2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games at Home Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 James Madison 2 6 180 30.00 3 3.0 90.0
2 Florida 2 5 173 34.60 2 2.5 86.5
2 Minnesota 3 10 277 27.70 2 3.3 92.3
2 South Carolina 3 7 161 23.00 2 2.3 53.7
2 Washington State 1 7 134 19.14 2 7.0 134.0
2 Vanderbilt 3 8 126 15.75 2 2.7 42.0
7 Oklahoma 2 3 113 37.67 1 1.5 56.5
7 Massachusetts 2 4 148 37.00 1 2.0 74.0
7 Arizona 2 2 69 34.50 1 1.0 34.5
7 Jacksonville State 2 3 90 30.00 1 1.5 45.0
7 Missouri 2 4 102 25.50 1 2.0 51.0
7 Wisconsin 2 2 48 24.00 1 1.0 24.0
7 Boise State 2 3 69 23.00 1 1.5 34.5
7 Virginia Tech 2 9 198 22.00 1 4.5 99.0
7 USC 3 8 176 22.00 1 2.7 58.7
7 Louisiana Tech 1 5 97 19.40 1 5.0 97.0
7 Kansas State 3 8 141 17.63 1 2.7 47.0
7 Iowa 3 11 187 17.00 1 3.7 62.3
7 Iowa State 2 8 135 16.88 1 4.0 67.5
7 Miami (OH) 1 2 30 15.00 1 2.0 30.0
7 Toledo 2 2 24 12.00 1 1.0 12.0
7 Georgia Tech 3 3 26 8.67 1 1.0 8.7
23 Western Michigan 1 2 80 40.00 0 2.0 80.0
23 Illinois 3 2 79 39.50 0 0.7 26.3
23 BYU 2 2 73 36.50 0 1.0 36.5
23 Oklahoma State 2 6 136 22.67 0 3.0 68.0
23 Miami (FL) 1 1 22 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
23 Temple 2 4 86 21.50 0 2.0 43.0
23 UCF 2 8 168 21.00 0 4.0 84.0
23 New Mexico 2 6 116 19.33 0 3.0 58.0
23 Maryland 2 3 58 19.33 0 1.5 29.0
23 Syracuse 2 11 209 19.00 0 5.5 104.5
23 Ball State 1 2 38 19.00 0 2.0 38.0
23 Coastal Carolina 1 5 91 18.20 0 5.0 91.0
23 Tennessee 2 2 36 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
23 Army 2 5 87 17.40 0 2.5 43.5
23 UCLA 2 4 66 16.50 0 2.0 33.0
23 Boston College 2 1 16 16.00 0 0.5 8.0
23 Michigan State 2 4 61 15.25 0 2.0 30.5
23 Northern Illinois 1 4 59 14.75 0 4.0 59.0
23 San Jose State 2 3 44 14.67 0 1.5 22.0
23 Wake Forest 2 4 58 14.50 0 2.0 29.0
23 Colorado State 3 5 71 14.20 0 1.7 23.7
23 Arkansas 2 2 28 14.00 0 1.0 14.0
23 Penn State 2 11 150 13.64 0 5.5 75.0
23 Georgia State 1 3 40 13.33 0 3.0 40.0
23 Connecticut 2 5 64 12.80 0 2.5 32.0
23 Indiana 3 6 72 12.00 0 2.0 24.0
23 Rutgers 2 2 24 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
23 Georgia 2 8 95 11.88 0 4.0 47.5
23 Louisville 2 4 46 11.50 0 2.0 23.0
23 Buffalo 1 3 34 11.33 0 3.0 34.0
23 Louisiana 2 3 34 11.33 0 1.5 17.0
23 TCU 2 12 135 11.25 0 6.0 67.5
23 LSU 2 4 44 11.00 0 2.0 22.0
23 Southern Miss 2 2 22 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
23 Arkansas State 1 1 11 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
23 North Texas 1 1 11 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
23 Florida State 2 1 11 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
23 Utah State 1 2 21 10.50 0 2.0 21.0
23 Old Dominion 2 7 71 10.14 0 3.5 35.5
23 Marshall 1 2 20 10.00 0 2.0 20.0
23 Florida Atlantic 2 3 30 10.00 0 1.5 15.0
23 Texas A&M 3 6 59 9.83 0 2.0 19.7
23 Texas 3 4 39 9.75 0 1.3 13.0
23 Akron 1 3 29 9.67 0 3.0 29.0
23 Missouri State 2 5 48 9.60 0 2.5 24.0
23 Nevada 2 2 19 9.50 0 1.0 9.5
23 West Virginia 2 2 19 9.50 0 1.0 9.5
23 Clemson 2 5 47 9.40 0 2.5 23.5
23 Notre Dame 2 5 47 9.40 0 2.5 23.5
23 Sacramento State 2 3 28 9.33 0 1.5 14.0
23 Oregon State 2 4 37 9.25 0 2.0 18.5
23 USF 2 1 9 9.00 0 0.5 4.5
23 Utah 3 5 44 8.80 0 1.7 14.7
23 Eastern Michigan 2 2 16 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
23 North Carolina 1 1 8 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
23 Central Michigan 2 1 8 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
23 Baylor 2 5 38 7.60 0 2.5 19.0
23 Alabama 2 4 30 7.50 0 2.0 15.0
23 Georgia Southern 1 5 35 7.00 0 5.0 35.0
23 Arizona State 1 1 7 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
23 Memphis 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
23 Kennesaw State 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
23 Cincinnati 2 5 34 6.80 0 2.5 17.0
23 Virginia 2 3 20 6.67 0 1.5 10.0
23 Kansas 2 6 39 6.50 0 3.0 19.5
23 North Dakota State 2 4 26 6.50 0 2.0 13.0
23 Oregon 2 4 26 6.50 0 2.0 13.0
23 Pittsburgh 3 5 32 6.40 0 1.7 10.7
23 Tulsa 2 4 25 6.25 0 2.0 12.5
23 FIU 1 4 24 6.00 0 4.0 24.0
23 Nebraska 3 10 60 6.00 0 3.3 20.0
23 SMU 1 3 18 6.00 0 3.0 18.0
23 Purdue 2 4 24 6.00 0 2.0 12.0
23 Texas State 2 1 6 6.00 0 0.5 3.0
23 Kentucky 2 5 29 5.80 0 2.5 14.5
23 Washington 3 5 29 5.80 0 1.7 9.7
23 NC State 1 6 34 5.67 0 6.0 34.0
23 Texas Tech 2 4 21 5.25 0 2.0 10.5
23 UTSA 1 2 10 5.00 0 2.0 10.0
23 Michigan 3 4 19 4.75 0 1.3 6.3
23 Appalachian State 2 4 18 4.50 0 2.0 9.0
23 Northwestern 2 2 9 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
23 UAB 1 3 13 4.33 0 3.0 13.0
23 Delaware 2 3 13 4.33 0 1.5 6.5
23 Stanford 2 4 17 4.25 0 2.0 8.5
23 UTEP 1 2 8 4.00 0 2.0 8.0
23 Houston 2 2 8 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
23 Ohio State 2 8 30 3.75 0 4.0 15.0
23 San Diego State 2 8 30 3.75 0 4.0 15.0
23 Sam Houston State 2 2 7 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
23 Charlotte 1 3 9 3.00 0 3.0 9.0
23 Colorado 1 2 6 3.00 0 2.0 6.0
23 Middle Tennessee State 2 3 9 3.00 0 1.5 4.5
23 Navy 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
23 Fresno State 1 2 5 2.50 0 2.0 5.0
23 Troy 2 2 5 2.50 0 1.0 2.5
23 Duke 2 5 10 2.00 0 2.5 5.0
23 East Carolina 1 1 2 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
23 Louisiana-Monroe 1 3 5 1.67 0 3.0 5.0
23 California 2 3 5 1.67 0 1.5 2.5
23 Hawaii 2 2 3 1.50 0 1.0 1.5
23 Liberty 2 2 3 1.50 0 1.0 1.5
23 UNLV 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
23 Ole Miss 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
23 Air Force 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
23 Auburn 2 2 -2 -1.00 0 1.0 -1.0
23 New Mexico State 1 2 -3 -1.50 0 2.0 -3.0
23 Kent State 1 1 -13 -13.00 0 1.0 -13.0