2025 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 21 | 504 | 24.00 | 1 | 2.1 | 50.4 |
| 2 | James Madison | 10 | 13 | 299 | 23.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 29.9 |
| 3 | Marshall | 10 | 21 | 482 | 22.95 | 0 | 2.1 | 48.2 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 33 | 754 | 22.85 | 1 | 3.0 | 68.5 |
| 5 | Texas State | 11 | 31 | 702 | 22.65 | 1 | 2.8 | 63.8 |
| 6 | Louisiana | 11 | 25 | 559 | 22.36 | 1 | 2.3 | 50.8 |
| 7 | Troy | 12 | 29 | 647 | 22.31 | 0 | 2.4 | 53.9 |
| 8 | Southern Miss | 11 | 11 | 229 | 20.82 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.8 |
| 9 | Appalachian State | 11 | 23 | 435 | 18.91 | 0 | 2.1 | 39.5 |
| 10 | Arkansas State | 10 | 26 | 474 | 18.23 | 1 | 2.6 | 47.4 |
| 11 | Georgia State | 9 | 20 | 364 | 18.20 | 0 | 2.2 | 40.4 |
| 12 | Old Dominion | 10 | 8 | 143 | 17.88 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.3 |
| 13 | South Alabama | 10 | 8 | 81 | 10.13 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.1 |
| 14 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.1 |