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