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