2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 UCLA 3 5 78 15.60 0 1.7 26.0
2 Kansas 2 2 77 38.50 1 1.0 38.5
3 NC State 2 3 65 21.67 0 1.5 32.5
4 Syracuse 2 5 52 10.40 0 2.5 26.0
5 Kansas State 1 4 51 12.75 0 4.0 51.0
6 TCU 1 2 38 19.00 0 2.0 38.0
6 Stanford 2 4 38 9.50 0 2.0 19.0
8 Texas Tech 2 4 34 8.50 0 2.0 17.0
8 Utah State 2 4 34 8.50 0 2.0 17.0
10 San Diego State 1 4 30 7.50 0 4.0 30.0
11 Washington 2 4 28 7.00 0 2.0 14.0
12 BYU 2 4 27 6.75 0 2.0 13.5
13 Iowa 1 2 23 11.50 0 2.0 23.0
13 Delaware 1 3 23 7.67 1 3.0 23.0
15 Houston 2 2 22 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
16 Texas A&M 2 2 21 10.50 0 1.0 10.5
16 USC 2 3 21 7.00 0 1.5 10.5
18 Western Kentucky 2 2 20 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
18 James Madison 1 3 20 6.67 0 3.0 20.0
20 UAB 1 1 19 19.00 0 1.0 19.0
20 Louisville 2 2 19 9.50 0 1.0 9.5
22 Connecticut 1 1 18 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
22 North Carolina 2 2 18 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
24 UCF 1 1 17 17.00 0 1.0 17.0
24 Oklahoma 1 3 17 5.67 0 3.0 17.0
24 Pittsburgh 2 3 17 5.67 0 1.5 8.5
27 Arkansas State 1 2 16 8.00 0 2.0 16.0
27 Ohio State 1 2 16 8.00 0 2.0 16.0
29 Alabama 2 2 15 7.50 0 1.0 7.5
30 Illinois 1 1 14 14.00 0 1.0 14.0
30 Hawaii 1 2 14 7.00 0 2.0 14.0
30 Georgia Tech 2 2 14 7.00 1 1.0 7.0
30 Wake Forest 2 2 14 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
34 Arizona State 2 4 13 3.25 0 2.0 6.5
35 Notre Dame 2 1 12 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
35 Cincinnati 1 2 12 6.00 0 2.0 12.0
35 Tulane 2 2 12 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
35 SMU 2 4 12 3.00 0 2.0 6.0
39 UTSA 2 1 11 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
39 Florida State 2 2 11 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
39 Utah 2 3 11 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
42 Washington State 2 2 10 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
42 Wyoming 1 3 10 3.33 0 3.0 10.0
44 Clemson 2 2 9 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
44 Purdue 2 2 9 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
44 Akron 2 3 9 3.00 0 1.5 4.5
47 New Mexico 1 1 8 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
47 Colorado 2 3 8 2.67 0 1.5 4.0
49 UTEP 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
49 Ole Miss 2 3 7 2.33 0 1.5 3.5
51 West Virginia 1 1 6 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
52 Arizona 1 1 5 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
52 Duke 2 1 5 5.00 0 0.5 2.5
52 California 2 2 5 2.50 0 1.0 2.5
55 Minnesota 1 1 4 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
55 Northwestern 1 1 4 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
55 Boston College 2 2 4 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
58 Boise State 1 1 2 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
58 Louisiana 1 1 2 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
58 Auburn 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
58 Louisiana Tech 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
62 Oregon 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
62 Tennessee 1 2 1 0.50 0 2.0 1.0
64 East Carolina 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
64 Florida 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
64 Western Michigan 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
64 San Jose State 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
64 Virginia 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
69 Kentucky 2 2 -1 -0.50 0 1.0 -0.5
69 Tulsa 1 1 -1 -1.00 0 1.0 -1.0
71 Miami (OH) 2 1 -2 -2.00 0 0.5 -1.0
71 Miami (FL) 2 1 -2 -2.00 0 0.5 -1.0
71 Texas 2 1 -2 -2.00 0 0.5 -1.0
74 Baylor 1 1 -3 -3.00 0 1.0 -3.0
75 Georgia Southern 1 1 -5 -5.00 0 1.0 -5.0
76 Missouri State 1 1 -6 -6.00 0 1.0 -6.0