2026 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record 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
2 South Alabama 2 2 -4 -2.00 0 1.0 -2.0
2 New Mexico 1 1 -2 -2.00 0 1.0 -2.0
2 Syracuse 2 1 -2 -2.00 0 0.5 -1.0
5 Auburn 3 3 -3 -1.00 0 1.0 -1.0
5 Southern Miss 2 2 -2 -1.00 0 1.0 -1.0
7 Georgia 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
8 Georgia Tech 2 2 1 0.50 0 1.0 0.5
8 Ohio State 2 2 1 0.50 0 1.0 0.5
10 Alabama 4 3 2 0.67 0 0.8 0.5
11 Oregon 4 4 3 0.75 0 1.0 0.8
12 Boise State 4 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
12 Mississippi State 3 2 2 1.00 0 0.7 0.7
12 Coastal Carolina 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
12 Iowa 2 3 3 1.00 0 1.5 1.5
16 Tulane 4 6 8 1.33 0 1.5 2.0
17 Arkansas State 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
17 Baylor 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
17 Indiana 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
17 USC 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
17 Sacramento State 4 3 6 2.00 0 0.8 1.5
17 Appalachian State 1 1 2 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
23 Utah State 3 5 11 2.20 0 1.7 3.7
24 Ball State 4 8 19 2.38 0 2.0 4.8
25 NC State 3 3 8 2.67 0 1.0 2.7
26 Notre Dame 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
26 Pittsburgh 2 2 6 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
28 Texas A&M 4 7 23 3.29 0 1.8 5.8
29 Michigan 4 7 24 3.43 0 1.8 6.0
30 USF 3 5 19 3.80 0 1.7 6.3
31 South Carolina 4 3 12 4.00 0 0.8 3.0
31 Liberty 1 1 4 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
31 Louisville 3 3 12 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
34 UNLV 3 4 17 4.25 0 1.3 5.7
35 Florida Atlantic 2 2 9 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
35 Western Michigan 2 2 9 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
37 Florida State 3 5 23 4.60 0 1.7 7.7
37 Tulsa 2 5 23 4.60 0 2.5 11.5
39 Oklahoma 4 9 44 4.89 0 2.3 11.0
40 BYU 1 1 5 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
41 Fresno State 2 4 21 5.25 0 2.0 10.5
42 Delaware 2 3 16 5.33 0 1.5 8.0
43 Buffalo 3 7 38 5.43 0 2.3 12.7
44 James Madison 1 2 11 5.50 0 2.0 11.0
45 Minnesota 2 2 12 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
45 Miami (FL) 2 3 18 6.00 0 1.5 9.0
47 East Carolina 2 5 31 6.20 0 2.5 15.5
48 Louisiana Tech 4 7 44 6.29 0 1.8 11.0
49 Oregon State 2 3 19 6.33 0 1.5 9.5
50 Colorado State 3 7 46 6.57 0 2.3 15.3
51 Kent State 3 7 48 6.86 0 2.3 16.0
52 Washington 3 11 76 6.91 0 3.7 25.3
53 Wyoming 1 2 14 7.00 0 2.0 14.0
53 Rice 5 15 105 7.00 0 3.0 21.0
55 Bowling Green 2 7 53 7.57 0 3.5 26.5
56 Purdue 4 4 31 7.75 0 1.0 7.8
56 Kansas 3 4 31 7.75 0 1.3 10.3
56 North Carolina 3 8 62 7.75 0 2.7 20.7
59 Iowa State 3 9 71 7.89 0 3.0 23.7
60 UAB 2 1 8 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
60 FIU 2 1 8 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
60 Florida 4 2 16 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
60 Temple 3 2 16 8.00 0 0.7 5.3
60 Miami (OH) 3 3 24 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
60 Middle Tennessee State 1 2 16 8.00 0 2.0 16.0
66 Stanford 4 6 50 8.33 0 1.5 12.5
67 Vanderbilt 3 6 53 8.83 1 2.0 17.7
68 Ohio 3 1 9 9.00 0 0.3 3.0
69 Maryland 4 12 111 9.25 0 3.0 27.8
70 Clemson 3 3 29 9.67 0 1.0 9.7
70 Missouri State 1 3 29 9.67 0 3.0 29.0
72 Houston 3 4 39 9.75 0 1.3 13.0
73 Washington State 3 9 89 9.89 0 3.0 29.7
74 Arkansas 3 2 20 10.00 0 0.7 6.7
75 UCLA 1 5 52 10.40 0 5.0 52.0
76 West Virginia 3 2 21 10.50 0 0.7 7.0
76 Hawaii 2 2 21 10.50 0 1.0 10.5
78 Sam Houston State 3 7 75 10.71 0 2.3 25.0
79 Texas State 3 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 3.7
79 Navy 2 2 22 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
79 Western Kentucky 2 4 44 11.00 0 2.0 22.0
82 San Diego State 4 12 133 11.08 0 3.0 33.3
83 Charlotte 5 6 69 11.50 0 1.2 13.8
84 UCF 4 7 83 11.86 0 1.8 20.8
85 Michigan State 5 2 24 12.00 0 0.4 4.8
85 Wisconsin 2 1 12 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
85 Arizona State 1 1 12 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
85 Virginia Tech 1 3 36 12.00 0 3.0 36.0
89 New Mexico State 2 2 25 12.50 0 1.0 12.5
89 TCU 2 2 25 12.50 0 1.0 12.5
91 UTSA 2 3 41 13.67 0 1.5 20.5
91 Texas 4 6 82 13.67 2 1.5 20.5
91 Central Michigan 3 9 123 13.67 0 3.0 41.0
94 Kentucky 3 2 28 14.00 0 0.7 9.3
95 Boston College 3 9 127 14.11 0 3.0 42.3
96 Tennessee 2 4 57 14.25 0 2.0 28.5
97 North Dakota State 3 2 29 14.50 0 0.7 9.7
98 Kansas State 2 3 44 14.67 0 1.5 22.0
99 Marshall 1 3 45 15.00 0 3.0 45.0
100 LSU 4 4 63 15.75 1 1.0 15.8
101 Colorado 3 9 143 15.89 0 3.0 47.7
102 Ole Miss 2 1 16 16.00 0 0.5 8.0
103 Old Dominion 5 5 88 17.60 0 1.0 17.6
104 Akron 4 8 144 18.00 0 2.0 36.0
105 California 4 6 111 18.50 1 1.5 27.8
106 UTEP 4 9 168 18.67 1 2.3 42.0
107 Kennesaw State 3 4 75 18.75 0 1.3 25.0
108 Louisiana 2 5 103 20.60 1 2.5 51.5
109 Texas Tech 2 1 22 22.00 0 0.5 11.0
110 Georgia Southern 4 5 111 22.20 1 1.3 27.8
111 Memphis 2 3 73 24.33 1 1.5 36.5
112 San Jose State 3 6 148 24.67 0 2.0 49.3
113 Penn State 3 1 26 26.00 0 0.3 8.7
114 Northern Illinois 4 7 193 27.57 2 1.8 48.3
115 Troy 1 2 68 34.00 1 2.0 68.0
116 North Texas 2 1 36 36.00 0 0.5 18.0
117 Louisiana-Monroe 3 2 79 39.50 1 0.7 26.3
118 Air Force 1 1 40 40.00 0 1.0 40.0