2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Baylor 2 8 142 17.75 0 4.0 71.0
2 Kansas 2 2 77 38.50 1 1.0 38.5
3 Coastal Carolina 2 1 73 73.00 1 0.5 36.5
3 Texas 2 9 73 8.11 0 4.5 36.5
5 Virginia Tech 3 6 93 15.50 0 2.0 31.0
5 New Mexico 1 2 31 15.50 0 2.0 31.0
7 Clemson 3 5 85 17.00 1 1.7 28.3
8 Old Dominion 3 3 83 27.67 1 1.0 27.7
9 Tennessee 3 6 78 13.00 1 2.0 26.0
9 Miami (OH) 2 4 52 13.00 0 2.0 26.0
9 Oregon 2 5 52 10.40 0 2.5 26.0
12 Tulane 1 2 25 12.50 0 2.0 25.0
13 Houston 3 5 74 14.80 0 1.7 24.7
14 Wyoming 3 6 69 11.50 0 2.0 23.0
14 Pittsburgh 3 7 69 9.86 0 2.3 23.0
16 Florida Atlantic 1 2 22 11.00 0 2.0 22.0
16 Ohio 2 6 44 7.33 0 3.0 22.0
18 Syracuse 3 8 65 8.13 0 2.7 21.7
19 UTSA 2 5 43 8.60 0 2.5 21.5
20 BYU 3 7 64 9.14 0 2.3 21.3
21 Jacksonville State 2 3 41 13.67 0 1.5 20.5
22 Texas State 1 2 20 10.00 0 2.0 20.0
23 North Dakota State 3 4 59 14.75 0 1.3 19.7
24 Cincinnati 2 2 37 18.50 0 1.0 18.5
25 Florida State 3 5 54 10.80 0 1.7 18.0
25 Oregon State 2 4 36 9.00 0 2.0 18.0
27 Nebraska 3 6 52 8.67 0 2.0 17.3
28 Georgia Tech 2 1 33 33.00 0 0.5 16.5
28 Utah 2 5 33 6.60 0 2.5 16.5
30 Minnesota 3 8 48 6.00 0 2.7 16.0
31 James Madison 3 4 47 11.75 0 1.3 15.7
32 Kentucky 4 5 61 12.20 1 1.3 15.3
33 Ohio State 3 6 45 7.50 0 2.0 15.0
34 North Texas 2 3 28 9.33 0 1.5 14.0
35 UNLV 2 2 27 13.50 0 1.0 13.5
35 Oklahoma State 2 2 27 13.50 0 1.0 13.5
37 Ole Miss 3 4 40 10.00 0 1.3 13.3
37 SMU 3 6 40 6.67 0 2.0 13.3
39 Northwestern 2 1 26 26.00 0 0.5 13.0
39 NC State 3 3 39 13.00 0 1.0 13.0
39 Sam Houston State 1 1 13 13.00 0 1.0 13.0
42 Rice 2 1 25 25.00 0 0.5 12.5
43 Kent State 3 3 37 12.33 0 1.0 12.3
44 Georgia Southern 2 3 24 8.00 0 1.5 12.0
44 Texas Tech 2 3 24 8.00 0 1.5 12.0
44 North Carolina 2 4 24 6.00 0 2.0 12.0
47 Missouri 3 4 35 8.75 0 1.3 11.7
48 Memphis 2 2 23 11.50 0 1.0 11.5
49 Sacramento State 3 3 32 10.67 0 1.0 10.7
50 West Virginia 3 2 30 15.00 0 0.7 10.0
50 Kansas State 2 3 20 6.67 0 1.5 10.0
52 UCLA 3 6 29 4.83 0 2.0 9.7
53 Stanford 4 4 38 9.50 0 1.0 9.5
53 Toledo 2 3 19 6.33 0 1.5 9.5
55 South Carolina 4 6 37 6.17 0 1.5 9.3
55 Iowa 3 5 28 5.60 0 1.7 9.3
57 Buffalo 2 1 18 18.00 0 0.5 9.0
57 Liberty 2 3 18 6.00 0 1.5 9.0
57 Kennesaw State 1 2 9 4.50 0 2.0 9.0
60 California 3 3 26 8.67 0 1.0 8.7
60 Penn State 3 4 26 6.50 0 1.3 8.7
62 UAB 2 2 17 8.50 0 1.0 8.5
63 Purdue 3 2 24 12.00 0 0.7 8.0
64 Army 3 3 23 7.67 0 1.0 7.7
64 Michigan State 3 4 23 5.75 0 1.3 7.7
66 Nevada 2 2 15 7.50 0 1.0 7.5
67 USC 4 5 29 5.80 0 1.3 7.3
68 UCF 3 3 21 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
68 Navy 3 5 21 4.20 0 1.7 7.0
70 Arizona 3 2 20 10.00 0 0.7 6.7
70 Maryland 3 5 20 4.00 0 1.7 6.7
72 Utah State 2 4 13 3.25 0 2.0 6.5
73 Illinois 3 2 19 9.50 0 0.7 6.3
74 Wisconsin 2 1 12 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
74 Washington 3 2 18 9.00 0 0.7 6.0
76 TCU 2 1 11 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
76 Georgia 4 4 22 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
76 Wake Forest 4 6 22 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
76 Michigan 2 3 11 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
80 Eastern Michigan 3 1 16 16.00 0 0.3 5.3
80 Alabama 4 4 21 5.25 0 1.0 5.3
82 Boston College 2 1 10 10.00 0 0.5 5.0
82 LSU 3 2 15 7.50 0 0.7 5.0
82 East Carolina 1 3 5 1.67 0 3.0 5.0
85 Auburn 3 3 13 4.33 1 1.0 4.3
86 Florida 4 2 16 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
86 Oklahoma 2 2 8 4.00 1 1.0 4.0
86 Central Michigan 2 2 8 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
86 South Alabama 2 2 8 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
86 Hawaii 3 4 12 3.00 0 1.3 4.0
86 Louisiana Tech 1 2 4 2.00 0 2.0 4.0
92 Virginia 3 3 11 3.67 0 1.0 3.7
93 Akron 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
93 Arizona State 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
93 Bowling Green 2 2 7 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
93 New Mexico State 2 3 7 2.33 0 1.5 3.5
97 Louisville 4 2 13 6.50 0 0.5 3.3
97 Texas A&M 4 5 13 2.60 0 1.3 3.3
99 Miami (FL) 3 2 9 4.50 0 0.7 3.0
99 Marshall 2 2 6 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
101 Duke 2 1 5 5.00 0 0.5 2.5
102 Western Michigan 2 1 4 4.00 0 0.5 2.0
102 Temple 2 3 4 1.33 0 1.5 2.0
104 San Diego State 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
104 Washington State 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
106 USF 3 1 3 3.00 0 0.3 1.0
106 Vanderbilt 3 2 3 1.50 0 0.7 1.0
106 FIU 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
106 Georgia State 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
106 Fresno State 2 4 2 0.50 0 2.0 1.0
111 UTEP 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
111 Western Kentucky 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
113 Massachusetts 3 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
114 Boise State 2 2 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
114 Colorado 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
114 Iowa State 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
117 Arkansas 3 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.3 -0.3