2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Minnesota 2 9 273 30.33 2 4.5 136.5
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 USC 4 8 176 22.00 1 2.0 44.0
6 Florida 3 6 173 28.83 2 2.0 57.7
7 Penn State 3 13 172 13.23 0 4.3 57.3
8 UCF 2 8 168 21.00 0 4.0 84.0
9 South Carolina 2 7 161 23.00 2 3.5 80.5
10 Syracuse 1 7 159 22.71 0 7.0 159.0
11 Massachusetts 3 4 148 37.00 1 1.3 49.3
12 Kansas State 3 8 141 17.63 1 2.7 47.0
13 Oklahoma State 2 6 136 22.67 0 3.0 68.0
14 Iowa State 2 8 135 16.88 1 4.0 67.5
14 TCU 2 12 135 11.25 0 6.0 67.5
16 Washington State 1 7 134 19.14 2 7.0 134.0
17 Vanderbilt 3 8 126 15.75 2 2.7 42.0
18 New Mexico 2 6 116 19.33 0 3.0 58.0
19 Oklahoma 2 3 113 37.67 1 1.5 56.5
20 Missouri 3 4 102 25.50 1 1.3 34.0
21 BYU 3 6 100 16.67 0 2.0 33.3
22 Louisiana Tech 1 5 97 19.40 1 5.0 97.0
23 Georgia 3 8 95 11.88 0 2.7 31.7
24 Coastal Carolina 1 5 91 18.20 0 5.0 91.0
25 Jacksonville State 2 3 90 30.00 1 1.5 45.0
26 Temple 1 4 86 21.50 0 4.0 86.0
27 Western Michigan 2 5 84 16.80 0 2.5 42.0
28 Fresno State 2 4 81 20.25 0 2.0 40.5
29 Army 1 4 80 20.00 0 4.0 80.0
30 UCLA 3 5 78 15.60 0 1.7 26.0
31 Indiana 3 6 72 12.00 0 2.0 24.0
32 Colorado State 2 5 71 14.20 0 2.5 35.5
33 Arizona 2 2 69 34.50 1 1.0 34.5
33 Boise State 2 3 69 23.00 1 1.5 34.5
35 Georgia State 2 5 66 13.20 0 2.5 33.0
35 North Dakota State 4 5 66 13.20 0 1.3 16.5
37 Illinois 2 1 65 65.00 0 0.5 32.5
38 San Jose State 2 6 62 10.33 0 3.0 31.0
39 Michigan State 2 4 61 15.25 0 2.0 30.5
40 Nebraska 3 10 60 6.00 0 3.3 20.0
41 Texas A&M 2 5 59 11.80 0 2.5 29.5
41 Notre Dame 3 6 59 9.83 0 2.0 19.7
43 Maryland 2 3 58 19.33 0 1.5 29.0
44 Wisconsin 2 2 48 24.00 1 1.0 24.0
44 Missouri State 1 5 48 9.60 0 5.0 48.0
46 Clemson 2 5 47 9.40 0 2.5 23.5
46 Connecticut 2 6 47 7.83 0 3.0 23.5
48 Louisville 2 4 46 11.50 0 2.0 23.0
49 Wake Forest 2 2 44 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
49 LSU 2 4 44 11.00 0 2.0 22.0
49 Utah 3 5 44 8.80 0 1.7 14.7
52 Cincinnati 3 6 43 7.17 0 2.0 14.3
53 Alabama 3 5 42 8.40 0 1.7 14.0
54 Texas Tech 3 6 40 6.67 0 2.0 13.3
55 Texas 3 4 39 9.75 0 1.3 13.0
55 Kansas 1 6 39 6.50 0 6.0 39.0
57 Ball State 1 2 38 19.00 0 2.0 38.0
57 Baylor 2 5 38 7.60 0 2.5 19.0
59 Oregon State 1 4 37 9.25 0 4.0 37.0
59 Tennessee 3 4 37 9.25 0 1.3 12.3
61 Georgia Southern 1 5 35 7.00 0 5.0 35.0
62 Buffalo 1 3 34 11.33 0 3.0 34.0
62 Louisiana 2 3 34 11.33 0 1.5 17.0
62 NC State 1 6 34 5.67 0 6.0 34.0
65 Old Dominion 1 4 33 8.25 0 4.0 33.0
66 Pittsburgh 3 5 32 6.40 0 1.7 10.7
67 Miami (OH) 1 2 30 15.00 1 2.0 30.0
67 Florida Atlantic 2 3 30 10.00 0 1.5 15.0
67 Ohio State 2 8 30 3.75 0 4.0 15.0
70 Akron 1 3 29 9.67 0 3.0 29.0
70 Washington 3 5 29 5.80 0 1.7 9.7
72 Arkansas 1 2 28 14.00 0 2.0 28.0
72 Kentucky 2 5 28 5.60 0 2.5 14.0
74 Oregon 2 4 26 6.50 0 2.0 13.0
75 Sacramento State 1 2 25 12.50 0 2.0 25.0
75 Marshall 2 3 25 8.33 0 1.5 12.5
75 West Virginia 3 3 25 8.33 0 1.0 8.3
75 Tulsa 3 5 25 5.00 0 1.7 8.3
75 SMU 2 6 25 4.17 0 3.0 12.5
80 Toledo 2 2 24 12.00 1 1.0 12.0
80 Purdue 1 3 24 8.00 0 3.0 24.0
80 FIU 1 4 24 6.00 0 4.0 24.0
83 Southern Miss 1 2 22 11.00 0 2.0 22.0
83 Appalachian State 3 6 22 3.67 0 2.0 7.3
85 UTSA 2 3 21 7.00 0 1.5 10.5
86 Miami (FL) 3 2 20 10.00 0 0.7 6.7
86 Virginia 2 3 20 6.67 0 1.5 10.0
88 Nevada 1 2 19 9.50 0 2.0 19.0
88 Michigan 3 4 19 4.75 0 1.3 6.3
90 San Diego State 1 4 18 4.50 0 4.0 18.0
91 Stanford 1 4 17 4.25 0 4.0 17.0
92 Boston College 2 1 16 16.00 0 0.5 8.0
93 Arizona State 2 2 14 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
94 UAB 1 3 13 4.33 0 3.0 13.0
94 Delaware 2 3 13 4.33 0 1.5 6.5
94 Colorado 2 4 13 3.25 0 2.0 6.5
97 Georgia Tech 1 1 12 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
98 Arkansas State 1 1 11 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
98 North Texas 1 1 11 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
100 Duke 3 5 10 2.00 0 1.7 3.3
101 USF 3 1 9 9.00 0 0.3 3.0
101 Northwestern 2 2 9 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
101 Middle Tennessee State 2 3 9 3.00 0 1.5 4.5
104 Central Michigan 2 1 8 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
104 North Carolina 2 1 8 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
104 UTEP 1 2 8 4.00 0 2.0 8.0
104 Houston 2 2 8 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
104 Memphis 3 3 8 2.67 0 1.0 2.7
109 East Carolina 1 1 7 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
109 Kennesaw State 1 1 7 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
109 Sam Houston State 1 2 7 3.50 0 2.0 7.0
109 Ole Miss 3 3 7 2.33 0 1.0 2.3
113 Troy 2 2 5 2.50 0 1.0 2.5
114 California 2 3 4 1.33 0 1.5 2.0
115 Hawaii 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
115 Navy 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
115 Liberty 2 2 3 1.50 0 1.0 1.5
118 Auburn 2 3 0 0.00 0 1.5 0.0
118 UNLV 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
118 Air Force 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
121 New Mexico State 1 2 -3 -1.50 0 2.0 -3.0
122 Kent State 1 1 -13 -13.00 0 1.0 -13.0