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 |
| 1 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -5.0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 1 | USC | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 1 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 1 | Maryland | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 23 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 23 | Sacramento State | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| 23 | Delaware | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 23 | Missouri State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 23 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 23 | Fresno State | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 23 | Troy | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 23 | Duke | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 23 | Temple | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 23 | Purdue | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 23 | TCU | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 23 | Liberty | 5 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| 23 | Kent State | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| 23 | Georgia | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 23 | North Carolina | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 23 | California | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 23 | Navy | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 23 | Ohio | 4 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.8 |
| 23 | Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.7 |
| 23 | Georgia State | 3 | 2 | 80 | 40.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 26.7 |
| 23 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 2 | 148 | 74.00 | 2 | 0.7 | 49.3 |
| 45 | Tulane | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| 45 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| 45 | Ball State | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 45 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 45 | Minnesota | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 9.0 |
| 45 | FIU | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 45 | Old Dominion | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 45 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 45 | Tulsa | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 45 | Akron | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| 45 | New Mexico State | 4 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.0 |
| 45 | UTEP | 2 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.5 |
| 45 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 45 | Bowling Green | 3 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 59 | Hawaii | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| 59 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 59 | Wyoming | 4 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 59 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 59 | Army | 4 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| 59 | San Diego State | 2 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.5 |
| 59 | Massachusetts | 3 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 59 | Air Force | 4 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.3 |
| 59 | Stanford | 2 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.5 |
| 68 | Southern Miss | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 1.0 |
| 68 | Memphis | 4 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 68 | UAB | 4 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 68 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.5 |
| 68 | North Dakota State | 5 | 5 | 52 | 10.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.4 |
| 68 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 1 | 1.7 | 30.7 |
| 74 | UNLV | 5 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.4 |
| 74 | Colorado State | 2 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 14.5 |
| 74 | James Madison | 4 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.8 |
| 74 | Louisiana | 4 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.3 |
| 74 | San Jose State | 3 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 74 | East Carolina | 3 | 6 | 67 | 11.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.3 |
| 74 | Charlotte | 4 | 6 | 69 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.3 |
| 81 | USF | 5 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.8 |
| 81 | Buffalo | 3 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 12.7 |
| 81 | Marshall | 4 | 7 | 86 | 12.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.5 |
| 84 | Central Michigan | 4 | 8 | 86 | 10.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.5 |
| 85 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 9 | 119 | 13.22 | 0 | 3.0 | 39.7 |
| 86 | Rice | 4 | 14 | 100 | 7.14 | 0 | 3.5 | 25.0 |