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.
Kickoff Returns | Punt Returns | |||||||||||
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| College | FP | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | Players |
1  TCU Horned Frogs | 6.96 | 8 | 174 | 21.75 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2  Colorado Buffaloes | 9.94 | 6 | 131 | 21.83 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 17 | 0 | 2 |
3  Cincinnati Bearcats | 4.84 | 4 | 121 | 30.25 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4  UCF Knights | 4.44 | 4 | 111 | 27.75 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5  Iowa State Cyclones | 2.8 | 3 | 70 | 23.33 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6  Arizona State Sun Devils | 2.36 | 2 | 59 | 29.50 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7  Texas Tech Red Raiders | 1.96 | 2 | 49 | 24.50 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8  Baylor Bears | 0.92 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9  Utah Utes | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
9  Arizona Wildcats | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
9  Oklahoma State Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9  Houston Cougars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9  BYU Cougars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9  West Virginia Mountaineers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9  Kansas Jayhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9  Kansas State Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |