2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 10/10/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 James Madison 6 13 247 19.00 3 2.2 41.2
2 Florida 6 7 189 27.00 2 1.2 31.5
2 Minnesota 6 18 325 18.06 2 3.0 54.2
2 Oklahoma 5 8 138 17.25 2 1.6 27.6
2 South Carolina 6 13 198 15.23 2 2.2 33.0
2 Washington State 6 10 147 14.70 2 1.7 24.5
2 Vanderbilt 6 10 104 10.40 2 1.7 17.3
8 Massachusetts 6 5 149 29.80 1 0.8 24.8
8 Arizona 6 5 125 25.00 1 0.8 20.8
8 Coastal Carolina 6 7 162 23.14 1 1.2 27.0
8 Florida Atlantic 5 6 137 22.83 1 1.2 27.4
8 Texas State 5 6 129 21.50 1 1.2 25.8
8 Virginia Tech 6 15 291 19.40 1 2.5 48.5
8 Jacksonville State 6 7 133 19.00 1 1.2 22.2
8 Missouri 6 8 137 17.13 1 1.3 22.8
8 Kansas 5 10 164 16.40 1 2.0 32.8
8 USC 7 13 205 15.77 1 1.9 29.3
8 Old Dominion 6 10 154 15.40 1 1.7 25.7
8 Clemson 5 8 123 15.38 1 1.6 24.6
8 Iowa State 6 9 135 15.00 1 1.5 22.5
8 Georgia Tech 5 4 59 14.75 1 0.8 11.8
8 Kansas State 5 11 161 14.64 1 2.2 32.2
8 Iowa 6 16 215 13.44 1 2.7 35.8
8 Louisiana Tech 5 8 103 12.88 1 1.6 20.6
8 Boise State 6 6 71 11.83 1 1.0 11.8
8 Tennessee 6 10 115 11.50 1 1.7 19.2
8 Toledo 6 6 54 9.00 1 1.0 9.0
8 Wisconsin 5 4 36 9.00 1 0.8 7.2
8 Kentucky 6 10 79 7.90 1 1.7 13.2
8 Miami (OH) 6 7 50 7.14 1 1.2 8.3
8 Delaware 5 6 19 3.17 1 1.2 3.8
8 Auburn 5 6 13 2.17 1 1.2 2.6
33 Illinois 6 4 98 24.50 0 0.7 16.3
33 Ball State 6 2 38 19.00 0 0.3 6.3
33 New Mexico 5 10 179 17.90 0 2.0 35.8
33 Rice 6 2 35 17.50 0 0.3 5.8
33 Oklahoma State 5 11 170 15.45 0 2.2 34.0
33 UCF 6 11 163 14.82 0 1.8 27.2
33 Western Kentucky 6 5 72 14.40 0 0.8 12.0
33 Colorado State 5 5 71 14.20 0 1.0 14.2
33 Syracuse 5 16 227 14.19 0 3.2 45.4
33 Miami (FL) 5 6 81 13.50 0 1.2 16.2
33 North Texas 6 7 93 13.29 0 1.2 15.5
33 UAB 6 11 145 13.18 0 1.8 24.2
33 Nevada 5 9 117 13.00 0 1.8 23.4
33 USF 6 3 39 13.00 0 0.5 6.5
33 Temple 6 8 103 12.88 0 1.3 17.2
33 Baylor 5 14 177 12.64 0 2.8 35.4
33 BYU 5 13 164 12.62 0 2.6 32.8
33 Western Michigan 6 7 88 12.57 0 1.2 14.7
33 TCU 5 15 184 12.27 0 3.0 36.8
33 Northern Illinois 5 5 61 12.20 0 1.0 12.2
33 Louisiana 6 6 73 12.17 0 1.0 12.2
33 Indiana 6 6 72 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
33 Notre Dame 6 12 142 11.83 0 2.0 23.7
33 Army 5 9 99 11.00 0 1.8 19.8
33 West Virginia 6 5 55 11.00 0 0.8 9.2
33 Penn State 6 16 175 10.94 0 2.7 29.2
33 Eastern Michigan 7 6 65 10.83 0 0.9 9.3
33 North Dakota State 6 8 85 10.63 0 1.3 14.2
33 Michigan State 6 8 84 10.50 0 1.3 14.0
33 Florida State 6 9 93 10.33 0 1.5 15.5
33 Cincinnati 5 8 80 10.00 0 1.6 16.0
33 Duke 5 7 70 10.00 0 1.4 14.0
33 Houston 6 8 80 10.00 0 1.3 13.3
33 Sacramento State 6 6 60 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
33 LSU 6 6 59 9.83 0 1.0 9.8
33 Fresno State 6 9 88 9.78 0 1.5 14.7
33 Georgia 6 12 117 9.75 0 2.0 19.5
33 Maryland 6 8 78 9.75 0 1.3 13.0
33 UCLA 5 11 107 9.73 0 2.2 21.4
33 Buffalo 6 7 67 9.57 0 1.2 11.2
33 NC State 6 12 114 9.50 0 2.0 19.0
33 Connecticut 6 8 73 9.13 0 1.3 12.2
33 Texas Tech 5 12 109 9.08 0 2.4 21.8
33 Georgia State 5 6 54 9.00 0 1.2 10.8
33 San Jose State 6 7 62 8.86 0 1.2 10.3
33 UNLV 6 6 53 8.83 0 1.0 8.8
33 Pittsburgh 6 15 130 8.67 0 2.5 21.7
33 Oregon 5 9 78 8.67 0 1.8 15.6
33 Texas 5 13 112 8.62 0 2.6 22.4
33 Wyoming 6 10 85 8.50 0 1.7 14.2
33 Wake Forest 6 8 66 8.25 0 1.3 11.0
33 Rutgers 5 3 24 8.00 0 0.6 4.8
33 Ole Miss 5 6 47 7.83 0 1.2 9.4
33 Oregon State 6 11 85 7.73 0 1.8 14.2
33 Utah 5 10 77 7.70 0 2.0 15.4
33 Louisville 6 6 46 7.67 0 1.0 7.7
33 UTSA 6 11 83 7.55 0 1.8 13.8
33 Boston College 5 4 30 7.50 0 0.8 6.0
33 SMU 5 12 87 7.25 0 2.4 17.4
33 Texas A&M 6 10 72 7.20 0 1.7 12.0
33 Middle Tennessee State 5 7 50 7.14 0 1.4 10.0
33 Nebraska 6 16 112 7.00 0 2.7 18.7
33 Missouri State 5 6 42 7.00 0 1.2 8.4
33 Northwestern 5 5 35 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
33 Stanford 6 8 55 6.88 0 1.3 9.2
33 Arizona State 5 6 41 6.83 0 1.2 8.2
33 Arkansas State 6 5 34 6.80 0 0.8 5.7
33 Washington 6 7 47 6.71 0 1.2 7.8
33 North Carolina 5 5 32 6.40 0 1.0 6.4
33 Arkansas 6 5 32 6.40 0 0.8 5.3
33 Alabama 6 8 51 6.38 0 1.3 8.5
33 Virginia 6 7 44 6.29 0 1.2 7.3
33 Akron 6 8 50 6.25 0 1.3 8.3
33 Marshall 6 5 31 6.20 0 0.8 5.2
33 Memphis 6 5 31 6.20 0 0.8 5.2
33 Ohio 6 8 49 6.13 0 1.3 8.2
33 Purdue 6 8 49 6.13 0 1.3 8.2
33 Utah State 6 12 72 6.00 0 2.0 12.0
33 Kent State 6 4 24 6.00 0 0.7 4.0
33 Ohio State 6 17 101 5.94 0 2.8 16.8
33 Sam Houston State 5 6 35 5.83 0 1.2 7.0
33 Southern Miss 5 4 23 5.75 0 0.8 4.6
33 Bowling Green 6 3 17 5.67 0 0.5 2.8
33 Tulane 5 7 39 5.57 0 1.4 7.8
33 FIU 5 10 54 5.40 0 2.0 10.8
33 Georgia Southern 6 10 54 5.40 0 1.7 9.0
33 Kennesaw State 5 3 16 5.33 0 0.6 3.2
33 Central Michigan 6 3 16 5.33 0 0.5 2.7
33 California 6 8 40 5.00 0 1.3 6.7
33 Tulsa 6 5 25 5.00 0 0.8 4.2
33 San Diego State 6 13 63 4.85 0 2.2 10.5
33 UTEP 6 5 22 4.40 0 0.8 3.7
33 Michigan 5 7 30 4.29 0 1.4 6.0
33 Hawaii 6 7 29 4.14 0 1.2 4.8
33 Liberty 6 8 33 4.13 0 1.3 5.5
33 South Alabama 6 2 8 4.00 0 0.3 1.3
33 Navy 5 8 30 3.75 0 1.6 6.0
33 Appalachian State 5 6 22 3.67 0 1.2 4.4
33 Charlotte 6 4 10 2.50 0 0.7 1.7
33 Colorado 5 6 14 2.33 0 1.2 2.8
33 East Carolina 5 10 21 2.10 0 2.0 4.2
33 Louisiana-Monroe 5 3 5 1.67 0 0.6 1.0
33 Troy 5 3 5 1.67 0 0.6 1.0
33 New Mexico State 6 6 4 0.67 0 1.0 0.7
33 Air Force 5 1 0 0.00 0 0.2 0.0