2021 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 6 | 26 | 665 | 25.58 | 1 | 4.3 | 110.8 | 
| 2 | SMU | 7 | 21 | 592 | 28.19 | 1 | 3.0 | 84.6 | 
| 3 | Utah State | 6 | 17 | 518 | 30.47 | 2 | 2.8 | 86.3 | 
| 4 | Boston College | 8 | 18 | 517 | 28.72 | 1 | 2.3 | 64.6 | 
| 5 | Charlotte | 7 | 24 | 497 | 20.71 | 0 | 3.4 | 71.0 | 
| 6 | Duke | 8 | 22 | 457 | 20.77 | 0 | 2.8 | 57.1 | 
| 7 | UCLA | 8 | 15 | 436 | 29.07 | 1 | 1.9 | 54.5 | 
| 8 | Buffalo | 7 | 22 | 421 | 19.14 | 0 | 3.1 | 60.1 | 
| 9 | Syracuse | 6 | 18 | 409 | 22.72 | 0 | 3.0 | 68.2 | 
| 10 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 20 | 398 | 19.90 | 0 | 4.0 | 79.6 | 
| 11 | Ohio | 6 | 27 | 386 | 14.30 | 0 | 4.5 | 64.3 | 
| 12 | Louisiana | 8 | 19 | 384 | 20.21 | 0 | 2.4 | 48.0 | 
| 13 | Texas State | 6 | 22 | 380 | 17.27 | 0 | 3.7 | 63.3 | 
| 14 | Southern Miss | 6 | 15 | 379 | 25.27 | 1 | 2.5 | 63.2 | 
| 15 | Wake Forest | 9 | 15 | 376 | 25.07 | 1 | 1.7 | 41.8 | 
| 16 | NC State | 7 | 14 | 372 | 26.57 | 1 | 2.0 | 53.1 | 
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 16 | 372 | 23.25 | 0 | 2.3 | 53.1 | 
| 18 | Houston | 8 | 23 | 362 | 15.74 | 0 | 2.9 | 45.3 | 
| 19 | Coastal Carolina | 9 | 18 | 360 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 | 
| 20 | UCF | 8 | 14 | 354 | 25.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 44.3 | 
| 21 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 16 | 351 | 21.94 | 1 | 2.7 | 58.5 | 
| 22 | Old Dominion | 5 | 15 | 350 | 23.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 70.0 | 
| 23 | Hawaii | 5 | 17 | 344 | 20.24 | 0 | 3.4 | 68.8 | 
| 24 | Iowa | 6 | 14 | 334 | 23.86 | 1 | 2.3 | 55.7 | 
| 25 | Akron | 7 | 23 | 323 | 14.04 | 0 | 3.3 | 46.1 | 
| 26 | Mississippi State | 5 | 14 | 321 | 22.93 | 0 | 2.8 | 64.2 | 
| 26 | Liberty | 6 | 16 | 321 | 20.06 | 0 | 2.7 | 53.5 | 
| 28 | Stanford | 4 | 14 | 319 | 22.79 | 0 | 3.5 | 79.8 | 
| 29 | Tennessee | 5 | 11 | 308 | 28.00 | 1 | 2.2 | 61.6 | 
| 30 | Marshall | 6 | 11 | 307 | 27.91 | 1 | 1.8 | 51.2 | 
| 31 | UTEP | 8 | 18 | 305 | 16.94 | 0 | 2.3 | 38.1 | 
| 32 | Florida State | 6 | 16 | 304 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 50.7 | 
| 33 | Bowling Green | 5 | 15 | 300 | 20.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.0 | 
| 34 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 13 | 295 | 22.69 | 0 | 2.6 | 59.0 | 
| 35 | Arizona State | 6 | 16 | 294 | 18.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 49.0 | 
| 36 | New Mexico | 3 | 12 | 291 | 24.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 97.0 | 
| 36 | FIU | 6 | 16 | 291 | 18.19 | 0 | 2.7 | 48.5 | 
| 38 | Appalachian State | 5 | 8 | 290 | 36.25 | 1 | 1.6 | 58.0 | 
| 39 | Toledo | 6 | 13 | 282 | 21.69 | 0 | 2.2 | 47.0 | 
| 40 | Clemson | 6 | 11 | 279 | 25.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 46.5 | 
| 41 | Alabama | 5 | 8 | 278 | 34.75 | 2 | 1.6 | 55.6 | 
| 42 | Kansas State | 6 | 12 | 277 | 23.08 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.2 | 
| 43 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 13 | 269 | 20.69 | 1 | 2.6 | 53.8 | 
| 44 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 13 | 267 | 20.54 | 0 | 2.2 | 44.5 | 
| 45 | TCU | 4 | 10 | 265 | 26.50 | 1 | 2.5 | 66.3 | 
| 46 | Tulsa | 7 | 16 | 263 | 16.44 | 1 | 2.3 | 37.6 | 
| 47 | Fresno State | 5 | 12 | 258 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.4 | 51.6 | 
| 48 | Iowa State | 5 | 11 | 255 | 23.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 51.0 | 
| 49 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 6 | 251 | 41.83 | 1 | 0.9 | 35.9 | 
| 50 | Cincinnati | 5 | 9 | 250 | 27.78 | 1 | 1.8 | 50.0 | 
| 50 | Rice | 5 | 12 | 250 | 20.83 | 0 | 2.4 | 50.0 | 
| 52 | Michigan | 5 | 12 | 246 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.4 | 49.2 | 
| 53 | Arkansas | 6 | 11 | 239 | 21.73 | 0 | 1.8 | 39.8 | 
| 53 | Rutgers | 5 | 12 | 239 | 19.92 | 0 | 2.4 | 47.8 | 
| 55 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 17 | 235 | 13.82 | 0 | 2.4 | 33.6 | 
| 56 | Western Michigan | 5 | 10 | 227 | 22.70 | 1 | 2.0 | 45.4 | 
| 56 | Memphis | 4 | 11 | 227 | 20.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 56.8 | 
| 58 | Nevada | 6 | 12 | 224 | 18.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.3 | 
| 59 | Wyoming | 7 | 13 | 220 | 16.92 | 0 | 1.9 | 31.4 | 
| 60 | Temple | 6 | 15 | 217 | 14.47 | 0 | 2.5 | 36.2 | 
| 61 | San Diego State | 6 | 10 | 213 | 21.30 | 0 | 1.7 | 35.5 | 
| 62 | Central Michigan | 6 | 11 | 208 | 18.91 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.7 | 
| 63 | Missouri | 4 | 10 | 205 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 51.3 | 
| 64 | San Jose State | 5 | 11 | 204 | 18.55 | 0 | 2.2 | 40.8 | 
| 65 | Kansas | 4 | 11 | 203 | 18.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 50.8 | 
| 66 | Massachusetts | 4 | 9 | 197 | 21.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 49.3 | 
| 67 | Connecticut | 2 | 11 | 194 | 17.64 | 0 | 5.5 | 97.0 | 
| 67 | New Mexico State | 5 | 11 | 194 | 17.64 | 0 | 2.2 | 38.8 | 
| 69 | Texas | 4 | 9 | 180 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 45.0 | 
| 70 | USF | 3 | 11 | 176 | 16.00 | 0 | 3.7 | 58.7 | 
| 71 | Louisville | 5 | 8 | 175 | 21.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.0 | 
| 71 | Baylor | 5 | 9 | 175 | 19.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 35.0 | 
| 71 | Middle Tennessee State | 7 | 9 | 175 | 19.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.0 | 
| 71 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 10 | 175 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 | 
| 75 | East Carolina | 5 | 8 | 173 | 21.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 34.6 | 
| 76 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 10 | 169 | 16.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.8 | 
| 77 | Oregon | 5 | 7 | 168 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 33.6 | 
| 78 | Wisconsin | 4 | 5 | 164 | 32.80 | 1 | 1.3 | 41.0 | 
| 79 | South Carolina | 6 | 7 | 155 | 22.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.8 | 
| 79 | Maryland | 6 | 10 | 155 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 25.8 | 
| 81 | North Texas | 5 | 7 | 151 | 21.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 30.2 | 
| 82 | Texas Tech | 5 | 7 | 145 | 20.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.0 | 
| 82 | South Alabama | 7 | 10 | 145 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 20.7 | 
| 84 | Notre Dame | 8 | 8 | 141 | 17.63 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.6 | 
| 85 | Michigan State | 4 | 7 | 138 | 19.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.5 | 
| 86 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 5 | 136 | 27.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 22.7 | 
| 87 | Kentucky | 7 | 9 | 135 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.3 | 
| 88 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 5 | 127 | 25.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.8 | 
| 89 | UAB | 6 | 8 | 126 | 15.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.0 | 
| 90 | Oklahoma | 6 | 6 | 122 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.3 | 
| 91 | Washington State | 5 | 7 | 120 | 17.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 24.0 | 
| 92 | Ole Miss | 5 | 5 | 117 | 23.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.4 | 
| 93 | Georgia | 5 | 4 | 108 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 21.6 | 
| 93 | UTSA | 7 | 5 | 108 | 21.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.4 | 
| 95 | California | 6 | 5 | 106 | 21.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.7 | 
| 96 | USC | 5 | 6 | 105 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.0 | 
| 97 | Colorado | 4 | 3 | 102 | 34.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 25.5 | 
| 98 | Oregon State | 6 | 5 | 100 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.7 | 
| 99 | Kent State | 4 | 4 | 99 | 24.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.8 | 
| 99 | Penn State | 5 | 5 | 99 | 19.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.8 | 
| 101 | Texas A&M | 6 | 4 | 92 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.3 | 
| 101 | Minnesota | 7 | 6 | 92 | 15.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 13.1 | 
| 103 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 6 | 91 | 15.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.2 | 
| 104 | LSU | 3 | 4 | 89 | 22.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.7 | 
| 105 | Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 87 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 21.8 | 
| 106 | West Virginia | 4 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.3 | 
| 107 | UNLV | 3 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.7 | 
| 107 | Boise State | 2 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 41.5 | 
| 109 | Auburn | 2 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 | 
| 109 | North Carolina | 5 | 6 | 80 | 13.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 16.0 | 
| 111 | Indiana | 1 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 79.0 | 
| 112 | Troy | 5 | 5 | 77 | 15.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.4 | 
| 113 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 66 | 33.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 16.5 | 
| 114 | Washington | 5 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.8 | 
| 115 | BYU | 5 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.6 | 
| 116 | Georgia State | 9 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.1 | 
| 117 | Tulane | 2 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.5 | 
| 118 | Purdue | 5 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.8 | 
| 119 | Air Force | 6 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.8 | 
| 119 | Florida | 6 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.8 | 
| 121 | Northwestern | 5 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 
| 122 | Ball State | 2 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 
| 123 | Virginia | 6 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.7 | 
| 124 | Nebraska | 3 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.0 | 
| 125 | Utah | 4 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.3 | 
| 125 | Army | 5 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.8 | 
| 127 | Arizona | 4 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 
| 128 | Navy | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.0 | 
| 128 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 
| 130 | Illinois | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |