2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/02/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Ohio State 10 5 164 32.80 1 0.5 16.4
2 Hawaii 8 7 225 32.14 1 0.9 28.1
3 Texas Tech 10 11 342 31.09 1 1.1 34.2
4 Duke 9 16 495 30.94 1 1.8 55.0
5 Nebraska 9 22 607 27.59 1 2.4 67.4
6 Iowa 9 15 400 26.67 1 1.7 44.4
7 Nevada 8 10 265 26.50 1 1.3 33.1
8 Miami (OH) 9 14 365 26.07 0 1.6 40.6
9 Florida State 8 7 182 26.00 0 0.9 22.8
10 Toledo 8 15 380 25.33 1 1.9 47.5
11 New Mexico 8 14 354 25.29 1 1.8 44.3
12 Louisiana Tech 8 21 518 24.67 2 2.6 64.8
13 Ohio 8 12 294 24.50 1 1.5 36.8
14 Minnesota 9 20 489 24.45 0 2.2 54.3
14 James Madison 9 11 269 24.45 1 1.2 29.9
16 Coastal Carolina 8 19 454 23.89 1 2.4 56.8
17 Tulane 9 17 405 23.82 0 1.9 45.0
18 San Diego State 8 18 428 23.78 0 2.3 53.5
18 Northwestern 9 9 214 23.78 0 1.0 23.8
20 Charlotte 8 18 425 23.61 1 2.3 53.1
21 Kansas 9 20 465 23.25 1 2.2 51.7
22 Wake Forest 8 9 209 23.22 1 1.1 26.1
23 Bowling Green 8 26 598 23.00 0 3.3 74.8
23 Baylor 9 24 552 23.00 0 2.7 61.3
23 Virginia 10 4 92 23.00 0 0.4 9.2
26 Texas State 8 24 551 22.96 1 3.0 68.9
27 Marshall 8 20 459 22.95 0 2.5 57.4
28 Ole Miss 9 7 160 22.86 0 0.8 17.8
29 Delaware 8 20 456 22.80 0 2.5 57.0
30 Navy 9 13 296 22.77 0 1.4 32.9
31 Washington 9 16 364 22.75 0 1.8 40.4
31 Tennessee 8 4 91 22.75 0 0.5 11.4
33 BYU 10 15 340 22.67 0 1.5 34.0
33 New Mexico State 8 9 204 22.67 0 1.1 25.5
35 Florida Atlantic 8 17 385 22.65 0 2.1 48.1
36 Louisiana 8 22 498 22.64 1 2.8 62.3
37 South Carolina 8 14 313 22.36 0 1.8 39.1
38 Liberty 8 19 423 22.26 1 2.4 52.9
39 Michigan State 9 8 178 22.25 1 0.9 19.8
40 Cincinnati 9 9 199 22.11 0 1.0 22.1
40 Illinois 9 9 199 22.11 0 1.0 22.1
42 Colorado 9 26 574 22.08 0 2.9 63.8
43 Arkansas State 8 19 419 22.05 1 2.4 52.4
44 Wisconsin 9 19 417 21.95 0 2.1 46.3
45 Purdue 9 26 567 21.81 0 2.9 63.0
46 Clemson 8 8 174 21.75 0 1.0 21.8
47 San Jose State 8 17 365 21.47 0 2.1 45.6
48 Vanderbilt 8 13 279 21.46 0 1.6 34.9
49 Arkansas 8 9 193 21.44 0 1.1 24.1
50 TCU 9 14 299 21.36 0 1.6 33.2
51 Miami (FL) 8 10 213 21.30 0 1.3 26.6
52 UNLV 9 13 276 21.23 0 1.4 30.7
53 Buffalo 8 20 424 21.20 0 2.5 53.0
54 Northern Illinois 8 17 360 21.18 0 2.1 45.0
55 Ball State 8 18 377 20.94 1 2.3 47.1
56 Akron 8 22 454 20.64 0 2.8 56.8
57 Pittsburgh 8 13 267 20.54 0 1.6 33.4
58 Fresno State 8 15 308 20.53 0 1.9 38.5
59 Middle Tennessee State 8 16 327 20.44 0 2.0 40.9
60 Troy 9 21 428 20.38 0 2.3 47.6
61 LSU 8 14 285 20.36 0 1.8 35.6
62 Georgia Southern 9 25 508 20.32 0 2.8 56.4
63 Western Michigan 9 21 426 20.29 0 2.3 47.3
64 North Texas 9 20 405 20.25 0 2.2 45.0
64 Kansas State 10 20 405 20.25 0 2.0 40.5
66 Air Force 8 7 141 20.14 0 0.9 17.6
67 Syracuse 8 17 338 19.88 0 2.1 42.3
68 Georgia Tech 8 13 258 19.85 0 1.6 32.3
69 Appalachian State 9 20 393 19.65 0 2.2 43.7
70 Arizona 10 10 196 19.60 0 1.0 19.6
71 Central Michigan 8 12 235 19.58 0 1.5 29.4
71 Texas A&M 8 12 235 19.58 0 1.5 29.4
73 FIU 8 16 313 19.56 0 2.0 39.1
74 Missouri 8 11 215 19.55 0 1.4 26.9
75 Southern Miss 8 9 175 19.44 0 1.1 21.9
76 Kent State 8 22 426 19.36 1 2.8 53.3
77 SMU 8 9 174 19.33 0 1.1 21.8
78 Missouri State 8 19 366 19.26 0 2.4 45.8
79 Georgia 10 10 191 19.10 0 1.0 19.1
80 Boston College 8 11 210 19.09 0 1.4 26.3
81 Boise State 9 18 341 18.94 0 2.0 37.9
82 Kennesaw State 9 21 395 18.81 0 2.3 43.9
83 UCF 9 21 394 18.76 0 2.3 43.8
84 Rice 8 14 262 18.71 0 1.8 32.8
85 Tulsa 8 26 486 18.69 0 3.3 60.8
86 UCLA 9 22 410 18.64 0 2.4 45.6
87 Indiana 10 7 129 18.43 0 0.7 12.9
88 Stanford 8 12 221 18.42 0 1.5 27.6
89 UAB 8 20 368 18.40 0 2.5 46.0
90 NC State 9 15 275 18.33 0 1.7 30.6
91 Georgia State 8 16 289 18.06 0 2.0 36.1
92 Virginia Tech 8 16 288 18.00 0 2.0 36.0
92 Auburn 8 14 252 18.00 0 1.8 31.5
92 Alabama 10 17 306 18.00 0 1.7 30.6
95 Colorado State 8 12 214 17.83 0 1.5 26.8
96 Temple 8 15 267 17.80 0 1.9 33.4
97 Utah State 8 8 142 17.75 0 1.0 17.8
98 Memphis 8 10 177 17.70 1 1.3 22.1
99 North Carolina 8 13 230 17.69 0 1.6 28.8
100 Oregon 9 3 53 17.67 0 0.3 5.9
101 Old Dominion 8 6 105 17.50 0 0.8 13.1
102 Penn State 9 19 332 17.47 0 2.1 36.9
103 USF 8 9 156 17.33 0 1.1 19.5
104 Iowa State 9 11 190 17.27 0 1.2 21.1
105 West Virginia 9 4 69 17.25 0 0.4 7.7
106 Washington State 2 1 17 17.00 0 0.5 8.5
107 Houston 9 15 254 16.93 0 1.7 28.2
108 Wyoming 8 12 203 16.92 0 1.5 25.4
109 Louisville 8 11 185 16.82 0 1.4 23.1
110 Sam Houston State 8 21 351 16.71 0 2.6 43.9
111 Kentucky 8 7 116 16.57 0 0.9 14.5
112 Western Kentucky 8 18 297 16.50 0 2.3 37.1
112 Oregon State 2 4 66 16.50 0 2.0 33.0
114 Rutgers 9 4 64 16.00 0 0.4 7.1
115 Eastern Michigan 8 15 239 15.93 0 1.9 29.9
116 Arizona State 9 11 173 15.73 0 1.2 19.2
117 California 8 12 186 15.50 0 1.5 23.3
118 Maryland 9 10 153 15.30 0 1.1 17.0
118 Utah 9 10 153 15.30 0 1.1 17.0
120 Oklahoma State 9 11 168 15.27 0 1.2 18.7
121 UTEP 8 18 274 15.22 0 2.3 34.3
122 East Carolina 8 10 152 15.20 0 1.3 19.0
123 USC 9 14 212 15.14 0 1.6 23.6
124 Massachusetts 8 7 103 14.71 0 0.9 12.9
125 Florida 8 10 141 14.10 0 1.3 17.6
126 UTSA 8 8 112 14.00 0 1.0 14.0
127 Texas 8 12 165 13.75 0 1.5 20.6
128 Jacksonville State 9 5 68 13.60 0 0.6 7.6
129 Army 9 5 65 13.00 0 0.6 7.2
130 Mississippi State 8 7 89 12.71 0 0.9 11.1
131 Michigan 9 11 137 12.45 0 1.2 15.2
132 Louisiana-Monroe 8 6 55 9.17 0 0.8 6.9
133 South Alabama 8 7 57 8.14 0 0.9 7.1