2026 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games at Home Only through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | 3 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -2.0 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 3 | -4 | -1.33 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.3 |
| 3 | Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | 4 | 6 | -2 | -0.33 | 0 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 5 | Boise State | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 5 | Utah | 4 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| 5 | Oregon | 3 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.3 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Auburn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Baylor | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Houston | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Utah State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Hawaii | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Delaware | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 17 | Sacramento State | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 17 | Northwestern | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 17 | South Carolina | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 21 | Southern Miss | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 21 | Tulane | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 23 | FIU | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 23 | Ohio | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 23 | Arkansas State | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 26 | Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 26 | Iowa | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 26 | Connecticut | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 29 | Nevada | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 29 | Louisville | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 31 | BYU | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 32 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 32 | South Alabama | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 32 | NC State | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 32 | Missouri | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 36 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 37 | Missouri State | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 38 | Buffalo | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| 39 | Indiana | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| 40 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 40 | Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 40 | Michigan State | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 43 | Fresno State | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 43 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 45 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| 45 | UCF | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 45 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 45 | Texas State | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 45 | Wisconsin | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 50 | Alabama | 4 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
| 50 | UTEP | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 50 | Stanford | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 50 | USC | 5 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| 50 | Navy | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 50 | Arizona State | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 56 | James Madison | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| 56 | USF | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| 56 | Central Michigan | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| 59 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| 59 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 61 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.6 |
| 62 | Western Michigan | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| 63 | Illinois | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| 64 | UNLV | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.0 |
| 64 | Florida State | 4 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 64 | Georgia | 4 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 67 | Minnesota | 4 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 67 | Troy | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 67 | Texas | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 67 | West Virginia | 4 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.3 |
| 71 | Massachusetts | 4 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 72 | Old Dominion | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 73 | Arkansas | 4 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 74 | Liberty | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| 74 | Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| 76 | Akron | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.7 |
| 77 | Kent State | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| 77 | North Dakota State | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| 77 | Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.3 |
| 80 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 81 | Ball State | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.0 |
| 81 | Clemson | 3 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 81 | Memphis | 3 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 81 | SMU | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.0 |
| 81 | New Mexico State | 3 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.0 |
| 86 | Texas Tech | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 87 | Tulsa | 3 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.7 |
| 88 | UAB | 3 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.0 |
| 88 | Purdue | 4 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.0 |
| 88 | Temple | 4 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 88 | Bowling Green | 3 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 9.0 |
| 92 | East Carolina | 3 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.3 |
| 93 | LSU | 4 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| 94 | Maryland | 3 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.7 |
| 94 | Army | 3 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.7 |
| 96 | Virginia | 4 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| 97 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 98 | North Carolina | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.5 |
| 99 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.7 |
| 99 | Washington State | 3 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.7 |
| 101 | Colorado State | 4 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.8 |
| 102 | Colorado | 2 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.0 |
| 102 | Iowa State | 4 | 5 | 52 | 10.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 104 | Wyoming | 2 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.5 |
| 105 | Marshall | 3 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.7 |
| 105 | TCU | 3 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.7 |
| 107 | Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.3 |
| 108 | Air Force | 3 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.3 |
| 109 | Rice | 3 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 110 | Duke | 3 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.7 |
| 111 | Louisiana | 3 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.7 |
| 111 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.7 |
| 113 | Washington | 5 | 10 | 91 | 9.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.2 |
| 114 | San Diego State | 3 | 7 | 58 | 8.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 19.3 |
| 115 | UCLA | 2 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 19.5 |
| 116 | California | 4 | 4 | 90 | 22.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 22.5 |
| 117 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 9 | 95 | 10.56 | 1 | 2.3 | 23.8 |
| 118 | Georgia State | 3 | 2 | 80 | 40.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 26.7 |
| 119 | Boston College | 3 | 5 | 87 | 17.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 29.0 |
| 120 | Charlotte | 3 | 7 | 114 | 16.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 38.0 |
| 121 | San Jose State | 3 | 6 | 117 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 122 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 41.5 |
| 123 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 4 | 179 | 44.75 | 2 | 2.0 | 89.5 |