2026 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - All Games through 09/19/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 New Mexico 3 2 -8 -4.00 0 0.7 -2.7
2 Ohio State 3 1 -2 -2.00 0 0.3 -0.7
3 Auburn 3 2 -3 -1.50 0 0.7 -1.0
4 Oklahoma State 3 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.3 -0.3
5 Utah 3 2 -1 -0.50 0 0.7 -0.3
6 Southern Miss 3 4 -1 -0.25 0 1.3 -0.3
7 Texas A&M 3 5 -1 -0.20 0 1.7 -0.3
8 Jacksonville State 4 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
8 NC State 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
8 Sam Houston State 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
8 Wake Forest 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
8 Alabama 3 3 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
13 Boise State 3 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
13 Northwestern 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
13 LSU 3 2 2 1.00 0 0.7 0.7
13 Tulane 3 5 5 1.00 0 1.7 1.7
17 USC 4 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.5
17 Appalachian State 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
17 Baylor 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
17 Oregon 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
17 Syracuse 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
17 Cincinnati 3 2 4 2.00 0 0.7 1.3
17 Nevada 3 2 4 2.00 0 0.7 1.3
17 Georgia Tech 3 4 8 2.00 0 1.3 2.7
25 Utah State 3 5 12 2.40 0 1.7 4.0
26 Ball State 3 7 17 2.43 0 2.3 5.7
27 Sacramento State 4 2 5 2.50 0 0.5 1.3
27 North Dakota State 4 2 5 2.50 0 0.5 1.3
27 Florida State 3 4 10 2.50 0 1.3 3.3
27 Tulsa 3 4 10 2.50 0 1.3 3.3
31 Colorado 3 4 11 2.75 0 1.3 3.7
32 Hawaii 3 6 17 2.83 0 2.0 5.7
33 Arkansas 3 1 3 3.00 0 0.3 1.0
33 Ole Miss 3 1 3 3.00 0 0.3 1.0
33 New Mexico State 3 1 3 3.00 0 0.3 1.0
33 Notre Dame 3 1 3 3.00 0 0.3 1.0
33 South Alabama 3 2 6 3.00 0 0.7 2.0
33 Minnesota 3 3 9 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
33 UNLV 3 4 12 3.00 0 1.3 4.0
40 James Madison 3 7 25 3.57 0 2.3 8.3
41 Mississippi State 3 1 4 4.00 0 0.3 1.3
41 FIU 3 2 8 4.00 0 0.7 2.7
41 Louisville 3 3 12 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
44 Michigan 3 4 17 4.25 0 1.3 5.7
44 Stanford 3 4 17 4.25 0 1.3 5.7
46 Clemson 3 3 13 4.33 0 1.0 4.3
46 Kentucky 3 3 13 4.33 0 1.0 4.3
48 Florida Atlantic 3 2 9 4.50 0 0.7 3.0
48 Western Michigan 3 2 9 4.50 0 0.7 3.0
50 BYU 3 1 5 5.00 0 0.3 1.7
50 Kansas State 3 1 5 5.00 0 0.3 1.7
50 Purdue 3 1 5 5.00 0 0.3 1.7
50 Liberty 3 2 10 5.00 0 0.7 3.3
54 Fresno State 3 4 21 5.25 0 1.3 7.0
54 Massachusetts 3 4 21 5.25 0 1.3 7.0
56 UCF 3 3 17 5.67 0 1.0 5.7
56 Pittsburgh 3 3 17 5.67 0 1.0 5.7
58 Boston College 3 2 12 6.00 0 0.7 4.0
59 Oregon State 3 3 19 6.33 0 1.0 6.3
60 Colorado State 3 8 51 6.38 0 2.7 17.0
60 Rice 3 8 51 6.38 0 2.7 17.0
62 Arkansas State 3 4 26 6.50 0 1.3 8.7
63 USF 3 3 20 6.67 0 1.0 6.7
64 Kent State 3 8 54 6.75 0 2.7 18.0
65 Kansas 3 1 7 7.00 0 0.3 2.3
65 Army 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
65 Miami (FL) 3 2 14 7.00 0 0.7 4.7
65 UCLA 3 6 42 7.00 0 2.0 14.0
69 Houston 3 2 15 7.50 0 0.7 5.0
69 Oklahoma 3 2 15 7.50 0 0.7 5.0
71 Temple 3 3 23 7.67 0 1.0 7.7
72 TCU 3 2 16 8.00 0 0.7 5.3
72 Texas 3 2 16 8.00 0 0.7 5.3
72 Miami (OH) 3 3 24 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
72 Louisiana Tech 3 6 48 8.00 0 2.0 16.0
76 Missouri State 3 5 43 8.60 0 1.7 14.3
77 East Carolina 3 8 69 8.63 0 2.7 23.0
78 Ohio 3 1 9 9.00 0 0.3 3.0
79 Duke 3 7 64 9.14 0 2.3 21.3
80 Illinois 3 2 19 9.50 0 0.7 6.3
81 Georgia 3 2 20 10.00 0 0.7 6.7
81 Toledo 3 3 30 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
81 Navy 2 3 30 10.00 0 1.5 15.0
84 North Carolina 3 5 52 10.40 0 1.7 17.3
85 Texas Tech 3 2 21 10.50 0 0.7 7.0
85 Western Kentucky 3 6 63 10.50 0 2.0 21.0
87 Buffalo 3 13 137 10.54 0 4.3 45.7
88 Indiana 3 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 3.7
88 Texas State 3 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 3.7
90 Wyoming 3 6 67 11.17 0 2.0 22.3
91 Eastern Michigan 4 6 69 11.50 0 1.5 17.3
92 San Diego State 3 9 104 11.56 0 3.0 34.7
93 Bowling Green 3 11 128 11.64 1 3.7 42.7
94 Marshall 3 7 82 11.71 0 2.3 27.3
95 UTSA 3 4 47 11.75 0 1.3 15.7
96 Wisconsin 3 1 12 12.00 0 0.3 4.0
96 Iowa State 3 3 36 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
96 Vanderbilt 3 6 72 12.00 1 2.0 24.0
99 California 3 5 62 12.40 0 1.7 20.7
100 Virginia 3 3 38 12.67 0 1.0 12.7
101 Charlotte 3 4 51 12.75 0 1.3 17.0
102 Kennesaw State 3 4 52 13.00 0 1.3 17.3
102 Washington State 3 6 78 13.00 0 2.0 26.0
104 Washington 3 3 40 13.33 0 1.0 13.3
105 Delaware 3 6 81 13.50 1 2.0 27.0
106 SMU 3 3 41 13.67 0 1.0 13.7
107 Middle Tennessee State 3 7 103 14.71 0 2.3 34.3
108 Memphis 4 5 80 16.00 1 1.3 20.0
109 Troy 3 5 84 16.80 1 1.7 28.0
110 Central Michigan 3 3 53 17.67 0 1.0 17.7
111 Maryland 3 1 18 18.00 0 0.3 6.0
112 Old Dominion 3 5 93 18.60 0 1.7 31.0
113 San Jose State 4 8 155 19.38 0 2.0 38.8
114 Louisiana-Monroe 3 6 119 19.83 1 2.0 39.7
115 Akron 3 6 124 20.67 0 2.0 41.3
116 Louisiana 3 7 152 21.71 1 2.3 50.7
117 Tennessee 3 1 24 24.00 1 0.3 8.0
118 Georgia Southern 3 5 126 25.20 1 1.7 42.0
119 Georgia State 3 2 55 27.50 0 0.7 18.3
120 Northern Illinois 3 7 193 27.57 2 2.3 64.3
121 UTEP 3 4 125 31.25 1 1.3 41.7
122 Arizona State 3 3 98 32.67 1 1.0 32.7
123 North Texas 3 1 36 36.00 0 0.3 12.0
124 UAB 3 2 73 36.50 0 0.7 24.3
125 Air Force 2 1 40 40.00 0 0.5 20.0