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

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Nevada 2 5 83 16.60 0 2.5 41.5
2 Kansas 2 2 77 38.50 1 1.0 38.5
3 UAB 2 4 71 17.75 0 2.0 35.5
4 NC State 2 3 65 21.67 0 1.5 32.5
5 Northern Illinois 3 4 59 14.75 0 1.3 19.7
6 Utah State 3 6 55 9.17 0 2.0 18.3
7 Syracuse 2 5 52 10.40 0 2.5 26.0
8 San Diego State 2 8 42 5.25 0 4.0 21.0
9 Middle Tennessee State 1 4 41 10.25 0 4.0 41.0
10 TCU 1 2 38 19.00 0 2.0 38.0
10 Old Dominion 2 3 38 12.67 0 1.5 19.0
10 Stanford 2 4 38 9.50 0 2.0 19.0
13 Rutgers 3 2 24 12.00 0 0.7 8.0
14 Sacramento State 3 2 23 11.50 0 0.7 7.7
14 Delaware 1 3 23 7.67 1 3.0 23.0
14 Arkansas State 2 4 23 5.75 0 2.0 11.5
17 Houston 1 1 22 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
17 FIU 2 4 22 5.50 0 2.0 11.0
19 Western Kentucky 3 2 20 10.00 0 0.7 6.7
20 Connecticut 1 1 18 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
20 North Carolina 1 2 18 9.00 0 2.0 18.0
22 UCF 1 1 17 17.00 0 1.0 17.0
22 Oklahoma 1 3 17 5.67 0 3.0 17.0
24 Ohio State 1 2 16 8.00 0 2.0 16.0
24 Eastern Michigan 3 2 16 8.00 0 0.7 5.3
24 Wyoming 2 4 16 4.00 0 2.0 8.0
27 Illinois 1 1 14 14.00 0 1.0 14.0
27 Wake Forest 1 2 14 7.00 0 2.0 14.0
27 Georgia Tech 2 2 14 7.00 1 1.0 7.0
27 Hawaii 2 3 14 4.67 0 1.5 7.0
31 Tulane 2 2 12 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
32 Liberty 1 2 11 5.50 0 2.0 11.0
32 Florida State 2 2 11 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
32 Sam Houston State 2 2 11 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
35 Washington State 2 2 10 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
36 Purdue 2 2 9 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
36 Akron 2 3 9 3.00 0 1.5 4.5
36 Charlotte 3 3 9 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
39 New Mexico 1 1 8 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
40 Army 1 1 7 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
40 Ohio 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
40 UTEP 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
40 Oklahoma State 1 3 7 2.33 0 3.0 7.0
44 Texas State 2 1 6 6.00 0 0.5 3.0
44 Arizona State 1 3 6 2.00 0 3.0 6.0
46 Arizona 1 1 5 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
46 SMU 1 1 5 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
46 Louisiana-Monroe 3 3 5 1.67 0 1.0 1.7
49 Minnesota 1 1 4 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
49 Boston College 1 2 4 2.00 0 2.0 4.0
51 California 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
51 Louisville 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
51 Wisconsin 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
54 Boise State 1 1 2 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
54 Louisiana 1 1 2 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
54 Jacksonville State 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
54 Louisiana Tech 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
54 East Carolina 2 2 2 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
59 Colorado 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
59 UNLV 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
61 Kentucky 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
61 Texas A&M 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
61 Western Michigan 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
61 Buffalo 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
61 New Mexico State 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
61 San Jose State 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
67 Coastal Carolina 2 1 -2 -2.00 0 0.5 -1.0
67 Miami (OH) 2 1 -2 -2.00 0 0.5 -1.0
69 Baylor 1 1 -3 -3.00 0 1.0 -3.0
70 Georgia Southern 2 2 -5 -2.50 0 1.0 -2.5
71 Missouri State 2 1 -6 -6.00 0 0.5 -3.0