2016 National Leaders Long Punt Return Plays - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
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| Name | G | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | |
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Akron | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Wyoming | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Arizona State | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Indiana | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | North Texas | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | San Diego State | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | San Jose State | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Temple | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Texas A&M | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | UCLA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | USC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Virginia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Alabama | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Arkansas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Army | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Auburn | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Hawai'i | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Illinois | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | LSU | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Marshall | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Minnesota | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Missouri | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Nebraska | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | New Mexico | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Northwestern | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Purdue | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | South Florida | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Stanford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Texas | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Texas State | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Toledo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | UTEP | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Utah State | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Wake Forest | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Washington | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Air Force | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Arizona | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Arkansas State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | BYU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Ball State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Baylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Boise State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Boston College | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Bowling Green | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Buffalo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | California | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Central Michigan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Charlotte | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Cincinnati | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Clemson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Colorado | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Colorado State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Connecticut | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Duke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | East Carolina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Florida | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Florida International | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Florida State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Fresno State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Georgia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Georgia State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Houston | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Idaho | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Iowa State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Kansas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Kansas State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Kent State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Kentucky | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Louisville | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Maryland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Memphis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Michigan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Michigan State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Mississippi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Mississippi State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Navy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Nevada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | New Mexico State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | North Carolina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | North Carolina State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Ohio | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Ohio State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Old Dominion | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Oregon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Oregon State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Penn State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Rice | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Rutgers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | SMU | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | South Alabama | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | South Carolina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | TCU | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Texas Tech | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Troy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Tulane | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Tulsa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | UCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | UNLV | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | UTSA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Utah | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Washington State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | West Virginia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Western Michigan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |