2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Baylor 3 9 139 15.44 0 3.0 46.3
2 UCLA 5 11 107 9.73 0 2.2 21.4
3 Notre Dame 5 7 95 13.57 0 1.4 19.0
4 Virginia Tech 4 6 93 15.50 0 1.5 23.3
5 BYU 4 11 91 8.27 0 2.8 22.8
6 Pittsburgh 4 10 86 8.60 0 2.5 21.5
7 Clemson 4 5 85 17.00 1 1.3 21.3
8 Tennessee 4 8 79 9.88 1 2.0 19.8
9 Kansas 3 2 77 38.50 1 0.7 25.7
10 Houston 4 6 74 12.33 0 1.5 18.5
11 NC State 4 4 72 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
12 Kansas State 3 7 71 10.14 0 2.3 23.7
12 Texas 4 10 71 7.10 0 2.5 17.8
14 Syracuse 3 8 65 8.13 0 2.7 21.7
15 Kentucky 4 5 61 12.20 1 1.3 15.3
15 Ohio State 4 8 61 7.63 0 2.0 15.3
17 Arizona 4 3 56 18.67 0 0.8 14.0
18 Florida State 4 6 54 9.00 0 1.5 13.5
19 Oregon 4 6 53 8.83 0 1.5 13.3
20 Nebraska 3 6 52 8.67 0 2.0 17.3
20 Minnesota 4 9 52 5.78 0 2.3 13.0
22 Iowa 4 7 51 7.29 0 1.8 12.8
23 USC 5 8 50 6.25 0 1.6 10.0
24 TCU 3 3 49 16.33 0 1.0 16.3
24 Cincinnati 3 4 49 12.25 0 1.3 16.3
26 Georgia Tech 4 3 47 15.67 1 0.8 11.8
26 Ole Miss 4 6 47 7.83 0 1.5 11.8
26 Utah State 4 8 47 5.88 0 2.0 11.8
29 Washington 5 6 46 7.67 0 1.2 9.2
30 Utah 4 8 44 5.50 0 2.0 11.0
31 Texas Tech 3 5 43 8.60 0 1.7 14.3
32 SMU 3 6 40 6.67 0 2.0 13.3
33 UCF 4 4 38 9.50 0 1.0 9.5
33 Stanford 4 4 38 9.50 0 1.0 9.5
35 South Carolina 4 6 37 6.17 0 1.5 9.3
36 West Virginia 4 3 36 12.00 0 0.8 9.0
36 Oregon State 4 4 36 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
38 Missouri 4 4 35 8.75 0 1.0 8.8
39 Texas A&M 5 6 34 5.67 0 1.2 6.8
40 Illinois 4 3 33 11.00 0 0.8 8.3
40 San Diego State 3 5 33 6.60 0 1.7 11.0
42 Northwestern 3 2 30 15.00 0 0.7 10.0
42 UTSA 3 4 30 7.50 0 1.3 10.0
44 California 4 4 29 7.25 0 1.0 7.3
45 Oklahoma State 3 2 27 13.50 0 0.7 9.0
46 Connecticut 2 2 26 13.00 0 1.0 13.0
46 Penn State 3 4 26 6.50 0 1.3 8.7
48 Oklahoma 3 5 25 5.00 1 1.7 8.3
49 Purdue 4 3 24 8.00 0 0.8 6.0
49 North Carolina 3 4 24 6.00 0 1.3 8.0
49 Alabama 5 5 24 4.80 0 1.0 4.8
52 Michigan State 3 4 23 5.75 0 1.3 7.7
53 Georgia 4 4 22 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
53 Wake Forest 5 6 22 3.67 0 1.2 4.4
55 UNLV 1 2 21 10.50 0 2.0 21.0
56 Texas State 2 2 20 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
56 Western Kentucky 2 2 20 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
56 James Madison 1 3 20 6.67 0 3.0 20.0
56 Maryland 4 5 20 4.00 0 1.3 5.0
60 UAB 1 1 19 19.00 0 1.0 19.0
61 Arkansas State 1 2 16 8.00 0 2.0 16.0
61 Florida 4 2 16 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
61 Louisville 5 3 16 5.33 0 0.6 3.2
64 LSU 4 2 15 7.50 0 0.5 3.8
64 Auburn 4 4 15 3.75 1 1.0 3.8
66 Hawaii 2 2 14 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
66 Boston College 4 3 14 4.67 0 0.8 3.5
68 UTEP 3 2 13 6.50 0 0.7 4.3
68 Washington State 5 3 13 4.33 0 0.6 2.6
68 Arizona State 3 4 13 3.25 0 1.3 4.3
71 Wisconsin 2 1 12 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
71 Tulane 2 2 12 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
73 Toledo 2 1 11 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
73 Michigan 3 3 11 3.67 0 1.0 3.7
73 Virginia 4 3 11 3.67 0 0.8 2.8
76 Rice 1 1 10 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
76 Wyoming 1 3 10 3.33 0 3.0 10.0
78 Miami (FL) 3 2 9 4.50 0 0.7 3.0
78 Akron 2 3 9 3.00 0 1.5 4.5
80 New Mexico 1 1 8 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
80 Colorado 4 4 8 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
82 Delaware 2 3 6 2.00 1 1.5 3.0
83 Duke 3 1 5 5.00 0 0.3 1.7
84 Sam Houston State 1 1 4 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
85 Vanderbilt 4 2 3 1.50 0 0.5 0.8
86 Louisiana 1 1 2 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
86 Louisiana Tech 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
86 Boise State 3 3 2 0.67 0 1.0 0.7
86 Fresno State 3 4 2 0.50 0 1.3 0.7
90 East Carolina 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
90 San Jose State 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
90 Troy 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
90 Western Michigan 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
90 Iowa State 4 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
95 Arkansas 4 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.3 -0.3
95 Tulsa 2 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.5 -0.5
97 Miami (OH) 2 1 -2 -2.00 0 0.5 -1.0
98 Georgia Southern 2 1 -5 -5.00 0 0.5 -2.5
99 Missouri State 2 1 -6 -6.00 0 0.5 -3.0