2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Minnesota 4 15 306 20.40 2 3.8 76.5
2 Virginia Tech 4 14 285 20.36 1 3.5 71.3
3 James Madison 6 13 247 19.00 3 2.2 41.2
4 Iowa 5 15 212 14.13 1 3.0 42.4
5 USC 6 12 201 16.75 1 2.0 33.5
6 Florida 4 7 189 27.00 2 1.8 47.3
7 Baylor 4 13 180 13.85 0 3.3 45.0
8 New Mexico 4 9 171 19.00 0 2.3 42.8
9 BYU 5 13 164 12.62 0 2.6 32.8
10 Oklahoma State 4 8 163 20.38 0 2.0 40.8
11 Syracuse 2 8 162 20.25 0 4.0 81.0
12 South Carolina 3 7 161 23.00 2 2.3 53.7
13 Massachusetts 4 5 149 29.80 1 1.3 37.3
13 Penn State 3 12 149 12.42 0 4.0 49.7
15 Notre Dame 6 12 142 11.83 0 2.0 23.7
16 Kansas State 3 8 141 17.63 1 2.7 47.0
17 Florida Atlantic 4 6 137 22.83 1 1.5 34.3
17 Missouri 5 8 137 17.13 1 1.6 27.4
19 Iowa State 3 8 135 16.88 1 2.7 45.0
19 UCF 3 8 135 16.88 0 2.7 45.0
19 TCU 2 12 135 11.25 0 6.0 67.5
22 Washington State 1 7 134 19.14 2 7.0 134.0
23 Jacksonville State 4 6 131 21.83 1 1.5 32.8
24 Oklahoma 3 4 121 30.25 2 1.3 40.3
25 Arizona 5 4 120 30.00 1 0.8 24.0
26 Clemson 3 7 119 17.00 1 2.3 39.7
27 Georgia 6 12 117 9.75 0 2.0 19.5
28 Nebraska 5 15 110 7.33 0 3.0 22.0
29 Texas Tech 5 12 109 9.08 0 2.4 21.8
30 UCLA 5 11 107 9.73 0 2.2 21.4
31 Texas State 2 3 103 34.33 1 1.5 51.5
32 Louisiana Tech 3 7 101 14.43 1 2.3 33.7
32 Vanderbilt 3 8 101 12.63 2 2.7 33.7
34 Pittsburgh 5 11 97 8.82 0 2.2 19.4
35 Army 3 6 96 16.00 0 2.0 32.0
35 Texas 4 8 96 12.00 0 2.0 24.0
37 North Texas 4 7 93 13.29 0 1.8 23.3
38 Coastal Carolina 2 5 91 18.20 0 2.5 45.5
39 Western Michigan 4 6 88 14.67 0 1.5 22.0
39 Fresno State 4 9 88 9.78 0 2.3 22.0
41 Kansas 2 8 87 10.88 0 4.0 43.5
42 Temple 2 5 86 17.20 0 2.5 43.0
43 Oregon State 4 11 85 7.73 0 2.8 21.3
43 Ohio State 5 15 85 5.67 0 3.0 17.0
45 UTSA 5 11 83 7.55 0 2.2 16.6
46 Florida State 3 7 82 11.71 0 2.3 27.3
46 SMU 4 11 82 7.45 0 2.8 20.5
48 Miami (FL) 5 6 81 13.50 0 1.2 16.2
49 North Dakota State 5 7 80 11.43 0 1.4 16.0
49 Cincinnati 4 8 80 10.00 0 2.0 20.0
51 Kentucky 5 9 79 8.78 1 1.8 15.8
52 Utah 5 10 77 7.70 0 2.0 15.4
53 Indiana 6 6 72 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
54 Colorado State 2 5 71 14.20 0 2.5 35.5
54 Louisiana 4 5 71 14.20 0 1.3 17.8
56 Duke 4 7 70 10.00 0 1.8 17.5
57 Boise State 5 5 69 13.80 1 1.0 13.8
58 Illinois 3 1 65 65.00 0 0.3 21.7
59 San Jose State 3 6 62 10.33 0 2.0 20.7
60 Michigan State 2 4 61 15.25 0 2.0 30.5
61 Texas A&M 3 6 59 9.83 0 2.0 19.7
62 Maryland 2 3 58 19.33 0 1.5 29.0
62 Houston 5 7 58 8.29 0 1.4 11.6
64 UAB 3 5 57 11.40 0 1.7 19.0
64 Tennessee 5 7 57 8.14 0 1.4 11.4
66 Georgia State 4 6 54 9.00 0 1.5 13.5
67 Western Kentucky 2 3 52 17.33 0 1.5 26.0
67 UNLV 4 5 52 10.40 0 1.3 13.0
67 Wake Forest 5 6 52 8.67 0 1.2 10.4
70 Alabama 5 8 51 6.38 0 1.6 10.2
71 Wyoming 3 4 49 12.25 0 1.3 16.3
71 Eastern Michigan 4 4 49 12.25 0 1.0 12.3
71 Buffalo 3 5 49 9.80 0 1.7 16.3
71 NC State 3 9 49 5.44 0 3.0 16.3
75 Missouri State 1 5 48 9.60 0 5.0 48.0
76 Connecticut 3 6 47 7.83 0 2.0 15.7
76 Ole Miss 4 6 47 7.83 0 1.5 11.8
78 Louisville 3 4 46 11.50 0 1.3 15.3
79 Georgia Tech 2 2 45 22.50 0 1.0 22.5
80 Toledo 4 4 44 11.00 1 1.0 11.0
80 Georgia Southern 2 6 44 7.33 0 3.0 22.0
82 LSU 4 5 43 8.60 0 1.3 10.8
83 Ohio 4 7 42 6.00 0 1.8 10.5
84 Purdue 3 4 39 9.75 0 1.3 13.0
85 Ball State 1 2 38 19.00 0 2.0 38.0
86 USF 4 2 36 18.00 0 0.5 9.0
87 Arizona State 3 3 35 11.67 0 1.0 11.7
87 Northwestern 4 5 35 7.00 0 1.3 8.8
89 Wisconsin 4 3 33 11.00 1 0.8 8.3
89 Arkansas 2 4 33 8.25 0 2.0 16.5
89 Old Dominion 2 4 33 8.25 0 2.0 16.5
92 FIU 3 6 32 5.33 0 2.0 10.7
93 Memphis 5 5 31 6.20 0 1.0 6.2
93 Virginia 4 6 31 5.17 0 1.5 7.8
95 Akron 1 3 29 9.67 0 3.0 29.0
95 Washington 3 5 29 5.80 0 1.7 9.7
97 California 3 5 28 5.60 0 1.7 9.3
98 Oregon 3 4 26 6.50 0 1.3 8.7
99 Sacramento State 1 2 25 12.50 0 2.0 25.0
99 Marshall 3 3 25 8.33 0 1.0 8.3
99 West Virginia 3 3 25 8.33 0 1.0 8.3
99 Miami (OH) 3 4 25 6.25 1 1.3 8.3
99 Tulsa 3 5 25 5.00 0 1.7 8.3
104 Southern Miss 1 2 22 11.00 0 2.0 22.0
104 Appalachian State 3 6 22 3.67 0 2.0 7.3
104 Liberty 5 6 22 3.67 0 1.2 4.4
107 San Diego State 2 5 21 4.20 0 2.5 10.5
108 Nevada 2 3 19 6.33 0 1.5 9.5
108 Michigan 3 4 19 4.75 0 1.3 6.3
108 East Carolina 3 8 19 2.38 0 2.7 6.3
111 Utah State 2 5 18 3.60 0 2.5 9.0
112 Stanford 2 4 17 4.25 0 2.0 8.5
113 Boston College 2 1 16 16.00 0 0.5 8.0
114 North Carolina 3 3 14 4.67 0 1.0 4.7
115 Delaware 2 3 13 4.33 0 1.5 6.5
115 Colorado 2 4 13 3.25 0 2.0 6.5
115 Auburn 3 6 13 2.17 1 2.0 4.3
118 Arkansas State 2 1 11 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
119 Central Michigan 3 2 10 5.00 0 0.7 3.3
120 Middle Tennessee State 2 3 9 3.00 0 1.5 4.5
121 UTEP 1 2 8 4.00 0 2.0 8.0
121 South Alabama 4 2 8 4.00 0 0.5 2.0
123 Kennesaw State 1 1 7 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
123 Sam Houston State 1 2 7 3.50 0 2.0 7.0
123 Bowling Green 2 2 7 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
126 Troy 3 2 5 2.50 0 0.7 1.7
127 Hawaii 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
127 Navy 2 2 3 1.50 0 1.0 1.5
129 Tulane 2 3 2 0.67 0 1.5 1.0
129 New Mexico State 2 4 2 0.50 0 2.0 1.0
131 Rutgers 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
131 Air Force 4 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
133 Kent State 2 2 -15 -7.50 0 1.0 -7.5