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