2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 11/22/2025

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Virginia 11 9 306 34.00 1 0.8 27.8
2 Notre Dame 11 17 497 29.24 2 1.5 45.2
3 Ohio State 11 5 145 29.00 1 0.5 13.2
4 Nebraska 11 22 635 28.86 1 2.0 57.7
5 Duke 11 19 538 28.32 1 1.7 48.9
6 Miami (OH) 11 15 423 28.20 1 1.4 38.5
6 Texas Tech 11 15 423 28.20 1 1.4 38.5
8 Hawaii 11 11 309 28.09 1 1.0 28.1
9 Bowling Green 11 30 800 26.67 1 2.7 72.7
10 Wisconsin 11 19 497 26.16 1 1.7 45.2
11 Kansas State 11 25 648 25.92 1 2.3 58.9
12 Iowa 11 17 440 25.88 1 1.5 40.0
13 Charlotte 11 21 536 25.52 1 1.9 48.7
14 Ohio 11 13 331 25.46 1 1.2 30.1
15 Auburn 11 15 374 24.93 1 1.4 34.0
16 Tennessee 11 7 172 24.57 0 0.6 15.6
17 Nevada 11 15 367 24.47 1 1.4 33.4
18 Coastal Carolina 11 19 461 24.26 1 1.7 41.9
19 Pittsburgh 11 21 505 24.05 0 1.9 45.9
20 Illinois 11 7 168 24.00 0 0.6 15.3
21 Colorado 11 27 646 23.93 0 2.5 58.7
22 Arkansas State 11 29 691 23.83 2 2.6 62.8
23 Minnesota 11 22 520 23.64 0 2.0 47.3
24 Vanderbilt 11 16 378 23.63 0 1.5 34.4
25 BYU 11 18 425 23.61 0 1.6 38.6
26 Kansas 11 22 519 23.59 1 2.0 47.2
27 Texas A&M 11 17 399 23.47 0 1.5 36.3
28 Delaware 11 22 516 23.45 0 2.0 46.9
29 Tulane 11 22 515 23.41 0 2.0 46.8
30 New Mexico 11 21 490 23.33 1 1.9 44.5
31 Northern Illinois 11 21 489 23.29 1 1.9 44.5
32 Wake Forest 11 13 301 23.15 1 1.2 27.4
33 San Diego State 11 18 412 22.89 0 1.6 37.5
34 Louisville 11 16 363 22.69 0 1.5 33.0
35 Louisiana Tech 11 22 497 22.59 1 2.0 45.2
36 UAB 11 31 700 22.58 1 2.8 63.6
37 TCU 11 21 470 22.38 0 1.9 42.7
38 Georgia Southern 11 36 800 22.22 1 3.3 72.7
39 Arkansas 11 11 244 22.18 0 1.0 22.2
40 Cincinnati 11 11 242 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
41 Southern Miss 11 13 285 21.92 0 1.2 25.9
42 Purdue 11 21 458 21.81 0 1.9 41.6
43 Florida Atlantic 11 28 610 21.79 0 2.5 55.5
44 Washington 11 22 479 21.77 0 2.0 43.5
45 UCF 11 24 522 21.75 1 2.2 47.5
46 Miami (FL) 11 11 239 21.73 0 1.0 21.7
47 North Texas 11 20 434 21.70 0 1.8 39.5
48 Texas State 11 28 606 21.64 0 2.5 55.1
49 Toledo 11 20 431 21.55 1 1.8 39.2
49 Florida State 11 11 237 21.55 0 1.0 21.5
51 Navy 10 19 408 21.47 0 1.9 40.8
52 James Madison 11 18 386 21.44 1 1.6 35.1
53 California 11 15 319 21.27 0 1.4 29.0
54 Akron 12 34 721 21.21 0 2.8 60.1
55 Baylor 11 32 678 21.19 0 2.9 61.6
55 South Carolina 11 16 339 21.19 0 1.5 30.8
57 FIU 11 23 487 21.17 0 2.1 44.3
58 Liberty 11 23 486 21.13 1 2.1 44.2
58 Ole Miss 11 8 169 21.13 0 0.7 15.4
60 Connecticut 12 27 570 21.11 0 2.3 47.5
60 Air Force 11 9 190 21.11 0 0.8 17.3
62 Appalachian State 11 22 463 21.05 0 2.0 42.1
63 Fresno State 11 20 420 21.00 0 1.8 38.2
63 Middle Tennessee State 11 16 336 21.00 0 1.5 30.5
63 Indiana 11 9 189 21.00 0 0.8 17.2
63 Rutgers 11 9 189 21.00 0 0.8 17.2
67 Kent State 11 28 586 20.93 2 2.5 53.3
68 Western Michigan 11 28 584 20.86 0 2.5 53.1
68 Marshall 11 21 438 20.86 0 1.9 39.8
70 Louisiana 11 27 563 20.85 0 2.5 51.2
71 Massachusetts 11 6 125 20.83 0 0.5 11.4
72 New Mexico State 11 14 289 20.64 0 1.3 26.3
72 Northwestern 11 11 227 20.64 0 1.0 20.6
74 San Jose State 11 21 433 20.62 0 1.9 39.4
75 Western Kentucky 11 18 369 20.50 1 1.6 33.5
75 Georgia 11 10 205 20.50 0 0.9 18.6
75 Oregon 11 6 123 20.50 0 0.5 11.2
78 Buffalo 11 21 430 20.48 0 1.9 39.1
79 LSU 11 18 368 20.44 0 1.6 33.5
80 Penn State 11 18 365 20.28 0 1.6 33.2
81 Clemson 11 11 223 20.27 0 1.0 20.3
82 Eastern Michigan 11 23 464 20.17 0 2.1 42.2
83 Sam Houston State 11 24 483 20.13 1 2.2 43.9
84 Ball State 11 26 523 20.12 1 2.4 47.5
85 Houston 11 19 381 20.05 0 1.7 34.6
86 Colorado State 11 16 319 19.94 0 1.5 29.0
87 Michigan State 11 9 179 19.89 0 0.8 16.3
88 West Virginia 11 10 198 19.80 0 0.9 18.0
89 Missouri 11 14 277 19.79 0 1.3 25.2
90 Syracuse 11 24 474 19.75 0 2.2 43.1
91 SMU 11 12 236 19.67 0 1.1 21.5
92 Memphis 11 8 157 19.63 1 0.7 14.3
93 Arizona 11 10 196 19.60 0 0.9 17.8
94 Missouri State 11 27 523 19.37 0 2.5 47.5
95 Virginia Tech 11 24 463 19.29 0 2.2 42.1
96 UNLV 11 19 365 19.21 0 1.7 33.2
97 USF 11 14 264 18.86 0 1.3 24.0
98 Boston College 11 20 376 18.80 0 1.8 34.2
99 Kentucky 11 12 225 18.75 0 1.1 20.5
100 Kennesaw State 11 20 372 18.60 0 1.8 33.8
101 Rice 11 19 352 18.53 0 1.7 32.0
102 Troy 11 29 537 18.52 0 2.6 48.8
103 Central Michigan 11 14 257 18.36 0 1.3 23.4
104 Tulsa 11 26 476 18.31 0 2.4 43.3
105 NC State 11 16 292 18.25 0 1.5 26.5
106 Georgia State 11 26 474 18.23 0 2.4 43.1
107 Stanford 11 20 362 18.10 0 1.8 32.9
108 North Carolina 11 20 361 18.05 0 1.8 32.8
109 UCLA 11 28 505 18.04 0 2.5 45.9
110 Utah State 11 13 232 17.85 0 1.2 21.1
111 Washington State 11 10 176 17.60 0 0.9 16.0
112 East Carolina 11 16 281 17.56 0 1.5 25.5
113 Georgia Tech 11 15 263 17.53 0 1.4 23.9
114 Alabama 11 16 279 17.44 0 1.5 25.4
115 Oregon State 11 25 435 17.40 0 2.3 39.5
116 Temple 11 21 364 17.33 0 1.9 33.1
117 Iowa State 11 9 155 17.22 0 0.8 14.1
118 UTSA 11 13 218 16.77 0 1.2 19.8
119 Arizona State 11 15 251 16.73 0 1.4 22.8
120 Old Dominion 11 9 149 16.56 0 0.8 13.5
121 Boise State 11 16 263 16.44 0 1.5 23.9
122 USC 11 20 328 16.40 0 1.8 29.8
123 Wyoming 11 8 130 16.25 0 0.7 11.8
124 Michigan 11 16 250 15.63 0 1.5 22.7
125 Florida 11 12 185 15.42 0 1.1 16.8
126 Texas 11 16 245 15.31 0 1.5 22.3
127 Maryland 11 16 239 14.94 0 1.5 21.7
128 Utah 11 11 161 14.64 0 1.0 14.6
129 Mississippi State 11 7 102 14.57 0 0.6 9.3
130 Jacksonville State 11 11 156 14.18 0 1.0 14.2
131 Oklahoma State 11 11 155 14.09 0 1.0 14.1
132 Army 10 5 69 13.80 0 0.5 6.9
133 UTEP 11 28 384 13.71 0 2.5 34.9
134 South Alabama 11 8 66 8.25 0 0.7 6.0
135 Oklahoma 11 2 16 8.00 0 0.2 1.5
136 Louisiana-Monroe 11 12 95 7.92 0 1.1 8.6