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 | Boise State | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Air Force | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Akron | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Alabama | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Appalachian State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Arizona | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Arizona State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Arkansas State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Army | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Auburn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | BYU | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ball State | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Baylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Boston College | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Bowling Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Buffalo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | California | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Central Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Cincinnati | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Clemson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Colorado | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Colorado State | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Connecticut | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Delaware | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Duke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | East Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FIU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Georgia State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Hawaii | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Houston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Indiana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Iowa State | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Kent State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | LSU | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Liberty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Maryland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Memphis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Mississippi State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Missouri | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Missouri State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | NC State | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Navy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Nevada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | New Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | New Mexico State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | North Carolina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | North Dakota State | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | North Texas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Northwestern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ohio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Old Dominion | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ole Miss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Oregon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Penn State | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Purdue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Rice | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | SMU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Sacramento State | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | San Diego State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | San Jose State | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | South Alabama | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Southern Miss | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Stanford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Syracuse | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | TCU | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Temple | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Texas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Texas State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Texas Tech | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Toledo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Troy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Tulane | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Tulsa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | UAB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | UCF | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | UCLA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | UNLV | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | USF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | UTEP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | UTSA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Utah | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Utah State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Virginia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Washington | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Washington State | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | West Virginia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Wyoming | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |