2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Minnesota 3 10 277 27.70 2 3.3 92.3
2 James Madison 3 9 200 22.22 3 3.0 66.7
3 Virginia Tech 3 9 198 22.00 1 3.0 66.0
4 Iowa 3 11 187 17.00 1 3.7 62.3
5 UCF 3 9 185 20.56 0 3.0 61.7
6 USC 3 8 176 22.00 1 2.7 58.7
7 Florida 2 5 173 34.60 2 2.5 86.5
7 TCU 3 14 173 12.36 0 4.7 57.7
9 Penn State 3 13 172 13.23 0 4.3 57.3
10 South Carolina 2 7 161 23.00 2 3.5 80.5
11 Syracuse 1 7 159 22.71 0 7.0 159.0
12 Massachusetts 3 4 148 37.00 1 1.3 49.3
13 Washington State 3 9 144 16.00 2 3.0 48.0
14 Oklahoma State 3 9 143 15.89 0 3.0 47.7
15 Kansas State 3 8 141 17.63 1 2.7 47.0
16 Iowa State 3 8 135 16.88 1 2.7 45.0
17 Oklahoma 3 6 130 21.67 1 2.0 43.3
18 Vanderbilt 3 8 126 15.75 2 2.7 42.0
19 New Mexico 3 7 124 17.71 0 2.3 41.3
20 Missouri 3 4 102 25.50 1 1.3 34.0
20 Nevada 3 7 102 14.57 0 2.3 34.0
22 BYU 2 6 100 16.67 0 3.0 50.0
23 Louisiana Tech 3 6 99 16.50 1 2.0 33.0
24 Georgia 2 8 95 11.88 0 4.0 47.5
25 Jacksonville State 4 4 92 23.00 1 1.0 23.0
26 Coastal Carolina 3 6 89 14.83 0 2.0 29.7
27 Temple 3 4 86 21.50 0 1.3 28.7
28 Western Michigan 3 6 84 14.00 0 2.0 28.0
28 UAB 3 7 84 12.00 0 2.3 28.0
30 Fresno State 3 4 81 20.25 0 1.3 27.0
31 Army 1 4 80 20.00 0 4.0 80.0
32 Illinois 3 2 79 39.50 0 0.7 26.3
33 UCLA 2 5 78 15.60 0 2.5 39.0
34 Indiana 3 6 72 12.00 0 2.0 24.0
35 Boise State 3 4 71 17.75 1 1.3 23.7
35 Colorado State 3 5 71 14.20 0 1.7 23.7
35 Old Dominion 3 7 71 10.14 0 2.3 23.7
38 Arizona 2 2 69 34.50 1 1.0 34.5
39 NC State 2 7 67 9.57 0 3.5 33.5
40 Georgia State 3 5 66 13.20 0 1.7 22.0
41 Connecticut 3 7 65 9.29 0 2.3 21.7
42 San Jose State 4 7 62 8.86 0 1.8 15.5
43 Michigan State 3 4 61 15.25 0 1.3 20.3
44 Nebraska 3 10 60 6.00 0 3.3 20.0
44 San Diego State 3 12 60 5.00 0 4.0 20.0
46 Northern Illinois 3 4 59 14.75 0 1.3 19.7
46 Texas A&M 2 5 59 11.80 0 2.5 29.5
46 Notre Dame 3 6 59 9.83 0 2.0 19.7
49 Maryland 3 3 58 19.33 0 1.0 19.3
50 Utah State 3 6 55 9.17 0 2.0 18.3
51 Wisconsin 3 3 51 17.00 1 1.0 17.0
52 Middle Tennessee State 3 7 50 7.14 0 2.3 16.7
53 FIU 3 8 46 5.75 0 2.7 15.3
53 Ohio State 3 10 46 4.60 0 3.3 15.3
55 Wake Forest 2 2 44 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
55 LSU 2 4 44 11.00 0 2.0 22.0
55 Utah 3 5 44 8.80 0 1.7 14.7
58 Cincinnati 3 6 43 7.17 0 2.0 14.3
59 Missouri State 3 6 42 7.00 0 2.0 14.0
60 Texas 3 4 39 9.75 0 1.3 13.0
60 Kansas 2 6 39 6.50 0 3.0 19.5
62 Ball State 3 2 38 19.00 0 0.7 12.7
62 Clemson 2 3 38 12.67 0 1.5 19.0
62 Akron 3 6 38 6.33 0 2.0 12.7
65 Oregon State 3 4 37 9.25 0 1.3 12.3
65 Tennessee 3 4 37 9.25 0 1.3 12.3
67 Louisiana 3 4 36 9.00 0 1.3 12.0
67 Delaware 3 6 36 6.00 1 2.0 12.0
69 Baylor 3 6 35 5.83 0 2.0 11.7
70 Buffalo 3 4 34 8.50 0 1.3 11.3
70 Arkansas State 3 5 34 6.80 0 1.7 11.3
72 Louisville 2 4 33 8.25 0 2.0 16.5
73 Pittsburgh 2 5 32 6.40 0 2.5 16.0
74 Alabama 2 4 30 7.50 0 2.0 15.0
74 Georgia Southern 3 7 30 4.29 0 2.3 10.0
76 Kentucky 1 4 29 7.25 0 4.0 29.0
76 Washington 3 5 29 5.80 0 1.7 9.7
78 Arkansas 2 2 28 14.00 0 1.0 14.0
78 Miami (OH) 3 3 28 9.33 1 1.0 9.3
78 Sacramento State 3 3 28 9.33 0 1.0 9.3
81 Georgia Tech 3 3 26 8.67 1 1.0 8.7
81 North Dakota State 3 4 26 6.50 0 1.3 8.7
81 Oregon 3 4 26 6.50 0 1.3 8.7
84 Marshall 3 3 25 8.33 0 1.0 8.3
84 West Virginia 3 3 25 8.33 0 1.0 8.3
84 Texas Tech 2 4 25 6.25 0 2.0 12.5
84 Tulsa 3 5 25 5.00 0 1.7 8.3
88 Rutgers 2 2 24 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
88 Toledo 3 2 24 12.00 1 0.7 8.0
88 Purdue 2 4 24 6.00 0 2.0 12.0
91 Miami (FL) 1 1 22 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
91 Southern Miss 3 2 22 11.00 0 0.7 7.3
91 Appalachian State 3 6 22 3.67 0 2.0 7.3
94 UTSA 3 3 21 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
95 Virginia 2 2 20 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
95 Western Kentucky 3 2 20 10.00 0 0.7 6.7
95 Boston College 3 3 20 6.67 0 1.0 6.7
98 Michigan 3 4 19 4.75 0 1.3 6.3
99 SMU 1 3 18 6.00 0 3.0 18.0
99 Sam Houston State 3 4 18 4.50 0 1.3 6.0
101 Hawaii 2 3 17 5.67 0 1.5 8.5
101 Stanford 1 4 17 4.25 0 4.0 17.0
103 Eastern Michigan 3 2 16 8.00 0 0.7 5.3
103 Wyoming 3 4 16 4.00 0 1.3 5.3
105 UTEP 3 3 15 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
106 Liberty 3 4 14 3.50 0 1.3 4.7
106 Colorado 3 5 14 2.80 0 1.7 4.7
108 Arizona State 2 4 13 3.25 0 2.0 6.5
109 Tulane 3 2 12 6.00 0 0.7 4.0
110 North Texas 3 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 3.7
111 USF 2 1 9 9.00 0 0.5 4.5
111 Northwestern 2 2 9 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
111 East Carolina 3 3 9 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
111 Charlotte 3 3 9 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
115 Florida Atlantic 2 1 8 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
115 North Carolina 2 1 8 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
115 Central Michigan 3 1 8 8.00 0 0.3 2.7
115 Houston 2 2 8 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
115 Memphis 4 3 8 2.67 0 0.8 2.0
120 Ohio 3 1 7 7.00 0 0.3 2.3
120 Kennesaw State 3 1 7 7.00 0 0.3 2.3
120 Ole Miss 2 2 7 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
123 Texas State 3 1 6 6.00 0 0.3 2.0
124 Troy 3 2 5 2.50 0 0.7 1.7
124 California 2 3 5 1.67 0 1.5 2.5
124 Louisiana-Monroe 3 3 5 1.67 0 1.0 1.7
124 Duke 2 4 5 1.25 0 2.0 2.5
128 Navy 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
129 UNLV 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
130 Auburn 2 3 0 0.00 0 1.5 0.0
130 Air Force 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
130 Florida State 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
133 New Mexico State 3 3 -3 -1.00 0 1.0 -1.0
134 Kent State 3 1 -13 -13.00 0 0.3 -4.3