2021 National Leaders Kickoffs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 6 | 36 | 2289 | 63.58 | 27 | 75.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Alabama | 5 | 35 | 2251 | 64.31 | 24 | 68.57 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 4 | 29 | 1790 | 61.72 | 17 | 58.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Texas | 5 | 28 | 1780 | 63.57 | 17 | 60.71 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Utah | 5 | 29 | 1768 | 60.97 | 9 | 31.03 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 4 | 29 | 1697 | 58.52 | 2 | 6.90 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 26 | 1669 | 64.19 | 13 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 5 | 27 | 1604 | 59.41 | 12 | 44.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Michigan | 4 | 25 | 1570 | 62.80 | 16 | 64.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 5 | 23 | 1468 | 63.83 | 12 | 52.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Auburn | 5 | 23 | 1449 | 63.00 | 13 | 56.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Mississippi State | 5 | 23 | 1445 | 62.83 | 15 | 65.22 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Purdue | 4 | 24 | 1443 | 60.13 | 13 | 54.17 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Louisville | 5 | 24 | 1436 | 59.83 | 7 | 29.17 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Baylor | 5 | 22 | 1424 | 64.73 | 21 | 95.45 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Iowa State | 5 | 23 | 1404 | 61.04 | 14 | 60.87 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Penn State | 5 | 21 | 1355 | 64.52 | 19 | 90.48 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Virginia | 4 | 21 | 1353 | 64.43 | 17 | 80.95 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Boise State | 4 | 21 | 1331 | 63.38 | 13 | 61.90 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 20 | 1282 | 64.10 | 13 | 65.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Indiana | 5 | 18 | 1156 | 64.22 | 9 | 50.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Clemson | 4 | 18 | 1147 | 63.72 | 12 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Arizona | 4 | 17 | 1105 | 65.00 | 17 | 100.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 17 | 1088 | 64.00 | 9 | 52.94 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | BYU | 3 | 17 | 1087 | 63.94 | 12 | 70.59 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | USF | 4 | 18 | 1085 | 60.28 | 8 | 44.44 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Washington State | 4 | 18 | 1082 | 60.11 | 5 | 27.78 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Texas Tech | 4 | 17 | 1057 | 62.18 | 8 | 47.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | 3 | 17 | 1049 | 61.71 | 5 | 29.41 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | TCU | 3 | 16 | 1022 | 63.88 | 9 | 56.25 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Florida State | 4 | 16 | 1011 | 63.19 | 5 | 31.25 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Texas A&M | 3 | 16 | 988 | 61.75 | 12 | 75.00 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Tulsa | 4 | 17 | 980 | 57.65 | 2 | 11.76 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Syracuse | 4 | 16 | 969 | 60.56 | 2 | 12.50 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Oregon | 4 | 15 | 965 | 64.33 | 8 | 53.33 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Oregon State | 3 | 15 | 945 | 63.00 | 10 | 66.67 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Arkansas | 3 | 15 | 921 | 61.40 | 12 | 80.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Wake Forest | 3 | 16 | 920 | 57.50 | 5 | 31.25 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Maryland | 4 | 15 | 917 | 61.13 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Tulane | 4 | 15 | 916 | 61.07 | 8 | 53.33 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Ole Miss | 3 | 15 | 889 | 59.27 | 3 | 20.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Wisconsin | 3 | 14 | 862 | 61.57 | 4 | 28.57 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Cincinnati | 3 | 14 | 851 | 60.79 | 4 | 28.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Missouri | 3 | 13 | 841 | 64.69 | 11 | 84.62 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Rutgers | 4 | 14 | 840 | 60.00 | 4 | 28.57 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | USC | 3 | 13 | 830 | 63.85 | 10 | 76.92 | 0 | 2 |
| 47 | Michigan State | 3 | 13 | 811 | 62.38 | 5 | 38.46 | 0 | 1 |
| 48 | LSU | 4 | 14 | 800 | 57.14 | 9 | 64.29 | 0 | 1 |
| 49 | Fresno State | 2 | 13 | 769 | 59.15 | 1 | 7.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | New Mexico State | 4 | 13 | 739 | 56.85 | 3 | 23.08 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Florida | 3 | 12 | 716 | 59.67 | 6 | 50.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Western Michigan | 2 | 11 | 705 | 64.09 | 5 | 45.45 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Air Force | 2 | 11 | 702 | 63.82 | 5 | 45.45 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Utah State | 2 | 13 | 699 | 53.77 | 2 | 15.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Minnesota | 2 | 11 | 697 | 63.36 | 5 | 45.45 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | UCLA | 2 | 11 | 688 | 62.55 | 9 | 81.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Navy | 3 | 12 | 663 | 55.25 | 2 | 16.67 | 1 | 2 |
| 58 | NC State | 2 | 10 | 642 | 64.20 | 9 | 90.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 59 | SMU | 2 | 10 | 634 | 63.40 | 5 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Kansas State | 3 | 10 | 631 | 63.10 | 5 | 50.00 | 0 | 3 |
| 61 | Boston College | 3 | 10 | 621 | 62.10 | 4 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | San Diego State | 2 | 9 | 591 | 65.67 | 7 | 77.78 | 0 | 1 |
| 63 | South Carolina | 3 | 9 | 585 | 65.00 | 6 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Kansas | 3 | 9 | 576 | 64.00 | 6 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | UNLV | 2 | 10 | 569 | 56.90 | 2 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Stanford | 3 | 9 | 566 | 62.89 | 5 | 55.56 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 9 | 554 | 61.56 | 3 | 33.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 9 | 550 | 61.11 | 2 | 22.22 | 1 | 1 |
| 69 | West Virginia | 3 | 9 | 536 | 59.56 | 2 | 22.22 | 0 | 1 |
| 70 | Arizona State | 2 | 8 | 520 | 65.00 | 8 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | East Carolina | 2 | 9 | 518 | 57.56 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 8 | 517 | 64.63 | 6 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Notre Dame | 2 | 8 | 511 | 63.88 | 6 | 75.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 74 | Appalachian State | 2 | 8 | 508 | 63.50 | 3 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Hawaii | 2 | 8 | 507 | 63.38 | 2 | 25.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 76 | Duke | 2 | 8 | 506 | 63.25 | 7 | 87.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Colorado State | 2 | 8 | 493 | 61.63 | 2 | 25.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Kentucky | 2 | 8 | 492 | 61.50 | 5 | 62.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | UAB | 2 | 8 | 467 | 58.38 | 3 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 7 | 454 | 64.86 | 6 | 85.71 | 0 | 1 |
| 80 | Northwestern | 3 | 8 | 454 | 56.75 | 1 | 12.50 | 0 | 2 |
| 82 | Toledo | 1 | 7 | 451 | 64.43 | 6 | 85.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Colorado | 2 | 7 | 444 | 63.43 | 3 | 42.86 | 0 | 1 |
| 83 | Army | 1 | 8 | 444 | 55.50 | 2 | 25.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Wyoming | 1 | 9 | 439 | 48.78 | 1 | 11.11 | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | San Jose State | 2 | 7 | 410 | 58.57 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Washington | 2 | 7 | 399 | 57.00 | 4 | 57.14 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Iowa | 2 | 6 | 390 | 65.00 | 6 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Liberty | 2 | 6 | 388 | 64.67 | 4 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Arkansas State | 1 | 6 | 376 | 62.67 | 1 | 16.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 6 | 370 | 61.67 | 4 | 66.67 | 0 | 1 |
| 92 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 6 | 366 | 61.00 | 3 | 50.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 93 | Rice | 2 | 6 | 361 | 60.17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Texas State | 2 | 5 | 318 | 63.60 | 3 | 60.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 94 | New Mexico | 2 | 5 | 318 | 63.60 | 2 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Illinois | 1 | 6 | 317 | 52.83 | 1 | 16.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Houston | 1 | 5 | 312 | 62.40 | 1 | 20.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | UTSA | 1 | 5 | 306 | 61.20 | 1 | 20.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 6 | 273 | 45.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Nevada | 1 | 4 | 262 | 65.50 | 1 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | Connecticut | 2 | 5 | 255 | 51.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 102 | California | 1 | 4 | 249 | 62.25 | 1 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | South Alabama | 1 | 4 | 249 | 62.25 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Troy | 1 | 5 | 244 | 48.80 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | Georgia State | 1 | 4 | 241 | 60.25 | 3 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | Marshall | 1 | 4 | 233 | 58.25 | 1 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | Temple | 2 | 4 | 222 | 55.50 | 1 | 25.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 108 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 3 | 200 | 66.67 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | UCF | 1 | 4 | 195 | 48.75 | 2 | 50.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 110 | Ohio | 1 | 3 | 194 | 64.67 | 1 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | Old Dominion | 1 | 3 | 192 | 64.00 | 1 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | Southern Miss | 1 | 3 | 169 | 56.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | Memphis | 1 | 4 | 151 | 37.75 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | Kent State | 1 | 3 | 139 | 46.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | Akron | 1 | 2 | 130 | 65.00 | 2 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | Massachusetts | 1 | 2 | 130 | 65.00 | 1 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 3 | 106 | 35.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |