2026 Season

2026 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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Returning Rankings

		Kickoff Returns					Punt Returns
College	FP	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	Players
1South Carolina Gamecocks	45	42	1125	26.79	74	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	4
2LSU Tigers	54.6	40	1055	26.38	61	0	13	124	9.54	23	0	3
3Kentucky Wildcats	35.04	30	876	29.20	70	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2
4Iowa Hawkeyes	40.52	34	808	23.76	35	0	11	82	7.45	17	0	3
5Florida Gators	45.1	32	805	25.16	40	0	10	129	12.90	58	0	3
6TCU Horned Frogs	44.04	29	761	26.24	48	0	14	136	9.71	21	0	3
7Iowa State Cyclones	38.34	30	746	24.87	53	0	10	85	8.50	17	0	3
8Indiana Hoosiers	59.68	24	717	29.88	68	0	14	250	17.86	86	1	3
9Texas Longhorns	35.62	26	708	27.23	40	0	8	73	9.13	17	0	3
10Wake Forest Demon Deacons	43.16	27	679	25.15	39	0	19	160	8.42	25	0	2
11Nebraska Cornhuskers	25.08	22	627	28.50	53	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2
12Purdue Boilermakers	37.02	23	593	25.78	55	0	12	133	11.08	23	0	2
13Tennessee Volunteers	22.8	21	570	27.14	79	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	3
14Delta State Statesmen	28.84	20	541	27.05	81	0	9	72	8.00	31	0	1
15Cincinnati Bearcats	18.76	17	469	27.59	42	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2
16Weber State Wildcats	32.44	16	436	27.25	39	0	13	150	11.54	32	0	1
17New Hampshire Wildcats	17.4	14	435	31.07	53	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
18Washington State Cougars	17.28	18	432	24.00	34	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
19Virginia Cavaliers	22.44	18	391	21.72	33	0	8	68	8.50	28	0	2
20Barton Bulldogs	15.56	14	389	27.79	48	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
21Georgia Bulldogs	29.48	15	387	25.80	61	0	12	140	11.67	25	0	2
22Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	15.24	15	381	25.40	34	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
23East Tennessee State Buccaneers	15.04	15	376	25.07	44	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
24Virginia Tech Hokies	22.8	14	360	25.71	38	0	7	84	12.00	19	0	2
25Colorado Buffaloes	24.8	15	350	23.33	38	0	12	108	9.00	24	0	2
26Memphis Tigers	13.64	13	341	26.23	40	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
27Oregon Ducks	35.1	11	325	29.55	39	0	18	221	12.28	23	0	3
28East Carolina Pirates	12.88	14	322	23.00	28	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
29Western Michigan Broncos	24.88	11	302	27.45	43	0	8	128	16.00	63	0	1
30North Dakota State Bison	12.98	13	297	22.85	30	0	1	11	11.00	11	0	2
31Rice Owls	11.76	12	294	24.50	33	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2
32Illinois Fighting Illini	21.58	11	277	25.18	36	0	10	105	10.50	20	0	1
32Lenoir-Rhyne Bears	11.08	11	277	25.18	32	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
34Ohio Bobcats	11.56	10	249	24.90	29	0	1	16	16.00	16	0	2
35Alabama Crimson Tide	9.84	9	246	27.33	40	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2
36Baylor Bears	9.8	9	245	27.22	46	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
37Fresno State Bulldogs	14.86	9	244	27.11	44	0	9	51	5.67	27	0	2
38Rutgers Scarlet Knights	9.68	9	242	26.89	59	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
39Oklahoma Sooners	18.36	10	234	23.40	39	0	8	90	11.25	26	0	3
40Arizona State Sun Devils	9	8	225	28.13	38	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2
41Bryant Bulldogs	16.82	9	223	24.78	33	0	6	79	13.17	22	0	1
42Oregon State Beavers	12	7	215	30.71	54	0	3	34	11.33	20	0	1
43Utah Utes	25.38	9	192	21.33	42	0	14	177	12.64	41	0	1
43Missouri Tigers	7.88	7	192	27.43	39	0	2	2	1.00	3	0	3
45Central Arkansas Bears	7.28	8	182	22.75	29	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
46Troy Trojans	7.16	7	179	25.57	30	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
47UCF Knights	7	6	175	29.17	37	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
48USC Trojans	10.4	7	170	24.29	31	0	2	36	18.00	31	0	2
49East Central Tigers	8.12	8	168	21.00	30	0	3	14	4.67	8	0	1
50Florida A&M Rattlers	12.66	7	144	20.57	29	0	7	69	9.86	19	0	1
51Miami Hurricanes	6.52	5	138	27.60	30	0	4	10	2.50	7	0	1
52Clemson Tigers	5.56	6	134	22.33	27	0	1	2	2.00	2	0	2
53SMU Mustangs	5.32	5	133	26.60	31	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
54Marshall Thundering Herd	5.28	6	132	22.00	29	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
55Arizona Wildcats	7.7	5	125	25.00	28	0	7	27	3.86	13	0	1
56Youngstown State Penguins	4.68	5	117	23.40	29	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
57Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	8.18	4	107	26.75	31	0	3	39	13.00	28	0	1
58Colorado State Rams	4.86	3	89	29.67	37	0	1	13	13.00	13	0	1
59Duke Blue Devils	3.4	4	85	21.25	23	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
60North Carolina Tar Heels	3.28	3	82	27.33	37	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	2
61Utah State Aggies	5	3	80	26.67	32	0	1	18	18.00	18	0	1
62Texas Tech Red Raiders	3.04	3	76	25.33	27	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
63Navy Midshipmen	2.92	3	73	24.33	26	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
64Central Michigan Chippewas	2.68	3	67	22.33	24	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
65Sacramento State Hornets	3.58	2	52	26.00	28	0	1	15	15.00	15	0	1
66Ole Miss Rebels	3.8	2	50	25.00	25	0	4	18	4.50	16	0	1
66Auburn Tigers	2	2	50	25.00	29	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
68UC Davis Aggies	1.96	2	49	24.50	27	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
69Tarleton Texans	1.52	2	38	19.00	22	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
70Maryland Terrapins	1.48	2	37	18.50	19	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
71Malone Pioneers	1.32	1	33	33.00	33	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
72Washington Huskies	2.38	1	27	27.00	27	0	1	13	13.00	13	0	2
72South Alabama Jaguars	1.08	1	27	27.00	27	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
72Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	1.08	3	27	9.00	16	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
75Houston Cougars	14.02	1	23	23.00	23	0	12	131	10.92	19	0	3
76Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.8	1	20	20.00	20	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
77Boise State Broncos	0.44	1	11	11.00	11	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
78Holy Cross Crusaders	20.3	0	0	0.00	0	0	15	203	13.53	36	0	2
78Texas A&M Aggies	3.4	0	0	0.00	0	0	5	34	6.80	13	0	1
78Penn State Nittany Lions	2.8	0	0	0.00	0	0	8	28	3.50	12	0	1
78Eastern Washington Eagles	1.8	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	18	18.00	18	0	1
78Jacksonville State Gamecocks	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	1