2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 USC 2 6 120 20.00 1 3.0 60.0
2 Vanderbilt 1 5 83 16.60 1 5.0 83.0
2 Nevada 1 5 83 16.60 0 5.0 83.0
4 Kansas 2 2 77 38.50 1 1.0 38.5
5 Boise State 2 3 74 24.67 1 1.5 37.0
6 UCF 2 3 72 24.00 0 1.5 36.0
7 UAB 2 4 71 17.75 0 2.0 35.5
8 Missouri 1 2 68 34.00 1 2.0 68.0
9 NC State 2 3 65 21.67 0 1.5 32.5
10 New Mexico 2 3 55 18.33 0 1.5 27.5
11 Syracuse 2 5 52 10.40 0 2.5 26.0
12 San Diego State 2 8 42 5.25 0 4.0 21.0
13 Penn State 1 3 41 13.67 0 3.0 41.0
13 Middle Tennessee State 1 4 41 10.25 0 4.0 41.0
15 Texas 2 4 39 9.75 0 2.0 19.5
16 TCU 1 2 38 19.00 0 2.0 38.0
16 Stanford 2 4 38 9.50 0 2.0 19.0
18 Utah State 2 4 34 8.50 0 2.0 17.0
19 Michigan State 2 3 30 10.00 0 1.5 15.0
20 BYU 2 4 27 6.75 0 2.0 13.5
21 Rutgers 3 2 24 12.00 0 0.7 8.0
22 Iowa 1 2 23 11.50 0 2.0 23.0
22 Delaware 1 3 23 7.67 1 3.0 23.0
22 Arkansas State 2 4 23 5.75 0 2.0 11.5
25 Houston 1 1 22 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
25 FIU 2 4 22 5.50 0 2.0 11.0
27 Texas A&M 2 2 21 10.50 0 1.0 10.5
28 Marshall 2 2 20 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
28 Western Kentucky 2 2 20 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
30 Louisville 2 2 19 9.50 0 1.0 9.5
31 Connecticut 1 1 18 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
31 North Carolina 2 2 18 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
33 Pittsburgh 1 3 17 5.67 0 3.0 17.0
34 Ohio State 1 2 16 8.00 0 2.0 16.0
34 Wyoming 2 4 16 4.00 0 2.0 8.0
36 Texas Tech 1 2 15 7.50 0 2.0 15.0
36 Oklahoma 2 4 15 3.75 0 2.0 7.5
38 Illinois 1 1 14 14.00 0 1.0 14.0
38 Wake Forest 1 2 14 7.00 0 2.0 14.0
38 Georgia Tech 2 2 14 7.00 1 1.0 7.0
41 Alabama 1 1 12 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
41 UCLA 1 1 12 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
41 Notre Dame 2 1 12 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
41 Cincinnati 1 2 12 6.00 0 2.0 12.0
41 Tulane 3 2 12 6.00 0 0.7 4.0
46 Liberty 1 2 11 5.50 0 2.0 11.0
46 Florida State 2 2 11 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
46 Sam Houston State 2 2 11 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
49 Washington State 2 2 10 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
50 Clemson 2 2 9 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
50 Michigan 2 2 9 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
50 Purdue 2 2 9 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
50 Akron 2 3 9 3.00 0 1.5 4.5
54 Army 1 1 7 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
54 Ohio 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
54 UTEP 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
54 Ole Miss 2 3 7 2.33 0 1.5 3.5
54 Oklahoma State 2 3 7 2.33 0 1.5 3.5
59 West Virginia 1 1 6 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
59 Texas State 2 1 6 6.00 0 0.5 3.0
59 Arizona State 1 3 6 2.00 0 3.0 6.0
62 Arizona 1 1 5 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
62 SMU 1 1 5 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
64 James Madison 1 1 4 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
64 Minnesota 1 1 4 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
64 Northwestern 1 1 4 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
64 Boston College 1 2 4 2.00 0 2.0 4.0
68 California 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
68 Wisconsin 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
68 Sacramento State 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
71 Jacksonville State 1 1 2 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
71 Louisiana 1 1 2 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
71 Auburn 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
71 Louisiana Tech 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
71 East Carolina 2 2 2 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
76 Colorado 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
76 UNLV 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
76 Oregon 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
79 Western Michigan 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
79 Florida 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
79 San Jose State 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
82 Kentucky 2 2 -1 -0.50 0 1.0 -0.5
82 Tulsa 1 1 -1 -1.00 0 1.0 -1.0
84 Coastal Carolina 2 1 -2 -2.00 0 0.5 -1.0
84 Miami (OH) 2 1 -2 -2.00 0 0.5 -1.0
86 Baylor 1 1 -3 -3.00 0 1.0 -3.0
87 Georgia Southern 1 1 -5 -5.00 0 1.0 -5.0
88 Missouri State 2 1 -6 -6.00 0 0.5 -3.0