2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 1 | 5 | 124 | 24.80 | 1 | 5.0 | 124.0 |
| 2 | Iowa State | 1 | 5 | 102 | 20.40 | 1 | 5.0 | 102.0 |
| 3 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 1 | 5.0 | 83.0 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 1 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 80.0 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 2 | 78 | 39.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 78.0 |
| 6 | USC | 2 | 5 | 155 | 31.00 | 1 | 2.5 | 77.5 |
| 7 | Boise State | 1 | 2 | 72 | 36.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 72.0 |
| 8 | Arizona | 1 | 2 | 69 | 34.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 69.0 |
| 9 | Missouri | 1 | 2 | 68 | 34.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 68.0 |
| 10 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | 65 | 65.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 65.0 |
| 11 | Penn State | 3 | 13 | 172 | 13.23 | 0 | 4.3 | 57.3 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 2 | 3 | 113 | 37.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 56.5 |
| 13 | UCF | 1 | 2 | 55 | 27.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 55.0 |
| 14 | Nevada | 2 | 7 | 102 | 14.57 | 0 | 3.5 | 51.0 |
| 15 | New Mexico | 1 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.0 |
| 15 | Notre Dame | 1 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 47.0 |
| 17 | Wake Forest | 1 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 17 | LSU | 1 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 44.0 |
| 19 | Texas | 1 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.0 |
| 20 | Fresno State | 2 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.5 |
| 21 | Clemson | 1 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 38.0 |
| 21 | Old Dominion | 1 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 38.0 |
| 21 | Texas A&M | 1 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 38.0 |
| 24 | Colorado State | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 25 | UAB | 2 | 6 | 65 | 10.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 32.5 |
| 26 | South Carolina | 1 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 27 | Alabama | 1 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 27.0 |
| 27 | Georgia | 1 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 27.0 |
| 29 | Indiana | 2 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.5 |
| 30 | Georgia State | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 30 | TCU | 1 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 26.0 |
| 32 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 2 | 77 | 38.50 | 1 | 0.7 | 25.7 |
| 33 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 33 | Rutgers | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 35 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.5 |
| 36 | Michigan State | 3 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.3 |
| 37 | San Jose State | 1 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 18.0 |
| 38 | Nebraska | 2 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 17.5 |
| 39 | Stanford | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 17.0 |
| 40 | FIU | 3 | 8 | 46 | 5.75 | 0 | 2.7 | 15.3 |
| 41 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.0 |
| 41 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 41 | Ohio State | 2 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 15.0 |
| 44 | North Dakota State | 3 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 13.3 |
| 45 | Marshall | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.5 |
| 46 | San Diego State | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 12.0 |
| 47 | Sacramento State | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 48 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 49 | Michigan | 2 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.5 |
| 50 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 51 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 51 | Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 53 | Army | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 53 | Arkansas State | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 53 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 7.0 |
| 56 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 57 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 57 | Liberty | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 59 | Duke | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| 60 | East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 61 | Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 61 | Baylor | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 61 | James Madison | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 61 | Western Michigan | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| 65 | Ohio | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 66 | Texas State | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 67 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 67 | Hawaii | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 69 | Connecticut | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 70 | Memphis | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 70 | Appalachian State | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 72 | UNLV | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 73 | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 73 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 73 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 73 | New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 73 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 78 | Auburn | 1 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -2.0 |
| 78 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |