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 Virginia Tech 3 6 93 15.50 0 2.0 31.0
3 Clemson 3 5 85 17.00 1 1.7 28.3
4 Old Dominion 3 3 83 27.67 1 1.0 27.7
5 Tennessee 3 6 78 13.00 1 2.0 26.0
6 Kansas 2 2 77 38.50 1 1.0 38.5
7 Houston 3 5 74 14.80 0 1.7 24.7
8 Coastal Carolina 2 1 73 73.00 1 0.5 36.5
8 Texas 2 9 73 8.11 0 4.5 36.5
10 Wyoming 3 6 69 11.50 0 2.0 23.0
10 Pittsburgh 3 7 69 9.86 0 2.3 23.0
12 Syracuse 3 8 65 8.13 0 2.7 21.7
13 BYU 3 7 64 9.14 0 2.3 21.3
14 Kentucky 4 5 61 12.20 1 1.3 15.3
15 North Dakota State 3 4 59 14.75 0 1.3 19.7
16 Florida State 3 5 54 10.80 0 1.7 18.0
17 Miami (OH) 2 4 52 13.00 0 2.0 26.0
17 Oregon 2 5 52 10.40 0 2.5 26.0
17 Nebraska 3 6 52 8.67 0 2.0 17.3
20 Minnesota 3 8 48 6.00 0 2.7 16.0
21 James Madison 3 4 47 11.75 0 1.3 15.7
22 Ohio State 3 6 45 7.50 0 2.0 15.0
23 Ohio 2 6 44 7.33 0 3.0 22.0
24 UTSA 2 5 43 8.60 0 2.5 21.5
25 Jacksonville State 2 3 41 13.67 0 1.5 20.5
26 Ole Miss 3 4 40 10.00 0 1.3 13.3
26 SMU 3 6 40 6.67 0 2.0 13.3
28 NC State 3 3 39 13.00 0 1.0 13.0
29 Stanford 4 4 38 9.50 0 1.0 9.5
30 Cincinnati 2 2 37 18.50 0 1.0 18.5
30 Kent State 3 3 37 12.33 0 1.0 12.3
30 South Carolina 4 6 37 6.17 0 1.5 9.3
33 Oregon State 2 4 36 9.00 0 2.0 18.0
34 Missouri 3 4 35 8.75 0 1.3 11.7
35 Georgia Tech 2 1 33 33.00 0 0.5 16.5
35 Utah 2 5 33 6.60 0 2.5 16.5
37 Sacramento State 3 3 32 10.67 0 1.0 10.7
38 New Mexico 1 2 31 15.50 0 2.0 31.0
39 West Virginia 3 2 30 15.00 0 0.7 10.0
40 USC 4 5 29 5.80 0 1.3 7.3
40 UCLA 3 6 29 4.83 0 2.0 9.7
42 North Texas 2 3 28 9.33 0 1.5 14.0
42 Iowa 3 5 28 5.60 0 1.7 9.3
44 UNLV 2 2 27 13.50 0 1.0 13.5
44 Oklahoma State 2 2 27 13.50 0 1.0 13.5
46 Northwestern 2 1 26 26.00 0 0.5 13.0
46 California 3 3 26 8.67 0 1.0 8.7
46 Penn State 3 4 26 6.50 0 1.3 8.7
49 Rice 2 1 25 25.00 0 0.5 12.5
49 Tulane 1 2 25 12.50 0 2.0 25.0
51 Purdue 3 2 24 12.00 0 0.7 8.0
51 Georgia Southern 2 3 24 8.00 0 1.5 12.0
51 Texas Tech 2 3 24 8.00 0 1.5 12.0
51 North Carolina 2 4 24 6.00 0 2.0 12.0
55 Memphis 2 2 23 11.50 0 1.0 11.5
55 Army 3 3 23 7.67 0 1.0 7.7
55 Michigan State 3 4 23 5.75 0 1.3 7.7
58 Florida Atlantic 1 2 22 11.00 0 2.0 22.0
58 Georgia 4 4 22 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
58 Wake Forest 4 6 22 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
61 UCF 3 3 21 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
61 Alabama 4 4 21 5.25 0 1.0 5.3
61 Navy 3 5 21 4.20 0 1.7 7.0
64 Texas State 1 2 20 10.00 0 2.0 20.0
64 Arizona 3 2 20 10.00 0 0.7 6.7
64 Kansas State 2 3 20 6.67 0 1.5 10.0
64 Maryland 3 5 20 4.00 0 1.7 6.7
68 Illinois 3 2 19 9.50 0 0.7 6.3
68 Toledo 2 3 19 6.33 0 1.5 9.5
70 Buffalo 2 1 18 18.00 0 0.5 9.0
70 Washington 3 2 18 9.00 0 0.7 6.0
70 Liberty 2 3 18 6.00 0 1.5 9.0
73 UAB 2 2 17 8.50 0 1.0 8.5
74 Eastern Michigan 3 1 16 16.00 0 0.3 5.3
74 Florida 4 2 16 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
76 Nevada 2 2 15 7.50 0 1.0 7.5
76 LSU 3 2 15 7.50 0 0.7 5.0
78 Sam Houston State 1 1 13 13.00 0 1.0 13.0
78 Louisville 4 2 13 6.50 0 0.5 3.3
78 Auburn 3 3 13 4.33 1 1.0 4.3
78 Utah State 2 4 13 3.25 0 2.0 6.5
78 Texas A&M 4 5 13 2.60 0 1.3 3.3
83 Wisconsin 2 1 12 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
83 Hawaii 3 4 12 3.00 0 1.3 4.0
85 TCU 2 1 11 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
85 Michigan 2 3 11 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
85 Virginia 3 3 11 3.67 0 1.0 3.7
88 Boston College 2 1 10 10.00 0 0.5 5.0
89 Kennesaw State 1 2 9 4.50 0 2.0 9.0
89 Miami (FL) 3 2 9 4.50 0 0.7 3.0
91 Oklahoma 2 2 8 4.00 1 1.0 4.0
91 Central Michigan 2 2 8 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
91 South Alabama 2 2 8 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
94 Akron 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
94 Arizona State 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
94 Bowling Green 2 2 7 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
94 New Mexico State 2 3 7 2.33 0 1.5 3.5
98 Marshall 2 2 6 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
99 Duke 2 1 5 5.00 0 0.5 2.5
99 East Carolina 1 3 5 1.67 0 3.0 5.0
101 Western Michigan 2 1 4 4.00 0 0.5 2.0
101 Louisiana Tech 1 2 4 2.00 0 2.0 4.0
101 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
104 USF 3 1 3 3.00 0 0.3 1.0
104 Vanderbilt 3 2 3 1.50 0 0.7 1.0
108 Fresno State 2 4 2 0.50 0 2.0 1.0
109 FIU 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
109 Georgia State 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
109 UTEP 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
109 Western Kentucky 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
109 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