2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion | 3 | 1 | 78 | 78.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 73 | 73.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 36.5 |
| 1 | Kansas | 2 | 2 | 77 | 38.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 38.5 |
| 1 | Clemson | 2 | 2 | 72 | 36.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 3 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 8.3 |
| 1 | Delaware | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 7 | USF | 3 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 9.0 |
| 7 | North Dakota State | 3 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.0 |
| 7 | NC State | 2 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.5 |
| 7 | Sacramento State | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 7 | Arizona | 3 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.7 |
| 7 | Rice | 3 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.7 |
| 7 | TCU | 2 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.5 |
| 7 | New Mexico | 2 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 7 | LSU | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 6 | 93 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 7 | UAB | 3 | 6 | 88 | 14.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.3 |
| 7 | Kent State | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| 7 | Nevada | 2 | 6 | 83 | 13.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.5 |
| 7 | UTSA | 3 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.3 |
| 7 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Fresno State | 3 | 6 | 78 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 7 | Louisiana | 3 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Illinois | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Virginia | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 36.0 |
| 7 | West Virginia | 2 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.0 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 7 | Penn State | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.7 |
| 7 | Texas State | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 3 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.0 |
| 7 | Stanford | 3 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.7 |
| 7 | Ole Miss | 3 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.7 |
| 7 | Texas Tech | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.0 |
| 7 | UCF | 3 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.3 |
| 7 | Tulane | 3 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 7 | Washington | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 7 | Houston | 3 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 7 | Purdue | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 7 | Toledo | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 7 | Wyoming | 4 | 8 | 70 | 8.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.5 |
| 7 | BYU | 2 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 26.0 |
| 7 | Ohio | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 7 | Texas | 2 | 9 | 73 | 8.11 | 0 | 4.5 | 36.5 |
| 7 | North Texas | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 7 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.7 |
| 7 | San Diego State | 3 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 2 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| 7 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.3 |
| 7 | Bowling Green | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 7 | UTEP | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 7 | Utah State | 3 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.0 |
| 7 | Iowa | 2 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.5 |
| 7 | Michigan | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 7 | Memphis | 3 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 3 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Central Michigan | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 7 | UCLA | 3 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.7 |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 3 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.7 |
| 7 | FIU | 2 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 7 | James Madison | 3 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 7 | Hawaii | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 2 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.5 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 2 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Alabama | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 7 | Washington State | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 7 | Marshall | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 7 | Boston College | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 7 | South Carolina | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Navy | 3 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Utah | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 7 | San Jose State | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Baylor | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 7 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Akron | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 7 | Oregon State | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 7 | Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| 7 | Liberty | 3 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 7 | California | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 3 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.0 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 7 | Arizona State | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.5 |
| 7 | SMU | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Army | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 7 | Louisville | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 7 | Maryland | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 7 | Colorado | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
| 7 | Appalachian State | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 7 | UNLV | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 7 | Auburn | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 7 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 7 | South Alabama | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 7 | Western Michigan | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| 7 | Boise State | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 7 | New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 7 | Southern Miss | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 7 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Florida State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Florida | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Temple | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Troy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Buffalo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 7 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -4.0 |
| 7 | Missouri State | 3 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -2.0 |