2026 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | 2 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -3.0 |
| 2 | Auburn | 2 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| 3 | Delaware | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| 4 | Utah | 3 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| 5 | Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Hawaii | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 5 | UNLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Alabama | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 15 | Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 15 | Temple | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 17 | USC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 17 | Appalachian State | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 17 | LSU | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 17 | Oregon | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 17 | Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 17 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 23 | Colorado | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 24 | North Dakota State | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 24 | Tulsa | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| 26 | Memphis | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 27 | Ole Miss | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 27 | Notre Dame | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 27 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 27 | South Alabama | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 27 | Minnesota | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 32 | Ball State | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 33 | James Madison | 3 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.3 |
| 34 | Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 34 | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 34 | Kent State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 34 | Old Dominion | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 38 | Michigan | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 39 | Clemson | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.5 |
| 40 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 41 | BYU | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 41 | Kansas State | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 41 | Louisville | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 41 | Purdue | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 45 | Massachusetts | 3 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 46 | Troy | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.0 |
| 47 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.7 |
| 48 | San Jose State | 2 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.5 |
| 49 | Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 49 | Liberty | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 49 | UTSA | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 49 | Colorado State | 2 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 53 | USF | 3 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.7 |
| 54 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 54 | Army | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 54 | Stanford | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 54 | UCLA | 3 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 58 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 59 | Texas | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 59 | Navy | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 59 | TCU | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 62 | San Diego State | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 63 | Duke | 3 | 7 | 64 | 9.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.3 |
| 64 | Illinois | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 65 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.7 |
| 66 | Marshall | 2 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.5 |
| 67 | Texas Tech | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.0 |
| 68 | Indiana | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 69 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 70 | SMU | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.5 |
| 70 | Wyoming | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 70 | California | 2 | 4 | 50 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 73 | East Carolina | 1 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 38.0 |
| 74 | Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 74 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 76 | Louisiana | 2 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.5 |
| 77 | Washington | 3 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.3 |
| 78 | North Carolina | 2 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.5 |
| 79 | Virginia | 2 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 80 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 41.5 |
| 81 | Maryland | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 82 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 83 | Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 8.0 |
| 84 | Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 77 | 38.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 38.5 |