2026 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - All Games through 10/10/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 New Mexico 5 2 -8 -4.00 0 0.4 -1.6
2 South Alabama 6 3 -5 -1.67 0 0.5 -0.8
3 Wake Forest 6 2 -3 -1.50 0 0.3 -0.5
4 Auburn 5 3 -3 -1.00 0 0.6 -0.6
5 Utah 5 3 -1 -0.33 0 0.6 -0.2
6 Boise State 6 2 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
6 Cincinnati 5 3 0 0.00 0 0.6 0.0
8 Southern Miss 5 7 1 0.14 0 1.4 0.2
9 Oregon 5 4 3 0.75 0 0.8 0.6
10 Northwestern 5 1 1 1.00 0 0.2 0.2
10 Baylor 5 2 2 1.00 0 0.4 0.4
10 Mississippi State 5 2 2 1.00 0 0.4 0.4
10 Iowa 6 3 3 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
14 Tulane 5 8 9 1.13 0 1.6 1.8
15 Notre Dame 6 3 4 1.33 0 0.5 0.7
16 Sacramento State 6 4 6 1.50 0 0.7 1.0
17 Nevada 5 3 5 1.67 0 0.6 1.0
18 Utah State 6 7 12 1.71 0 1.2 2.0
19 Texas A&M 6 9 16 1.78 0 1.5 2.7
20 Georgia Tech 5 4 8 2.00 0 0.8 1.6
21 Ball State 6 11 24 2.18 0 1.8 4.0
22 Alabama 6 7 16 2.29 0 1.2 2.7
23 Nebraska 6 3 7 2.33 0 0.5 1.2
24 NC State 6 3 8 2.67 0 0.5 1.3
24 Syracuse 5 3 8 2.67 0 0.6 1.6
26 Jacksonville State 6 3 9 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
27 Appalachian State 5 3 10 3.33 0 0.6 2.0
27 FIU 5 3 10 3.33 0 0.6 2.0
29 Michigan 5 7 24 3.43 0 1.4 4.8
30 Tulsa 6 9 31 3.44 0 1.5 5.2
31 UNLV 6 8 31 3.88 0 1.3 5.2
32 South Carolina 6 3 12 4.00 0 0.5 2.0
32 Coastal Carolina 6 4 16 4.00 0 0.7 2.7
34 James Madison 6 11 45 4.09 0 1.8 7.5
35 USF 6 7 29 4.14 0 1.2 4.8
36 Florida Atlantic 5 2 9 4.50 0 0.4 1.8
37 Florida State 6 5 23 4.60 0 0.8 3.8
37 Pittsburgh 6 5 23 4.60 0 0.8 3.8
39 Louisville 6 4 19 4.75 0 0.7 3.2
39 Ohio State 6 4 19 4.75 0 0.7 3.2
41 Fresno State 6 7 34 4.86 0 1.2 5.7
42 BYU 5 1 5 5.00 0 0.2 1.0
42 Oklahoma State 5 2 10 5.00 0 0.4 2.0
44 Oklahoma 5 10 51 5.10 0 2.0 10.2
45 Ole Miss 5 4 22 5.50 0 0.8 4.4
45 Louisiana Tech 5 8 44 5.50 0 1.6 8.8
47 Arkansas State 6 5 28 5.60 0 0.8 4.7
48 Arkansas 6 4 23 5.75 0 0.7 3.8
49 Hawaii 6 9 53 5.89 0 1.5 8.8
50 Miami (FL) 5 3 18 6.00 0 0.6 3.6
50 USC 7 5 30 6.00 0 0.7 4.3
50 Clemson 5 4 24 6.00 0 0.8 4.8
50 Minnesota 6 6 36 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
54 Oregon State 6 4 25 6.25 0 0.7 4.2
55 Colorado State 5 11 70 6.36 0 2.2 14.0
56 Indiana 6 2 13 6.50 0 0.3 2.2
57 Georgia 6 3 20 6.67 0 0.5 3.3
58 Texas State 5 2 14 7.00 0 0.4 2.8
58 Purdue 6 6 42 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
58 Rice 6 15 105 7.00 0 2.5 17.5
61 Army 5 5 36 7.20 0 1.0 7.2
62 Massachusetts 6 8 58 7.25 0 1.3 9.7
63 Kentucky 6 7 52 7.43 0 1.2 8.7
64 Kent State 6 11 82 7.45 0 1.8 13.7
65 Liberty 6 3 23 7.67 0 0.5 3.8
66 Miami (OH) 6 4 31 7.75 0 0.7 5.2
66 Kansas 5 4 31 7.75 0 0.8 6.2
68 UCLA 5 14 109 7.79 0 2.8 21.8
69 Houston 6 5 39 7.80 0 0.8 6.5
69 Temple 6 5 39 7.80 0 0.8 6.5
71 Missouri 6 1 8 8.00 0 0.2 1.3
71 Connecticut 6 2 16 8.00 0 0.3 2.7
71 Florida 6 2 16 8.00 0 0.3 2.7
71 Illinois 6 3 24 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
71 Stanford 6 8 64 8.00 0 1.3 10.7
71 Delaware 5 9 72 8.00 1 1.8 14.4
77 Missouri State 5 9 73 8.11 0 1.8 14.6
78 Washington 6 14 116 8.29 0 2.3 19.3
79 Texas Tech 5 3 25 8.33 0 0.6 5.0
80 Western Kentucky 6 8 68 8.50 0 1.3 11.3
81 Ohio 6 4 36 9.00 0 0.7 6.0
81 Vanderbilt 6 12 108 9.00 2 2.0 18.0
83 Wyoming 6 9 83 9.22 0 1.5 13.8
84 Washington State 6 14 130 9.29 0 2.3 21.7
85 East Carolina 5 10 93 9.30 0 2.0 18.6
86 New Mexico State 6 3 28 9.33 0 0.5 4.7
87 Sam Houston State 5 8 75 9.38 0 1.6 15.0
88 Virginia 6 10 94 9.40 0 1.7 15.7
89 Buffalo 6 16 151 9.44 0 2.7 25.2
90 Iowa State 6 12 114 9.50 0 2.0 19.0
91 North Carolina 5 11 105 9.55 0 2.2 21.0
92 Wisconsin 5 4 39 9.75 0 0.8 7.8
93 Maryland 6 13 129 9.92 0 2.2 21.5
94 Toledo 6 3 30 10.00 0 0.5 5.0
94 Navy 5 3 30 10.00 0 0.6 6.0
96 TCU 5 5 51 10.20 0 1.0 10.2
97 Western Michigan 6 4 41 10.25 0 0.7 6.8
98 North Dakota State 6 5 52 10.40 0 0.8 8.7
99 West Virginia 6 2 21 10.50 0 0.3 3.5
100 San Diego State 6 16 171 10.69 0 2.7 28.5
101 LSU 6 9 99 11.00 1 1.5 16.5
102 Eastern Michigan 7 6 69 11.50 0 0.9 9.9
103 Marshall 6 9 104 11.56 0 1.5 17.3
104 UTSA 6 4 47 11.75 0 0.7 7.8
104 UCF 6 8 94 11.75 0 1.3 15.7
106 Michigan State 6 2 24 12.00 0 0.3 4.0
106 Virginia Tech 6 5 60 12.00 0 0.8 10.0
108 Duke 5 8 97 12.13 0 1.6 19.4
109 Kansas State 5 4 49 12.25 0 0.8 9.8
110 Central Michigan 6 11 136 12.36 0 1.8 22.7
111 Colorado 5 12 150 12.50 0 2.4 30.0
112 Troy 5 7 88 12.57 1 1.4 17.6
113 SMU 5 4 51 12.75 0 0.8 10.2
114 Bowling Green 6 14 182 13.00 1 2.3 30.3
115 Texas 5 6 82 13.67 2 1.2 16.4
115 Charlotte 6 9 123 13.67 0 1.5 20.5
117 Old Dominion 6 7 96 13.71 0 1.2 16.0
118 Memphis 6 7 97 13.86 1 1.2 16.2
119 Boston College 5 9 127 14.11 0 1.8 25.4
120 UAB 6 7 100 14.29 0 1.2 16.7
121 Middle Tennessee State 5 11 167 15.18 0 2.2 33.4
122 Air Force 5 4 61 15.25 0 0.8 12.2
123 Kennesaw State 5 5 77 15.40 0 1.0 15.4
124 Louisiana 6 10 157 15.70 1 1.7 26.2
125 California 6 10 161 16.10 1 1.7 26.8
126 Tennessee 6 5 81 16.20 1 0.8 13.5
127 Akron 6 9 146 16.22 0 1.5 24.3
128 San Jose State 6 12 199 16.58 0 2.0 33.2
129 UTEP 6 10 168 16.80 1 1.7 28.0
130 Louisiana-Monroe 5 8 198 24.75 2 1.6 39.6
131 Penn State 6 1 26 26.00 0 0.2 4.3
132 Arizona State 5 4 110 27.50 1 0.8 22.0
133 Northern Illinois 5 7 193 27.57 2 1.4 38.6
134 Georgia Southern 6 7 197 28.14 2 1.2 32.8
135 Georgia State 5 3 92 30.67 1 0.6 18.4
136 North Texas 6 1 36 36.00 0 0.2 6.0