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