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

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Penn State 3 12 149 12.42 0 4.0 49.7
2 Nevada 4 9 117 13.00 0 2.3 29.3
2 FIU 4 9 47 5.22 0 2.3 11.8
2 Ohio State 2 9 40 4.44 0 4.5 20.0
5 UAB 4 8 82 10.25 0 2.0 20.5
6 Wyoming 4 7 75 10.71 0 1.8 18.8
6 Ohio 4 7 51 7.29 0 1.8 12.8
6 Nebraska 2 7 35 5.00 0 3.5 17.5
6 Liberty 5 7 30 4.29 0 1.4 6.0
6 Navy 4 7 27 3.86 0 1.8 6.8
11 Old Dominion 4 6 121 20.17 1 1.5 30.3
12 USC 2 5 155 31.00 1 2.5 77.5
12 Iowa 1 5 124 24.80 1 5.0 124.0
12 Jacksonville State 5 5 118 23.60 1 1.0 23.6
12 Iowa State 1 5 102 20.40 1 5.0 102.0
12 New Mexico 3 5 102 20.40 0 1.7 34.0
12 Fresno State 3 5 86 17.20 0 1.7 28.7
12 Texas Tech 1 5 60 12.00 0 5.0 60.0
12 Vanderbilt 1 5 58 11.60 1 5.0 58.0
12 James Madison 4 5 51 10.20 0 1.3 12.8
12 Notre Dame 1 5 47 9.40 0 5.0 47.0
12 UTSA 2 5 43 8.60 0 2.5 21.5
12 Marshall 4 5 31 6.20 0 1.3 7.8
12 Tulane 3 5 27 5.40 0 1.7 9.0
12 Army 4 5 19 3.80 0 1.3 4.8
12 Hawaii 4 5 15 3.00 0 1.3 3.8
12 East Carolina 3 5 14 2.80 0 1.7 4.7
28 Florida Atlantic 3 4 103 25.75 1 1.3 34.3
28 Minnesota 1 4 80 20.00 0 4.0 80.0
28 Michigan State 3 4 61 15.25 0 1.3 20.3
28 North Dakota State 5 4 59 14.75 0 0.8 11.8
28 Miami (OH) 3 4 52 13.00 0 1.3 17.3
28 LSU 1 4 44 11.00 0 4.0 44.0
28 Middle Tennessee State 3 4 41 10.25 0 1.3 13.7
28 North Texas 3 4 39 9.75 0 1.3 13.0
28 Texas A&M 1 4 38 9.50 0 4.0 38.0
28 Sacramento State 4 4 35 8.75 0 1.0 8.8
28 UNLV 5 4 32 8.00 0 0.8 6.4
28 TCU 1 4 26 6.50 0 4.0 26.0
28 Georgia Southern 3 4 24 6.00 0 1.3 8.0
28 Memphis 4 4 24 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
28 Michigan 2 4 19 4.75 0 2.0 9.5
28 San Jose State 3 4 18 4.50 0 1.3 6.0
28 Stanford 2 4 17 4.25 0 2.0 8.5
28 Temple 4 4 17 4.25 0 1.0 4.3
28 San Diego State 2 4 12 3.00 0 2.0 6.0
28 Western Michigan 3 4 8 2.00 0 1.3 2.7
28 New Mexico State 4 4 7 1.75 0 1.0 1.8
28 Duke 1 4 5 1.25 0 4.0 5.0
50 Oklahoma 2 3 113 37.67 1 1.5 56.5
50 Miami (FL) 1 3 50 16.67 0 3.0 50.0
50 Louisiana 4 3 45 15.00 0 0.8 11.3
50 Texas 1 3 41 13.67 0 3.0 41.0
50 Clemson 1 3 38 12.67 0 3.0 38.0
50 Kent State 3 3 37 12.33 0 1.0 12.3
50 Colorado State 2 3 34 11.33 0 1.5 17.0
50 Eastern Michigan 4 3 32 10.67 0 0.8 8.0
50 South Carolina 1 3 30 10.00 0 3.0 30.0
50 SMU 1 3 29 9.67 0 3.0 29.0
50 Alabama 1 3 27 9.00 0 3.0 27.0
50 Georgia 1 3 27 9.00 0 3.0 27.0
50 Georgia State 3 3 27 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
50 Sam Houston State 3 3 24 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
50 Toledo 3 3 19 6.33 0 1.0 6.3
50 Bowling Green 3 3 17 5.67 0 1.0 5.7
50 Central Michigan 4 3 16 5.33 0 0.8 4.0
50 Oregon State 1 3 12 4.00 0 3.0 12.0
50 Oklahoma State 1 3 7 2.33 0 3.0 7.0
50 Appalachian State 3 3 1 0.33 0 1.0 0.3
70 Virginia Tech 1 2 78 39.00 0 2.0 78.0
70 Boise State 2 2 72 36.00 1 1.0 36.0
70 Coastal Carolina 4 2 71 35.50 1 0.5 17.8
70 Arizona 1 2 69 34.50 1 2.0 69.0
70 Missouri 1 2 68 34.00 1 2.0 68.0
70 Indiana 2 2 53 26.50 0 1.0 26.5
70 Kansas 1 2 48 24.00 0 2.0 48.0
70 Wake Forest 1 2 44 22.00 0 2.0 44.0
70 USF 5 2 30 15.00 0 0.4 6.0
70 Rutgers 1 2 24 12.00 0 2.0 24.0
70 Buffalo 3 2 18 9.00 0 0.7 6.0
70 Pittsburgh 1 2 15 7.50 0 2.0 15.0
70 Virginia 1 2 13 6.50 0 2.0 13.0
70 Akron 3 2 12 6.00 0 0.7 4.0
70 California 1 2 9 4.50 0 2.0 9.0
70 Kennesaw State 3 2 9 4.50 0 0.7 3.0
70 NC State 1 2 8 4.00 0 2.0 8.0
70 South Alabama 4 2 8 4.00 0 0.5 2.0
70 Arkansas State 4 2 7 3.50 0 0.5 1.8
70 Arkansas 1 2 5 2.50 0 2.0 5.0
70 Utah State 1 2 4 2.00 0 2.0 4.0
70 Louisiana Tech 2 2 4 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
70 Purdue 1 2 1 0.50 0 2.0 1.0
70 Connecticut 3 2 1 0.50 0 0.7 0.3
70 Southern Miss 3 2 1 0.50 0 0.7 0.3
70 Northwestern 1 2 0 0.00 0 2.0 0.0
70 Auburn 1 2 -2 -1.00 0 2.0 -2.0
97 Illinois 1 1 65 65.00 0 1.0 65.0
97 Rice 4 1 25 25.00 0 0.3 6.3
97 Tennessee 1 1 24 24.00 0 1.0 24.0
97 Arizona State 1 1 21 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
97 UCF 1 1 12 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
97 Cincinnati 1 1 9 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
97 Texas State 2 1 6 6.00 0 0.5 3.0
97 Baylor 1 1 4 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
97 Syracuse 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
97 Wisconsin 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
97 Northern Illinois 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
97 UTEP 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
97 Massachusetts 3 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
97 Charlotte 4 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
97 Western Kentucky 3 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
97 Kansas State 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
97 Tulsa 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
97 Houston 1 1 -2 -2.00 0 1.0 -2.0
97 Kentucky 1 1 -11 -11.00 0 1.0 -11.0