2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | 1 | 2 | 77 | 38.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 77.0 |
| 2 | Syracuse | 2 | 5 | 52 | 10.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 26.0 |
| 3 | North Dakota State | 1 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 40.0 |
| 4 | Stanford | 2 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 5 | NC State | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 6 | Houston | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 8 | Sacramento State | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 10 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 12 | Wake Forest | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 13 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 13 | SMU | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 15 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 16 | Purdue | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 16 | Clemson | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 18 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 18 | Army | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 20 | Arizona | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 20 | Duke | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 22 | California | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 23 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Hawaii | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 23 | UNLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.5 |
| 30 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.0 |