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