2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games at Home Only through 01/08/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Kent State 5 11 342 31.09 2 2.2 68.4
1 Notre Dame 7 13 389 29.92 2 1.9 55.6
3 Nevada 6 4 174 43.50 1 0.7 29.0
3 Ohio 6 5 202 40.40 1 0.8 33.7
3 Virginia 7 7 263 37.57 1 1.0 37.6
3 Texas Tech 7 7 230 32.86 1 1.0 32.9
3 Kansas State 6 12 372 31.00 1 2.0 62.0
3 Michigan State 7 10 303 30.30 1 1.4 43.3
3 Charlotte 7 14 412 29.43 1 2.0 58.9
3 Hawaii 8 8 227 28.38 1 1.0 28.4
3 Louisiana Tech 6 11 307 27.91 1 1.8 51.2
3 Miami (OH) 6 15 413 27.53 1 2.5 68.8
3 Wake Forest 7 9 245 27.22 1 1.3 35.0
3 Liberty 6 12 326 27.17 1 2.0 54.3
3 Ohio State 7 4 108 27.00 1 0.6 15.4
3 Kansas 7 15 390 26.00 1 2.1 55.7
3 Nebraska 7 14 358 25.57 1 2.0 51.1
3 UCF 7 12 306 25.50 1 1.7 43.7
3 Arkansas State 6 17 429 25.24 1 2.8 71.5
3 Bowling Green 6 17 428 25.18 1 2.8 71.3
3 Toledo 6 11 277 25.18 1 1.8 46.2
3 Ball State 5 10 251 25.10 1 2.0 50.2
3 Georgia Southern 6 24 596 24.83 1 4.0 99.3
3 UAB 6 24 592 24.67 1 4.0 98.7
3 Texas State 6 18 433 24.06 1 3.0 72.2
3 James Madison 7 13 310 23.85 1 1.9 44.3
3 Northern Illinois 6 12 272 22.67 1 2.0 45.3
3 Louisiana 6 16 329 20.56 1 2.7 54.8
3 Western Kentucky 6 14 281 20.07 1 2.3 46.8
30 Massachusetts 6 4 113 28.25 0 0.7 18.8
30 BYU 6 7 197 28.14 0 1.2 32.8
30 Delaware 6 14 366 26.14 0 2.3 61.0
30 Duke 6 11 283 25.73 0 1.8 47.2
30 Florida State 7 7 179 25.57 0 1.0 25.6
30 Pittsburgh 7 15 381 25.40 0 2.1 54.4
30 Cincinnati 7 6 152 25.33 0 0.9 21.7
30 Arkansas 7 7 174 24.86 0 1.0 24.9
30 North Texas 7 8 197 24.63 0 1.1 28.1
30 Central Michigan 5 5 123 24.60 0 1.0 24.6
30 Baylor 7 14 343 24.50 0 2.0 49.0
30 Vanderbilt 7 10 245 24.50 0 1.4 35.0
30 Washington 7 16 389 24.31 0 2.3 55.6
30 Colorado 7 12 290 24.17 0 1.7 41.4
30 Florida Atlantic 6 13 313 24.08 0 2.2 52.2
30 Southern Miss 7 9 215 23.89 0 1.3 30.7
30 New Mexico 6 7 167 23.86 0 1.2 27.8
30 Akron 6 15 357 23.80 0 2.5 59.5
30 Louisville 8 10 237 23.70 0 1.3 29.6
30 Tennessee 7 6 142 23.67 0 0.9 20.3
30 TCU 6 14 326 23.29 0 2.3 54.3
30 Miami (FL) 8 8 186 23.25 0 1.0 23.3
30 Texas A&M 8 10 226 22.60 0 1.3 28.3
30 New Mexico State 6 7 158 22.57 0 1.2 26.3
30 Penn State 7 10 222 22.20 0 1.4 31.7
30 Kentucky 7 7 155 22.14 0 1.0 22.1
30 Oregon 8 7 155 22.14 0 0.9 19.4
30 Houston 6 9 198 22.00 0 1.5 33.0
30 Coastal Carolina 6 7 153 21.86 0 1.2 25.5
30 LSU 7 12 262 21.83 0 1.7 37.4
30 Middle Tennessee State 6 12 261 21.75 0 2.0 43.5
30 Indiana 7 5 108 21.60 0 0.7 15.4
30 Connecticut 6 16 345 21.56 0 2.7 57.5
30 Purdue 7 20 431 21.55 0 2.9 61.6
30 Iowa 7 7 149 21.29 0 1.0 21.3
30 Tulane 7 11 233 21.18 0 1.6 33.3
30 FIU 6 15 315 21.00 0 2.5 52.5
30 Navy 6 13 272 20.92 0 2.2 45.3
30 Wisconsin 7 11 229 20.82 0 1.6 32.7
30 Marshall 6 14 291 20.79 0 2.3 48.5
30 SMU 6 7 145 20.71 0 1.2 24.2
30 Clemson 7 7 145 20.71 0 1.0 20.7
30 San Diego State 6 10 204 20.40 0 1.7 34.0
30 Georgia 7 5 102 20.40 0 0.7 14.6
30 Wyoming 6 3 61 20.33 0 0.5 10.2
30 Missouri 8 13 264 20.31 0 1.6 33.0
30 Sam Houston State 5 20 404 20.20 0 4.0 80.8
30 Northwestern 7 7 140 20.00 0 1.0 20.0
30 Syracuse 6 15 299 19.93 0 2.5 49.8
30 Boston College 7 11 218 19.82 0 1.6 31.1
30 Boise State 7 14 274 19.57 0 2.0 39.1
30 Air Force 6 4 78 19.50 0 0.7 13.0
30 South Carolina 7 9 175 19.44 0 1.3 25.0
30 Washington State 6 5 97 19.40 0 0.8 16.2
30 Virginia Tech 7 16 310 19.38 0 2.3 44.3
30 Buffalo 7 12 232 19.33 0 1.7 33.1
30 Ole Miss 9 6 116 19.33 0 0.7 12.9
30 UCLA 6 14 269 19.21 0 2.3 44.8
30 Illinois 7 6 115 19.17 0 0.9 16.4
30 Kennesaw State 6 14 267 19.07 0 2.3 44.5
30 Eastern Michigan 6 17 324 19.06 0 2.8 54.0
30 West Virginia 6 6 114 19.00 0 1.0 19.0
30 Rice 7 12 226 18.83 0 1.7 32.3
30 Fresno State 6 11 207 18.82 0 1.8 34.5
30 UNLV 6 12 225 18.75 0 2.0 37.5
30 Rutgers 7 8 150 18.75 0 1.1 21.4
30 Alabama 7 11 206 18.73 0 1.6 29.4
30 Stanford 6 11 205 18.64 0 1.8 34.2
30 Temple 6 11 204 18.55 0 1.8 34.0
30 Appalachian State 6 14 258 18.43 0 2.3 43.0
30 Auburn 7 13 239 18.38 0 1.9 34.1
30 Utah State 6 3 55 18.33 0 0.5 9.2
30 USC 7 14 256 18.29 0 2.0 36.6
30 USF 6 5 91 18.20 0 0.8 15.2
30 East Carolina 6 7 127 18.14 0 1.2 21.2
30 North Carolina 6 12 217 18.08 0 2.0 36.2
30 NC State 7 2 36 18.00 0 0.3 5.1
30 Minnesota 7 12 215 17.92 0 1.7 30.7
30 Tulsa 6 12 212 17.67 0 2.0 35.3
30 Utah 6 5 88 17.60 0 0.8 14.7
30 Missouri State 6 12 210 17.50 0 2.0 35.0
30 Arizona State 7 8 137 17.13 0 1.1 19.6
30 Troy 6 18 308 17.11 0 3.0 51.3
30 Western Michigan 6 12 205 17.08 0 2.0 34.2
30 Oregon State 7 16 266 16.63 0 2.3 38.0
30 Maryland 7 12 197 16.42 0 1.7 28.1
30 Michigan 6 8 131 16.38 0 1.3 21.8
30 Georgia State 6 14 229 16.36 0 2.3 38.2
30 Oklahoma State 7 10 161 16.10 0 1.4 23.0
30 Old Dominion 6 9 144 16.00 0 1.5 24.0
30 California 6 10 157 15.70 0 1.7 26.2
30 UTSA 6 7 106 15.14 0 1.2 17.7
30 Texas 6 13 189 14.54 0 2.2 31.5
30 San Jose State 6 15 215 14.33 0 2.5 35.8
30 UTEP 6 16 222 13.88 0 2.7 37.0
30 Memphis 6 6 77 12.83 0 1.0 12.8
30 Colorado State 7 6 76 12.67 0 0.9 10.9
30 Florida 6 8 101 12.63 0 1.3 16.8
30 Army 5 4 49 12.25 0 0.8 9.8
30 Iowa State 6 5 58 11.60 0 0.8 9.7
30 Mississippi State 7 4 42 10.50 0 0.6 6.0
30 Jacksonville State 6 5 49 9.80 0 0.8 8.2
30 Arizona 7 2 18 9.00 0 0.3 2.6
30 Georgia Tech 7 5 42 8.40 0 0.7 6.0
30 South Alabama 6 4 32 8.00 0 0.7 5.3
30 Oklahoma 8 2 16 8.00 0 0.3 2.0
30 Louisiana-Monroe 5 3 12 4.00 0 0.6 2.4