2026 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -2.0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 4 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| 1 | Boise State | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 1 | Georgia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Utah | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 1 | Sacramento State | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 1 | Stanford | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| 1 | Nevada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1 | Missouri State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 1 | USF | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 1 | FIU | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 2 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 1 | Michigan | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 1 | UNLV | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| 1 | NC State | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 1 | Delaware | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 4 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 4 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 2 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 3 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.7 |
| 1 | James Madison | 3 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.7 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 1 | UAB | 2 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.5 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 3 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 2 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 16.5 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 3 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.7 |
| 1 | Washington | 3 | 11 | 76 | 6.91 | 0 | 3.7 | 25.3 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 1 | USC | 4 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 2 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Army | 3 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.7 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 2 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.5 |
| 1 | Houston | 3 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 1 | Florida | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Temple | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Rice | 2 | 6 | 49 | 8.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 24.5 |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 9 | 76 | 8.44 | 0 | 3.0 | 25.3 |
| 1 | Memphis | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.8 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 3 | 9 | 78 | 8.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Akron | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 2 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.5 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 3 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 1 | Maryland | 3 | 12 | 111 | 9.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 37.0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 2 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 3 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.7 |
| 1 | Virginia | 3 | 9 | 88 | 9.78 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.3 |
| 1 | UTEP | 2 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.5 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 1 | Navy | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.3 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 2 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 2 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.5 |
| 1 | TCU | 2 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.5 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 5 | 60 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 20.0 |
| 1 | SMU | 3 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| 1 | Liberty | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| 1 | Duke | 2 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 35.5 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 3 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 2 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 2 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.5 |
| 1 | UCF | 3 | 5 | 77 | 15.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 25.7 |
| 1 | Ohio | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.5 |
| 1 | North Dakota State | 3 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.7 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 2 | 7 | 115 | 16.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 57.5 |
| 1 | Colorado | 2 | 8 | 139 | 17.38 | 0 | 4.0 | 69.5 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.7 |
| 1 | Air Force | 3 | 2 | 55 | 27.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 18.3 |
| 113 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 1 | 2.0 | 17.7 |
| 113 | LSU | 3 | 5 | 66 | 13.20 | 1 | 1.7 | 22.0 |
| 113 | California | 3 | 7 | 128 | 18.29 | 1 | 2.3 | 42.7 |
| 113 | Arizona State | 2 | 3 | 89 | 29.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 44.5 |
| 113 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 1 | 73 | 73.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 36.5 |
| 113 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 78 | 78.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 78.0 |
| 119 | Texas | 2 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 2 | 2.0 | 33.0 |