2026 Season

NFL Returning Rankings by College

Which colleges Produce the Most NFL Talent?

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Which colleges Produce the Most NFL Talent?

Track which colleges produce the most NFL talent by analyzing return specialist kick return and punt return yards, touchdowns, and return performance during the 2026 NFL season. See detailed NFL statistics, rankings, and performance data for college programs and their NFL alumni.

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NFL Regular Season: 2026 ( Incomplete )

Returning Rankings

		Kickoff Returns					Punt Returns
College	FP	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	Players
1South Carolina Gamecocks	39.76	37	994	26.86	74	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	4
2LSU Tigers	33	28	735	26.25	61	0	7	36	5.14	16	0	3
3TCU Horned Frogs	39.78	27	707	26.19	48	0	13	115	8.85	17	0	3
4Indiana Hoosiers	55.28	22	637	28.95	68	0	12	238	19.83	86	1	2
5Kentucky Wildcats	25.32	21	633	30.14	70	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2
6Wake Forest Demon Deacons	34	22	565	25.68	39	0	13	114	8.77	25	0	2
7Texas Longhorns	29.06	21	559	26.62	40	0	6	67	11.17	17	0	3
8Florida Gators	26.26	20	514	25.70	40	0	8	57	7.13	14	0	2
9Iowa Hawkeyes	26.06	21	479	22.81	27	0	8	69	8.63	17	0	2
10Tennessee Volunteers	17.56	16	439	27.44	79	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	3
11Delta State Statesmen	21.5	16	435	27.19	81	0	7	41	5.86	15	0	1
12Iowa State Cyclones	23.44	16	406	25.38	53	0	8	72	9.00	17	0	2
13Nebraska Cornhuskers	15.12	13	378	29.08	53	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2
14Virginia Cavaliers	20.36	17	369	21.71	33	0	6	56	9.33	28	0	2
15Purdue Boilermakers	22.54	13	361	27.77	55	0	6	81	13.50	23	0	2
16Weber State Wildcats	22.26	13	359	27.62	39	0	9	79	8.78	14	0	1
17Washington State Cougars	13.76	14	344	24.57	34	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
18Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	13.52	13	338	26.00	34	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
18East Tennessee State Buccaneers	13.52	13	338	26.00	44	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
20New Hampshire Wildcats	12.12	10	303	30.30	53	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
21Western Michigan Broncos	24.88	11	302	27.45	43	0	8	128	16.00	63	0	1
22Virginia Tech Hokies	20.2	12	295	24.58	36	0	7	84	12.00	19	0	1
23Cincinnati Bearcats	11.16	10	279	27.90	42	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2
24Illinois Fighting Illini	20.88	11	277	25.18	36	0	9	98	10.89	20	0	1
25Barton Bulldogs	11	10	275	27.50	48	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
26Colorado Buffaloes	19.86	12	264	22.00	30	0	10	93	9.30	24	0	2
27Memphis Tigers	10.4	10	260	26.00	40	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
28East Carolina Pirates	9.4	10	235	23.50	28	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
29Alabama Crimson Tide	9.28	8	232	29.00	40	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2
30North Dakota State Bison	10.22	10	228	22.80	29	0	1	11	11.00	11	0	1
31Bryant Bulldogs	16.82	9	223	24.78	33	0	6	79	13.17	22	0	1
32Rutgers Scarlet Knights	8.72	8	218	27.25	59	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
33Oregon State Beavers	11.1	7	215	30.71	54	0	2	25	12.50	20	0	1
34Baylor Bears	7.96	8	199	24.88	42	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
35Rice Owls	7.92	8	198	24.75	33	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2
36Arizona State Sun Devils	7.88	7	197	28.14	38	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
37Missouri Tigers	7.88	7	192	27.43	39	0	2	2	1.00	3	0	3
38Central Arkansas Bears	7.28	8	182	22.75	29	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
39Troy Trojans	7.16	7	179	25.57	30	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
40UCF Knights	7	6	175	29.17	37	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
41Fresno State Bulldogs	11.08	7	172	24.57	34	0	6	42	7.00	27	0	2
42USC Trojans	10.4	7	170	24.29	31	0	2	36	18.00	31	0	2
43Georgia Bulldogs	14.06	6	144	24.00	30	0	7	83	11.86	25	0	1
43Florida A&M Rattlers	12.66	7	144	20.57	29	0	7	69	9.86	19	0	1
45Miami Hurricanes	6.52	5	138	27.60	30	0	4	10	2.50	7	0	1
46Clemson Tigers	5.56	6	134	22.33	27	0	1	2	2.00	2	0	2
47SMU Mustangs	5.32	5	133	26.60	31	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
48East Central Tigers	6.68	6	132	22.00	30	0	2	14	7.00	8	0	1
49Ohio Bobcats	5.08	5	127	25.40	29	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
49Lenoir-Rhyne Bears	5.08	5	127	25.40	32	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
51Oregon Ducks	20.92	4	123	30.75	39	0	13	160	12.31	23	0	3
52Utah Utes	22.42	4	118	29.50	42	0	14	177	12.64	41	0	1
53Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	8.18	4	107	26.75	31	0	3	39	13.00	28	0	1
54Duke Blue Devils	3.4	4	85	21.25	23	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
55North Carolina Tar Heels	3.28	3	82	27.33	37	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
56Utah State Aggies	5	3	80	26.67	32	0	1	18	18.00	18	0	1
57Texas Tech Red Raiders	3.04	3	76	25.33	27	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
58Arizona Wildcats	5.42	3	73	24.33	25	0	6	25	4.17	13	0	1
58Navy Midshipmen	2.92	3	73	24.33	26	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
60Marshall Thundering Herd	2.64	3	66	22.00	29	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
61Auburn Tigers	2	2	50	25.00	29	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
62UC Davis Aggies	1.96	2	49	24.50	27	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
63Maryland Terrapins	1.48	2	37	18.50	19	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
64Malone Pioneers	1.32	1	33	33.00	33	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
65Colorado State Rams	1.16	1	29	29.00	29	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
66Washington Huskies	2.38	1	27	27.00	27	0	1	13	13.00	13	0	2
66South Alabama Jaguars	1.08	1	27	27.00	27	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
68Oklahoma Sooners	8.14	1	26	26.00	26	0	5	71	14.20	26	0	2
69Houston Cougars	9.72	1	23	23.00	23	0	9	88	9.78	19	0	2
70Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.8	1	20	20.00	20	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
71Boise State Broncos	0.44	1	11	11.00	11	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
72Holy Cross Crusaders	14.2	0	0	0.00	0	0	11	142	12.91	36	0	2
72Penn State Nittany Lions	2.1	0	0	0.00	0	0	7	21	3.00	12	0	1
72Texas A&M Aggies	2.1	0	0	0.00	0	0	4	21	5.25	10	0	1
72Eastern Washington Eagles	1.8	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	18	18.00	18	0	1
72Jacksonville State Gamecocks	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	1