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

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Old Dominion 4 6 121 20.17 1 1.5 30.3
2 Nevada 3 6 98 16.33 0 2.0 32.7
3 UAB 3 6 88 14.67 0 2.0 29.3
4 Kansas 3 2 77 38.50 1 0.7 25.7
5 Coastal Carolina 4 2 71 35.50 1 0.5 17.8
6 NC State 3 3 65 21.67 0 1.0 21.7
6 Syracuse 3 8 65 8.13 0 2.7 21.7
8 Northern Illinois 5 5 61 12.20 0 1.0 12.2
9 Tennessee 1 3 58 19.33 1 3.0 58.0
10 Utah State 4 7 54 7.71 0 1.8 13.5
11 Oregon 2 5 52 10.40 0 2.5 26.0
12 TCU 3 3 49 16.33 0 1.0 16.3
13 San Diego State 4 8 42 5.25 0 2.0 10.5
14 Middle Tennessee State 3 4 41 10.25 0 1.3 13.7
15 Kent State 4 2 39 19.50 0 0.5 9.8
16 Stanford 4 4 38 9.50 0 1.0 9.5
17 Tulane 3 4 37 9.25 0 1.3 12.3
17 South Carolina 3 6 37 6.17 0 2.0 12.3
19 Wyoming 3 6 36 6.00 0 2.0 12.0
20 Rice 5 2 35 17.50 0 0.4 7.0
20 Sacramento State 5 4 35 8.75 0 0.8 7.0
22 Illinois 3 3 33 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
22 Pittsburgh 1 4 33 8.25 0 4.0 33.0
24 West Virginia 3 2 30 15.00 0 0.7 10.0
25 UCF 3 3 28 9.33 0 1.0 9.3
25 Sam Houston State 4 4 28 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
27 Navy 3 6 27 4.50 0 2.0 9.0
28 Connecticut 3 2 26 13.00 0 0.7 8.7
28 Texas State 3 3 26 8.67 0 1.0 8.7
28 Penn State 3 4 26 6.50 0 1.3 8.7
28 Hawaii 5 6 26 4.33 0 1.2 5.2
32 Miami (OH) 3 3 25 8.33 0 1.0 8.3
33 Rutgers 4 2 24 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
34 Arkansas State 4 4 23 5.75 0 1.0 5.8
34 Michigan State 4 4 23 5.75 0 1.0 5.8
36 Houston 1 1 22 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
36 FIU 2 4 22 5.50 0 2.0 11.0
38 Akron 5 5 21 4.20 0 1.0 4.2
39 Western Kentucky 4 2 20 10.00 0 0.5 5.0
39 Kansas State 2 3 20 6.67 0 1.5 10.0
39 Maryland 4 5 20 4.00 0 1.3 5.0
42 Minnesota 2 3 19 6.33 0 1.5 9.5
43 North Carolina 2 2 18 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
43 Buffalo 3 2 18 9.00 0 0.7 6.0
43 Washington 3 2 18 9.00 0 0.7 6.0
46 Temple 4 3 17 5.67 0 0.8 4.3
46 Oklahoma 2 4 17 4.25 0 2.0 8.5
48 LSU 2 1 16 16.00 0 0.5 8.0
48 Ohio State 1 2 16 8.00 0 2.0 16.0
48 Eastern Michigan 3 2 16 8.00 0 0.7 5.3
48 Texas 1 5 16 3.20 0 5.0 16.0
52 Wake Forest 1 2 14 7.00 0 2.0 14.0
52 Georgia Tech 3 2 14 7.00 1 0.7 4.7
52 Boston College 3 3 14 4.67 0 1.0 4.7
52 UTEP 5 3 14 4.67 0 0.6 2.8
56 Virginia 2 1 13 13.00 0 0.5 6.5
56 Washington State 5 3 13 4.33 0 0.6 2.6
56 Texas A&M 3 4 13 3.25 0 1.3 4.3
59 California 3 3 12 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
60 Liberty 1 2 11 5.50 0 2.0 11.0
60 Florida State 3 2 11 5.50 0 0.7 3.7
60 Michigan 2 3 11 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
63 Bowling Green 4 1 10 10.00 0 0.3 2.5
63 Toledo 2 2 10 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
63 Purdue 3 4 10 2.50 0 1.3 3.3
63 Georgia Southern 4 4 10 2.50 0 1.0 2.5
63 Charlotte 6 4 10 2.50 0 0.7 1.7
68 Kennesaw State 4 2 9 4.50 0 0.5 2.3
69 New Mexico 1 1 8 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
70 Ohio 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
70 Oklahoma State 1 3 7 2.33 0 3.0 7.0
72 Virginia Tech 2 1 6 6.00 0 0.5 3.0
72 Central Michigan 3 1 6 6.00 0 0.3 2.0
72 Marshall 3 2 6 3.00 0 0.7 2.0
72 Arizona State 2 3 6 2.00 0 1.5 3.0
72 Delaware 3 3 6 2.00 1 1.0 2.0
77 Arizona 1 1 5 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
77 North Dakota State 1 1 5 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
77 SMU 1 1 5 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
77 Louisiana-Monroe 5 3 5 1.67 0 0.6 1.0
81 USC 1 1 4 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
81 Clemson 2 1 4 4.00 0 0.5 2.0
83 Iowa 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
83 Wisconsin 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
83 USF 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
83 Vanderbilt 3 2 3 1.50 0 0.7 1.0
83 Army 2 3 3 1.00 0 1.5 1.5
88 Boise State 1 1 2 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
88 Nebraska 1 1 2 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
88 Jacksonville State 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
88 Louisiana Tech 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
88 Louisiana 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
88 East Carolina 2 2 2 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
88 New Mexico State 4 2 2 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
95 UNLV 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
95 Colorado 3 2 1 0.50 0 0.7 0.3
95 Southern Miss 4 2 1 0.50 0 0.5 0.3
98 Kentucky 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
98 Louisville 3 2 0 0.00 0 0.7 0.0
98 Troy 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
98 Western Michigan 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
98 Iowa State 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
98 San Jose State 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
104 Arkansas 4 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.3 -0.3
105 Baylor 1 1 -3 -3.00 0 1.0 -3.0
106 Missouri State 4 1 -6 -6.00 0 0.3 -1.5