2026 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - All Games through 09/12/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 New Mexico 2 1 -6 -6.00 0 0.5 -3.0
2 Clemson 2 1 -5 -5.00 0 0.5 -2.5
3 Auburn 2 1 -3 -3.00 0 0.5 -1.5
4 Ohio State 2 1 -2 -2.00 0 0.5 -1.0
5 Southern Miss 2 2 -2 -1.00 0 1.0 -1.0
5 Oklahoma State 2 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.5 -0.5
5 South Alabama 2 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.5 -0.5
5 Texas Tech 2 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.5 -0.5
9 FIU 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
9 NC State 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
9 Sam Houston State 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
9 Wake Forest 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
9 Tennessee 2 1 0 0.00 1 0.5 0.0
9 Alabama 2 2 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
9 Texas A&M 2 4 0 0.00 0 2.0 0.0
16 Utah State 2 2 1 0.50 0 1.0 0.5
17 Boise State 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
18 Tulane 2 4 5 1.25 0 2.0 2.5
19 Hawaii 3 6 8 1.33 0 2.0 2.7
20 North Dakota State 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
20 USC 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
20 Appalachian State 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
20 Baylor 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
20 LSU 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
20 Oregon 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
20 Syracuse 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
20 Cincinnati 2 2 4 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
20 Nevada 2 2 4 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
20 Georgia Tech 2 4 8 2.00 0 2.0 4.0
30 Colorado 2 3 7 2.33 0 1.5 3.5
30 Florida State 2 3 7 2.33 0 1.5 3.5
30 Tulsa 2 3 7 2.33 0 1.5 3.5
33 Sacramento State 3 2 5 2.50 0 0.7 1.7
33 Bowling Green 2 6 15 2.50 0 3.0 7.5
35 Ball State 2 6 17 2.83 0 3.0 8.5
36 New Mexico State 3 1 3 3.00 0 0.3 1.0
36 Arkansas 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
36 Ole Miss 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
36 Notre Dame 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
36 UNLV 3 4 12 3.00 0 1.3 4.0
41 Louisville 2 2 7 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
42 Mississippi State 2 1 4 4.00 0 0.5 2.0
42 Stanford 2 3 12 4.00 0 1.5 6.0
44 Michigan 2 4 17 4.25 0 2.0 8.5
45 James Madison 2 3 13 4.33 0 1.5 6.5
45 Louisiana-Monroe 2 3 13 4.33 0 1.5 6.5
47 Western Michigan 2 2 9 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
48 BYU 2 1 5 5.00 0 0.5 2.5
48 Kansas State 2 1 5 5.00 0 0.5 2.5
48 Purdue 2 1 5 5.00 0 0.5 2.5
48 Liberty 2 2 10 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
52 Troy 2 3 16 5.33 0 1.5 8.0
53 Buffalo 2 5 28 5.60 0 2.5 14.0
54 UCF 2 3 17 5.67 0 1.5 8.5
55 UTSA 2 1 6 6.00 0 0.5 3.0
55 Boston College 2 2 12 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
55 Colorado State 2 4 24 6.00 0 2.0 12.0
58 East Carolina 2 5 31 6.20 0 2.5 15.5
59 Oregon State 2 3 19 6.33 0 1.5 9.5
60 Kentucky 2 2 13 6.50 0 1.0 6.5
61 UCLA 2 5 33 6.60 0 2.5 16.5
62 USF 2 3 20 6.67 0 1.5 10.0
63 Oklahoma 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
63 Army 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
63 Fresno State 2 3 21 7.00 0 1.5 10.5
66 Miami (OH) 2 2 15 7.50 0 1.0 7.5
66 Pittsburgh 2 2 15 7.50 0 1.0 7.5
68 Temple 2 3 23 7.67 0 1.5 11.5
69 Vanderbilt 2 5 39 7.80 1 2.5 19.5
70 Texas 2 2 16 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
71 Kent State 2 4 34 8.50 0 2.0 17.0
72 Duke 2 3 26 8.67 0 1.5 13.0
73 Louisiana Tech 2 5 44 8.80 0 2.5 22.0
74 Ohio 2 1 9 9.00 0 0.5 4.5
75 Western Kentucky 2 5 46 9.20 0 2.5 23.0
76 Kennesaw State 2 3 28 9.33 0 1.5 14.0
77 Rice 2 5 47 9.40 0 2.5 23.5
78 Missouri State 2 4 38 9.50 0 2.0 19.0
79 Georgia Southern 2 5 49 9.80 0 2.5 24.5
80 Georgia 2 2 20 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
80 Middle Tennessee State 2 2 20 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
80 Toledo 2 3 30 10.00 0 1.5 15.0
80 Navy 2 3 30 10.00 0 1.5 15.0
84 Indiana 2 1 11 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
84 Texas State 2 1 11 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
86 Eastern Michigan 3 6 69 11.50 0 2.0 23.0
87 Marshall 2 7 82 11.71 0 3.5 41.0
88 Wyoming 2 5 59 11.80 0 2.5 29.5
89 Wisconsin 2 1 12 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
89 Massachusetts 2 2 24 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
89 Iowa State 2 3 36 12.00 0 1.5 18.0
92 California 2 5 62 12.40 0 2.5 31.0
93 SMU 2 2 25 12.50 0 1.0 12.5
94 Washington State 2 6 78 13.00 0 3.0 39.0
95 San Jose State 3 6 79 13.17 0 2.0 26.3
96 Washington 2 3 40 13.33 0 1.5 20.0
97 San Diego State 2 6 84 14.00 0 3.0 42.0
98 North Carolina 2 3 43 14.33 0 1.5 21.5
99 Virginia 2 2 32 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
99 Memphis 3 5 80 16.00 1 1.7 26.7
101 Delaware 2 5 83 16.60 1 2.5 41.5
102 Maryland 2 1 18 18.00 0 0.5 9.0
102 Charlotte 2 3 54 18.00 0 1.5 27.0
104 Illinois 2 1 19 19.00 0 0.5 9.5
105 Arizona State 2 1 21 21.00 0 0.5 10.5
106 Old Dominion 2 4 86 21.50 0 2.0 43.0
107 Akron 2 2 44 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
108 Central Michigan 2 2 47 23.50 0 1.0 23.5
109 Northern Illinois 2 5 124 24.80 1 2.5 62.0
110 Louisiana 2 4 100 25.00 1 2.0 50.0
111 North Texas 2 1 36 36.00 0 0.5 18.0
112 Air Force 2 1 40 40.00 0 0.5 20.0
113 UTEP 2 2 115 57.50 1 1.0 57.5
114 UAB 2 1 65 65.00 0 0.5 32.5