2016 National Leaders Long Punt Return Plays - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
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| Name | G | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | |
| 1 | Akron | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Alabama | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Arizona State | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Army | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Missouri | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Syracuse | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | USC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Virginia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Washington | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Air Force | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Appalachian State | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Arizona | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Arkansas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Arkansas State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Auburn | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | BYU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Ball State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Baylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Boise State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Boston College | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Bowling Green | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Buffalo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | California | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Central Michigan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Charlotte | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Cincinnati | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Clemson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Colorado | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Colorado State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Connecticut | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Duke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | East Carolina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FIU | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Florida | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Florida State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Fresno State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Georgia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Georgia State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Hawaii | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Houston | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Idaho | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Illinois | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Indiana | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Iowa | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Iowa State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Kansas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Kansas State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Kent State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | LSU | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Louisiana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Louisville | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Marshall | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Maryland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Memphis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Michigan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Michigan State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Minnesota | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Mississippi State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | NC State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Navy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Nevada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | New Mexico | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | New Mexico State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | North Carolina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | North Texas | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Ohio | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Old Dominion | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Ole Miss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Oregon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Oregon State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Penn State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Purdue | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Rice | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Rutgers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | SMU | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | San Diego State | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | San Jose State | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | South Alabama | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | South Carolina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Southern Miss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Stanford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | TCU | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Temple | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Texas | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Texas State | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Texas Tech | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Toledo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Troy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Tulane | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Tulsa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | UCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | UCLA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | UNLV | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | USF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | UTEP | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | UTSA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Utah | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Utah State | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Wake Forest | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Washington State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | West Virginia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Western Michigan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Wyoming | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |