2026 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 1 | LSU | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | NC State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 1 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 15.5 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 33.0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 2 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 18.0 |
| 1 | UAB | 1 | 1 | 65 | 65.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 65.0 |
| 25 | Colorado | 2 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -3.0 |
| 25 | Auburn | 2 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.5 |
| 25 | Southern Miss | 1 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -2.0 |
| 25 | Utah | 2 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.5 |
| 25 | Alabama | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Stanford | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 25 | Cincinnati | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 25 | Sacramento State | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 25 | Western Michigan | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 25 | Boston College | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 25 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 25 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 25 | Houston | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 25 | Texas | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 25 | Clemson | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 25 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 25 | Temple | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 25 | Iowa State | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| 25 | Massachusetts | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 25 | SMU | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| 25 | Georgia State | 1 | 2 | 55 | 27.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 55.0 |
| 25 | Troy | 1 | 2 | 68 | 34.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 68.0 |
| 25 | Memphis | 1 | 2 | 72 | 36.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 72.0 |
| 25 | Old Dominion | 1 | 2 | 78 | 39.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 78.0 |
| 49 | Tulsa | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 7.0 |
| 49 | Louisville | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 49 | UCF | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 17.0 |
| 49 | Michigan | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 17.0 |
| 49 | Oregon State | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| 49 | Fresno State | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| 49 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 49 | East Carolina | 1 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 27.0 |
| 49 | Toledo | 1 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 49 | Wyoming | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 49 | Virginia | 2 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.0 |
| 49 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 38.0 |
| 49 | Washington | 2 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.0 |
| 49 | Marshall | 1 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.0 |
| 49 | Arizona State | 2 | 3 | 98 | 32.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 49.0 |
| 49 | Louisiana | 1 | 3 | 99 | 33.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 99.0 |
| 65 | Texas A&M | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| 65 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 65 | Florida State | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 65 | Ball State | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 10.0 |
| 65 | James Madison | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 12.0 |
| 65 | Hawaii | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 17.0 |
| 65 | Arkansas State | 1 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 26.0 |
| 65 | Colorado State | 1 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 27.0 |
| 65 | Missouri State | 1 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 38.0 |
| 65 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 65 | North Carolina | 2 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.5 |
| 65 | UTSA | 2 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.5 |
| 65 | San Diego State | 1 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 66.0 |
| 65 | UTEP | 2 | 4 | 125 | 31.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 62.5 |
| 65 | San Jose State | 2 | 4 | 132 | 33.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 66.0 |
| 80 | Tulane | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 80 | Utah State | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 6.0 |
| 80 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 24.0 |
| 80 | Duke | 2 | 5 | 52 | 10.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 26.0 |
| 80 | California | 2 | 5 | 62 | 12.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 31.0 |
| 80 | Delaware | 1 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 1 | 5.0 | 83.0 |
| 86 | UCLA | 3 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 86 | Washington State | 2 | 6 | 78 | 13.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 39.0 |
| 86 | Akron | 2 | 6 | 124 | 20.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 62.0 |
| 89 | Kent State | 2 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 3.5 | 25.0 |
| 89 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 7 | 193 | 27.57 | 2 | 3.5 | 96.5 |
| 91 | Buffalo | 1 | 8 | 109 | 13.63 | 0 | 8.0 | 109.0 |
| 92 | Bowling Green | 2 | 11 | 128 | 11.64 | 1 | 5.5 | 64.0 |