2026 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 South Alabama 5 2 -4 -2.00 0 0.4 -0.8
1 New Mexico 4 1 -2 -2.00 0 0.3 -0.5
3 Wake Forest 6 2 -3 -1.50 0 0.3 -0.5
4 Auburn 5 3 -3 -1.00 0 0.6 -0.6
5 Utah 4 3 -1 -0.33 0 0.8 -0.3
6 Boise State 5 2 0 0.00 0 0.4 0.0
6 Cincinnati 4 3 0 0.00 0 0.8 0.0
8 Southern Miss 4 7 1 0.14 0 1.8 0.3
9 Oregon 4 4 3 0.75 0 1.0 0.8
10 Nevada 4 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
10 Northwestern 4 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
10 Mississippi State 5 2 2 1.00 0 0.4 0.4
10 Baylor 4 2 2 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
10 Iowa 5 3 3 1.00 0 0.6 0.6
15 Tulane 5 8 9 1.13 0 1.6 1.8
16 Notre Dame 6 3 4 1.33 0 0.5 0.7
17 Sacramento State 5 4 6 1.50 0 0.8 1.2
18 Utah State 5 7 12 1.71 0 1.4 2.4
19 Texas A&M 6 9 16 1.78 0 1.5 2.7
20 Ball State 5 9 17 1.89 0 1.8 3.4
21 Indiana 5 1 2 2.00 0 0.2 0.4
21 Georgia Tech 4 4 8 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
23 Alabama 6 7 16 2.29 0 1.2 2.7
24 Nebraska 5 3 7 2.33 0 0.6 1.4
25 NC State 5 3 8 2.67 0 0.6 1.6
25 Syracuse 4 3 8 2.67 0 0.8 2.0
27 Jacksonville State 5 3 9 3.00 0 0.6 1.8
28 Appalachian State 4 3 10 3.33 0 0.8 2.5
28 FIU 4 3 10 3.33 0 0.8 2.5
30 Michigan 5 7 24 3.43 0 1.4 4.8
31 Tulsa 5 8 28 3.50 0 1.6 5.6
32 UNLV 6 8 31 3.88 0 1.3 5.2
33 South Carolina 5 3 12 4.00 0 0.6 2.4
33 Coastal Carolina 5 4 16 4.00 0 0.8 3.2
35 USF 5 7 29 4.14 0 1.4 5.8
36 James Madison 5 10 43 4.30 0 2.0 8.6
37 Florida Atlantic 4 2 9 4.50 0 0.5 2.3
38 Florida State 5 5 23 4.60 0 1.0 4.6
38 Pittsburgh 5 5 23 4.60 0 1.0 4.6
40 Ohio State 6 4 19 4.75 0 0.7 3.2
40 Louisville 5 4 19 4.75 0 0.8 3.8
42 Fresno State 6 7 34 4.86 0 1.2 5.7
43 BYU 4 1 5 5.00 0 0.3 1.3
43 Oklahoma State 4 2 10 5.00 0 0.5 2.5
45 Oklahoma 5 10 51 5.10 0 2.0 10.2
46 Ole Miss 5 4 22 5.50 0 0.8 4.4
47 Arkansas State 5 5 28 5.60 0 1.0 5.6
47 Colorado State 4 10 56 5.60 0 2.5 14.0
49 Hawaii 6 9 53 5.89 0 1.5 8.8
50 USC 7 5 30 6.00 0 0.7 4.3
50 Miami (FL) 4 3 18 6.00 0 0.8 4.5
50 Clemson 5 4 24 6.00 0 0.8 4.8
50 Minnesota 5 6 36 6.00 0 1.2 7.2
54 Oregon State 5 4 25 6.25 0 0.8 5.0
55 Louisiana Tech 4 7 44 6.29 0 1.8 11.0
56 Arkansas 5 3 20 6.67 0 0.6 4.0
56 Georgia 5 3 20 6.67 0 0.6 4.0
58 Texas State 4 2 14 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
58 Rice 5 15 105 7.00 0 3.0 21.0
60 Army 4 4 29 7.25 0 1.0 7.3
61 Purdue 5 5 37 7.40 0 1.0 7.4
62 Miami (OH) 5 4 31 7.75 0 0.8 6.2
62 Kansas 4 4 31 7.75 0 1.0 7.8
64 UCLA 5 14 109 7.79 0 2.8 21.8
65 Houston 5 5 39 7.80 0 1.0 7.8
65 Kent State 5 10 78 7.80 0 2.0 15.6
67 Missouri 5 1 8 8.00 0 0.2 1.6
67 Connecticut 5 2 16 8.00 0 0.4 3.2
67 Florida 5 2 16 8.00 0 0.4 3.2
67 Stanford 6 8 64 8.00 0 1.3 10.7
67 Delaware 4 9 72 8.00 1 2.3 18.0
72 Missouri State 4 9 73 8.11 0 2.3 18.3
73 Wyoming 5 7 58 8.29 0 1.4 11.6
73 Washington 5 14 116 8.29 0 2.8 23.2
75 Liberty 5 2 17 8.50 0 0.4 3.4
75 Kentucky 5 6 51 8.50 0 1.2 10.2
75 Western Kentucky 5 8 68 8.50 0 1.6 13.6
78 Iowa State 5 11 101 9.18 0 2.2 20.2
79 Vanderbilt 5 10 92 9.20 2 2.0 18.4
80 Washington State 5 14 130 9.29 0 2.8 26.0
81 New Mexico State 5 3 28 9.33 0 0.6 5.6
82 Sam Houston State 4 8 75 9.38 0 2.0 18.8
83 Virginia 5 10 94 9.40 0 2.0 18.8
84 Temple 5 4 38 9.50 0 0.8 7.6
85 Wisconsin 4 4 39 9.75 0 1.0 9.8
86 Buffalo 4 15 147 9.80 0 3.8 36.8
87 Maryland 5 13 129 9.92 0 2.6 25.8
88 Toledo 5 3 30 10.00 0 0.6 6.0
88 North Carolina 4 10 100 10.00 0 2.5 25.0
90 Massachusetts 4 6 61 10.17 0 1.5 15.3
91 TCU 4 5 51 10.20 0 1.3 12.8
92 Western Michigan 5 4 41 10.25 0 0.8 8.2
93 North Dakota State 5 5 52 10.40 0 1.0 10.4
94 East Carolina 4 9 94 10.44 0 2.3 23.5
95 West Virginia 5 2 21 10.50 0 0.4 4.2
96 San Diego State 5 14 153 10.93 0 2.8 30.6
97 Navy 4 2 22 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
98 LSU 5 6 68 11.33 1 1.2 13.6
99 Eastern Michigan 6 6 69 11.50 0 1.0 11.5
99 Charlotte 5 6 69 11.50 0 1.2 13.8
101 Marshall 5 9 104 11.56 0 1.8 20.8
102 UTSA 5 4 47 11.75 0 0.8 9.4
102 UCF 5 8 94 11.75 0 1.6 18.8
104 Michigan State 6 2 24 12.00 0 0.3 4.0
104 Illinois 5 2 24 12.00 0 0.4 4.8
104 Virginia Tech 5 5 60 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
107 Duke 4 8 97 12.13 0 2.0 24.3
108 Kansas State 4 4 49 12.25 0 1.0 12.3
109 SMU 4 3 37 12.33 0 0.8 9.3
110 Central Michigan 5 11 136 12.36 0 2.2 27.2
111 Texas Tech 4 2 26 13.00 0 0.5 6.5
111 Bowling Green 5 14 182 13.00 1 2.8 36.4
113 Colorado 4 10 133 13.30 0 2.5 33.3
114 Ohio 5 3 40 13.33 0 0.6 8.0
115 Texas 5 6 82 13.67 2 1.2 16.4
116 Troy 4 6 83 13.83 1 1.5 20.8
117 Memphis 5 7 97 13.86 1 1.4 19.4
118 Boston College 4 9 127 14.11 0 2.3 31.8
119 Middle Tennessee State 4 11 167 15.18 0 2.8 41.8
120 Air Force 4 4 61 15.25 0 1.0 15.3
121 UAB 5 6 94 15.67 0 1.2 18.8
122 California 5 10 161 16.10 1 2.0 32.2
123 Tennessee 5 5 81 16.20 1 1.0 16.2
124 Akron 5 9 146 16.22 0 1.8 29.2
125 UTEP 5 10 168 16.80 1 2.0 33.6
126 Louisiana 5 9 156 17.33 1 1.8 31.2
127 Old Dominion 5 5 88 17.60 0 1.0 17.6
128 Louisiana-Monroe 4 5 92 18.40 1 1.3 23.0
129 Kennesaw State 4 4 75 18.75 0 1.0 18.8
130 San Jose State 5 10 192 19.20 0 2.0 38.4
131 Penn State 6 1 26 26.00 0 0.2 4.3
132 Arizona State 4 4 110 27.50 1 1.0 27.5
133 Northern Illinois 4 7 193 27.57 2 1.8 48.3
134 Georgia State 4 3 92 30.67 1 0.8 23.0
134 Georgia Southern 5 6 184 30.67 2 1.2 36.8
136 North Texas 5 1 36 36.00 0 0.2 7.2