2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games at Home Only through 12/13/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 24 | 596 | 24.83 | 1 | 4.0 | 99.3 |
| 1 | UAB | 6 | 24 | 592 | 24.67 | 1 | 4.0 | 98.7 |
| 3 | Purdue | 7 | 20 | 431 | 21.55 | 0 | 2.9 | 61.6 |
| 3 | Sam Houston State | 5 | 20 | 404 | 20.20 | 0 | 4.0 | 80.8 |
| 5 | Texas State | 6 | 18 | 433 | 24.06 | 1 | 3.0 | 72.2 |
| 5 | Troy | 6 | 18 | 308 | 17.11 | 0 | 3.0 | 51.3 |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 6 | 17 | 429 | 25.24 | 1 | 2.8 | 71.5 |
| 7 | Bowling Green | 6 | 17 | 428 | 25.18 | 1 | 2.8 | 71.3 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 17 | 324 | 19.06 | 0 | 2.8 | 54.0 |
| 10 | Washington | 7 | 16 | 389 | 24.31 | 0 | 2.3 | 55.6 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 6 | 16 | 345 | 21.56 | 0 | 2.7 | 57.5 |
| 10 | Louisiana | 6 | 16 | 329 | 20.56 | 1 | 2.7 | 54.8 |
| 10 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 16 | 310 | 19.38 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.3 |
| 10 | Oregon State | 7 | 16 | 266 | 16.63 | 0 | 2.3 | 38.0 |
| 10 | UTEP | 6 | 16 | 222 | 13.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 37.0 |
| 16 | Miami (OH) | 6 | 15 | 413 | 27.53 | 1 | 2.5 | 68.8 |
| 16 | Kansas | 7 | 15 | 390 | 26.00 | 1 | 2.1 | 55.7 |
| 16 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 15 | 381 | 25.40 | 0 | 2.1 | 54.4 |
| 16 | Akron | 6 | 15 | 357 | 23.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 59.5 |
| 16 | FIU | 6 | 15 | 315 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 52.5 |
| 16 | Syracuse | 6 | 15 | 299 | 19.93 | 0 | 2.5 | 49.8 |
| 16 | San Jose State | 6 | 15 | 215 | 14.33 | 0 | 2.5 | 35.8 |
| 23 | Charlotte | 7 | 14 | 412 | 29.43 | 1 | 2.0 | 58.9 |
| 23 | Delaware | 6 | 14 | 366 | 26.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 61.0 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 7 | 14 | 358 | 25.57 | 1 | 2.0 | 51.1 |
| 23 | Baylor | 7 | 14 | 343 | 24.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.0 |
| 23 | TCU | 6 | 14 | 326 | 23.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 54.3 |
| 23 | Marshall | 6 | 14 | 291 | 20.79 | 0 | 2.3 | 48.5 |
| 23 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 14 | 281 | 20.07 | 1 | 2.3 | 46.8 |
| 23 | Boise State | 7 | 14 | 274 | 19.57 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.1 |
| 23 | UCLA | 6 | 14 | 269 | 19.21 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.8 |
| 23 | Kennesaw State | 6 | 14 | 267 | 19.07 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.5 |
| 23 | Appalachian State | 6 | 14 | 258 | 18.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.0 |
| 23 | USC | 7 | 14 | 256 | 18.29 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.6 |
| 23 | Georgia State | 6 | 14 | 229 | 16.36 | 0 | 2.3 | 38.2 |
| 36 | Notre Dame | 7 | 13 | 389 | 29.92 | 2 | 1.9 | 55.6 |
| 36 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 13 | 313 | 24.08 | 0 | 2.2 | 52.2 |
| 36 | James Madison | 7 | 13 | 310 | 23.85 | 1 | 1.9 | 44.3 |
| 36 | Navy | 6 | 13 | 272 | 20.92 | 0 | 2.2 | 45.3 |
| 36 | Missouri | 8 | 13 | 264 | 20.31 | 0 | 1.6 | 33.0 |
| 36 | Auburn | 7 | 13 | 239 | 18.38 | 0 | 1.9 | 34.1 |
| 36 | Texas | 6 | 13 | 189 | 14.54 | 0 | 2.2 | 31.5 |
| 43 | Kansas State | 6 | 12 | 372 | 31.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 62.0 |
| 43 | Liberty | 6 | 12 | 326 | 27.17 | 1 | 2.0 | 54.3 |
| 43 | UCF | 7 | 12 | 306 | 25.50 | 1 | 1.7 | 43.7 |
| 43 | Colorado | 7 | 12 | 290 | 24.17 | 0 | 1.7 | 41.4 |
| 43 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 12 | 272 | 22.67 | 1 | 2.0 | 45.3 |
| 43 | LSU | 7 | 12 | 262 | 21.83 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.4 |
| 43 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 12 | 261 | 21.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.5 |
| 43 | Buffalo | 7 | 12 | 232 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.7 | 33.1 |
| 43 | Rice | 7 | 12 | 226 | 18.83 | 0 | 1.7 | 32.3 |
| 43 | UNLV | 6 | 12 | 225 | 18.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.5 |
| 43 | North Carolina | 6 | 12 | 217 | 18.08 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.2 |
| 43 | Minnesota | 7 | 12 | 215 | 17.92 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.7 |
| 43 | Tulsa | 6 | 12 | 212 | 17.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.3 |
| 43 | Missouri State | 6 | 12 | 210 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 43 | Western Michigan | 6 | 12 | 205 | 17.08 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.2 |
| 43 | Maryland | 7 | 12 | 197 | 16.42 | 0 | 1.7 | 28.1 |
| 59 | Kent State | 5 | 11 | 342 | 31.09 | 2 | 2.2 | 68.4 |
| 59 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 11 | 307 | 27.91 | 1 | 1.8 | 51.2 |
| 59 | Duke | 6 | 11 | 283 | 25.73 | 0 | 1.8 | 47.2 |
| 59 | Toledo | 6 | 11 | 277 | 25.18 | 1 | 1.8 | 46.2 |
| 59 | Tulane | 7 | 11 | 233 | 21.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 33.3 |
| 59 | Wisconsin | 7 | 11 | 229 | 20.82 | 0 | 1.6 | 32.7 |
| 59 | Boston College | 7 | 11 | 218 | 19.82 | 0 | 1.6 | 31.1 |
| 59 | Fresno State | 6 | 11 | 207 | 18.82 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.5 |
| 59 | Alabama | 7 | 11 | 206 | 18.73 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.4 |
| 59 | Stanford | 6 | 11 | 205 | 18.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.2 |
| 59 | Temple | 6 | 11 | 204 | 18.55 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.0 |
| 70 | Michigan State | 7 | 10 | 303 | 30.30 | 1 | 1.4 | 43.3 |
| 70 | Ball State | 5 | 10 | 251 | 25.10 | 1 | 2.0 | 50.2 |
| 70 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 10 | 245 | 24.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 35.0 |
| 70 | Louisville | 8 | 10 | 237 | 23.70 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.6 |
| 70 | Texas A&M | 7 | 10 | 226 | 22.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 32.3 |
| 70 | Penn State | 7 | 10 | 222 | 22.20 | 0 | 1.4 | 31.7 |
| 70 | San Diego State | 6 | 10 | 204 | 20.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 34.0 |
| 70 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 10 | 161 | 16.10 | 0 | 1.4 | 23.0 |
| 70 | California | 6 | 10 | 157 | 15.70 | 0 | 1.7 | 26.2 |
| 79 | Wake Forest | 7 | 9 | 245 | 27.22 | 1 | 1.3 | 35.0 |
| 79 | Southern Miss | 7 | 9 | 215 | 23.89 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.7 |
| 79 | Houston | 6 | 9 | 198 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.0 |
| 79 | South Carolina | 7 | 9 | 175 | 19.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.0 |
| 79 | Old Dominion | 6 | 9 | 144 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.0 |
| 84 | North Texas | 7 | 8 | 197 | 24.63 | 0 | 1.1 | 28.1 |
| 84 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 8 | 186 | 23.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.3 |
| 84 | Rutgers | 7 | 8 | 150 | 18.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 21.4 |
| 84 | Arizona State | 7 | 8 | 137 | 17.13 | 0 | 1.1 | 19.6 |
| 84 | Michigan | 6 | 8 | 131 | 16.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.8 |
| 84 | UTSA | 6 | 8 | 106 | 13.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.7 |
| 84 | Florida | 6 | 8 | 101 | 12.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.8 |
| 91 | Virginia | 7 | 7 | 263 | 37.57 | 1 | 1.0 | 37.6 |
| 91 | Texas Tech | 7 | 7 | 230 | 32.86 | 1 | 1.0 | 32.9 |
| 91 | BYU | 6 | 7 | 197 | 28.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 32.8 |
| 91 | Florida State | 7 | 7 | 179 | 25.57 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.6 |
| 91 | Arkansas | 7 | 7 | 174 | 24.86 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.9 |
| 91 | New Mexico | 6 | 7 | 167 | 23.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 27.8 |
| 91 | New Mexico State | 6 | 7 | 158 | 22.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.3 |
| 91 | Kentucky | 7 | 7 | 155 | 22.14 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.1 |
| 91 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 7 | 153 | 21.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.5 |
| 91 | Iowa | 7 | 7 | 149 | 21.29 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.3 |
| 91 | SMU | 6 | 7 | 145 | 20.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 24.2 |
| 91 | Clemson | 7 | 7 | 145 | 20.71 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.7 |
| 91 | Northwestern | 7 | 7 | 140 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 91 | East Carolina | 6 | 7 | 127 | 18.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.2 |
| 105 | Cincinnati | 7 | 6 | 152 | 25.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 21.7 |
| 105 | Tennessee | 7 | 6 | 142 | 23.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 20.3 |
| 105 | Ole Miss | 8 | 6 | 116 | 19.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.5 |
| 105 | Illinois | 7 | 6 | 115 | 19.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 16.4 |
| 105 | West Virginia | 6 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 105 | Memphis | 6 | 6 | 77 | 12.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.8 |
| 105 | Colorado State | 7 | 6 | 76 | 12.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.9 |
| 112 | Ohio | 6 | 5 | 202 | 40.40 | 1 | 0.8 | 33.7 |
| 112 | Hawaii | 7 | 5 | 170 | 34.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 24.3 |
| 112 | Central Michigan | 5 | 5 | 123 | 24.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.6 |
| 112 | Oregon | 7 | 5 | 112 | 22.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 16.0 |
| 112 | Indiana | 7 | 5 | 108 | 21.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.4 |
| 112 | Georgia | 7 | 5 | 102 | 20.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.6 |
| 112 | Washington State | 6 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.2 |
| 112 | USF | 6 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.2 |
| 112 | Utah | 6 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.7 |
| 112 | Iowa State | 6 | 5 | 58 | 11.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.7 |
| 112 | Jacksonville State | 6 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.2 |
| 112 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| 124 | Nevada | 6 | 4 | 174 | 43.50 | 1 | 0.7 | 29.0 |
| 124 | Massachusetts | 6 | 4 | 113 | 28.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 18.8 |
| 124 | Ohio State | 7 | 4 | 108 | 27.00 | 1 | 0.6 | 15.4 |
| 124 | Air Force | 6 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.0 |
| 124 | Army | 5 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.8 |
| 124 | Mississippi State | 7 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.0 |
| 124 | South Alabama | 6 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 131 | Wyoming | 6 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.2 |
| 131 | Utah State | 6 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.2 |
| 131 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| 134 | NC State | 7 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.1 |
| 134 | Arizona | 7 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| 134 | Oklahoma | 7 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |