2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 12/13/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 37 | 824 | 22.27 | 1 | 3.1 | 68.7 |
| 2 | Texas State | 12 | 33 | 781 | 23.67 | 1 | 2.8 | 65.1 |
| 2 | Baylor | 12 | 34 | 767 | 22.56 | 0 | 2.8 | 63.9 |
| 2 | UAB | 12 | 33 | 705 | 21.36 | 1 | 2.8 | 58.8 |
| 2 | Akron | 12 | 34 | 721 | 21.21 | 0 | 2.8 | 60.1 |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 12 | 32 | 836 | 26.13 | 1 | 2.7 | 69.7 |
| 6 | Louisiana | 12 | 32 | 684 | 21.38 | 1 | 2.7 | 57.0 |
| 8 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 31 | 626 | 20.19 | 1 | 2.6 | 52.2 |
| 8 | Kent State | 12 | 31 | 622 | 20.06 | 2 | 2.6 | 51.8 |
| 8 | UCLA | 12 | 31 | 580 | 18.71 | 0 | 2.6 | 48.3 |
| 8 | UTEP | 12 | 31 | 440 | 14.19 | 0 | 2.6 | 36.7 |
| 12 | Arkansas State | 12 | 30 | 705 | 23.50 | 2 | 2.5 | 58.8 |
| 12 | Colorado | 12 | 30 | 686 | 22.87 | 0 | 2.5 | 57.2 |
| 12 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 30 | 686 | 22.87 | 0 | 2.5 | 57.2 |
| 15 | Purdue | 12 | 29 | 627 | 21.62 | 0 | 2.4 | 52.3 |
| 15 | Ball State | 12 | 29 | 584 | 20.14 | 1 | 2.4 | 48.7 |
| 15 | Western Michigan | 13 | 31 | 623 | 20.10 | 0 | 2.4 | 47.9 |
| 15 | Tulsa | 12 | 29 | 523 | 18.03 | 0 | 2.4 | 43.6 |
| 19 | Nebraska | 12 | 27 | 710 | 26.30 | 1 | 2.3 | 59.2 |
| 19 | Kansas State | 12 | 27 | 678 | 25.11 | 1 | 2.3 | 56.5 |
| 19 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 27 | 650 | 24.07 | 2 | 2.3 | 54.2 |
| 19 | Delaware | 12 | 27 | 636 | 23.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 53.0 |
| 19 | Liberty | 12 | 27 | 577 | 21.37 | 1 | 2.3 | 48.1 |
| 19 | Connecticut | 12 | 27 | 570 | 21.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.5 |
| 19 | Missouri State | 12 | 28 | 543 | 19.39 | 0 | 2.3 | 45.3 |
| 19 | Troy | 13 | 30 | 564 | 18.80 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.4 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 27 | 506 | 18.74 | 0 | 2.3 | 42.2 |
| 19 | Georgia State | 12 | 28 | 510 | 18.21 | 0 | 2.3 | 42.5 |
| 19 | Oregon State | 12 | 28 | 490 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.3 | 40.8 |
| 30 | Kansas | 12 | 26 | 585 | 22.50 | 1 | 2.2 | 48.8 |
| 30 | Marshall | 12 | 26 | 560 | 21.54 | 0 | 2.2 | 46.7 |
| 30 | Syracuse | 12 | 26 | 514 | 19.77 | 0 | 2.2 | 42.8 |
| 30 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 26 | 493 | 18.96 | 0 | 2.2 | 41.1 |
| 34 | UCF | 12 | 25 | 541 | 21.64 | 1 | 2.1 | 45.1 |
| 34 | FIU | 12 | 25 | 523 | 20.92 | 0 | 2.1 | 43.6 |
| 34 | Appalachian State | 12 | 25 | 484 | 19.36 | 0 | 2.1 | 40.3 |
| 37 | Minnesota | 12 | 24 | 557 | 23.21 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.4 |
| 37 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 24 | 549 | 22.88 | 1 | 2.0 | 45.8 |
| 37 | Buffalo | 12 | 24 | 495 | 20.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.3 |
| 37 | San Jose State | 12 | 24 | 469 | 19.54 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.1 |
| 41 | Tulane | 13 | 25 | 565 | 22.60 | 0 | 1.9 | 43.5 |
| 41 | Penn State | 12 | 23 | 455 | 19.78 | 0 | 1.9 | 37.9 |
| 41 | Boise State | 14 | 27 | 498 | 18.44 | 0 | 1.9 | 35.6 |
| 44 | Wisconsin | 12 | 21 | 537 | 25.57 | 1 | 1.8 | 44.8 |
| 44 | Notre Dame | 12 | 21 | 531 | 25.29 | 2 | 1.8 | 44.3 |
| 44 | Charlotte | 12 | 22 | 548 | 24.91 | 1 | 1.8 | 45.7 |
| 44 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 22 | 522 | 23.73 | 0 | 1.8 | 43.5 |
| 44 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 22 | 519 | 23.59 | 1 | 1.8 | 43.3 |
| 44 | New Mexico | 12 | 22 | 508 | 23.09 | 1 | 1.8 | 42.3 |
| 44 | Washington | 13 | 24 | 537 | 22.38 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.3 |
| 44 | TCU | 12 | 21 | 470 | 22.38 | 0 | 1.8 | 39.2 |
| 44 | Toledo | 12 | 21 | 468 | 22.29 | 1 | 1.8 | 39.0 |
| 44 | Navy | 12 | 21 | 457 | 21.76 | 0 | 1.8 | 38.1 |
| 44 | Fresno State | 12 | 22 | 464 | 21.09 | 0 | 1.8 | 38.7 |
| 44 | North Texas | 13 | 24 | 506 | 21.08 | 0 | 1.8 | 38.9 |
| 44 | Kennesaw State | 13 | 24 | 470 | 19.58 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.2 |
| 44 | Houston | 12 | 21 | 398 | 18.95 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.2 |
| 44 | North Carolina | 12 | 22 | 402 | 18.27 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.5 |
| 44 | Stanford | 12 | 22 | 394 | 17.91 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.8 |
| 44 | Temple | 12 | 22 | 364 | 16.55 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.3 |
| 61 | Duke | 13 | 22 | 652 | 29.64 | 1 | 1.7 | 50.2 |
| 61 | Iowa | 12 | 20 | 511 | 25.55 | 1 | 1.7 | 42.6 |
| 61 | Auburn | 12 | 20 | 459 | 22.95 | 1 | 1.7 | 38.3 |
| 61 | Texas A&M | 12 | 20 | 454 | 22.70 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.8 |
| 61 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 20 | 378 | 18.90 | 1 | 1.7 | 31.5 |
| 61 | Boston College | 12 | 20 | 376 | 18.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 31.3 |
| 61 | Rice | 12 | 20 | 366 | 18.30 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.5 |
| 61 | USC | 12 | 20 | 328 | 16.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 27.3 |
| 69 | San Diego State | 12 | 19 | 444 | 23.37 | 0 | 1.6 | 37.0 |
| 69 | LSU | 12 | 19 | 415 | 21.84 | 0 | 1.6 | 34.6 |
| 69 | South Carolina | 12 | 19 | 402 | 21.16 | 0 | 1.6 | 33.5 |
| 69 | UNLV | 13 | 21 | 421 | 20.05 | 0 | 1.6 | 32.4 |
| 69 | Texas | 12 | 19 | 281 | 14.79 | 0 | 1.6 | 23.4 |
| 74 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 19 | 518 | 27.26 | 1 | 1.5 | 39.8 |
| 74 | BYU | 13 | 19 | 460 | 24.21 | 0 | 1.5 | 35.4 |
| 74 | James Madison | 13 | 20 | 434 | 21.70 | 1 | 1.5 | 33.4 |
| 74 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 18 | 382 | 21.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.8 |
| 74 | California | 12 | 18 | 331 | 18.39 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.6 |
| 79 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 17 | 405 | 23.82 | 0 | 1.4 | 33.8 |
| 79 | Ohio | 12 | 17 | 398 | 23.41 | 1 | 1.4 | 33.2 |
| 79 | Missouri | 12 | 17 | 348 | 20.47 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.0 |
| 79 | Colorado State | 12 | 17 | 319 | 18.76 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.6 |
| 79 | Alabama | 13 | 18 | 314 | 17.44 | 0 | 1.4 | 24.2 |
| 79 | Michigan | 12 | 17 | 259 | 15.24 | 0 | 1.4 | 21.6 |
| 79 | Maryland | 12 | 17 | 252 | 14.82 | 0 | 1.4 | 21.0 |
| 86 | Nevada | 12 | 16 | 396 | 24.75 | 1 | 1.3 | 33.0 |
| 86 | Wake Forest | 12 | 16 | 363 | 22.69 | 1 | 1.3 | 30.3 |
| 86 | Louisville | 12 | 16 | 363 | 22.69 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.3 |
| 86 | New Mexico State | 12 | 15 | 305 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.4 |
| 86 | SMU | 12 | 15 | 297 | 19.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.8 |
| 86 | Central Michigan | 12 | 15 | 289 | 19.27 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.1 |
| 86 | Kentucky | 12 | 15 | 277 | 18.47 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.1 |
| 86 | NC State | 12 | 16 | 292 | 18.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.3 |
| 86 | East Carolina | 12 | 16 | 281 | 17.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.4 |
| 86 | Arizona State | 12 | 15 | 251 | 16.73 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.9 |
| 86 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 16 | 265 | 16.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.1 |
| 86 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 16 | 248 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.7 |
| 98 | Texas Tech | 13 | 16 | 444 | 27.75 | 1 | 1.2 | 34.2 |
| 98 | USF | 12 | 14 | 264 | 18.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.0 |
| 98 | UTSA | 12 | 14 | 218 | 15.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.2 |
| 98 | Florida | 12 | 14 | 209 | 14.93 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.4 |
| 102 | Michigan State | 12 | 13 | 325 | 25.00 | 1 | 1.1 | 27.1 |
| 102 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 13 | 289 | 22.23 | 0 | 1.1 | 24.1 |
| 102 | Southern Miss | 12 | 13 | 285 | 21.92 | 0 | 1.1 | 23.8 |
| 102 | Utah State | 12 | 13 | 232 | 17.85 | 0 | 1.1 | 19.3 |
| 102 | Utah | 12 | 13 | 185 | 14.23 | 0 | 1.1 | 15.4 |
| 107 | Arkansas | 12 | 12 | 269 | 22.42 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.4 |
| 107 | Clemson | 12 | 12 | 235 | 19.58 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.6 |
| 107 | Wyoming | 12 | 12 | 203 | 16.92 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.9 |
| 107 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 12 | 95 | 7.92 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.9 |
| 111 | Hawaii | 12 | 11 | 309 | 28.09 | 1 | 0.9 | 25.8 |
| 111 | Florida State | 12 | 11 | 254 | 23.09 | 0 | 0.9 | 21.2 |
| 111 | Cincinnati | 12 | 11 | 242 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 20.2 |
| 111 | Northwestern | 12 | 11 | 227 | 20.64 | 0 | 0.9 | 18.9 |
| 111 | Memphis | 12 | 11 | 197 | 17.91 | 1 | 0.9 | 16.4 |
| 111 | Washington State | 12 | 11 | 193 | 17.55 | 0 | 0.9 | 16.1 |
| 111 | Iowa State | 12 | 11 | 190 | 17.27 | 0 | 0.9 | 15.8 |
| 111 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 12 | 177 | 14.75 | 0 | 0.9 | 13.6 |
| 119 | Illinois | 12 | 10 | 224 | 22.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.7 |
| 119 | Air Force | 12 | 9 | 190 | 21.11 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.8 |
| 119 | Ole Miss | 12 | 9 | 188 | 20.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.7 |
| 119 | Indiana | 13 | 10 | 208 | 20.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.0 |
| 119 | Georgia | 13 | 10 | 205 | 20.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.8 |
| 119 | West Virginia | 12 | 10 | 198 | 19.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.5 |
| 119 | Arizona | 12 | 10 | 196 | 19.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.3 |
| 119 | Rutgers | 12 | 10 | 189 | 18.90 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.8 |
| 119 | Old Dominion | 12 | 10 | 171 | 17.10 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.3 |
| 119 | South Alabama | 12 | 10 | 99 | 9.90 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.3 |
| 129 | Virginia | 13 | 9 | 306 | 34.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 23.5 |
| 129 | Tennessee | 12 | 8 | 197 | 24.63 | 0 | 0.7 | 16.4 |
| 129 | Massachusetts | 12 | 8 | 160 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.3 |
| 129 | Mississippi State | 12 | 8 | 102 | 12.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.5 |
| 133 | Oregon | 12 | 7 | 144 | 20.57 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.0 |
| 134 | Ohio State | 13 | 7 | 184 | 26.29 | 1 | 0.5 | 14.2 |
| 134 | Army | 12 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| 136 | Oklahoma | 12 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.3 |