2026 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Georgia 4 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
1 Northwestern 3 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
1 Indiana 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
1 BYU 4 1 5 5.00 0 0.3 1.3
1 Illinois 4 1 5 5.00 0 0.3 1.3
1 Missouri 4 1 8 8.00 0 0.3 2.0
1 Oklahoma State 3 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 3.7
1 Texas Tech 3 1 22 22.00 0 0.3 7.3
1 Penn State 3 1 26 26.00 0 0.3 8.7
10 Wake Forest 5 2 -3 -1.50 0 0.4 -0.6
11 Mississippi State 4 2 2 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
11 Connecticut 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
11 Texas State 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
11 Florida 4 2 16 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
11 West Virginia 4 2 21 10.50 0 0.5 5.3
11 Eastern Michigan 2 1 31 31.00 0 0.5 15.5
11 North Texas 2 1 36 36.00 0 0.5 18.0
18 Notre Dame 5 3 4 1.33 0 0.6 0.8
19 Boise State 3 2 0 0.00 0 0.7 0.0
19 Syracuse 3 2 0 0.00 0 0.7 0.0
19 Baylor 3 2 2 1.00 0 0.7 0.7
19 Michigan State 3 2 24 12.00 0 0.7 8.0
23 Auburn 4 3 -3 -1.00 0 0.8 -0.8
23 Utah 4 3 -1 -0.33 0 0.8 -0.3
23 Iowa 4 3 3 1.00 0 0.8 0.8
23 NC State 4 3 8 2.67 0 0.8 2.0
23 South Carolina 4 3 12 4.00 0 0.8 3.0
23 Louisville 5 4 19 4.75 0 0.8 3.8
23 Oregon State 4 3 19 6.33 0 0.8 4.8
23 Arkansas 4 3 20 6.67 0 0.8 5.0
23 Purdue 4 3 21 7.00 0 0.8 5.3
23 USC 5 4 28 7.00 0 0.8 5.6
23 Minnesota 4 3 27 9.00 0 0.8 6.8
23 Clemson 4 3 29 9.67 0 0.8 7.3
35 South Alabama 1 1 -11 -11.00 0 1.0 -11.0
35 New Mexico 1 1 -2 -2.00 0 1.0 -2.0
35 Cincinnati 3 3 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
35 Oregon 4 4 3 0.75 0 1.0 0.8
35 Stanford 4 4 3 0.75 0 1.0 0.8
35 Georgia Tech 4 4 8 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
35 Nebraska 3 3 7 2.33 0 1.0 2.3
35 Western Michigan 2 2 9 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
35 Ohio State 4 4 19 4.75 0 1.0 4.8
35 Rice 1 1 5 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
35 Ole Miss 4 4 22 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
35 Miami (FL) 3 3 18 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
35 Pittsburgh 4 4 25 6.25 0 1.0 6.3
35 Ohio 1 1 9 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
35 TCU 3 3 35 11.67 0 1.0 11.7
35 Georgia State 1 1 12 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
35 SMU 3 3 37 12.33 0 1.0 12.3
35 Kennesaw State 1 1 24 24.00 0 1.0 24.0
35 UAB 1 1 65 65.00 0 1.0 65.0
54 Alabama 5 6 16 2.67 0 1.2 3.2
55 Florida State 4 5 23 4.60 0 1.3 5.8
55 Kansas 3 4 31 7.75 0 1.3 10.3
55 Houston 4 5 39 7.80 0 1.3 9.8
55 UTSA 3 4 47 11.75 0 1.3 15.7
55 Virginia Tech 4 5 60 12.00 0 1.3 15.0
55 Kansas State 3 4 49 12.25 0 1.3 16.3
55 LSU 4 5 66 13.20 1 1.3 16.5
55 Tennessee 4 5 81 16.20 1 1.3 20.3
55 Arizona State 3 4 110 27.50 1 1.3 36.7
64 Utah State 4 6 12 2.00 0 1.5 3.0
64 Miami (OH) 2 3 24 8.00 0 1.5 12.0
64 Kentucky 4 6 51 8.50 0 1.5 12.8
64 Wisconsin 2 3 27 9.00 0 1.5 13.5
64 Toledo 2 3 30 10.00 0 1.5 15.0
64 Texas 4 6 82 13.67 2 1.5 20.5
70 Texas A&M 5 8 22 2.75 0 1.6 4.4
71 Fresno State 3 5 24 4.80 0 1.7 8.0
72 Vanderbilt 4 7 86 12.29 1 1.8 21.5
73 Southern Miss 1 2 -2 -1.00 0 2.0 -2.0
73 Sacramento State 1 2 5 2.50 0 2.0 5.0
73 Appalachian State 1 2 8 4.00 0 2.0 8.0
73 Michigan 3 6 24 4.00 0 2.0 8.0
73 UNLV 1 2 9 4.50 0 2.0 9.0
73 Colorado State 2 4 27 6.75 0 2.0 13.5
73 Marshall 1 2 18 9.00 0 2.0 18.0
73 Georgia Southern 2 4 36 9.00 0 2.0 18.0
73 Temple 1 2 22 11.00 0 2.0 22.0
73 Western Kentucky 2 4 44 11.00 0 2.0 22.0
73 UCF 4 8 94 11.75 0 2.0 23.5
73 Massachusetts 1 2 24 12.00 0 2.0 24.0
73 Duke 3 6 85 14.17 0 2.0 28.3
73 California 4 8 140 17.50 1 2.0 35.0
73 Troy 2 4 72 18.00 1 2.0 36.0
73 Middle Tennessee State 1 2 48 24.00 0 2.0 48.0
73 San Jose State 2 4 132 33.00 0 2.0 66.0
73 Memphis 1 2 72 36.00 1 2.0 72.0
73 Old Dominion 1 2 78 39.00 0 2.0 78.0
92 Boston College 4 9 127 14.11 0 2.3 31.8
92 UTEP 3 7 137 19.57 1 2.3 45.7
94 Tulane 2 5 5 1.00 0 2.5 2.5
94 Tulsa 2 5 12 2.40 0 2.5 6.0
94 Hawaii 2 5 38 7.60 0 2.5 19.0
94 Virginia 4 10 94 9.40 0 2.5 23.5
94 Louisiana Tech 2 5 48 9.60 0 2.5 24.0
94 Colorado 4 10 133 13.30 0 2.5 33.3
100 Oklahoma 3 8 36 4.50 0 2.7 12.0
100 North Carolina 3 8 80 10.00 0 2.7 26.7
102 UCLA 5 14 109 7.79 0 2.8 21.8
102 Washington 5 14 116 8.29 0 2.8 23.2
102 Iowa State 4 11 101 9.18 0 2.8 25.3
102 Washington State 5 14 130 9.29 0 2.8 26.0
106 Ball State 2 6 10 1.67 0 3.0 5.0
106 East Carolina 1 3 27 9.00 0 3.0 27.0
106 Maryland 4 12 111 9.25 0 3.0 27.8
106 Wyoming 1 3 34 11.33 0 3.0 34.0
106 Central Michigan 1 3 50 16.67 0 3.0 50.0
106 Akron 2 6 124 20.67 0 3.0 62.0
106 Louisiana 1 3 99 33.00 1 3.0 99.0
113 San Diego State 3 10 122 12.20 0 3.3 40.7
114 Missouri State 2 7 67 9.57 0 3.5 33.5
114 Delaware 2 7 71 10.14 1 3.5 35.5
114 Northern Illinois 2 7 193 27.57 2 3.5 96.5
117 James Madison 1 4 12 3.00 0 4.0 12.0
117 Arkansas State 1 4 26 6.50 0 4.0 26.0
117 Kent State 2 8 60 7.50 0 4.0 30.0
120 Sam Houston State 1 5 60 12.00 0 5.0 60.0
121 Bowling Green 2 11 128 11.64 1 5.5 64.0
122 Buffalo 1 8 109 13.63 0 8.0 109.0