2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/10/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Minnesota 5 17 321 18.88 2 3.4 64.2
2 Syracuse 5 16 227 14.19 0 3.2 45.4
3 Virginia Tech 6 15 291 19.40 1 2.5 48.5
3 Iowa 5 15 212 14.13 1 3.0 42.4
3 TCU 4 15 184 12.27 0 3.8 46.0
3 Pittsburgh 6 15 130 8.67 0 2.5 21.7
3 Nebraska 5 15 110 7.33 0 3.0 22.0
8 Baylor 5 14 177 12.64 0 2.8 35.4
8 Penn State 4 14 165 11.79 0 3.5 41.3
10 James Madison 6 13 247 19.00 3 2.2 41.2
10 USC 7 13 205 15.77 1 1.9 29.3
10 BYU 5 13 164 12.62 0 2.6 32.8
10 Ohio State 4 13 81 6.23 0 3.3 20.3
14 Notre Dame 6 12 142 11.83 0 2.0 23.7
14 NC State 5 12 114 9.50 0 2.4 22.8
14 SMU 5 12 87 7.25 0 2.4 17.4
17 Oklahoma State 5 11 170 15.45 0 2.2 34.0
17 UAB 6 11 145 13.18 0 1.8 24.2
17 Georgia 5 11 115 10.45 0 2.2 23.0
17 UCLA 5 11 107 9.73 0 2.2 21.4
17 Oregon State 4 11 85 7.73 0 2.8 21.3
17 UTSA 5 11 83 7.55 0 2.2 16.6
23 New Mexico 5 10 179 17.90 0 2.0 35.8
23 Kansas 3 10 164 16.40 1 3.3 54.7
23 Old Dominion 6 10 154 15.40 1 1.7 25.7
23 Washington State 6 10 147 14.70 2 1.7 24.5
23 Texas Tech 4 10 94 9.40 0 2.5 23.5
23 Wyoming 6 10 85 8.50 0 1.7 14.2
23 Utah 5 10 77 7.70 0 2.0 15.4
23 FIU 5 10 54 5.40 0 2.0 10.8
23 Georgia Southern 5 10 54 5.40 0 2.0 10.8
32 UCF 4 9 152 16.89 0 2.3 38.0
32 Kansas State 4 9 137 15.22 1 2.3 34.3
32 Nevada 5 9 117 13.00 0 1.8 23.4
32 Army 5 9 99 11.00 0 1.8 19.8
32 Fresno State 4 9 88 9.78 0 2.3 22.0
32 Utah State 4 9 74 8.22 0 2.3 18.5
32 San Diego State 5 9 33 3.67 0 1.8 6.6
32 East Carolina 4 9 21 2.33 0 2.3 5.3
40 Missouri 5 8 137 17.13 1 1.6 27.4
40 Iowa State 3 8 135 16.88 1 2.7 45.0
40 Temple 6 8 103 12.88 0 1.3 17.2
40 Vanderbilt 4 8 101 12.63 2 2.0 25.3
40 North Dakota State 6 8 85 10.63 0 1.3 14.2
40 Michigan State 5 8 84 10.50 0 1.6 16.8
40 Cincinnati 5 8 80 10.00 0 1.6 16.0
40 Connecticut 6 8 73 9.13 0 1.3 12.2
40 Texas 3 8 57 7.13 0 2.7 19.0
40 Stanford 3 8 55 6.88 0 2.7 18.3
40 Akron 5 8 50 6.25 0 1.6 10.0
40 Ohio 6 8 49 6.13 0 1.3 8.2
40 Liberty 6 8 33 4.13 0 1.3 5.5
40 Navy 5 8 30 3.75 0 1.6 6.0
54 Coastal Carolina 6 7 162 23.14 1 1.2 27.0
54 South Carolina 3 7 161 23.00 2 2.3 53.7
54 Jacksonville State 6 7 133 19.00 1 1.2 22.2
54 Clemson 3 7 119 17.00 1 2.3 39.7
54 Louisiana Tech 4 7 101 14.43 1 1.8 25.3
54 North Texas 5 7 93 13.29 0 1.4 18.6
54 Western Michigan 5 7 88 12.57 0 1.4 17.6
54 Florida State 4 7 82 11.71 0 1.8 20.5
54 Duke 5 7 70 10.00 0 1.4 14.0
54 Buffalo 6 7 67 9.57 0 1.2 11.2
54 San Jose State 5 7 62 8.86 0 1.4 12.4
54 Houston 5 7 58 8.29 0 1.4 11.6
54 Tennessee 5 7 57 8.14 0 1.4 11.4
54 Middle Tennessee State 5 7 50 7.14 0 1.4 10.0
54 Miami (OH) 6 7 50 7.14 1 1.2 8.3
54 Virginia 6 7 44 6.29 0 1.2 7.3
54 Tulane 5 7 39 5.57 0 1.4 7.8
54 California 5 7 37 5.29 0 1.4 7.4
54 Hawaii 6 7 29 4.14 0 1.2 4.8
54 Kentucky 4 7 18 2.57 0 1.8 4.5
74 Florida 4 6 173 28.83 2 1.5 43.3
74 Florida Atlantic 5 6 137 22.83 1 1.2 27.4
74 Oklahoma 3 6 130 21.67 1 2.0 43.3
74 Texas State 4 6 129 21.50 1 1.5 32.3
74 Miami (FL) 4 6 81 13.50 0 1.5 20.3
74 Indiana 5 6 72 12.00 0 1.2 14.4
74 Boise State 6 6 71 11.83 1 1.0 11.8
74 Eastern Michigan 7 6 65 10.83 0 0.9 9.3
74 Sacramento State 6 6 60 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
74 Texas A&M 3 6 59 9.83 0 2.0 19.7
74 Georgia State 5 6 54 9.00 0 1.2 10.8
74 Toledo 6 6 54 9.00 1 1.0 9.0
74 UNLV 6 6 53 8.83 0 1.0 8.8
74 Wake Forest 5 6 52 8.67 0 1.2 10.4
74 Missouri State 4 6 42 7.00 0 1.5 10.5
74 Alabama 3 6 41 6.83 0 2.0 13.7
74 Arizona State 5 6 41 6.83 0 1.2 8.2
74 Michigan 4 6 31 5.17 0 1.5 7.8
74 Appalachian State 5 6 22 3.67 0 1.2 4.4
74 Delaware 5 6 19 3.17 1 1.2 3.8
74 Auburn 4 6 13 2.17 1 1.5 3.3
74 New Mexico State 6 6 4 0.67 0 1.0 0.7
96 Massachusetts 6 5 149 29.80 1 0.8 24.8
96 Colorado State 4 5 71 14.20 0 1.3 17.8
96 Louisiana 5 5 71 14.20 0 1.0 14.2
96 Northern Illinois 4 5 61 12.20 0 1.3 15.3
96 West Virginia 5 5 55 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
96 Ole Miss 4 5 47 9.40 0 1.3 11.8
96 LSU 4 5 43 8.60 0 1.3 10.8
96 Northwestern 4 5 35 7.00 0 1.3 8.8
96 Arkansas State 6 5 34 6.80 0 0.8 5.7
96 Arkansas 3 5 32 6.40 0 1.7 10.7
96 North Carolina 4 5 32 6.40 0 1.3 8.0
96 Sam Houston State 4 5 31 6.20 0 1.3 7.8
96 Memphis 5 5 31 6.20 0 1.0 6.2
96 Marshall 6 5 31 6.20 0 0.8 5.2
96 Washington 4 5 29 5.80 0 1.3 7.3
96 UTEP 6 5 22 4.40 0 0.8 3.7
96 Colorado 3 5 13 2.60 0 1.7 4.3
113 Arizona 5 4 120 30.00 1 0.8 24.0
113 Maryland 4 4 58 14.50 0 1.0 14.5
113 Purdue 3 4 39 9.75 0 1.3 13.0
113 Tulsa 5 4 26 6.50 0 0.8 5.2
113 Kent State 5 4 24 6.00 0 0.8 4.8
113 Southern Miss 5 4 23 5.75 0 0.8 4.6
113 Charlotte 5 4 10 2.50 0 0.8 2.0
120 Illinois 5 3 85 28.33 0 0.6 17.0
120 Western Kentucky 4 3 52 17.33 0 0.8 13.0
120 USF 6 3 39 13.00 0 0.5 6.5
120 Georgia Tech 4 3 35 11.67 0 0.8 8.8
120 Wisconsin 4 3 33 11.00 1 0.8 8.3
120 Louisville 3 3 30 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
120 Oregon 1 3 25 8.33 0 3.0 25.0
120 Rutgers 3 3 24 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
120 Boston College 4 3 20 6.67 0 0.8 5.0
120 Bowling Green 6 3 17 5.67 0 0.5 2.8
120 Kennesaw State 4 3 16 5.33 0 0.8 4.0
120 Central Michigan 5 3 16 5.33 0 0.6 3.2
120 Louisiana-Monroe 4 3 5 1.67 0 0.8 1.3
120 Troy 4 3 5 1.67 0 0.8 1.3
134 Ball State 4 2 38 19.00 0 0.5 9.5
134 Rice 5 2 35 17.50 0 0.4 7.0
134 South Alabama 5 2 8 4.00 0 0.4 1.6
137 Air Force 5 1 0 0.00 0 0.2 0.0