2026 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Alabama | 3 | 1 | -11 | -11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -3.7 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 2 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.5 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 0.7 | -1.0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 1 | Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | NC State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Utah | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 1 | Boise State | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 1 | Nevada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1 | Ball State | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| 1 | Tulane | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.7 |
| 1 | Sacramento State | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| 1 | Baylor | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 1 | Army | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | Texas State | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | Temple | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 1 | USF | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 1 | James Madison | 3 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 10.7 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 3 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 3 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 1 | USC | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 3 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 2 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.5 |
| 1 | Purdue | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 1 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 1 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Rice | 3 | 9 | 57 | 6.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 3 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.7 |
| 1 | Kent State | 3 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 3 | 7 | 53 | 7.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.7 |
| 1 | Kansas | 2 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.5 |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 9 | 70 | 7.78 | 0 | 3.0 | 23.3 |
| 1 | FIU | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Florida | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Missouri State | 3 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 22.7 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 2 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 3.5 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 3 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 2 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 4 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Houston | 3 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 2 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 24.5 |
| 1 | TCU | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 2 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 2 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 3 | 8 | 80 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 26.7 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 3 | 14 | 143 | 10.21 | 0 | 4.7 | 47.7 |
| 1 | Washington State | 3 | 9 | 92 | 10.22 | 0 | 3.0 | 30.7 |
| 1 | Stanford | 3 | 5 | 52 | 10.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.3 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 7 | 75 | 10.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 3 | 9 | 97 | 10.78 | 0 | 3.0 | 32.3 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 2 | 6 | 65 | 10.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 32.5 |
| 1 | Navy | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.3 |
| 1 | UTSA | 3 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.7 |
| 1 | California | 2 | 6 | 71 | 11.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 35.5 |
| 1 | UCF | 3 | 7 | 83 | 11.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 27.7 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 3 | 9 | 113 | 12.56 | 0 | 3.0 | 37.7 |
| 1 | Marshall | 3 | 5 | 63 | 12.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 1 | SMU | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 3 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.3 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 3 | 9 | 123 | 13.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 3 | 9 | 124 | 13.78 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.3 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 6 | 84 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 1 | Air Force | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 1 | North Dakota State | 3 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 3 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.3 |
| 1 | Akron | 3 | 7 | 126 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 42.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 1 | Duke | 2 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 2 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 3 | 3 | 79 | 26.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.3 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.8 |
| 1 | North Texas | 3 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 12.0 |
| 1 | UAB | 3 | 2 | 73 | 36.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 24.3 |
| 113 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 6.5 |
| 113 | Delaware | 2 | 7 | 71 | 10.14 | 1 | 3.5 | 35.5 |
| 113 | Bowling Green | 3 | 13 | 155 | 11.92 | 1 | 4.3 | 51.7 |
| 113 | Louisiana | 3 | 6 | 104 | 17.33 | 1 | 2.0 | 34.7 |
| 113 | Troy | 2 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 113 | LSU | 2 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 30.5 |
| 113 | Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 12.0 |
| 113 | Memphis | 3 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 1 | 1.0 | 24.3 |
| 113 | UTEP | 3 | 6 | 156 | 26.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 52.0 |
| 113 | Arizona State | 2 | 3 | 98 | 32.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 49.0 |
| 123 | Texas | 2 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 2 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 123 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 7 | 193 | 27.57 | 2 | 2.3 | 64.3 |
| 123 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 5 | 186 | 37.20 | 2 | 1.7 | 62.0 |