2025 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 13 | 33 | 706 | 21.39 | 2 | 2.5 | 54.3 |
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 19 | 467 | 24.58 | 1 | 1.7 | 42.5 |
| 2 | Texas State | 12 | 30 | 713 | 23.77 | 1 | 2.5 | 59.4 |
| 2 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 37 | 820 | 22.16 | 1 | 3.4 | 74.5 |
| 2 | James Madison | 13 | 20 | 434 | 21.70 | 1 | 1.5 | 33.4 |
| 2 | Louisiana | 12 | 30 | 642 | 21.40 | 1 | 2.5 | 53.5 |
| 7 | Southern Miss | 13 | 14 | 315 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 24.2 |
| 7 | Marshall | 10 | 21 | 454 | 21.62 | 0 | 2.1 | 45.4 |
| 7 | Troy | 13 | 33 | 687 | 20.82 | 0 | 2.5 | 52.8 |
| 7 | Appalachian State | 12 | 25 | 480 | 19.20 | 0 | 2.1 | 40.0 |
| 7 | Georgia State | 9 | 23 | 416 | 18.09 | 0 | 2.6 | 46.2 |
| 7 | Old Dominion | 11 | 9 | 144 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.1 |
| 7 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.6 |
| 7 | South Alabama | 10 | 9 | 75 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.5 |