2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/14/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Bryant Wesco, Jr. Clemson JR WR 4 5 85 17.00 1 1.3 21.3
2 Jordan Faison Notre Dame SR WR 5 6 96 16.00 0 1.2 19.2
3 Que'Sean Brown Va Tech SR WR 4 6 93 15.50 0 1.5 23.3
4 Jayden McGowan Baylor SR WR 3 9 139 15.44 0 3.0 46.3
5 Trent Walker Houston SR WR 4 6 74 12.33 0 1.5 18.5
6 Brock Coffman Kentucky SO WR 4 5 61 12.20 1 1.3 15.3
7 Qua Moss Tennessee SR DB 3 7 79 11.29 1 2.3 26.3
8 Brandon White Kansas St SR WR 3 6 63 10.50 0 2.0 21.0
8 Peyton Zachary UNLV FR WR 1 2 21 10.50 0 2.0 21.0
10 Semaj Morgan UCLA SR WR 5 8 76 9.50 0 1.6 15.2
11 Deuce Alexander Miss SR WR 4 5 46 9.20 0 1.3 11.5
12 Jasen Lopez FSU FR WR 4 6 54 9.00 0 1.5 13.5
13 Cataurus Hicks Pittsburgh SR WR 4 10 86 8.60 0 2.5 21.5
13 Cannon DeVries BYU SO CB 3 5 43 8.60 0 1.7 14.3
13 Kenny Johnson Texas Tech SR WR 3 5 43 8.60 0 1.7 14.3
16 Tiger Bachmeier BYU SR WR 3 6 48 8.00 0 2.0 16.0
16 Jaylen Bonelli Ark St SR WR 1 2 16 8.00 0 2.0 16.0
16 Evan Stewart Oregon SR WR 4 5 40 8.00 0 1.3 10.0
19 Jacory Barney, Jr. Nebraska JR WR 3 5 39 7.80 0 1.7 13.0
20 Rahshawn Clark Washington JR CB 5 6 46 7.67 0 1.2 9.2
21 Phillip Bell Ohio State SO WR 4 6 45 7.50 0 1.5 11.3
21 David Amador II UTSA JR WR 3 4 30 7.50 0 1.3 10.0
23 Ryan Niblett Texas SR RB 4 10 71 7.10 0 2.5 17.8
24 Javen Jacobs Utah State SR RB 4 7 48 6.86 0 1.8 12.0
25 Michael Scott James Mad SO WR 1 3 20 6.67 0 3.0 20.0
25 Yamir Knight SMU SR WR 3 6 40 6.67 0 2.0 13.3
27 Nathan Acevedo SDSU SR WR 3 5 33 6.60 0 1.7 11.0
28 Zay Robinson Penn State FR WR 3 4 26 6.50 0 1.3 8.7
29 Vicari Swain S Carolina SR DB 4 6 37 6.17 0 1.5 9.3
30 Trech Kekahuna N Carolina JR WR 3 4 24 6.00 0 1.3 8.0
31 Javon Tracy Minnesota SR WR 4 9 52 5.78 0 2.3 13.0
32 Chrishon McCray Mich St SR WR 3 4 23 5.75 0 1.3 7.7
33 Evan James Iowa SO WR 4 5 28 5.60 0 1.3 7.0
34 Demetres Samuel Jr. Syracuse SO DB 3 7 38 5.43 0 2.3 12.7
35 Isaiah Sategna III Oklahoma SR WR 3 4 17 4.25 0 1.3 5.7
36 Mana Carvalho Utah SO WR 4 5 21 4.20 0 1.3 5.3
37 Charlie Coenen Wyoming SR WR 1 3 10 3.33 0 3.0 10.0
38 Sean Patrick Akron SO RB 2 3 9 3.00 0 1.5 4.5
39 Bryson Graves Delaware JR WR 2 3 6 2.00 1 1.5 3.0
40 Jordan Malau'ulu Fresno St SO WR 3 4 2 0.50 0 1.3 0.7

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.