2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 09/19/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Evan James Iowa SO WR 2 3 108 36.00 1 1.5 54.0
2 Trent Mosley USC FR WR 3 5 158 31.60 1 1.7 52.7
3 Aiden Flora Iowa State SO RB 2 3 92 30.67 1 1.5 46.0
4 Caleb Smith Arizona FR WR 2 3 74 24.67 1 1.5 37.0
5 Isaiah Sategna III Oklahoma SR WR 3 6 130 21.67 1 2.0 43.3
5 Victor Snow NC State SR WR 2 3 65 21.67 0 1.5 32.5
7 Jordan Malau'ulu Fresno St SO WR 3 4 81 20.25 0 1.3 27.0
8 Marco Beltran, Jr. New Mexico FR S 2 3 55 18.33 0 1.5 27.5
9 Javon Tracy Minnesota SR WR 2 5 84 16.80 0 2.5 42.0
10 Martel Hight Vanderbilt SR CB 2 3 47 15.67 0 1.5 23.5
11 Chrishon McCray Mich St SR WR 3 4 61 15.25 0 1.3 20.3
12 Ty Mims UAB SR WR 3 6 91 15.17 0 2.0 30.3
13 Gerick Robinson Nevada SR WR 2 7 102 14.57 0 3.5 51.0
14 Cam'ron Lacy MTSU JR WR 2 3 40 13.33 0 1.5 20.0
15 Jordan Faison Notre Dame SR WR 3 4 53 13.25 0 1.3 17.7
16 Zay Robinson Penn State FR WR 3 13 172 13.23 0 4.3 57.3
17 Devin Roche ODU JR RB 2 3 38 12.67 0 1.5 19.0
18 Javen Jacobs Utah State SR RB 2 3 35 11.67 0 1.5 17.5
19 Jackson Harper CSU JR WR 2 3 34 11.33 0 1.5 17.0
20 Eugene Wilson III LSU JR WR 3 4 44 11.00 0 1.3 14.7
21 Brandon White Kansas St SR WR 2 5 51 10.20 0 2.5 25.5
22 Vicari Swain S Carolina SR DB 2 3 30 10.00 0 1.5 15.0
23 Reece Vander Zee Iowa JR WR 2 4 39 9.75 0 2.0 19.5
23 Ryan Niblett Texas SR RB 3 4 39 9.75 0 1.3 13.0
25 Bryant Wesco, Jr. Clemson JR WR 3 5 47 9.40 0 1.7 15.7
26 Kenny Johnson Texas Tech SR WR 2 4 34 8.50 0 2.0 17.0
27 Ryan Coleman-Williams Alabama JR WR 3 5 42 8.40 0 1.7 14.0
28 Qua Moss Tennessee SR DB 2 3 25 8.33 0 1.5 12.5
29 Bryson Graves Delaware JR WR 2 3 23 7.67 1 1.5 11.5
30 Liam Thorpe Stanford SO WR 3 5 38 7.60 0 1.7 12.7
31 Rahshawn Clark Washington JR CB 2 4 28 7.00 0 2.0 14.0
31 Cade Wolford Cincinnati JR WR 2 3 21 7.00 0 1.5 10.5
33 Cannon DeVries BYU SO CB 2 4 27 6.75 0 2.0 13.5
33 Mario Craver Texas A&M JR WR 3 4 27 6.75 0 1.3 9.0
35 Cataurus Hicks Pittsburgh SR WR 3 5 32 6.40 0 1.7 10.7
36 Demetres Samuel Jr. Syracuse SO DB 2 4 25 6.25 0 2.0 12.5
37 Michael Scott James Mad SO WR 2 4 24 6.00 0 2.0 12.0
38 Maguire Anderson FIU JR WR 3 8 46 5.75 0 2.7 15.3
38 Jaylen Bonelli Ark St SR WR 2 4 23 5.75 0 2.0 11.5
40 Nathan Acevedo SDSU SR WR 2 8 42 5.25 0 4.0 21.0
41 Andrew Marsh Michigan SO WR 3 4 19 4.75 0 1.3 6.3
42 Tama Uiliata Hawai'i SO WR 3 4 17 4.25 0 1.3 5.7
43 Jacory Barney, Jr. Nebraska JR WR 2 5 21 4.20 0 2.5 10.5
44 Makai Jackson Liberty SR WR 2 3 11 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
45 Anthony Ivey SJSU SR WR 3 5 18 3.60 0 1.7 6.0
46 Charlie Coenen Wyoming SR WR 2 3 10 3.33 0 1.5 5.0
47 Yamir Knight SMU SR WR 2 4 12 3.00 0 2.0 6.0
47 Sean Patrick Akron SO RB 2 3 9 3.00 0 1.5 4.5
49 Miles Coleman Okla St JR WR 2 3 7 2.33 0 1.5 3.5
50 Phillip Bell Ohio State SO WR 3 5 11 2.20 0 1.7 3.7
51 Andrew Pellicciotta Duke SO S 3 5 10 2.00 0 1.7 3.3
52 Kordell Gouldsby W Mich JR WR 2 4 4 1.00 0 2.0 2.0

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.