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

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Minnesota 3 10 277 27.70 2 3.3 92.3
2 Florida 2 5 173 34.60 2 2.5 86.5
3 Syracuse 2 8 162 20.25 0 4.0 81.0
4 South Carolina 2 7 161 23.00 2 3.5 80.5
5 James Madison 3 9 200 22.22 3 3.0 66.7
6 Virginia Tech 3 9 198 22.00 1 3.0 66.0
7 Iowa 3 11 187 17.00 1 3.7 62.3
8 USC 3 8 176 22.00 1 2.7 58.7
9 TCU 3 14 173 12.36 0 4.7 57.7
10 BYU 2 6 100 16.67 0 3.0 50.0
11 Penn State 3 12 149 12.42 0 4.0 49.7
12 Massachusetts 3 4 148 37.00 1 1.3 49.3
13 Oklahoma State 3 9 143 15.89 0 3.0 47.7
14 Georgia 2 8 95 11.88 0 4.0 47.5
15 UCF 3 8 142 17.75 0 2.7 47.3
16 Kansas State 3 8 141 17.63 1 2.7 47.0
17 Iowa State 3 8 135 16.88 1 2.7 45.0
18 Oklahoma 3 6 130 21.67 1 2.0 43.3
19 UCLA 2 5 78 15.60 0 2.5 39.0
20 Army 2 6 76 12.67 0 3.0 38.0
21 New Mexico 4 8 148 18.50 0 2.0 37.0
22 Miami (FL) 2 4 72 18.00 0 2.0 36.0
22 Washington State 4 9 144 16.00 2 2.3 36.0
24 Arizona 3 3 105 35.00 1 1.0 35.0
25 Missouri 3 4 102 25.50 1 1.3 34.0
25 Nevada 3 7 102 14.57 0 2.3 34.0
27 Vanderbilt 3 8 101 12.63 2 2.7 33.7
28 UAB 4 9 128 14.22 0 2.3 32.0
29 Texas A&M 2 5 59 11.80 0 2.5 29.5
30 Kansas 3 8 87 10.88 0 2.7 29.0
31 Florida Atlantic 4 4 115 28.75 1 1.0 28.8
32 Texas Tech 3 9 85 9.44 0 3.0 28.3
33 Texas State 4 4 109 27.25 1 1.0 27.3
34 Illinois 3 2 79 39.50 0 0.7 26.3
35 NC State 3 9 75 8.33 0 3.0 25.0
36 Temple 4 5 99 19.80 0 1.3 24.8
36 Louisiana Tech 4 6 99 16.50 1 1.5 24.8
38 Indiana 3 6 72 12.00 0 2.0 24.0
39 Notre Dame 6 12 142 11.83 0 2.0 23.7
39 Old Dominion 3 7 71 10.14 0 2.3 23.7
41 SMU 2 6 47 7.83 0 3.0 23.5
42 Jacksonville State 4 4 92 23.00 1 1.0 23.0
43 Coastal Carolina 4 6 89 14.83 0 1.5 22.3
44 Wake Forest 2 2 44 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
45 Duke 3 6 65 10.83 0 2.0 21.7
46 Fresno State 4 5 86 17.20 0 1.3 21.5
47 Western Michigan 4 6 84 14.00 0 1.5 21.0
48 Michigan State 3 4 61 15.25 0 1.3 20.3
48 Pittsburgh 3 8 61 7.63 0 2.7 20.3
50 Nebraska 3 10 60 6.00 0 3.3 20.0
51 Maryland 3 3 58 19.33 0 1.0 19.3
52 Clemson 2 3 38 12.67 0 1.5 19.0
53 Ohio State 3 11 56 5.09 0 3.7 18.7
54 Louisiana 4 6 73 12.17 0 1.5 18.3
55 Boise State 4 4 71 17.75 1 1.0 17.8
55 Western Kentucky 4 4 71 17.75 0 1.0 17.8
55 Colorado State 4 5 71 14.20 0 1.3 17.8
58 Louisville 2 4 33 8.25 0 2.0 16.5
59 North Texas 4 4 65 16.25 0 1.0 16.3
60 San Jose State 4 7 62 8.86 0 1.8 15.5
61 Northern Illinois 4 5 61 12.20 0 1.3 15.3
62 Alabama 2 4 30 7.50 0 2.0 15.0
62 San Diego State 4 12 60 5.00 0 3.0 15.0
64 Utah State 4 8 59 7.38 0 2.0 14.8
65 LSU 3 4 44 11.00 0 1.3 14.7
65 Utah 3 5 44 8.80 0 1.7 14.7
67 Cincinnati 3 6 43 7.17 0 2.0 14.3
68 Georgia State 4 5 53 10.60 0 1.3 13.3
68 FIU 4 9 53 5.89 0 2.3 13.3
70 Florida State 3 4 39 9.75 0 1.3 13.0
70 Texas 3 4 39 9.75 0 1.3 13.0
72 Middle Tennessee State 4 7 50 7.14 0 1.8 12.5
73 Eastern Michigan 4 5 49 9.80 0 1.3 12.3
73 Tennessee 3 4 37 9.25 0 1.3 12.3
73 Buffalo 4 6 49 8.17 0 1.5 12.3
73 Oregon State 4 7 49 7.00 0 1.8 12.3
77 Connecticut 6 8 73 9.13 0 1.3 12.2
78 USF 3 2 36 18.00 0 0.7 12.0
79 Baylor 3 6 35 5.83 0 2.0 11.7
80 Arizona State 3 5 34 6.80 0 1.7 11.3
81 Arkansas 3 4 33 8.25 0 1.3 11.0
81 Virginia 3 4 33 8.25 0 1.3 11.0
83 Akron 4 7 43 6.14 0 1.8 10.8
84 Missouri State 4 6 42 7.00 0 1.5 10.5
85 UTSA 4 6 40 6.67 0 1.5 10.0
86 Washington 3 5 29 5.80 0 1.7 9.7
87 Ball State 4 2 38 19.00 0 0.5 9.5
88 Sacramento State 3 3 28 9.33 0 1.0 9.3
89 Kentucky 2 5 18 3.60 0 2.5 9.0
90 Toledo 4 3 35 11.67 1 0.8 8.8
91 Georgia Tech 3 3 26 8.67 1 1.0 8.7
91 North Dakota State 3 4 26 6.50 0 1.3 8.7
91 Oregon 3 4 26 6.50 0 1.3 8.7
94 Arkansas State 4 5 34 6.80 0 1.3 8.5
94 Stanford 2 4 17 4.25 0 2.0 8.5
96 West Virginia 3 3 25 8.33 0 1.0 8.3
96 Purdue 3 6 25 4.17 0 2.0 8.3
98 Wisconsin 3 3 24 8.00 1 1.0 8.0
98 Rutgers 3 3 24 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
100 Georgia Southern 4 7 30 4.29 0 1.8 7.5
101 Boston College 3 3 20 6.67 0 1.0 6.7
102 UNLV 4 4 26 6.50 0 1.0 6.5
103 Marshall 4 3 25 8.33 0 0.8 6.3
103 Tulsa 4 5 25 5.00 0 1.3 6.3
103 Michigan 3 4 19 4.75 0 1.3 6.3
106 Southern Miss 4 4 23 5.75 0 1.0 5.8
107 Hawaii 3 3 17 5.67 0 1.0 5.7
108 Sam Houston State 4 5 22 4.40 0 1.3 5.5
108 Appalachian State 4 6 22 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
110 UTEP 4 4 21 5.25 0 1.0 5.3
110 Wyoming 3 4 16 4.00 0 1.3 5.3
112 Delaware 4 6 19 3.17 1 1.5 4.8
113 California 3 5 14 2.80 0 1.7 4.7
113 Colorado 3 5 14 2.80 0 1.7 4.7
115 Navy 2 3 9 3.00 0 1.5 4.5
116 East Carolina 4 7 16 2.29 0 1.8 4.0
117 Liberty 4 5 15 3.00 0 1.3 3.8
118 Ole Miss 2 2 7 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
118 Tulane 4 5 14 2.80 0 1.3 3.5
120 Northwestern 3 4 9 2.25 0 1.3 3.0
121 North Carolina 3 1 8 8.00 0 0.3 2.7
122 Bowling Green 4 1 10 10.00 0 0.3 2.5
122 Rice 4 1 10 10.00 0 0.3 2.5
122 Charlotte 4 4 10 2.50 0 1.0 2.5
125 Central Michigan 4 1 8 8.00 0 0.3 2.0
125 Memphis 4 3 8 2.67 0 0.8 2.0
125 Houston 3 3 6 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
128 Kennesaw State 4 1 7 7.00 0 0.3 1.8
129 Ohio 4 2 5 2.50 0 0.5 1.3
129 Louisiana-Monroe 4 3 5 1.67 0 0.8 1.3
129 Troy 4 3 5 1.67 0 0.8 1.3
132 Auburn 2 3 0 0.00 0 1.5 0.0
132 Air Force 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
134 Miami (OH) 4 3 -2 -0.67 1 0.8 -0.5
135 New Mexico State 4 3 -3 -1.00 0 0.8 -0.8
136 Kent State 3 1 -13 -13.00 0 0.3 -4.3