2026 National Leaders Punting - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 26 | 1063 | 40.88 | 6.5 | 265.8 |
| 2 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 23 | 1000 | 43.48 | 7.7 | 333.3 |
| 3 | Clemson | 3 | 21 | 841 | 40.05 | 7.0 | 280.3 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 3 | 20 | 943 | 47.15 | 6.7 | 314.3 |
| 4 | Stanford | 3 | 20 | 843 | 42.15 | 6.7 | 281.0 |
| 6 | Hawaii | 3 | 19 | 784 | 41.26 | 6.3 | 261.3 |
| 7 | San Jose State | 3 | 18 | 763 | 42.39 | 6.0 | 254.3 |
| 8 | Sacramento State | 3 | 17 | 680 | 40.00 | 5.7 | 226.7 |
| 9 | Buffalo | 2 | 16 | 759 | 47.44 | 8.0 | 379.5 |
| 9 | Tulane | 3 | 16 | 702 | 43.88 | 5.3 | 234.0 |
| 9 | UNLV | 3 | 16 | 690 | 43.13 | 5.3 | 230.0 |
| 9 | Kent State | 2 | 16 | 662 | 41.38 | 8.0 | 331.0 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | 2 | 16 | 660 | 41.25 | 8.0 | 330.0 |
| 14 | Marshall | 3 | 15 | 680 | 45.33 | 5.0 | 226.7 |
| 15 | Troy | 2 | 14 | 628 | 44.86 | 7.0 | 314.0 |
| 15 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 14 | 613 | 43.79 | 7.0 | 306.5 |
| 15 | Michigan | 3 | 14 | 609 | 43.50 | 4.7 | 203.0 |
| 15 | Utah State | 2 | 14 | 608 | 43.43 | 7.0 | 304.0 |
| 15 | Akron | 2 | 14 | 603 | 43.07 | 7.0 | 301.5 |
| 15 | Ball State | 2 | 14 | 585 | 41.79 | 7.0 | 292.5 |
| 15 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 14 | 569 | 40.64 | 7.0 | 284.5 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 13 | 577 | 44.38 | 4.3 | 192.3 |
| 22 | Arizona State | 2 | 13 | 548 | 42.15 | 6.5 | 274.0 |
| 22 | UTSA | 2 | 13 | 528 | 40.62 | 6.5 | 264.0 |
| 22 | Fresno State | 3 | 13 | 522 | 40.15 | 4.3 | 174.0 |
| 22 | Old Dominion | 2 | 13 | 521 | 40.08 | 6.5 | 260.5 |
| 22 | Delaware | 2 | 13 | 496 | 38.15 | 6.5 | 248.0 |
| 28 | Duke | 3 | 12 | 611 | 50.92 | 4.0 | 203.7 |
| 28 | San Diego State | 2 | 12 | 577 | 48.08 | 6.0 | 288.5 |
| 28 | Washington State | 2 | 12 | 542 | 45.17 | 6.0 | 271.0 |
| 28 | Memphis | 3 | 12 | 538 | 44.83 | 4.0 | 179.3 |
| 28 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 12 | 521 | 43.42 | 6.0 | 260.5 |
| 28 | West Virginia | 2 | 12 | 487 | 40.58 | 6.0 | 243.5 |
| 34 | Missouri | 2 | 11 | 526 | 47.82 | 5.5 | 263.0 |
| 34 | Virginia | 2 | 11 | 503 | 45.73 | 5.5 | 251.5 |
| 34 | UCLA | 3 | 11 | 502 | 45.64 | 3.7 | 167.3 |
| 34 | Rice | 2 | 11 | 495 | 45.00 | 5.5 | 247.5 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | 3 | 11 | 492 | 44.73 | 3.7 | 164.0 |
| 34 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 11 | 491 | 44.64 | 5.5 | 245.5 |
| 34 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 11 | 476 | 43.27 | 5.5 | 238.0 |
| 34 | Appalachian State | 2 | 11 | 456 | 41.45 | 5.5 | 228.0 |
| 34 | Connecticut | 2 | 11 | 442 | 40.18 | 5.5 | 221.0 |
| 34 | Southern Miss | 2 | 11 | 437 | 39.73 | 5.5 | 218.5 |
| 34 | Louisiana | 2 | 11 | 429 | 39.00 | 5.5 | 214.5 |
| 34 | Louisville | 2 | 11 | 421 | 38.27 | 5.5 | 210.5 |
| 34 | UTEP | 2 | 11 | 392 | 35.64 | 5.5 | 196.0 |
| 47 | Texas Tech | 2 | 10 | 487 | 48.70 | 5.0 | 243.5 |
| 47 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 10 | 476 | 47.60 | 5.0 | 238.0 |
| 47 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 10 | 469 | 46.90 | 3.3 | 156.3 |
| 47 | Central Michigan | 2 | 10 | 453 | 45.30 | 5.0 | 226.5 |
| 47 | Washington | 2 | 10 | 445 | 44.50 | 5.0 | 222.5 |
| 47 | Florida State | 3 | 10 | 440 | 44.00 | 3.3 | 146.7 |
| 47 | Minnesota | 2 | 10 | 436 | 43.60 | 5.0 | 218.0 |
| 47 | James Madison | 2 | 10 | 435 | 43.50 | 5.0 | 217.5 |
| 47 | NC State | 2 | 10 | 434 | 43.40 | 5.0 | 217.0 |
| 47 | Colorado State | 2 | 10 | 430 | 43.00 | 5.0 | 215.0 |
| 47 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 10 | 427 | 42.70 | 5.0 | 213.5 |
| 47 | California | 2 | 10 | 426 | 42.60 | 5.0 | 213.0 |
| 47 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 10 | 424 | 42.40 | 5.0 | 212.0 |
| 47 | Western Michigan | 2 | 10 | 415 | 41.50 | 5.0 | 207.5 |
| 47 | Colorado | 2 | 10 | 406 | 40.60 | 5.0 | 203.0 |
| 62 | UCF | 2 | 9 | 418 | 46.44 | 4.5 | 209.0 |
| 62 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 9 | 409 | 45.44 | 4.5 | 204.5 |
| 62 | Boise State | 2 | 9 | 403 | 44.78 | 4.5 | 201.5 |
| 62 | Iowa | 2 | 9 | 395 | 43.89 | 4.5 | 197.5 |
| 62 | Missouri State | 2 | 9 | 389 | 43.22 | 4.5 | 194.5 |
| 62 | Oregon State | 2 | 9 | 385 | 42.78 | 4.5 | 192.5 |
| 62 | Ohio | 3 | 9 | 380 | 42.22 | 3.0 | 126.7 |
| 62 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 9 | 373 | 41.44 | 4.5 | 186.5 |
| 62 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 9 | 373 | 41.44 | 3.0 | 124.3 |
| 62 | Penn State | 3 | 9 | 370 | 41.11 | 3.0 | 123.3 |
| 62 | Charlotte | 2 | 9 | 368 | 40.89 | 4.5 | 184.0 |
| 62 | LSU | 3 | 9 | 365 | 40.56 | 3.0 | 121.7 |
| 62 | Arkansas State | 2 | 9 | 341 | 37.89 | 4.5 | 170.5 |
| 62 | Arkansas | 2 | 9 | 341 | 37.89 | 4.5 | 170.5 |
| 62 | Kansas | 2 | 9 | 338 | 37.56 | 4.5 | 169.0 |
| 62 | New Mexico | 2 | 9 | 332 | 36.89 | 4.5 | 166.0 |
| 78 | Oregon | 2 | 8 | 407 | 50.88 | 4.0 | 203.5 |
| 78 | Texas A&M | 3 | 8 | 387 | 48.38 | 2.7 | 129.0 |
| 78 | Wake Forest | 3 | 8 | 361 | 45.13 | 2.7 | 120.3 |
| 78 | USF | 2 | 8 | 357 | 44.63 | 4.0 | 178.5 |
| 78 | North Dakota State | 3 | 8 | 355 | 44.38 | 2.7 | 118.3 |
| 78 | Iowa State | 2 | 8 | 345 | 43.13 | 4.0 | 172.5 |
| 78 | Michigan State | 3 | 8 | 340 | 42.50 | 2.7 | 113.3 |
| 78 | Kentucky | 2 | 8 | 332 | 41.50 | 4.0 | 166.0 |
| 78 | Tulsa | 2 | 8 | 331 | 41.38 | 4.0 | 165.5 |
| 78 | UAB | 3 | 8 | 331 | 41.38 | 2.7 | 110.3 |
| 78 | Auburn | 3 | 8 | 322 | 40.25 | 2.7 | 107.3 |
| 78 | New Mexico State | 2 | 8 | 316 | 39.50 | 4.0 | 158.0 |
| 90 | Wyoming | 2 | 7 | 351 | 50.14 | 3.5 | 175.5 |
| 90 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 7 | 324 | 46.29 | 3.5 | 162.0 |
| 90 | Cincinnati | 2 | 7 | 315 | 45.00 | 3.5 | 157.5 |
| 90 | North Carolina | 2 | 7 | 314 | 44.86 | 3.5 | 157.0 |
| 90 | Ole Miss | 3 | 7 | 311 | 44.43 | 2.3 | 103.7 |
| 90 | Houston | 2 | 7 | 307 | 43.86 | 3.5 | 153.5 |
| 90 | FIU | 3 | 7 | 301 | 43.00 | 2.3 | 100.3 |
| 90 | Boston College | 2 | 7 | 288 | 41.14 | 3.5 | 144.0 |
| 90 | Ohio State | 3 | 7 | 287 | 41.00 | 2.3 | 95.7 |
| 90 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 7 | 271 | 38.71 | 3.5 | 135.5 |
| 100 | Baylor | 2 | 6 | 314 | 52.33 | 3.0 | 157.0 |
| 100 | Rutgers | 3 | 6 | 290 | 48.33 | 2.0 | 96.7 |
| 100 | Kansas State | 2 | 6 | 287 | 47.83 | 3.0 | 143.5 |
| 100 | BYU | 2 | 6 | 283 | 47.17 | 3.0 | 141.5 |
| 100 | Temple | 2 | 6 | 280 | 46.67 | 3.0 | 140.0 |
| 100 | Georgia | 2 | 6 | 271 | 45.17 | 3.0 | 135.5 |
| 100 | Texas | 3 | 6 | 248 | 41.33 | 2.0 | 82.7 |
| 100 | Mississippi State | 3 | 6 | 247 | 41.17 | 2.0 | 82.3 |
| 100 | Syracuse | 2 | 6 | 240 | 40.00 | 3.0 | 120.0 |
| 100 | North Texas | 3 | 6 | 233 | 38.83 | 2.0 | 77.7 |
| 100 | Tennessee | 2 | 6 | 226 | 37.67 | 3.0 | 113.0 |
| 100 | Maryland | 2 | 6 | 225 | 37.50 | 3.0 | 112.5 |
| 112 | TCU | 2 | 5 | 245 | 49.00 | 2.5 | 122.5 |
| 112 | Alabama | 3 | 5 | 243 | 48.60 | 1.7 | 81.0 |
| 112 | Toledo | 2 | 5 | 227 | 45.40 | 2.5 | 113.5 |
| 112 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 5 | 226 | 45.20 | 2.5 | 113.0 |
| 112 | Wisconsin | 2 | 5 | 225 | 45.00 | 2.5 | 112.5 |
| 112 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 5 | 221 | 44.20 | 2.5 | 110.5 |
| 112 | Nevada | 2 | 5 | 217 | 43.40 | 2.5 | 108.5 |
| 112 | Liberty | 2 | 5 | 212 | 42.40 | 2.5 | 106.0 |
| 112 | Arizona | 2 | 5 | 208 | 41.60 | 2.5 | 104.0 |
| 112 | Notre Dame | 3 | 5 | 203 | 40.60 | 1.7 | 67.7 |
| 112 | Indiana | 2 | 5 | 194 | 38.80 | 2.5 | 97.0 |
| 112 | South Alabama | 2 | 5 | 184 | 36.80 | 2.5 | 92.0 |
| 112 | Texas State | 3 | 5 | 163 | 32.60 | 1.7 | 54.3 |
| 125 | USC | 4 | 4 | 196 | 49.00 | 1.0 | 49.0 |
| 125 | Utah | 2 | 4 | 194 | 48.50 | 2.0 | 97.0 |
| 125 | Army | 1 | 4 | 192 | 48.00 | 4.0 | 192.0 |
| 125 | Navy | 1 | 4 | 180 | 45.00 | 4.0 | 180.0 |
| 125 | Purdue | 2 | 4 | 173 | 43.25 | 2.0 | 86.5 |
| 125 | SMU | 2 | 4 | 168 | 42.00 | 2.0 | 84.0 |
| 125 | South Carolina | 2 | 4 | 163 | 40.75 | 2.0 | 81.5 |
| 125 | Georgia State | 2 | 4 | 105 | 26.25 | 2.0 | 52.5 |
| 133 | Massachusetts | 1 | 3 | 172 | 57.33 | 3.0 | 172.0 |
| 133 | Air Force | 1 | 3 | 167 | 55.67 | 3.0 | 167.0 |
| 133 | Northwestern | 1 | 3 | 133 | 44.33 | 3.0 | 133.0 |
| 133 | Nebraska | 2 | 3 | 120 | 40.00 | 1.5 | 60.0 |
| 137 | Illinois | 2 | 1 | 42 | 42.00 | 0.5 | 21.0 |
| 137 | Florida | 2 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0.5 | 14.0 |