2025 American 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 | UAB | 10 | 27 | 611 | 22.63 | 1 | 2.7 | 61.1 |
| 2 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 26 | 605 | 23.27 | 0 | 2.6 | 60.5 |
| 3 | Tulane | 11 | 21 | 495 | 23.57 | 0 | 1.9 | 45.0 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 10 | 24 | 404 | 16.83 | 0 | 2.4 | 40.4 |
| 5 | North Texas | 12 | 21 | 481 | 22.90 | 0 | 1.8 | 40.1 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 9 | 13 | 341 | 26.23 | 1 | 1.4 | 37.9 |
| 7 | Temple | 8 | 17 | 300 | 17.65 | 0 | 2.1 | 37.5 |
| 8 | Navy | 11 | 19 | 394 | 20.74 | 0 | 1.7 | 35.8 |
| 9 | Rice | 10 | 14 | 272 | 19.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 27.2 |
| 10 | Memphis | 11 | 11 | 248 | 22.55 | 1 | 1.0 | 22.5 |
| 11 | USF | 10 | 10 | 219 | 21.90 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.9 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 11 | 11 | 182 | 16.55 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.5 |
| 13 | UTSA | 10 | 8 | 122 | 15.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.2 |
| 14 | Army | 10 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.2 |