2017 National Leaders Kickoffs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 35 | 2242 | 64.06 | 31 | 88.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arizona State | 4 | 21 | 1325 | 63.10 | 18 | 85.71 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Colorado | 3 | 20 | 1309 | 65.45 | 17 | 85.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | New Mexico | 4 | 19 | 1216 | 64.00 | 16 | 84.21 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 4 | 21 | 1347 | 64.14 | 17 | 80.95 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 27 | 1718 | 63.63 | 21 | 77.78 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 21 | 1323 | 63.00 | 16 | 76.19 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 4 | 32 | 1996 | 62.38 | 24 | 75.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Auburn | 5 | 29 | 1834 | 63.24 | 21 | 72.41 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 14 | 902 | 64.43 | 10 | 71.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Rice | 4 | 10 | 649 | 64.90 | 7 | 70.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Mississippi State | 5 | 36 | 2299 | 63.86 | 25 | 69.44 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Florida | 3 | 16 | 1021 | 63.81 | 11 | 68.75 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Georgia | 5 | 31 | 1978 | 63.81 | 21 | 67.74 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Boise State | 5 | 27 | 1687 | 62.48 | 18 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | UTEP | 4 | 12 | 663 | 55.25 | 8 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Arizona | 4 | 32 | 2000 | 62.50 | 21 | 65.63 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Oregon | 4 | 31 | 2000 | 64.52 | 20 | 64.52 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Nevada | 4 | 14 | 874 | 62.43 | 9 | 64.29 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Nebraska | 3 | 19 | 1204 | 63.37 | 12 | 63.16 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Missouri | 5 | 40 | 2446 | 61.15 | 25 | 62.50 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Colorado State | 5 | 29 | 1871 | 64.52 | 18 | 62.07 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Utah | 4 | 31 | 1895 | 61.13 | 19 | 61.29 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Stanford | 4 | 28 | 1802 | 64.36 | 17 | 60.71 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Marshall | 5 | 28 | 1789 | 63.89 | 17 | 60.71 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | San Jose State | 5 | 20 | 1083 | 54.15 | 12 | 60.00 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Wyoming | 5 | 27 | 1710 | 63.33 | 16 | 59.26 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Purdue | 4 | 26 | 1548 | 59.54 | 15 | 57.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Michigan | 4 | 28 | 1775 | 63.39 | 16 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Indiana | 3 | 21 | 1302 | 62.00 | 12 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Illinois | 3 | 14 | 861 | 61.50 | 8 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Connecticut | 4 | 16 | 1015 | 63.44 | 9 | 56.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FIU | 5 | 27 | 1657 | 61.37 | 15 | 55.56 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | 4 | 29 | 1861 | 64.17 | 16 | 55.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Air Force | 4 | 22 | 1379 | 62.68 | 12 | 54.55 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Kansas State | 4 | 28 | 1742 | 62.21 | 15 | 53.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Appalachian State | 5 | 29 | 1787 | 61.62 | 15 | 51.72 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | UCLA | 4 | 30 | 1926 | 64.20 | 15 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Penn State | 4 | 30 | 1915 | 63.83 | 15 | 50.00 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | San Diego State | 5 | 32 | 1999 | 62.47 | 16 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Minnesota | 3 | 20 | 1238 | 61.90 | 10 | 50.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Texas Tech | 4 | 31 | 1963 | 63.32 | 15 | 48.39 | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | South Carolina | 5 | 25 | 1598 | 63.92 | 12 | 48.00 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Alabama | 5 | 36 | 2289 | 63.58 | 17 | 47.22 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | USF | 4 | 28 | 1681 | 60.04 | 13 | 46.43 | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | Arkansas | 4 | 24 | 1506 | 62.75 | 11 | 45.83 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 22 | 1406 | 63.91 | 10 | 45.45 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 20 | 1249 | 62.45 | 9 | 45.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 20 | 1227 | 61.35 | 9 | 45.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Ole Miss | 4 | 29 | 1794 | 61.86 | 13 | 44.83 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | LSU | 5 | 27 | 1709 | 63.30 | 12 | 44.44 | 0 | 2 |
| 51 | Rutgers | 3 | 18 | 1114 | 61.89 | 8 | 44.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Troy | 5 | 27 | 1543 | 57.15 | 12 | 44.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Southern Miss | 5 | 23 | 1370 | 59.57 | 10 | 43.48 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | UTSA | 3 | 21 | 1327 | 63.19 | 9 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Texas State | 4 | 14 | 883 | 63.07 | 6 | 42.86 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | Tulsa | 4 | 28 | 1725 | 61.61 | 12 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Iowa State | 4 | 26 | 1590 | 61.15 | 11 | 42.31 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | East Carolina | 4 | 19 | 1178 | 62.00 | 8 | 42.11 | 1 | 1 |
| 60 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 36 | 2244 | 62.33 | 15 | 41.67 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | UAB | 5 | 24 | 1474 | 61.42 | 10 | 41.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Northwestern | 4 | 22 | 1345 | 61.14 | 9 | 40.91 | 0 | 1 |
| 63 | Florida State | 5 | 37 | 2338 | 63.19 | 15 | 40.54 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 30 | 1911 | 63.70 | 12 | 40.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | North Texas | 5 | 35 | 2177 | 62.20 | 14 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Texas A&M | 5 | 40 | 2477 | 61.93 | 16 | 40.00 | 3 | 0 |
| 67 | Toledo | 5 | 33 | 2045 | 61.97 | 13 | 39.39 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Washington State | 4 | 23 | 1439 | 62.57 | 9 | 39.13 | 0 | 1 |
| 69 | Kansas | 3 | 18 | 962 | 53.44 | 7 | 38.89 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Fresno State | 5 | 31 | 1960 | 63.23 | 12 | 38.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Syracuse | 4 | 29 | 1848 | 63.72 | 11 | 37.93 | 3 | 1 |
| 71 | North Carolina | 4 | 29 | 1843 | 63.55 | 11 | 37.93 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Boston College | 5 | 29 | 1804 | 62.21 | 11 | 37.93 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Old Dominion | 4 | 16 | 989 | 61.81 | 6 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Iowa | 4 | 24 | 1460 | 60.83 | 9 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 16 | 970 | 60.63 | 6 | 37.50 | 0 | 2 |
| 74 | Kentucky | 5 | 24 | 1442 | 60.08 | 9 | 37.50 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | New Mexico State | 5 | 27 | 1550 | 57.41 | 10 | 37.04 | 1 | 0 |
| 79 | California | 3 | 19 | 1202 | 63.26 | 7 | 36.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 14 | 804 | 57.43 | 5 | 35.71 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Clemson | 5 | 32 | 2004 | 62.63 | 11 | 34.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Baylor | 3 | 15 | 891 | 59.40 | 5 | 33.33 | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | Arkansas State | 4 | 24 | 1413 | 58.88 | 8 | 33.33 | 4 | 1 |
| 82 | Idaho | 4 | 18 | 1040 | 57.78 | 6 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Western Michigan | 4 | 25 | 1523 | 60.92 | 8 | 32.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | BYU | 12 | 47 | 2925 | 62.23 | 15 | 31.91 | 2 | 1 |
| 87 | Utah State | 5 | 29 | 1738 | 59.93 | 9 | 31.03 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | UNLV | 4 | 26 | 1647 | 63.35 | 8 | 30.77 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Virginia | 5 | 26 | 1607 | 61.81 | 8 | 30.77 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | Charlotte | 4 | 10 | 645 | 64.50 | 3 | 30.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 90 | Houston | 4 | 20 | 1267 | 63.35 | 6 | 30.00 | 1 | 2 |
| 92 | TCU | 4 | 31 | 1892 | 61.03 | 9 | 29.03 | 1 | 0 |
| 93 | Army | 13 | 69 | 4153 | 60.19 | 20 | 28.99 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | Oregon State | 3 | 14 | 864 | 61.71 | 4 | 28.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Notre Dame | 13 | 84 | 5176 | 61.62 | 24 | 28.57 | 3 | 0 |
| 94 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 35 | 2135 | 61.00 | 10 | 28.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | NC State | 5 | 32 | 1870 | 58.44 | 9 | 28.13 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Duke | 5 | 36 | 2218 | 61.61 | 10 | 27.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | USC | 4 | 15 | 941 | 62.73 | 4 | 26.67 | 2 | 0 |
| 100 | South Alabama | 4 | 20 | 1210 | 60.50 | 5 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | Massachusetts | 11 | 62 | 3534 | 57.00 | 15 | 24.19 | 2 | 4 |
| 102 | Wake Forest | 5 | 39 | 2281 | 58.49 | 9 | 23.08 | 4 | 0 |
| 103 | Buffalo | 4 | 18 | 1118 | 62.11 | 4 | 22.22 | 1 | 0 |
| 103 | Tulane | 4 | 18 | 1104 | 61.33 | 4 | 22.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | West Virginia | 4 | 27 | 1596 | 59.11 | 6 | 22.22 | 2 | 1 |
| 106 | Ohio | 5 | 41 | 2411 | 58.80 | 9 | 21.95 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | Akron | 5 | 19 | 1145 | 60.26 | 4 | 21.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | UCF | 4 | 34 | 2049 | 60.26 | 7 | 20.59 | 1 | 0 |
| 109 | Texas | 4 | 25 | 1574 | 62.96 | 5 | 20.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 109 | Georgia State | 4 | 15 | 938 | 62.53 | 3 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | Louisville | 5 | 40 | 2380 | 59.50 | 8 | 20.00 | 2 | 0 |
| 112 | Kent State | 4 | 11 | 671 | 61.00 | 2 | 18.18 | 1 | 0 |
| 112 | Central Michigan | 5 | 22 | 1184 | 53.82 | 4 | 18.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | Louisiana | 4 | 23 | 1355 | 58.91 | 4 | 17.39 | 1 | 2 |
| 115 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 24 | 1475 | 61.46 | 4 | 16.67 | 2 | 0 |
| 116 | SMU | 5 | 37 | 2070 | 55.95 | 6 | 16.22 | 0 | 1 |
| 117 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 19 | 1077 | 56.68 | 3 | 15.79 | 1 | 1 |
| 118 | Navy | 5 | 32 | 1789 | 55.91 | 5 | 15.63 | 3 | 0 |
| 119 | Temple | 5 | 26 | 1609 | 61.88 | 4 | 15.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 13 | 804 | 61.85 | 2 | 15.38 | 0 | 2 |
| 121 | Michigan State | 4 | 21 | 1303 | 62.05 | 3 | 14.29 | 0 | 1 |
| 122 | Washington | 4 | 30 | 1731 | 57.70 | 4 | 13.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 122 | Bowling Green | 4 | 15 | 827 | 55.13 | 2 | 13.33 | 0 | 1 |
| 124 | Ball State | 4 | 22 | 1326 | 60.27 | 2 | 9.09 | 1 | 0 |
| 124 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 22 | 1321 | 60.05 | 2 | 9.09 | 0 | 0 |
| 124 | Maryland | 3 | 22 | 1284 | 58.36 | 2 | 9.09 | 0 | 0 |
| 127 | Ohio State | 4 | 25 | 1505 | 60.20 | 2 | 8.00 | 2 | 1 |
| 128 | Cincinnati | 4 | 18 | 1038 | 57.67 | 1 | 5.56 | 1 | 0 |
| 129 | Memphis | 4 | 28 | 1535 | 54.82 | 1 | 3.57 | 2 | 0 |
| 130 | Hawaii | 4 | 21 | 1177 | 56.05 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 |