2026 National Leaders Opponent Long Punt Return Plays - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/05/2026
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| Name | G | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | |
| 1 | Akron | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | California | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | LSU | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | NC State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | North Dakota State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Rice | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | TCU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |