2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 01/02/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Virginia 14 10 324 32.40 1 0.7 23.1
2 Tennessee 13 11 334 30.36 1 0.8 25.7
3 Duke 14 22 652 29.64 1 1.6 46.6
4 Wake Forest 13 19 526 27.68 2 1.5 40.5
5 Texas Tech 14 18 479 26.61 1 1.3 34.2
6 New Mexico 13 23 608 26.43 2 1.8 46.8
6 Miami (OH) 14 21 555 26.43 1 1.5 39.6
8 Hawaii 13 14 366 26.14 1 1.1 28.2
9 Bowling Green 12 32 836 26.13 1 2.7 69.7
10 Wisconsin 12 21 537 25.57 1 1.8 44.8
11 Notre Dame 12 21 531 25.29 2 1.8 44.3
12 Ohio State 14 8 202 25.25 1 0.6 14.4
13 Nebraska 13 31 780 25.16 1 2.4 60.0
14 Kansas State 12 27 678 25.11 1 2.3 56.5
15 Michigan State 12 13 325 25.00 1 1.1 27.1
16 Charlotte 12 22 548 24.91 1 1.8 45.7
17 Nevada 12 16 396 24.75 1 1.3 33.0
18 LSU 13 23 562 24.43 1 1.8 43.2
19 Iowa 13 23 560 24.35 1 1.8 43.1
20 Coastal Carolina 13 23 543 23.61 1 1.8 41.8
21 Louisiana Tech 13 28 657 23.46 2 2.2 50.5
22 Ohio 13 17 398 23.41 1 1.3 30.6
23 Texas State 13 34 794 23.35 1 2.6 61.1
24 BYU 14 20 465 23.25 0 1.4 33.2
25 Pittsburgh 13 26 601 23.12 0 2.0 46.2
26 Delaware 13 30 693 23.10 0 2.3 53.3
27 Florida State 12 11 254 23.09 0 0.9 21.2
28 Auburn 12 20 459 22.95 1 1.7 38.3
29 Tulane 14 26 596 22.92 0 1.9 42.6
30 Northern Illinois 12 24 549 22.88 1 2.0 45.8
31 Colorado 12 30 686 22.87 0 2.5 57.2
31 Florida Atlantic 12 30 686 22.87 0 2.5 57.2
33 Minnesota 13 25 570 22.80 0 1.9 43.8
34 Texas A&M 13 20 454 22.70 0 1.5 34.9
35 Baylor 12 34 767 22.56 0 2.8 63.9
36 San Diego State 13 20 451 22.55 0 1.5 34.7
37 Kansas 12 26 585 22.50 1 2.2 48.8
37 Southern Miss 13 14 315 22.50 0 1.1 24.2
39 Arkansas 12 12 269 22.42 0 1.0 22.4
40 Washington 13 24 537 22.38 0 1.8 41.3
40 TCU 13 21 470 22.38 0 1.6 36.2
42 Louisville 13 17 380 22.35 0 1.3 29.2
43 Vanderbilt 13 24 536 22.33 0 1.8 41.2
44 Illinois 13 11 245 22.27 0 0.8 18.8
45 Miami (FL) 14 13 289 22.23 0 0.9 20.6
46 Georgia Southern 13 38 838 22.05 1 2.9 64.5
47 Toledo 13 23 506 22.00 1 1.8 38.9
47 Cincinnati 13 11 242 22.00 0 0.8 18.6
49 James Madison 14 22 478 21.73 1 1.6 34.1
50 UCF 12 25 541 21.64 1 2.1 45.1
51 Purdue 12 29 627 21.62 0 2.4 52.3
52 Marshall 12 26 560 21.54 0 2.2 46.7
53 Arkansas State 13 33 706 21.39 2 2.5 54.3
54 Louisiana 13 32 684 21.38 1 2.5 52.6
55 Liberty 12 27 577 21.37 1 2.3 48.1
56 UAB 12 33 705 21.36 1 2.8 58.8
57 North Texas 14 25 531 21.24 0 1.8 37.9
58 Middle Tennessee State 12 18 382 21.22 0 1.5 31.8
59 Akron 12 34 721 21.21 0 2.8 60.1
60 Navy 13 22 466 21.18 0 1.7 35.8
61 South Carolina 12 19 402 21.16 0 1.6 33.5
62 Air Force 12 9 190 21.11 0 0.8 15.8
63 Fresno State 13 22 464 21.09 0 1.7 35.7
64 Troy 14 34 714 21.00 0 2.4 51.0
65 Connecticut 13 33 691 20.94 0 2.5 53.2
66 Ole Miss 14 9 188 20.89 0 0.6 13.4
67 Indiana 14 10 208 20.80 0 0.7 14.9
68 Oregon 14 9 187 20.78 0 0.6 13.4
69 Northwestern 13 11 227 20.64 0 0.8 17.5
70 FIU 13 27 557 20.63 0 2.1 42.8
70 Buffalo 12 24 495 20.63 0 2.0 41.3
72 Memphis 13 14 288 20.57 1 1.1 22.2
73 Clemson 13 13 266 20.46 0 1.0 20.5
74 New Mexico State 12 15 305 20.33 0 1.3 25.4
75 Arizona 13 11 223 20.27 0 0.8 17.2
76 Sam Houston State 12 31 626 20.19 1 2.6 52.2
77 Ball State 12 29 584 20.14 1 2.4 48.7
78 Kent State 12 31 622 20.06 2 2.6 51.8
79 Missouri 13 21 421 20.05 0 1.6 32.4
80 Massachusetts 12 8 160 20.00 0 0.7 13.3
81 Western Michigan 14 33 655 19.85 0 2.4 46.8
82 West Virginia 12 10 198 19.80 0 0.8 16.5
83 Syracuse 12 26 514 19.77 0 2.2 42.8
84 Central Michigan 13 17 336 19.76 0 1.3 25.8
85 Utah State 13 16 316 19.75 0 1.2 24.3
86 Appalachian State 13 28 552 19.71 0 2.2 42.5
87 Penn State 13 24 472 19.67 0 1.8 36.3
88 Kennesaw State 14 27 530 19.63 0 1.9 37.9
88 SMU 13 16 314 19.63 0 1.2 24.2
90 San Jose State 12 24 469 19.54 0 2.0 39.1
91 UNLV 14 23 449 19.52 0 1.6 32.1
92 Missouri State 13 32 619 19.34 0 2.5 47.6
93 Rice 13 23 443 19.26 0 1.8 34.1
94 Georgia 14 11 211 19.18 0 0.8 15.1
95 Boise State 14 26 498 19.15 0 1.9 35.6
96 Houston 13 22 419 19.05 0 1.7 32.2
97 Eastern Michigan 12 26 493 18.96 0 2.2 41.1
98 Western Kentucky 13 20 378 18.90 1 1.5 29.1
98 Rutgers 12 10 189 18.90 0 0.8 15.8
100 USF 13 16 301 18.81 0 1.2 23.2
101 Boston College 12 20 376 18.80 0 1.7 31.3
102 Colorado State 12 17 319 18.76 0 1.4 26.6
103 Virginia Tech 12 27 506 18.74 0 2.3 42.2
104 UCLA 12 31 580 18.71 0 2.6 48.3
105 Kentucky 12 15 277 18.47 0 1.3 23.1
106 Michigan 13 23 424 18.43 0 1.8 32.6
107 North Carolina 12 22 402 18.27 0 1.8 33.5
108 NC State 13 16 292 18.25 0 1.2 22.5
109 Georgia State 12 28 510 18.21 0 2.3 42.5
110 California 13 20 364 18.20 0 1.5 28.0
111 Tulsa 12 29 523 18.03 0 2.4 43.6
112 Washington State 13 14 251 17.93 0 1.1 19.3
113 Stanford 12 22 394 17.91 0 1.8 32.8
114 Georgia Tech 13 19 334 17.58 0 1.5 25.7
115 East Carolina 13 16 281 17.56 0 1.2 21.6
116 Oregon State 12 28 490 17.50 0 2.3 40.8
117 Arizona State 13 16 277 17.31 0 1.2 21.3
118 Iowa State 12 11 190 17.27 0 0.9 15.8
119 Old Dominion 13 10 171 17.10 0 0.8 13.2
120 Alabama 15 20 341 17.05 0 1.3 22.7
121 Wyoming 12 12 203 16.92 0 1.0 16.9
122 UTSA 13 13 218 16.77 0 1.0 16.8
123 USC 13 21 350 16.67 0 1.6 26.9
124 Temple 12 22 364 16.55 0 1.8 30.3
125 Texas 13 22 345 15.68 0 1.7 26.5
126 Oklahoma State 12 16 248 15.50 0 1.3 20.7
127 Florida 12 14 209 14.93 0 1.2 17.4
128 Maryland 12 17 252 14.82 0 1.4 21.0
129 Jacksonville State 14 13 192 14.77 0 0.9 13.7
130 UTEP 12 31 440 14.19 0 2.6 36.7
131 Army 13 6 82 13.67 0 0.5 6.3
132 Utah 13 15 202 13.47 0 1.2 15.5
133 Mississippi State 13 9 118 13.11 0 0.7 9.1
134 South Alabama 12 10 99 9.90 0 0.8 8.3
135 Oklahoma 13 2 16 8.00 0 0.2 1.2
136 Louisiana-Monroe 12 12 95 7.92 0 1.0 7.9