2016 National Leaders Long Punt Return Plays - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
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| Name | G | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | |
| 1 | Akron | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Army | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | California | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Duke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 1 | 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 State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Idaho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | LSU | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Rice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | SMU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | South Florida | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | TCU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Temple | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Troy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |