU SO CB 3 5 43 8.60 0 1.7 14.3
29 Cataurus Hicks Pittsburgh SR WR 5 12 101 8.42 0 2.4 20.2
30 Brock Coffman Kentucky SO WR 5 6 50 8.33 1 1.2 10.0
31 David Amador II UTSA JR WR 5 9 73 8.11 0 1.8 14.6
32 Tiger Bachmeier BYU SR WR 3 6 48 8.00 0 2.0 16.0
32 Evan Stewart Oregon SR WR 4 5 40 8.00 0 1.3 10.0
34 Yamir Knight SMU SR WR 4 9 69 7.67 0 2.3 17.3
34 Rahshawn Clark Washington JR CB 5 6 46 7.67 0 1.2 9.2
36 Ryan Coleman-Williams Alabama JR WR 6 7 53 7.57 0 1.2 8.8
37 Sacovie White-Helton Georgia JR WR 5 6 45 7.50 0 1.2 9.0
38 Vicari Swain S Carolina SR DB 5 9 67 7.44 0 1.8 13.4
39 Ace Theus TCU FR WR 3 4 26 6.50 0 1.3 8.7
40 Jacory Barney, Jr. Nebraska JR WR 5 10 60 6.00 0 2.0 12.0
41 Javen Jacobs Utah State SR RB 5 9 52 5.78 0 1.8 10.4
42 Darren James-Hamilton Ohio SO SAF 5 6 34 5.67 0 1.2 6.8
43 Jaylin Lucas Tulane SR RB 5 7 39 5.57 0 1.4 7.8
44 Phillip Bell Ohio State SO WR 6 12 66 5.50 0 2.0 11.0
44 Maguire Anderson FIU JR WR 5 10 55 5.50 0 2.0 11.0
46 Demetres Samuel Jr. Syracuse SO DB 4 7 38 5.43 0 1.8 9.5
47 Nathan Acevedo SDSU SR WR 5 9 45 5.00 0 1.8 9.0
48 Makai Jackson Liberty SR WR 5 7 30 4.29 0 1.4 6.0
48 Andrew Marsh Michigan SO WR 5 7 30 4.29 0 1.4 6.0
50 Mana Carvalho Utah SO WR 4 5 21 4.20 0 1.3 5.3
51 Tama Uiliata Hawai'i SO WR 6 7 29 4.14 0 1.2 4.8
52 Charles Robinson Navy JR SB 4 7 27 3.86 0 1.8 6.8
53 Lloyd Benson III Army SR SB 4 5 19 3.80 0 1.3 4.8
54 Kyler Pearson ECU SR WR 4 6 14 2.33 0 1.5 3.5
55 Andrew Pellicciotta Duke SO S 4 5 10 2.00 0 1.3 2.5

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.