2026 National Leaders Long Punt Return Plays - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/17/2026
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| Name | G | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | |
| 1 | Minnesota | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Florida | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | James Madison | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Arizona | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Boise State | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Clemson | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Fresno State | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Illinois | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Iowa | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Iowa State | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Kansas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Missouri | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | North Texas | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Old Dominion | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Texas State | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | USC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Washington State | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Western Michigan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Air Force | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Akron | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Alabama | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Appalachian State | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Arizona State | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Arkansas | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Arkansas State | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Army | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Auburn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | BYU | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Ball State | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Baylor | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Boston College | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Bowling Green | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Buffalo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | California | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Central Michigan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Charlotte | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Cincinnati | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Colorado | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Colorado State | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Connecticut | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Delaware | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Duke | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | East Carolina | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FIU | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Florida State | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Georgia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Georgia State | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Hawaii | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Houston | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Indiana | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Kennesaw State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Kent State | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Kentucky | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | LSU | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Liberty | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Louisiana | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Louisville | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Marshall | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Maryland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Memphis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Michigan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Michigan State | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Mississippi State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Missouri State | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | NC State | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Navy | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Nebraska | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Nevada | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | New Mexico | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | New Mexico State | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | North Carolina | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | North Dakota State | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Northwestern | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Notre Dame | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Ohio | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Ohio State | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Ole Miss | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Oregon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Oregon State | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Penn State | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Purdue | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rice | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rutgers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | SMU | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Sacramento State | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Sam Houston State | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | San Diego State | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | San Jose State | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | South Alabama | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Southern Miss | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Stanford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Syracuse | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | TCU | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Temple | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Tennessee | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Texas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Texas A&M | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Texas Tech | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Toledo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Troy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Tulane | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Tulsa | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | UAB | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | UCF | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | UCLA | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | UNLV | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | USF | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | UTEP | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | UTSA | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Utah | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Utah State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Virginia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Wake Forest | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Washington | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | West Virginia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Wyoming | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |