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

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