2006 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/08/2007
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky | 13 | 18 | 368 | 20.44 | 1 | 1.4 | 28.3 |
| 2 | UTEP | 12 | 13 | 260 | 20.00 | 2 | 1.1 | 21.7 |
| 3 | Army | 12 | 18 | 325 | 18.06 | 2 | 1.5 | 27.1 |
| 4 | California | 13 | 27 | 466 | 17.26 | 4 | 2.1 | 35.8 |
| 5 | New Mexico State | 12 | 6 | 92 | 15.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.7 |
| 6 | Oregon State | 14 | 32 | 480 | 15.00 | 3 | 2.3 | 34.3 |
| 7 | Georgia | 13 | 34 | 505 | 14.85 | 3 | 2.6 | 38.8 |
| 8 | UCF | 12 | 18 | 257 | 14.28 | 1 | 1.5 | 21.4 |
| 9 | Nevada | 13 | 22 | 299 | 13.59 | 0 | 1.7 | 23.0 |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 13 | 18 | 244 | 13.56 | 0 | 1.4 | 18.8 |
| 11 | Kansas | 12 | 24 | 324 | 13.50 | 2 | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| 12 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 22 | 291 | 13.23 | 2 | 1.7 | 22.4 |
| 13 | Air Force | 12 | 11 | 145 | 13.18 | 1 | 0.9 | 12.1 |
| 14 | Mississippi State | 12 | 27 | 355 | 13.15 | 1 | 2.3 | 29.6 |
| 15 | South Florida | 13 | 34 | 446 | 13.12 | 1 | 2.6 | 34.3 |
| 16 | Ohio | 14 | 37 | 485 | 13.11 | 1 | 2.6 | 34.6 |
| 17 | Kansas State | 13 | 30 | 391 | 13.03 | 3 | 2.3 | 30.1 |
| 18 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 16 | 207 | 12.94 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.3 |
| 19 | Texas | 13 | 28 | 362 | 12.93 | 3 | 2.2 | 27.8 |
| 20 | BYU | 13 | 31 | 399 | 12.87 | 1 | 2.4 | 30.7 |
| 21 | Buffalo | 12 | 15 | 192 | 12.80 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.0 |
| 22 | Florida International | 12 | 21 | 268 | 12.76 | 2 | 1.8 | 22.3 |
| 23 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 28 | 353 | 12.61 | 1 | 2.2 | 27.2 |
| 24 | Indiana | 12 | 18 | 226 | 12.56 | 1 | 1.5 | 18.8 |
| 25 | Arizona | 12 | 21 | 260 | 12.38 | 1 | 1.8 | 21.7 |
| 26 | Connecticut | 12 | 22 | 264 | 12.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 22.0 |
| 27 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 34 | 404 | 11.88 | 0 | 2.6 | 31.1 |
| 28 | Marshall | 12 | 15 | 176 | 11.73 | 1 | 1.3 | 14.7 |
| 29 | Oregon | 13 | 35 | 400 | 11.43 | 1 | 2.7 | 30.8 |
| 30 | Tennessee | 13 | 21 | 239 | 11.38 | 1 | 1.6 | 18.4 |
| 31 | Mississippi | 12 | 20 | 224 | 11.20 | 1 | 1.7 | 18.7 |
| 32 | Troy | 13 | 29 | 322 | 11.10 | 1 | 2.2 | 24.8 |
| 33 | Wake Forest | 14 | 33 | 366 | 11.09 | 1 | 2.4 | 26.1 |
| 34 | Minnesota | 13 | 20 | 219 | 10.95 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.8 |
| 35 | Michigan | 13 | 33 | 357 | 10.82 | 1 | 2.5 | 27.5 |
| 36 | Iowa State | 12 | 20 | 213 | 10.65 | 1 | 1.7 | 17.8 |
| 37 | San Jose State | 13 | 17 | 179 | 10.53 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.8 |
| 38 | TCU | 13 | 40 | 417 | 10.43 | 0 | 3.1 | 32.1 |
| 39 | Memphis | 12 | 15 | 155 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.9 |
| 40 | Penn State | 13 | 36 | 369 | 10.25 | 1 | 2.8 | 28.4 |
| 41 | Colorado State | 12 | 34 | 347 | 10.21 | 2 | 2.8 | 28.9 |
| 42 | Ohio State | 13 | 30 | 306 | 10.20 | 1 | 2.3 | 23.5 |
| 43 | Florida | 14 | 49 | 499 | 10.18 | 1 | 3.5 | 35.6 |
| 44 | UNLV | 12 | 21 | 212 | 10.10 | 2 | 1.8 | 17.7 |
| 44 | North Carolina | 12 | 21 | 212 | 10.10 | 1 | 1.8 | 17.7 |
| 46 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 22 | 222 | 10.09 | 1 | 1.8 | 18.5 |
| 47 | Iowa | 13 | 29 | 292 | 10.07 | 0 | 2.2 | 22.5 |
| 48 | Rutgers | 13 | 19 | 187 | 9.84 | 2 | 1.5 | 14.4 |
| 49 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 26 | 242 | 9.31 | 1 | 1.9 | 17.3 |
| 50 | Boston College | 13 | 29 | 267 | 9.21 | 0 | 2.2 | 20.5 |
| 51 | Florida State | 13 | 35 | 317 | 9.06 | 1 | 2.7 | 24.4 |
| 51 | Alabama | 13 | 34 | 308 | 9.06 | 2 | 2.6 | 23.7 |
| 53 | Wyoming | 12 | 27 | 243 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 20.3 |
| 53 | West Virginia | 13 | 26 | 234 | 9.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 53 | East Carolina | 13 | 18 | 162 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.5 |
| 56 | Texas Tech | 13 | 42 | 377 | 8.98 | 0 | 3.2 | 29.0 |
| 57 | Utah | 13 | 36 | 312 | 8.67 | 0 | 2.8 | 24.0 |
| 58 | Navy | 13 | 20 | 171 | 8.55 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.2 |
| 59 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 26 | 222 | 8.54 | 1 | 2.2 | 18.5 |
| 60 | LSU | 13 | 31 | 264 | 8.52 | 1 | 2.4 | 20.3 |
| 61 | Maryland | 13 | 28 | 238 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.2 | 18.3 |
| 62 | Arizona State | 13 | 35 | 296 | 8.46 | 0 | 2.7 | 22.8 |
| 63 | UCLA | 13 | 22 | 186 | 8.45 | 1 | 1.7 | 14.3 |
| 64 | Boise State | 13 | 34 | 286 | 8.41 | 0 | 2.6 | 22.0 |
| 65 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 17 | 142 | 8.35 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.9 |
| 66 | Virginia | 12 | 33 | 272 | 8.24 | 0 | 2.8 | 22.7 |
| 67 | Tulane | 12 | 21 | 172 | 8.19 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.3 |
| 68 | Nebraska | 14 | 36 | 294 | 8.17 | 0 | 2.6 | 21.0 |
| 69 | North Carolina State | 12 | 28 | 225 | 8.04 | 1 | 2.3 | 18.8 |
| 70 | Hawai'i | 14 | 29 | 233 | 8.03 | 0 | 2.1 | 16.6 |
| 71 | Fresno State | 12 | 30 | 240 | 8.00 | 1 | 2.5 | 20.0 |
| 72 | Texas A&M | 13 | 22 | 175 | 7.95 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.5 |
| 73 | Michigan State | 12 | 20 | 158 | 7.90 | 2 | 1.7 | 13.2 |
| 74 | Oklahoma | 14 | 38 | 299 | 7.87 | 1 | 2.7 | 21.4 |
| 75 | SMU | 12 | 23 | 180 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.9 | 15.0 |
| 76 | South Carolina | 13 | 19 | 147 | 7.74 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.3 |
| 77 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 22 | 170 | 7.73 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.2 |
| 78 | Syracuse | 12 | 21 | 161 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.4 |
| 79 | Houston | 14 | 21 | 160 | 7.62 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.4 |
| 80 | Baylor | 12 | 30 | 228 | 7.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 19.0 |
| 81 | Clemson | 13 | 27 | 204 | 7.56 | 1 | 2.1 | 15.7 |
| 82 | Northwestern | 12 | 13 | 98 | 7.54 | 1 | 1.1 | 8.2 |
| 83 | Missouri | 13 | 25 | 187 | 7.48 | 0 | 1.9 | 14.4 |
| 84 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 45 | 336 | 7.47 | 0 | 3.2 | 24.0 |
| 85 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 18 | 134 | 7.44 | 1 | 1.5 | 11.2 |
| 86 | Cincinnati | 13 | 34 | 251 | 7.38 | 0 | 2.6 | 19.3 |
| 87 | North Texas | 12 | 19 | 140 | 7.37 | 1 | 1.6 | 11.7 |
| 88 | Notre Dame | 13 | 23 | 169 | 7.35 | 1 | 1.8 | 13.0 |
| 89 | Bowling Green | 12 | 18 | 132 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 90 | Arkansas | 14 | 33 | 239 | 7.24 | 0 | 2.4 | 17.1 |
| 91 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | 39 | 281 | 7.21 | 0 | 3.0 | 21.6 |
| 92 | Rice | 13 | 28 | 201 | 7.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 15.5 |
| 93 | Tulsa | 13 | 29 | 206 | 7.10 | 0 | 2.2 | 15.8 |
| 93 | Kent State | 12 | 20 | 142 | 7.10 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.8 |
| 95 | Louisville | 13 | 39 | 265 | 6.79 | 1 | 3.0 | 20.4 |
| 96 | Wisconsin | 13 | 36 | 237 | 6.58 | 1 | 2.8 | 18.2 |
| 97 | Washington | 12 | 37 | 242 | 6.54 | 1 | 3.1 | 20.2 |
| 98 | New Mexico | 13 | 28 | 179 | 6.39 | 0 | 2.2 | 13.8 |
| 99 | Purdue | 14 | 24 | 149 | 6.21 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.6 |
| 100 | USC | 13 | 21 | 130 | 6.19 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.0 |
| 101 | San Diego State | 12 | 17 | 98 | 5.76 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.2 |
| 102 | Ball State | 12 | 24 | 138 | 5.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 11.5 |
| 103 | Stanford | 12 | 13 | 73 | 5.62 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.1 |
| 104 | Colorado | 12 | 22 | 123 | 5.59 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.3 |
| 105 | Washington State | 12 | 17 | 93 | 5.47 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.8 |
| 106 | Auburn | 13 | 28 | 153 | 5.46 | 1 | 2.2 | 11.8 |
| 107 | Central Michigan | 14 | 27 | 144 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.3 |
| 108 | Utah State | 12 | 14 | 74 | 5.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.2 |
| 109 | Duke | 12 | 21 | 107 | 5.10 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.9 |
| 110 | Illinois | 12 | 23 | 116 | 5.04 | 0 | 1.9 | 9.7 |
| 111 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 23 | 115 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.8 |
| 112 | Idaho | 12 | 22 | 109 | 4.95 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.1 |
| 113 | Toledo | 12 | 20 | 98 | 4.90 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.2 |
| 114 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 22 | 104 | 4.73 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.7 |
| 115 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 18 | 82 | 4.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.8 |
| 115 | UAB | 12 | 16 | 73 | 4.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.1 |
| 117 | Arkansas State | 12 | 18 | 68 | 3.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.7 |
| 118 | Akron | 12 | 17 | 59 | 3.47 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.9 |
| 119 | Temple | 12 | 11 | 35 | 3.18 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.9 |