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