2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games at Home Only through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Madison | 3 | 9 | 225 | 25.00 | 3 | 3.0 | 75.0 |
| 2 | Florida | 4 | 6 | 189 | 31.50 | 2 | 1.5 | 47.3 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 4 | 12 | 283 | 23.58 | 2 | 3.0 | 70.8 |
| 2 | South Carolina | 4 | 10 | 184 | 18.40 | 2 | 2.5 | 46.0 |
| 2 | Washington State | 3 | 8 | 137 | 17.13 | 2 | 2.7 | 45.7 |
| 2 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 10 | 104 | 10.40 | 2 | 2.5 | 26.0 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 2 | 3 | 113 | 37.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 56.5 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 4 | 4 | 148 | 37.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 37.0 |
| 7 | Arizona | 3 | 2 | 69 | 34.50 | 1 | 0.7 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 6 | 164 | 27.33 | 1 | 2.0 | 54.7 |
| 7 | Texas State | 3 | 4 | 109 | 27.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 36.3 |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 9 | 198 | 22.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 66.0 |
| 7 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 5 | 106 | 21.20 | 1 | 1.7 | 35.3 |
| 7 | Boise State | 3 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Missouri | 4 | 8 | 137 | 17.13 | 1 | 2.0 | 34.3 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 4 | 10 | 165 | 16.50 | 1 | 2.5 | 41.3 |
| 7 | Iowa | 4 | 12 | 190 | 15.83 | 1 | 3.0 | 47.5 |
| 7 | USC | 5 | 13 | 205 | 15.77 | 1 | 2.6 | 41.0 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 4 | 6 | 94 | 15.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 23.5 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 4 | 9 | 135 | 15.00 | 1 | 2.3 | 33.8 |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 1 | 1.0 | 14.8 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 7 | 101 | 14.43 | 1 | 2.3 | 33.7 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 7 | Kentucky | 4 | 8 | 79 | 9.88 | 1 | 2.0 | 19.8 |
| 7 | Toledo | 4 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| 7 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 1 | 1.3 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Auburn | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 1 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
| 28 | Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 80 | 40.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 26.7 |
| 28 | Illinois | 4 | 3 | 85 | 28.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 21.3 |
| 28 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 7 | 157 | 22.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 52.3 |
| 28 | Syracuse | 2 | 11 | 209 | 19.00 | 0 | 5.5 | 104.5 |
| 28 | Ball State | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 28 | New Mexico | 3 | 8 | 147 | 18.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 49.0 |
| 28 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 28 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.0 |
| 28 | UCF | 3 | 8 | 135 | 16.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 45.0 |
| 28 | UCLA | 2 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 28 | BYU | 3 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 37.3 |
| 28 | Boston College | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 28 | North Texas | 3 | 5 | 77 | 15.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 25.7 |
| 28 | Army | 3 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 28 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.5 |
| 28 | Temple | 4 | 7 | 103 | 14.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 25.8 |
| 28 | San Jose State | 3 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.7 |
| 28 | Colorado State | 4 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.8 |
| 28 | Baylor | 3 | 12 | 168 | 14.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 56.0 |
| 28 | Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.3 |
| 28 | Notre Dame | 3 | 7 | 94 | 13.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 31.3 |
| 28 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 5 | 64 | 12.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 21.3 |
| 28 | UNLV | 3 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.3 |
| 28 | Maryland | 3 | 6 | 73 | 12.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.3 |
| 28 | Connecticut | 3 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 28 | Indiana | 4 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.0 |
| 28 | Florida State | 4 | 8 | 93 | 11.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.3 |
| 28 | UAB | 3 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 19.0 |
| 28 | Nevada | 3 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
| 28 | Louisiana | 3 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
| 28 | TCU | 3 | 12 | 135 | 11.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 45.0 |
| 28 | Buffalo | 3 | 6 | 67 | 11.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.3 |
| 28 | Southern Miss | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 28 | Arkansas State | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 28 | Penn State | 4 | 14 | 153 | 10.93 | 0 | 3.5 | 38.3 |
| 28 | Kansas | 3 | 8 | 87 | 10.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 29.0 |
| 28 | Houston | 3 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.7 |
| 28 | Georgia | 4 | 11 | 115 | 10.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 28.8 |
| 28 | Michigan State | 4 | 7 | 73 | 10.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.3 |
| 28 | Cincinnati | 3 | 7 | 71 | 10.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 23.7 |
| 28 | Duke | 3 | 7 | 70 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 23.3 |
| 28 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.3 |
| 28 | Texas | 3 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 28 | Wake Forest | 3 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.3 |
| 28 | Missouri State | 2 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 24.0 |
| 28 | West Virginia | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| 28 | SMU | 3 | 8 | 75 | 9.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 25.0 |
| 28 | Oregon State | 3 | 8 | 73 | 9.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 24.3 |
| 28 | Texas Tech | 3 | 9 | 81 | 9.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 27.0 |
| 28 | Oregon | 3 | 9 | 78 | 8.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 26.0 |
| 28 | LSU | 4 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.8 |
| 28 | Louisville | 4 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.8 |
| 28 | Utah | 4 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 28 | Clemson | 3 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 28 | Akron | 3 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| 28 | Old Dominion | 3 | 9 | 76 | 8.44 | 0 | 3.0 | 25.3 |
| 28 | Texas A&M | 4 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.8 |
| 28 | Arkansas | 4 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 28 | Sacramento State | 3 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.3 |
| 28 | Rutgers | 4 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| 28 | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 28 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 12 | 94 | 7.83 | 0 | 2.4 | 18.8 |
| 28 | Wyoming | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 28 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.7 |
| 28 | Georgia State | 3 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.3 |
| 28 | Northwestern | 4 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.8 |
| 28 | Memphis | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 28 | Alabama | 4 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.3 |
| 28 | Nebraska | 5 | 15 | 100 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 28 | North Dakota State | 3 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.3 |
| 28 | Marshall | 3 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.7 |
| 28 | Tulsa | 3 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 28 | Ohio State | 4 | 13 | 81 | 6.23 | 0 | 3.3 | 20.3 |
| 28 | USF | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 28 | South Alabama | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 28 | California | 4 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 28 | Washington | 5 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
| 28 | Purdue | 4 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.0 |
| 28 | Utah State | 3 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.0 |
| 28 | NC State | 4 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 12.3 |
| 28 | FIU | 3 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.7 |
| 28 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 28 | Virginia | 4 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.8 |
| 28 | Bowling Green | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 28 | Central Michigan | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 28 | Ohio | 3 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.0 |
| 28 | Appalachian State | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 28 | Liberty | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 28 | Delaware | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| 28 | Stanford | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 28 | UTSA | 3 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.3 |
| 28 | UTEP | 3 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 28 | San Diego State | 3 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 11.0 |
| 28 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| 28 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 28 | Fresno State | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 28 | Kent State | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 28 | Hawaii | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| 28 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 28 | Colorado | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 28 | Charlotte | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| 28 | Troy | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 28 | East Carolina | 3 | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 0 | 2.7 | 4.7 |
| 28 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| 28 | Navy | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 28 | Tulane | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| 28 | New Mexico State | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| 28 | Ole Miss | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Air Force | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |