2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Coastal Carolina 5 2 71 35.50 1 0.4 14.2
2 Kansas 4 4 125 31.25 1 1.0 31.3
3 Indiana 5 2 53 26.50 0 0.4 10.6
4 Florida Atlantic 4 4 103 25.75 1 1.0 25.8
5 Arizona 5 5 125 25.00 1 1.0 25.0
6 Illinois 5 4 98 24.50 0 0.8 19.6
7 Jacksonville State 5 5 118 23.60 1 1.0 23.6
8 Virginia Tech 5 8 171 21.38 0 1.6 34.2
9 Old Dominion 5 6 121 20.17 1 1.2 24.2
10 New Mexico 4 6 110 18.33 0 1.5 27.5
11 Rice 5 2 35 17.50 0 0.4 7.0
12 Oklahoma 5 8 138 17.25 2 1.6 27.6
13 Missouri 5 6 103 17.17 1 1.2 20.6
14 Iowa State 5 6 102 17.00 1 1.2 20.4
15 USC 7 13 205 15.77 1 1.9 29.3
16 Georgia Tech 4 3 47 15.67 1 0.8 11.8
17 Clemson 5 8 123 15.38 1 1.6 24.6
18 USF 5 2 30 15.00 0 0.4 6.0
19 Boise State 5 5 74 14.80 1 1.0 14.8
20 North Dakota State 5 4 59 14.75 0 0.8 11.8
21 Iowa 5 12 175 14.58 1 2.4 35.0
22 Baylor 4 10 143 14.30 0 2.5 35.8
23 NC State 5 6 80 13.33 0 1.2 16.0
24 Nevada 4 9 117 13.00 0 2.3 29.3
25 Kent State 5 3 37 12.33 0 0.6 7.4
26 West Virginia 5 3 36 12.00 0 0.6 7.2
26 Rutgers 4 2 24 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
28 Notre Dame 6 12 142 11.83 0 2.0 23.7
29 Miami (FL) 4 5 59 11.80 0 1.3 14.8
30 Louisiana 5 4 47 11.75 0 0.8 9.4
31 Cincinnati 4 5 58 11.60 0 1.3 14.5
32 Tennessee 5 9 103 11.44 1 1.8 20.6
33 Colorado State 4 3 34 11.33 0 0.8 8.5
34 UAB 5 9 101 11.22 0 1.8 20.2
35 Penn State 6 16 175 10.94 0 2.7 29.2
36 TCU 4 7 75 10.71 0 1.8 18.8
37 Eastern Michigan 6 3 32 10.67 0 0.5 5.3
38 Michigan State 6 8 84 10.50 0 1.3 14.0
39 Texas Tech 4 10 103 10.30 0 2.5 25.8
40 Houston 5 7 72 10.29 0 1.4 14.4
41 Middle Tennessee State 4 4 41 10.25 0 1.0 10.3
42 Minnesota 5 13 132 10.15 0 2.6 26.4
43 UCF 5 5 50 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
43 Miami (OH) 5 5 50 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
45 LSU 5 6 59 9.83 0 1.2 11.8
46 Fresno State 6 9 88 9.78 0 1.5 14.7
47 North Texas 5 4 39 9.75 0 0.8 7.8
48 UCLA 5 11 107 9.73 0 2.2 21.4
49 Florida State 5 6 54 9.00 0 1.2 10.8
49 Georgia State 4 3 27 9.00 0 0.8 6.8
49 Buffalo 4 2 18 9.00 0 0.5 4.5
52 Kansas State 4 8 71 8.88 0 2.0 17.8
52 James Madison 5 8 71 8.88 0 1.6 14.2
54 Oregon 4 6 53 8.83 0 1.5 13.3
54 UNLV 6 6 53 8.83 0 1.0 8.8
56 Sacramento State 5 4 35 8.75 0 0.8 7.0
57 Vanderbilt 5 7 61 8.71 1 1.4 12.2
58 Texas State 4 3 26 8.67 0 0.8 6.5
59 Texas 5 13 112 8.62 0 2.6 22.4
60 Wyoming 5 10 85 8.50 0 2.0 17.0
61 Pittsburgh 5 12 101 8.42 0 2.4 20.2
62 Kentucky 5 6 50 8.33 1 1.2 10.0
63 BYU 4 11 91 8.27 0 2.8 22.8
64 Wake Forest 6 8 66 8.25 0 1.3 11.0
65 UTSA 5 9 73 8.11 0 1.8 14.6
66 Florida 5 2 16 8.00 0 0.4 3.2
67 Ole Miss 5 6 47 7.83 0 1.2 9.4
68 SMU 4 9 69 7.67 0 2.3 17.3
68 Washington 5 6 46 7.67 0 1.2 9.2
70 Syracuse 4 9 68 7.56 0 2.3 17.0
71 Northwestern 4 4 30 7.50 0 1.0 7.5
71 Toledo 5 4 30 7.50 0 0.8 6.0
71 Wisconsin 4 2 15 7.50 0 0.5 3.8
74 South Carolina 5 9 67 7.44 0 1.8 13.4
75 Ohio 5 7 51 7.29 0 1.4 10.2
76 Texas A&M 6 10 72 7.20 0 1.7 12.0
77 Georgia 5 7 49 7.00 0 1.4 9.8
77 Sam Houston State 4 4 28 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
77 Western Kentucky 5 3 21 7.00 0 0.6 4.2
80 Stanford 6 8 55 6.88 0 1.3 9.2
81 Oregon State 5 7 48 6.86 0 1.4 9.6
82 Arizona State 4 5 34 6.80 0 1.3 8.5
82 Oklahoma State 4 5 34 6.80 0 1.3 8.5
84 Connecticut 5 4 27 6.75 0 0.8 5.4
85 Nebraska 5 13 87 6.69 0 2.6 17.4
86 Alabama 6 8 51 6.38 0 1.3 8.5
87 California 5 6 38 6.33 0 1.2 7.6
88 Marshall 5 5 31 6.20 0 1.0 6.2
89 North Carolina 4 4 24 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
89 Memphis 5 4 24 6.00 0 0.8 4.8
91 Ohio State 6 17 101 5.94 0 2.8 16.8
92 Arkansas State 5 4 23 5.75 0 0.8 4.6
93 Bowling Green 5 3 17 5.67 0 0.6 3.4
94 Tulane 5 7 39 5.57 0 1.4 7.8
95 Utah 4 8 44 5.50 0 2.0 11.0
96 Central Michigan 5 3 16 5.33 0 0.6 3.2
96 Louisville 5 3 16 5.33 0 0.6 3.2
98 FIU 4 9 47 5.22 0 2.3 11.8
99 Utah State 5 10 51 5.10 0 2.0 10.2
100 San Diego State 5 9 45 5.00 0 1.8 9.0
100 Purdue 5 5 25 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
102 Virginia 5 5 24 4.80 0 1.0 4.8
103 Boston College 4 3 14 4.67 0 0.8 3.5
103 UTEP 5 3 14 4.67 0 0.6 2.8
105 Kennesaw State 4 2 9 4.50 0 0.5 2.3
106 Washington State 5 3 13 4.33 0 0.6 2.6
107 Liberty 5 7 30 4.29 0 1.4 6.0
107 Michigan 5 7 30 4.29 0 1.4 6.0
109 Temple 5 4 17 4.25 0 0.8 3.4
110 Akron 5 5 21 4.20 0 1.0 4.2
111 Hawaii 6 7 29 4.14 0 1.2 4.8
112 Maryland 5 5 20 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
112 South Alabama 5 2 8 4.00 0 0.4 1.6
114 Navy 4 7 27 3.86 0 1.8 6.8
115 Army 4 5 19 3.80 0 1.3 4.8
115 Georgia Southern 5 5 19 3.80 0 1.0 3.8
117 San Jose State 5 5 18 3.60 0 1.0 3.6
118 East Carolina 4 6 14 2.33 0 1.5 3.5
119 Auburn 5 6 13 2.17 1 1.2 2.6
120 Duke 4 5 10 2.00 0 1.3 2.5
120 Colorado 4 4 8 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
120 Delaware 4 3 6 2.00 1 0.8 1.5
120 Louisiana Tech 4 3 6 2.00 0 0.8 1.5
120 Northern Illinois 4 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.5
125 New Mexico State 5 4 7 1.75 0 0.8 1.4
126 Western Michigan 5 5 8 1.60 0 1.0 1.6
127 Arkansas 5 3 4 1.33 0 0.6 0.8
128 Massachusetts 4 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
128 Charlotte 5 1 1 1.00 0 0.2 0.2
130 Southern Miss 4 2 1 0.50 0 0.5 0.3
131 Appalachian State 4 3 1 0.33 0 0.8 0.3
132 Troy 4 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
133 Tulsa 5 2 -1 -0.50 0 0.4 -0.2
134 Missouri State 4 1 -6 -6.00 0 0.3 -1.5