2025 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia State | 9 | 5 | 134 | 26.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 14.9 |
| 2 | Marshall | 10 | 9 | 207 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 20.7 |
| 3 | Southern Miss | 13 | 13 | 316 | 24.31 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.3 |
| 4 | Appalachian State | 12 | 14 | 288 | 20.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 24.0 |
| 5 | Troy | 13 | 20 | 350 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.9 |
| 6 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 18 | 348 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.6 | 31.6 |
| 7 | Texas State | 12 | 22 | 438 | 19.91 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.5 |
| 8 | Arkansas State | 13 | 25 | 471 | 18.84 | 0 | 1.9 | 36.2 |
| 8 | South Alabama | 10 | 19 | 419 | 22.05 | 1 | 1.9 | 41.9 |
| 10 | James Madison | 13 | 26 | 540 | 20.77 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.5 |
| 11 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 30 | 718 | 23.93 | 1 | 2.7 | 65.3 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 32 | 436 | 13.63 | 1 | 2.9 | 39.6 |
| 13 | Louisiana | 11 | 37 | 731 | 19.76 | 1 | 3.4 | 66.5 |
| 14 | Old Dominion | 11 | 46 | 897 | 19.50 | 0 | 4.2 | 81.5 |