2026 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Louisiana Tech 2 2 -4 -2.00 0 1.0 -2.0
2 Oregon 1 2 -3 -1.50 0 2.0 -3.0
3 Mississippi State 1 1 -2 -2.00 0 1.0 -2.0
4 Boise State 2 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.5 -0.5
4 USF 2 3 -1 -0.33 0 1.5 -0.5
6 Nebraska 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
6 Utah State 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
6 Auburn 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
6 Sacramento State 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
10 New Mexico State 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
10 Old Dominion 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
10 South Carolina 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
10 Nevada 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
10 Missouri State 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
15 Alabama 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
15 Arkansas State 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
15 Indiana 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
15 FIU 1 1 2 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
19 Fresno State 2 2 3 1.50 0 1.0 1.5
19 Ole Miss 1 2 3 1.50 0 2.0 3.0
19 Temple 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
19 Delaware 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
19 Texas State 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
19 Tulane 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
25 Iowa 2 2 4 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
25 Louisiana 2 2 4 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
25 Miami (FL) 1 1 4 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
28 Western Kentucky 2 2 5 2.50 0 1.0 2.5
28 Illinois 2 1 5 5.00 0 0.5 2.5
30 Pittsburgh 2 2 6 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
30 Syracuse 2 2 6 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
30 Air Force 2 2 6 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
30 Michigan 1 2 6 3.00 0 2.0 6.0
30 UAB 2 1 6 6.00 0 0.5 3.0
30 Louisiana-Monroe 1 1 6 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
36 Louisville 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
36 Miami (OH) 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
36 Kansas State 1 1 7 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
39 NC State 2 2 8 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
39 Ohio State 2 2 8 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
39 Missouri 2 1 8 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
39 Texas 1 1 8 8.00 1 1.0 8.0
43 Ball State 2 3 9 3.00 0 1.5 4.5
43 Jacksonville State 1 2 9 4.50 0 2.0 9.0
43 Colorado 1 1 9 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
46 SMU 1 1 10 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
47 Clemson 1 1 11 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
47 Oklahoma State 1 1 11 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
47 Wisconsin 1 1 11 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
50 Arizona State 2 1 12 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
50 Michigan State 2 1 12 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
52 Florida State 2 1 13 13.00 0 0.5 6.5
52 Liberty 2 1 13 13.00 0 0.5 6.5
54 Buffalo 2 3 14 4.67 0 1.5 7.0
54 UNLV 2 3 14 4.67 0 1.5 7.0
54 Wyoming 2 2 14 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
57 Coastal Carolina 2 3 15 5.00 0 1.5 7.5
57 James Madison 2 2 15 7.50 0 1.0 7.5
57 Sam Houston State 1 2 15 7.50 0 2.0 15.0
57 West Virginia 2 1 15 15.00 0 0.5 7.5
61 Washington State 2 7 16 2.29 0 3.5 8.0
61 Oklahoma 1 5 16 3.20 0 5.0 16.0
61 Tulsa 2 3 16 5.33 0 1.5 8.0
61 Connecticut 2 2 16 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
61 Florida 2 2 16 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
66 Memphis 2 2 17 8.50 0 1.0 8.5
67 Texas A&M 2 3 18 6.00 0 1.5 9.0
67 Akron 2 2 18 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
67 Kent State 2 2 18 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
70 Arkansas 2 3 20 6.67 0 1.5 10.0
71 Purdue 2 3 21 7.00 0 1.5 10.5
71 Hawaii 2 1 21 21.00 0 0.5 10.5
73 Houston 2 3 24 8.00 0 1.5 12.0
73 Kansas 2 3 24 8.00 0 1.5 12.0
75 Massachusetts 2 2 25 12.50 0 1.0 12.5
75 Army 2 2 25 12.50 0 1.0 12.5
75 TCU 1 2 25 12.50 0 2.0 25.0
75 East Carolina 1 1 25 25.00 0 1.0 25.0
75 Kennesaw State 1 1 25 25.00 0 1.0 25.0
80 Penn State 2 1 26 26.00 0 0.5 13.0
81 California 2 3 27 9.00 0 1.5 13.5
81 Minnesota 2 3 27 9.00 0 1.5 13.5
81 Bowling Green 2 2 27 13.50 0 1.0 13.5
84 USC 2 4 28 7.00 0 2.0 14.0
84 Boston College 1 2 28 14.00 0 2.0 28.0
86 UTEP 2 3 31 10.33 0 1.5 15.5
86 Ohio 2 2 31 15.50 0 1.0 15.5
88 Western Michigan 2 2 32 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
89 Central Michigan 2 5 33 6.60 0 2.5 16.5
89 Duke 1 1 33 33.00 0 1.0 33.0
91 Charlotte 2 3 35 11.67 0 1.5 17.5
92 Kentucky 2 4 39 9.75 0 2.0 19.5
93 Vanderbilt 2 3 40 13.33 0 1.5 20.0
94 San Jose State 2 4 44 11.00 0 2.0 22.0
95 Marshall 2 3 45 15.00 0 1.5 22.5
96 Stanford 2 4 47 11.75 0 2.0 23.5
96 North Dakota State 2 3 47 15.67 0 1.5 23.5
98 Middle Tennessee State 1 2 48 24.00 0 2.0 48.0
99 Washington 2 7 49 7.00 0 3.5 24.5
99 Rice 2 6 49 8.17 0 3.0 24.5
101 UCLA 1 5 52 10.40 0 5.0 52.0
102 North Carolina 2 6 53 8.83 0 3.0 26.5
103 Virginia 2 7 56 8.00 0 3.5 28.0
103 San Diego State 2 6 56 9.33 0 3.0 28.0
105 Virginia Tech 2 5 60 12.00 0 2.5 30.0
106 UCF 2 4 66 16.50 0 2.0 33.0
107 Iowa State 2 7 69 9.86 0 3.5 34.5
108 Georgia Southern 2 1 73 73.00 1 0.5 36.5
109 Georgia State 1 1 78 78.00 1 1.0 78.0
110 Maryland 2 8 79 9.88 0 4.0 39.5
111 LSU 2 5 92 18.40 1 2.5 46.0