2026 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson | 2 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -2.5 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 4 | 2 | -8 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -2.0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 2 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 4 | 3 | -5 | -1.67 | 0 | 0.8 | -1.3 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 1 | Utah | 3 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| 1 | Tulane | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 1 | Boise State | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 4 | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 4.3 |
| 1 | Baylor | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 1 | Oregon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 1 | USC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 1 | Nevada | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
| 1 | Utah State | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 1 | Sacramento State | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 1 | North Dakota State | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.8 |
| 1 | Colorado | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | Air Force | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 1 | Louisville | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 1 | James Madison | 3 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.3 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 1 | FIU | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 1 | UNLV | 4 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.5 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 1 | Liberty | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 3 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 1 | UCF | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.7 |
| 1 | Virginia | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 4 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.8 |
| 1 | Rice | 4 | 9 | 56 | 6.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 4 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 3 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.7 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 4 | 11 | 70 | 6.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 17.5 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 4 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 1 | UCLA | 2 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 16.5 |
| 1 | Army | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 1 | Purdue | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 3 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 0 | 3.0 | 21.3 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 4 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 1 | USF | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.7 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 6 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Navy | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 1 | TCU | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 1 | Texas | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| 1 | LSU | 3 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Duke | 3 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.7 |
| 1 | Missouri State | 4 | 8 | 72 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 1 | Marshall | 4 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.8 |
| 1 | Toledo | 4 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.5 |
| 1 | Georgia | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 63 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.8 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 4 | 13 | 137 | 10.54 | 0 | 3.3 | 34.3 |
| 1 | Texas State | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| 1 | Indiana | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 1 | California | 3 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 3 | 6 | 67 | 11.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.3 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 4 | 10 | 115 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 28.8 |
| 1 | UTSA | 4 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.8 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 3 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 3 | 5 | 63 | 12.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 3 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.3 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| 1 | SMU | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 4 | 6 | 88 | 14.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 2 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.5 |
| 1 | Washington State | 4 | 7 | 114 | 16.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 28.5 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 9 | 151 | 16.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 37.8 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 4 | 6 | 103 | 17.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.8 |
| 1 | Maryland | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Akron | 4 | 7 | 128 | 18.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 3 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 31.0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 4 | 8 | 155 | 19.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.8 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 3 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| 1 | UAB | 4 | 3 | 79 | 26.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 19.8 |
| 1 | North Texas | 4 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 9.0 |
| 112 | Delaware | 4 | 8 | 69 | 8.63 | 1 | 2.0 | 17.3 |
| 112 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 1 | 2.0 | 18.3 |
| 112 | Troy | 4 | 7 | 88 | 12.57 | 1 | 1.8 | 22.0 |
| 112 | Bowling Green | 4 | 12 | 155 | 12.92 | 1 | 3.0 | 38.8 |
| 112 | Memphis | 4 | 5 | 80 | 16.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 20.0 |
| 112 | Louisiana | 4 | 8 | 153 | 19.13 | 1 | 2.0 | 38.3 |
| 112 | UTEP | 4 | 7 | 137 | 19.57 | 1 | 1.8 | 34.3 |
| 112 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 6 | 124 | 20.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 31.0 |
| 112 | Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 8.0 |
| 121 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 7 | 192 | 27.43 | 2 | 1.8 | 48.0 |
| 121 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 7 | 193 | 27.57 | 2 | 1.8 | 48.3 |