2026 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 2 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 1 | LSU | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | NC State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1 | Oregon | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 1 | USC | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 1 | Kansas | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 1 | FIU | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 1 | Texas State | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 1 | Maryland | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 15.5 |
| 22 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 22 | Auburn | 2 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.5 |
| 22 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 22 | Stanford | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 22 | Baylor | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 22 | Sacramento State | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| 22 | UCLA | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 22 | Colorado | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 22 | Liberty | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 22 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 22 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 22 | Texas | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 22 | Clemson | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 22 | Temple | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 22 | California | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 22 | Duke | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 22 | SMU | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 22 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 22 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 22 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 36.0 |
| 22 | UAB | 2 | 2 | 73 | 36.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 36.5 |
| 22 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 40.0 |
| 47 | Louisville | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 47 | UCF | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 47 | Oregon State | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| 47 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 47 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.0 |
| 52 | Tulane | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 53 | Southern Miss | 2 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 0 | 2.0 | -0.5 |
| 53 | UNLV | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 53 | Texas A&M | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| 53 | Cincinnati | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 53 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 53 | Florida State | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 53 | Michigan | 2 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.5 |
| 53 | Western Michigan | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 53 | James Madison | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 53 | Boston College | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 53 | Arkansas State | 2 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 53 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 53 | Houston | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 53 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 53 | Wyoming | 2 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 53 | Navy | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 53 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 53 | Iowa State | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| 53 | North Carolina | 2 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.5 |
| 53 | Central Michigan | 1 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.0 |
| 53 | Georgia State | 1 | 2 | 55 | 27.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 55.0 |
| 53 | UTEP | 2 | 4 | 125 | 31.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 62.5 |
| 53 | San Jose State | 2 | 4 | 132 | 33.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 66.0 |
| 53 | Troy | 1 | 2 | 68 | 34.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 68.0 |
| 53 | Memphis | 1 | 2 | 72 | 36.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 72.0 |
| 53 | Old Dominion | 1 | 2 | 78 | 39.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 78.0 |
| 79 | Ball State | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 5.0 |
| 79 | Utah State | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 6.0 |
| 79 | East Carolina | 2 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 15.5 |
| 79 | Missouri State | 2 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 21.5 |
| 79 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 24.0 |
| 84 | Tulsa | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 7.0 |
| 84 | Fresno State | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| 84 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 23.0 |
| 84 | Toledo | 1 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 84 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 38.0 |
| 84 | Washington State | 2 | 6 | 78 | 13.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 39.0 |
| 84 | UTSA | 1 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.0 |
| 84 | Akron | 2 | 6 | 124 | 20.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 62.0 |
| 84 | Louisiana | 1 | 3 | 99 | 33.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 99.0 |
| 93 | Kent State | 2 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 3.5 | 25.0 |
| 93 | Marshall | 2 | 7 | 82 | 11.71 | 0 | 3.5 | 41.0 |
| 93 | San Diego State | 2 | 7 | 86 | 12.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 43.0 |
| 93 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 7 | 193 | 27.57 | 2 | 3.5 | 96.5 |
| 97 | Rice | 2 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 0 | 4.0 | 25.5 |
| 97 | Colorado State | 1 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 27.0 |
| 99 | Delaware | 1 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 1 | 5.0 | 83.0 |
| 100 | Bowling Green | 2 | 11 | 128 | 11.64 | 1 | 5.5 | 64.0 |
| 101 | Buffalo | 1 | 8 | 109 | 13.63 | 0 | 8.0 | 109.0 |