Track which conferences 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 conference teams and their NFL alumni.
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| College | FP | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | Players |
1  Indiana Hoosiers | 8.46 | 5 | 179 | 35.80 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
2  Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 4.96 | 4 | 124 | 31.00 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3  Iowa Hawkeyes | 4.46 | 3 | 79 | 26.33 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
4  USC Trojans | 3.12 | 3 | 78 | 26.00 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5  Nebraska Cornhuskers | 2.36 | 2 | 59 | 29.50 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6  Maryland Terrapins | 1.48 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7  Washington Huskies | 1.08 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8  Oregon Ducks | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 23 | 0 | 2 |
8  Illinois Fighting Illini | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
8  UCLA Bruins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8  Northwestern Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8  Michigan State Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8  Michigan Wolverines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8  Minnesota Golden Gophers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8  Ohio State Buckeyes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8  Wisconsin Badgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8  Purdue Boilermakers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8  Penn State Nittany Lions | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | -5 | 0 | 1 |