2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games at Home Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Syracuse 2 11 209 19.00 0 5.5 104.5
2 James Madison 3 9 225 25.00 3 3.0 75.0
3 Minnesota 4 12 283 23.58 2 3.0 70.8
4 Virginia Tech 3 9 198 22.00 1 3.0 66.0
5 Oklahoma 2 3 113 37.67 1 1.5 56.5
6 Baylor 3 12 168 14.00 0 4.0 56.0
7 Coastal Carolina 3 6 164 27.33 1 2.0 54.7
8 Oklahoma State 3 7 157 22.43 0 2.3 52.3
9 New Mexico 3 8 147 18.38 0 2.7 49.0
10 Iowa 4 12 190 15.83 1 3.0 47.5
11 Florida 4 6 189 31.50 2 1.5 47.3
12 South Carolina 4 10 184 18.40 2 2.5 46.0
13 Washington State 3 8 137 17.13 2 2.7 45.7
14 UCF 3 8 135 16.88 0 2.7 45.0
14 TCU 3 12 135 11.25 0 4.0 45.0
16 Kansas State 4 10 165 16.50 1 2.5 41.3
17 USC 5 13 205 15.77 1 2.6 41.0
18 Penn State 4 14 153 10.93 0 3.5 38.3
19 BYU 3 7 112 16.00 0 2.3 37.3
20 Massachusetts 4 4 148 37.00 1 1.0 37.0
21 Texas State 3 4 109 27.25 1 1.3 36.3
22 Miami (FL) 2 4 72 18.00 0 2.0 36.0
23 Jacksonville State 3 5 106 21.20 1 1.7 35.3
24 Missouri 4 8 137 17.13 1 2.0 34.3
25 Iowa State 4 9 135 15.00 1 2.3 33.8
26 Louisiana Tech 3 7 101 14.43 1 2.3 33.7
27 UCLA 2 4 66 16.50 0 2.0 33.0
28 Notre Dame 3 7 94 13.43 0 2.3 31.3
29 Army 3 6 90 15.00 0 2.0 30.0
30 Northern Illinois 2 4 59 14.75 0 2.0 29.5
31 Kansas 3 8 87 10.88 0 2.7 29.0
32 Georgia 4 11 115 10.45 0 2.8 28.8
33 Texas Tech 3 9 81 9.00 0 3.0 27.0
34 Western Michigan 3 2 80 40.00 0 0.7 26.7
35 Western Kentucky 2 3 52 17.33 0 1.5 26.0
35 Vanderbilt 4 10 104 10.40 2 2.5 26.0
35 Oregon 3 9 78 8.67 0 3.0 26.0
38 Temple 4 7 103 14.71 0 1.8 25.8
39 North Texas 3 5 77 15.40 0 1.7 25.7
40 Old Dominion 3 9 76 8.44 0 3.0 25.3
41 SMU 3 8 75 9.38 0 2.7 25.0
42 Maryland 3 6 73 12.17 0 2.0 24.3
42 Oregon State 3 8 73 9.13 0 2.7 24.3
44 Connecticut 3 6 72 12.00 0 2.0 24.0
44 Missouri State 2 5 48 9.60 0 2.5 24.0
46 Cincinnati 3 7 71 10.14 0 2.3 23.7
47 Tennessee 4 6 94 15.67 1 1.5 23.5
48 Florida State 4 8 93 11.63 0 2.0 23.3
48 Duke 3 7 70 10.00 0 2.3 23.3
50 Arizona 3 2 69 34.50 1 0.7 23.0
50 Boise State 3 4 69 17.25 1 1.3 23.0
52 Buffalo 3 6 67 11.17 0 2.0 22.3
53 Illinois 4 3 85 28.33 0 0.8 21.3
53 Florida Atlantic 3 5 64 12.80 0 1.7 21.3
55 Ohio State 4 13 81 6.23 0 3.3 20.3
56 Nebraska 5 15 100 6.67 0 3.0 20.0
57 Kentucky 4 8 79 9.88 1 2.0 19.8
58 Wake Forest 3 6 58 9.67 0 2.0 19.3
59 Ball State 2 2 38 19.00 0 1.0 19.0
59 UAB 3 5 57 11.40 0 1.7 19.0
61 Pittsburgh 5 12 94 7.83 0 2.4 18.8
62 Michigan State 4 7 73 10.43 0 1.8 18.3
63 Indiana 4 6 72 12.00 0 1.5 18.0
64 Colorado State 4 5 71 14.20 0 1.3 17.8
65 Houston 3 5 53 10.60 0 1.7 17.7
66 Utah 4 8 68 8.50 0 2.0 17.0
66 Clemson 3 6 51 8.50 0 2.0 17.0
68 Georgia Southern 3 7 50 7.14 0 2.3 16.7
69 UNLV 3 4 49 12.25 0 1.3 16.3
69 Eastern Michigan 3 5 49 9.80 0 1.7 16.3
71 Georgia Tech 4 4 59 14.75 1 1.0 14.8
71 Texas A&M 4 7 59 8.43 0 1.8 14.8
73 San Jose State 3 3 44 14.67 0 1.0 14.7
74 Sacramento State 3 5 40 8.00 0 1.7 13.3
74 North Dakota State 3 6 40 6.67 0 2.0 13.3
76 Texas 3 4 39 9.75 0 1.3 13.0
76 Utah State 3 7 39 5.57 0 2.3 13.0
78 NC State 4 9 49 5.44 0 2.3 12.3
79 Nevada 3 3 34 11.33 0 1.0 11.3
79 Louisiana 3 3 34 11.33 0 1.0 11.3
79 Toledo 4 5 45 9.00 1 1.3 11.3
79 Akron 3 4 34 8.50 0 1.3 11.3
83 Wisconsin 3 3 33 11.00 1 1.0 11.0
83 Southern Miss 2 2 22 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
83 San Diego State 3 9 33 3.67 0 3.0 11.0
86 LSU 4 5 43 8.60 0 1.3 10.8
86 Louisville 4 5 43 8.60 0 1.3 10.8
88 FIU 3 6 32 5.33 0 2.0 10.7
89 Alabama 4 6 41 6.83 0 1.5 10.3
90 Purdue 4 7 40 5.71 0 1.8 10.0
91 Arizona State 3 2 28 14.00 0 0.7 9.3
91 Georgia State 3 4 28 7.00 0 1.3 9.3
91 UTSA 3 7 28 4.00 0 2.3 9.3
94 Miami (OH) 3 4 27 6.75 1 1.3 9.0
95 Northwestern 4 5 35 7.00 0 1.3 8.8
96 Marshall 3 4 26 6.50 0 1.3 8.7
97 Arkansas 4 4 33 8.25 0 1.0 8.3
97 Tulsa 3 4 25 6.25 0 1.3 8.3
99 Ohio 3 5 24 4.80 0 1.7 8.0
100 Virginia 4 6 31 5.17 0 1.5 7.8
101 Wyoming 2 2 15 7.50 0 1.0 7.5
102 California 4 5 29 5.80 0 1.3 7.3
103 Rutgers 4 3 24 8.00 0 0.8 6.0
103 Appalachian State 3 4 18 4.50 0 1.3 6.0
103 Liberty 3 4 18 4.50 0 1.3 6.0
106 Washington 5 5 29 5.80 0 1.0 5.8
107 Stanford 3 4 17 4.25 0 1.3 5.7
108 Boston College 3 1 16 16.00 0 0.3 5.3
108 Kennesaw State 3 3 16 5.33 0 1.0 5.3
110 UTEP 3 4 15 3.75 0 1.3 5.0
111 West Virginia 4 2 19 9.50 0 0.5 4.8
112 East Carolina 3 8 14 1.75 0 2.7 4.7
113 Michigan 4 5 18 3.60 0 1.3 4.5
113 Middle Tennessee State 2 3 9 3.00 0 1.5 4.5
115 Delaware 3 3 13 4.33 0 1.0 4.3
115 Hawaii 3 4 13 3.25 0 1.3 4.3
117 North Carolina 2 1 8 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
117 USF 3 2 12 6.00 0 0.7 4.0
119 Arkansas State 3 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 3.7
119 Auburn 3 5 11 2.20 1 1.7 3.7
121 Sam Houston State 2 2 7 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
122 Bowling Green 3 2 10 5.00 0 0.7 3.3
122 Central Michigan 3 2 10 5.00 0 0.7 3.3
122 Fresno State 3 3 10 3.33 0 1.0 3.3
122 Kent State 3 3 10 3.33 0 1.0 3.3
122 Charlotte 3 4 10 2.50 0 1.3 3.3
127 Colorado 2 2 6 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
128 Louisiana-Monroe 2 3 5 1.67 0 1.5 2.5
129 Memphis 3 1 7 7.00 0 0.3 2.3
130 South Alabama 3 1 6 6.00 0 0.3 2.0
131 Troy 3 2 5 2.50 0 0.7 1.7
132 Navy 2 2 3 1.50 0 1.0 1.5
133 Tulane 2 3 2 0.67 0 1.5 1.0
134 New Mexico State 3 4 2 0.50 0 1.3 0.7
135 Ole Miss 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
135 Air Force 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0