2026 National Leaders Long Punt Return Plays - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/19/2026
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| Name | G | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | |
| 1 | Minnesota | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Florida | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | James Madison | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Arizona | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Boise State | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Iowa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Iowa State | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Kansas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Missouri | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | USC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Washington State | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Air Force | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Akron | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Alabama | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Appalachian State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Arkansas State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Army | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Auburn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | BYU | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Ball State | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Baylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Boston College | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Bowling Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Buffalo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | California | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Central Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Cincinnati | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Clemson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Colorado | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Colorado State | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Connecticut | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Delaware | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Duke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | East Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FIU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Georgia State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Hawaii | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Houston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Indiana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Kent State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | LSU | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Liberty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Maryland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Memphis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Mississippi State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Missouri State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | NC State | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Navy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Nebraska | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Nevada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | New Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | New Mexico State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | North Dakota State | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | North Texas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Northwestern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Ohio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Ohio State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Old Dominion | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Ole Miss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Oregon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Penn State | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Purdue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Rice | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Rutgers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | SMU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Sacramento State | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | San Diego State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | San Jose State | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | South Alabama | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Southern Miss | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Stanford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Syracuse | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | TCU | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Temple | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Texas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Texas State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Toledo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Troy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Tulane | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Tulsa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | UAB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | UCF | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | UCLA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | UNLV | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | USF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | UTEP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | UTSA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Utah | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Utah State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Virginia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Washington | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Wyoming | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |