2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Minnesota 4 14 304 21.71 2 3.5 76.0
2 Virginia Tech 4 14 285 20.36 1 3.5 71.3
3 Syracuse 3 12 211 17.58 0 4.0 70.3
4 James Madison 4 10 202 20.20 3 2.5 50.5
5 Florida 4 7 189 27.00 2 1.8 47.3
6 Iowa 4 12 188 15.67 1 3.0 47.0
7 TCU 4 15 184 12.27 0 3.8 46.0
8 South Carolina 4 10 175 17.50 2 2.5 43.8
9 Baylor 4 13 165 12.69 0 3.3 41.3
9 Penn State 4 14 165 11.79 0 3.5 41.3
11 Kansas 3 8 116 14.50 1 2.7 38.7
12 UCF 4 9 152 16.89 0 2.3 38.0
13 Massachusetts 4 5 149 29.80 1 1.3 37.3
13 Oklahoma State 4 10 149 14.90 0 2.5 37.3
15 New Mexico 4 8 148 18.50 0 2.0 37.0
16 USC 5 9 180 20.00 1 1.8 36.0
16 Washington State 4 9 144 16.00 2 2.3 36.0
18 Kansas State 4 9 137 15.22 1 2.3 34.3
19 Iowa State 4 9 135 15.00 1 2.3 33.8
20 BYU 3 6 100 16.67 0 2.0 33.3
20 Army 3 6 100 16.67 0 2.0 33.3
22 Louisiana Tech 3 6 99 16.50 1 2.0 33.0
23 Oklahoma 4 7 130 18.57 1 1.8 32.5
24 Clemson 4 7 119 17.00 1 1.8 29.8
25 Nevada 4 8 117 14.63 0 2.0 29.3
26 Georgia 4 11 115 10.45 0 2.8 28.8
27 Arizona 4 4 110 27.50 1 1.0 27.5
27 UCLA 4 9 110 12.22 0 2.3 27.5
29 Texas State 4 4 109 27.25 1 1.0 27.3
30 NC State 4 11 107 9.73 0 2.8 26.8
31 Florida Atlantic 4 4 103 25.75 1 1.0 25.8
32 Missouri 4 4 102 25.50 1 1.0 25.5
33 Vanderbilt 4 8 101 12.63 2 2.0 25.3
34 Texas Tech 4 11 100 9.09 0 2.8 25.0
35 Texas 4 8 96 12.00 0 2.0 24.0
36 Tennessee 4 7 95 13.57 1 1.8 23.8
37 Illinois 4 3 92 30.67 0 0.8 23.0
38 Temple 4 6 90 15.00 0 1.5 22.5
39 Coastal Carolina 4 6 89 14.83 0 1.5 22.3
40 Jacksonville State 5 6 108 18.00 1 1.2 21.6
41 Fresno State 4 5 86 17.20 0 1.3 21.5
42 Western Michigan 4 6 84 14.00 0 1.5 21.0
42 UAB 4 7 84 12.00 0 1.8 21.0
44 Cincinnati 4 8 80 10.00 0 2.0 20.0
45 Old Dominion 4 9 76 8.44 0 2.3 19.0
46 Notre Dame 4 8 75 9.38 0 2.0 18.8
47 Maryland 4 6 73 12.17 0 1.5 18.3
47 Louisiana 4 6 73 12.17 0 1.5 18.3
49 Indiana 4 6 72 12.00 0 1.5 18.0
49 Nebraska 4 11 72 6.55 0 2.8 18.0
51 Boise State 4 4 71 17.75 1 1.0 17.8
51 Western Kentucky 4 4 71 17.75 0 1.0 17.8
51 Colorado State 4 5 71 14.20 0 1.3 17.8
54 Miami (FL) 4 5 70 14.00 0 1.3 17.5
54 Duke 4 7 70 10.00 0 1.8 17.5
56 Michigan State 4 6 68 11.33 0 1.5 17.0
57 North Dakota State 4 5 66 13.20 0 1.3 16.5
58 North Texas 4 4 65 16.25 0 1.0 16.3
58 Connecticut 4 7 65 9.29 0 1.8 16.3
60 Texas A&M 4 8 64 8.00 0 2.0 16.0
61 San Jose State 4 7 62 8.86 0 1.8 15.5
62 Northern Illinois 4 5 61 12.20 0 1.3 15.3
62 Pittsburgh 4 8 61 7.63 0 2.0 15.3
64 San Diego State 4 12 60 5.00 0 3.0 15.0
65 Utah State 4 8 59 7.38 0 2.0 14.8
65 SMU 4 10 59 5.90 0 2.5 14.8
67 Wake Forest 4 4 58 14.50 0 1.0 14.5
68 Ohio State 4 11 56 5.09 0 2.8 14.0
69 Stanford 4 8 55 6.88 0 2.0 13.8
70 Georgia State 4 5 53 10.60 0 1.3 13.3
70 Alabama 4 7 53 7.57 0 1.8 13.3
70 Utah 4 7 53 7.57 0 1.8 13.3
70 FIU 4 9 53 5.89 0 2.3 13.3
74 Florida State 4 5 50 10.00 0 1.3 12.5
74 Middle Tennessee State 4 7 50 7.14 0 1.8 12.5
76 Buffalo 4 6 49 8.17 0 1.5 12.3
76 Oregon State 4 7 49 7.00 0 1.8 12.3
78 Sacramento State 5 6 60 10.00 0 1.2 12.0
79 Louisville 4 6 46 7.67 0 1.5 11.5
80 LSU 4 5 43 8.60 0 1.3 10.8
80 Akron 4 7 43 6.14 0 1.8 10.8
82 Missouri State 4 6 42 7.00 0 1.5 10.5
83 UTSA 4 6 40 6.67 0 1.5 10.0
84 Eastern Michigan 5 5 49 9.80 0 1.0 9.8
85 Ball State 4 2 38 19.00 0 0.5 9.5
86 USF 4 2 36 18.00 0 0.5 9.0
87 Toledo 4 3 35 11.67 1 0.8 8.8
88 North Carolina 3 3 26 8.67 0 1.0 8.7
89 Arkansas State 4 5 34 6.80 0 1.3 8.5
89 Purdue 4 7 34 4.86 0 1.8 8.5
91 Arkansas 4 4 33 8.25 0 1.0 8.3
91 Virginia 4 5 33 6.60 0 1.3 8.3
93 Navy 3 5 24 4.80 0 1.7 8.0
94 Wyoming 4 6 31 5.17 0 1.5 7.8
95 Georgia Southern 4 7 30 4.29 0 1.8 7.5
96 Washington 4 5 29 5.80 0 1.3 7.3
97 Houston 4 4 28 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
98 Arizona State 3 5 20 4.00 0 1.7 6.7
99 Georgia Tech 4 3 26 8.67 1 0.8 6.5
99 Oregon 4 4 26 6.50 0 1.0 6.5
101 Marshall 4 3 25 8.33 0 0.8 6.3
101 West Virginia 4 3 25 8.33 0 0.8 6.3
101 Tulsa 4 5 25 5.00 0 1.3 6.3
104 Wisconsin 4 3 24 8.00 1 0.8 6.0
104 Rutgers 4 3 24 8.00 0 0.8 6.0
106 Southern Miss 4 4 23 5.75 0 1.0 5.8
107 Sam Houston State 4 5 22 4.40 0 1.3 5.5
107 Appalachian State 4 6 22 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
109 UTEP 4 4 21 5.25 0 1.0 5.3
110 Boston College 4 3 20 6.67 0 0.8 5.0
111 Hawaii 4 5 19 3.80 0 1.3 4.8
111 Delaware 4 6 19 3.17 1 1.5 4.8
113 Michigan 4 5 18 3.60 0 1.3 4.5
114 Kentucky 4 7 17 2.43 0 1.8 4.3
115 East Carolina 4 7 16 2.29 0 1.8 4.0
116 Liberty 4 5 15 3.00 0 1.3 3.8
117 Tulane 4 5 14 2.80 0 1.3 3.5
117 Colorado 4 6 14 2.33 0 1.5 3.5
119 Auburn 4 6 13 2.17 1 1.5 3.3
120 Northwestern 3 2 9 4.50 0 0.7 3.0
121 Bowling Green 4 1 10 10.00 0 0.3 2.5
121 Rice 4 1 10 10.00 0 0.3 2.5
121 Charlotte 4 4 10 2.50 0 1.0 2.5
124 Central Michigan 4 1 8 8.00 0 0.3 2.0
124 Memphis 4 3 8 2.67 0 0.8 2.0
126 Kennesaw State 4 1 7 7.00 0 0.3 1.8
126 Ole Miss 4 3 7 2.33 0 0.8 1.8
126 California 4 4 7 1.75 0 1.0 1.8
129 Ohio 4 2 5 2.50 0 0.5 1.3
129 UNLV 4 3 5 1.67 0 0.8 1.3
129 Louisiana-Monroe 4 3 5 1.67 0 0.8 1.3
129 Troy 4 3 5 1.67 0 0.8 1.3
133 Air Force 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
134 Miami (OH) 4 3 -2 -0.67 1 0.8 -0.5
135 New Mexico State 4 3 -3 -1.00 0 0.8 -0.8
136 Kent State 4 2 -15 -7.50 0 0.5 -3.8