2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 USC 3 7 124 17.71 1 2.3 41.3
2 UAB 2 5 69 13.80 0 2.5 34.5
2 Pittsburgh 2 7 69 9.86 0 3.5 34.5
4 Tennessee 2 4 58 14.50 1 2.0 29.0
5 Georgia Tech 2 2 57 28.50 1 1.0 28.5
6 Missouri 3 4 84 21.00 1 1.3 28.0
6 Texas 4 13 112 8.62 0 3.3 28.0
8 Kansas 3 2 77 38.50 1 0.7 25.7
9 Old Dominion 5 6 121 20.17 1 1.2 24.2
10 Wyoming 1 2 20 10.00 0 2.0 20.0
11 TCU 2 2 38 19.00 0 1.0 19.0
12 Boise State 4 4 74 18.50 1 1.0 18.5
12 Cincinnati 2 2 37 18.50 0 1.0 18.5
14 Florida State 3 6 54 9.00 0 2.0 18.0
15 Texas Tech 2 4 34 8.50 0 2.0 17.0
16 Kentucky 3 4 50 12.50 1 1.3 16.7
17 Notre Dame 2 3 32 10.67 0 1.5 16.0
18 Michigan State 5 7 79 11.29 0 1.4 15.8
19 North Dakota State 3 2 45 22.50 0 0.7 15.0
19 Nevada 1 1 15 15.00 0 1.0 15.0
19 LSU 4 5 60 12.00 0 1.3 15.0
22 Wake Forest 1 2 14 7.00 0 2.0 14.0
23 Illinois 2 2 27 13.50 0 1.0 13.5
24 NC State 3 4 40 10.00 0 1.3 13.3
24 Oregon 4 6 53 8.83 0 1.5 13.3
26 Kent State 3 2 39 19.50 0 0.7 13.0
27 Indiana 3 1 36 36.00 0 0.3 12.0
28 FIU 2 4 22 5.50 0 2.0 11.0
28 Georgia 2 4 22 5.50 0 2.0 11.0
28 Liberty 1 2 11 5.50 0 2.0 11.0
31 San Diego State 4 8 42 5.25 0 2.0 10.5
32 UCF 4 4 40 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
32 Western Kentucky 2 2 20 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
32 Kansas State 2 3 20 6.67 0 1.5 10.0
32 Ohio State 2 4 20 5.00 0 2.0 10.0
36 Houston 3 3 29 9.67 0 1.0 9.7
37 Stanford 4 4 38 9.50 0 1.0 9.5
38 UNLV 3 2 28 14.00 0 0.7 9.3
38 Tulane 4 4 37 9.25 0 1.0 9.3
38 Alabama 4 5 37 7.40 0 1.3 9.3
38 Sam Houston State 3 4 28 7.00 0 1.3 9.3
38 South Carolina 4 6 37 6.17 0 1.5 9.3
43 California 4 5 36 7.20 0 1.3 9.0
44 Sacramento State 4 4 35 8.75 0 1.0 8.8
45 Penn State 3 4 26 6.50 0 1.3 8.7
46 Texas A&M 4 5 34 6.80 0 1.3 8.5
47 Rutgers 3 2 24 12.00 0 0.7 8.0
47 New Mexico 1 1 8 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
47 North Carolina 3 4 24 6.00 0 1.3 8.0
50 Miami (OH) 3 3 23 7.67 0 1.0 7.7
51 Syracuse 2 4 15 3.75 0 2.0 7.5
52 Rice 5 2 35 17.50 0 0.4 7.0
53 Purdue 4 5 25 5.00 0 1.3 6.3
54 Buffalo 3 2 18 9.00 0 0.7 6.0
54 Washington 3 2 18 9.00 0 0.7 6.0
54 San Jose State 3 5 18 3.60 0 1.7 6.0
57 Oklahoma 4 6 23 3.83 1 1.5 5.8
58 Miami (FL) 2 1 11 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
58 North Texas 2 1 11 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
58 Nebraska 2 2 11 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
61 Louisville 3 3 16 5.33 0 1.0 5.3
62 Bowling Green 2 1 10 10.00 0 0.5 5.0
62 Maryland 4 5 20 4.00 0 1.3 5.0
62 Michigan 4 5 20 4.00 0 1.3 5.0
62 Minnesota 2 3 10 3.33 0 1.5 5.0
66 Boston College 3 3 14 4.67 0 1.0 4.7
67 Baylor 3 3 13 4.33 0 1.0 4.3
67 Clemson 3 3 13 4.33 0 1.0 4.3
69 Florida 4 2 16 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
69 Florida Atlantic 2 1 8 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
69 James Madison 1 1 4 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
69 Appalachian State 1 2 4 2.00 0 2.0 4.0
73 Akron 4 4 14 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
74 UTEP 4 2 13 6.50 0 0.5 3.3
75 Kennesaw State 3 2 9 4.50 0 0.7 3.0
75 Navy 2 2 6 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
77 Washington State 3 2 8 4.00 0 0.7 2.7
78 Arizona 2 1 5 5.00 0 0.5 2.5
78 Georgia Southern 4 4 10 2.50 0 1.0 2.5
80 Ohio 3 1 7 7.00 0 0.3 2.3
80 Arkansas State 3 2 7 3.50 0 0.7 2.3
82 Central Michigan 3 1 6 6.00 0 0.3 2.0
82 Texas State 3 1 6 6.00 0 0.3 2.0
82 West Virginia 3 1 6 6.00 0 0.3 2.0
82 Iowa 2 2 4 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
86 Wisconsin 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
86 Louisiana Tech 4 3 6 2.00 0 0.8 1.5
86 Army 2 3 3 1.00 0 1.5 1.5
89 Temple 3 3 4 1.33 0 1.0 1.3
90 Jacksonville State 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
90 New Mexico State 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
90 Louisiana 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
90 Vanderbilt 3 2 3 1.50 0 0.7 1.0
90 East Carolina 2 2 2 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
95 Auburn 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
95 Utah State 3 5 2 0.40 0 1.7 0.7
97 Northern Illinois 4 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.5
97 Memphis 2 2 1 0.50 0 1.0 0.5
99 Colorado 3 2 1 0.50 0 0.7 0.3
100 Charlotte 5 1 1 1.00 0 0.2 0.2
101 Hawaii 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
101 Ole Miss 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
101 Western Michigan 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
101 Iowa State 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
105 UTSA 2 2 -1 -0.50 0 1.0 -0.5
105 Tulsa 2 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.5 -0.5
107 UCLA 1 2 -3 -1.50 0 2.0 -3.0