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

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Texas A&M 1 1 -6 -6.00 0 1.0 -6.0
2 Clemson 1 1 -5 -5.00 0 1.0 -5.0
3 Louisiana Tech 2 2 -4 -2.00 0 1.0 -2.0
3 Pittsburgh 1 1 -2 -2.00 0 1.0 -2.0
5 Oklahoma State 1 1 -1 -1.00 0 1.0 -1.0
6 Michigan 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
6 Alabama 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
6 Utah State 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
9 Sacramento State 4 2 1 0.50 0 0.5 0.3
9 Delaware 2 2 1 0.50 0 1.0 0.5
11 Southern Miss 3 5 3 0.60 0 1.7 1.0
12 Nevada 4 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
13 Tulane 3 3 4 1.33 0 1.0 1.3
14 Arkansas State 4 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.5
14 Appalachian State 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
14 USC 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
14 LSU 1 1 2 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
14 Vanderbilt 1 3 6 2.00 1 3.0 6.0
19 Ball State 3 3 7 2.33 0 1.0 2.3
20 Jacksonville State 5 3 9 3.00 0 0.6 1.8
20 Missouri State 2 2 6 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
20 Minnesota 1 3 9 3.00 0 3.0 9.0
23 FIU 4 3 10 3.33 0 0.8 2.5
23 Old Dominion 4 3 10 3.33 0 0.8 2.5
25 UNLV 5 6 22 3.67 0 1.2 4.4
26 Hawaii 4 4 15 3.75 0 1.0 3.8
27 Texas Tech 1 1 4 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
27 Coastal Carolina 4 4 16 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
29 USF 5 7 29 4.14 0 1.4 5.8
30 Florida Atlantic 3 2 9 4.50 0 0.7 3.0
31 Colorado State 2 6 29 4.83 0 3.0 14.5
32 Fresno State 3 2 10 5.00 0 0.7 3.3
32 Sam Houston State 3 3 15 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
32 Memphis 4 5 25 5.00 0 1.3 6.3
35 James Madison 4 6 31 5.17 0 1.5 7.8
36 Tulsa 3 3 16 5.33 0 1.0 5.3
37 Buffalo 3 7 38 5.43 0 2.3 12.7
38 Troy 2 2 11 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
39 UAB 4 5 29 5.80 0 1.3 7.3
40 Oregon State 1 1 6 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
40 Wyoming 4 4 24 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
40 Western Kentucky 3 4 24 6.00 0 1.3 8.0
40 Duke 1 2 12 6.00 0 2.0 12.0
44 South Alabama 4 1 7 7.00 0 0.3 1.8
44 Miami (OH) 3 1 7 7.00 0 0.3 2.3
46 Rice 4 14 100 7.14 0 3.5 25.0
47 Army 4 4 29 7.25 0 1.0 7.3
48 Akron 3 3 22 7.33 0 1.0 7.3
49 Oklahoma 2 2 15 7.50 0 1.0 7.5
50 Eastern Michigan 4 5 38 7.60 0 1.3 9.5
51 San Diego State 2 4 31 7.75 0 2.0 15.5
52 Temple 4 2 16 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
52 Syracuse 1 1 8 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
52 Purdue 1 2 16 8.00 0 2.0 16.0
52 TCU 1 2 16 8.00 0 2.0 16.0
56 Liberty 5 2 17 8.50 0 0.4 3.4
57 Kent State 3 2 18 9.00 0 0.7 6.0
58 Massachusetts 3 4 37 9.25 0 1.3 12.3
59 New Mexico State 4 3 28 9.33 0 0.8 7.0
60 Louisiana 4 6 57 9.50 0 1.5 14.3
61 Georgia 1 2 20 10.00 0 2.0 20.0
61 North Carolina 1 2 20 10.00 0 2.0 20.0
61 San Jose State 3 6 60 10.00 0 2.0 20.0
64 UTEP 2 3 31 10.33 0 1.5 15.5
65 North Dakota State 5 5 52 10.40 0 1.0 10.4
66 California 1 2 21 10.50 0 2.0 21.0
67 Central Michigan 4 8 86 10.75 0 2.0 21.5
68 Texas State 2 1 11 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
68 Navy 4 2 22 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
70 East Carolina 3 6 67 11.17 0 2.0 22.3
71 Charlotte 4 6 69 11.50 0 1.5 17.3
72 Wisconsin 2 1 12 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
73 Marshall 4 7 86 12.29 0 1.8 21.5
74 Connecticut 3 1 13 13.00 0 0.3 4.3
75 Middle Tennessee State 3 9 119 13.22 0 3.0 39.7
76 Air Force 4 4 61 15.25 0 1.0 15.3
76 Stanford 2 4 61 15.25 0 2.0 30.5
78 Ohio 4 2 31 15.50 0 0.5 7.8
79 Western Michigan 3 2 32 16.00 0 0.7 10.7
80 Kennesaw State 3 3 51 17.00 0 1.0 17.0
81 Maryland 1 1 18 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
81 Bowling Green 3 3 54 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
83 Louisiana-Monroe 3 5 92 18.40 1 1.7 30.7
84 Illinois 1 1 19 19.00 0 1.0 19.0
85 Georgia State 3 2 80 40.00 1 0.7 26.7
86 Georgia Southern 3 2 148 74.00 2 0.7 49.3