2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 12/13/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowling Green | 8 | 26 | 598 | 23.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 74.8 |
| 2 | Texas State | 8 | 24 | 551 | 22.96 | 1 | 3.0 | 68.9 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 9 | 22 | 607 | 27.59 | 1 | 2.4 | 67.4 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 21 | 518 | 24.67 | 2 | 2.6 | 64.8 |
| 5 | Colorado | 9 | 26 | 574 | 22.08 | 0 | 2.9 | 63.8 |
| 6 | Purdue | 9 | 26 | 567 | 21.81 | 0 | 2.9 | 63.0 |
| 7 | Louisiana | 8 | 22 | 498 | 22.64 | 1 | 2.8 | 62.3 |
| 8 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 24 | 494 | 20.58 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.8 |
| 9 | Baylor | 9 | 24 | 552 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 61.3 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 8 | 26 | 486 | 18.69 | 0 | 3.3 | 60.8 |
| 11 | Marshall | 8 | 20 | 459 | 22.95 | 0 | 2.5 | 57.4 |
| 12 | Delaware | 8 | 20 | 456 | 22.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 57.0 |
| 13 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 19 | 454 | 23.89 | 1 | 2.4 | 56.8 |
| 13 | Akron | 8 | 22 | 454 | 20.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 56.8 |
| 15 | Duke | 9 | 16 | 495 | 30.94 | 1 | 1.8 | 55.0 |
| 16 | Minnesota | 9 | 20 | 489 | 24.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 54.3 |
| 17 | San Diego State | 8 | 18 | 428 | 23.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 53.5 |
| 18 | Kent State | 8 | 22 | 426 | 19.36 | 1 | 2.8 | 53.3 |
| 19 | Charlotte | 8 | 18 | 425 | 23.61 | 1 | 2.3 | 53.1 |
| 20 | Buffalo | 8 | 20 | 424 | 21.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 53.0 |
| 21 | Liberty | 8 | 19 | 423 | 22.26 | 1 | 2.4 | 52.9 |
| 22 | Arkansas State | 8 | 19 | 419 | 22.05 | 1 | 2.4 | 52.4 |
| 23 | Kansas | 9 | 20 | 465 | 23.25 | 1 | 2.2 | 51.7 |
| 24 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 17 | 385 | 22.65 | 0 | 2.1 | 48.1 |
| 25 | Troy | 9 | 21 | 428 | 20.38 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.6 |
| 26 | Toledo | 8 | 15 | 380 | 25.33 | 1 | 1.9 | 47.5 |
| 27 | Western Michigan | 9 | 21 | 426 | 20.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.3 |
| 28 | Ball State | 8 | 18 | 377 | 20.94 | 1 | 2.3 | 47.1 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | 9 | 19 | 417 | 21.95 | 0 | 2.1 | 46.3 |
| 30 | UAB | 8 | 20 | 368 | 18.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 46.0 |
| 31 | Missouri State | 8 | 19 | 366 | 19.26 | 0 | 2.4 | 45.8 |
| 32 | San Jose State | 8 | 17 | 365 | 21.47 | 0 | 2.1 | 45.6 |
| 32 | UCLA | 9 | 22 | 410 | 18.64 | 0 | 2.4 | 45.6 |
| 34 | Tulane | 9 | 17 | 405 | 23.82 | 0 | 1.9 | 45.0 |
| 34 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 17 | 360 | 21.18 | 0 | 2.1 | 45.0 |
| 34 | North Texas | 9 | 20 | 405 | 20.25 | 0 | 2.2 | 45.0 |
| 37 | Iowa | 9 | 15 | 400 | 26.67 | 1 | 1.7 | 44.4 |
| 38 | New Mexico | 8 | 14 | 354 | 25.29 | 1 | 1.8 | 44.3 |
| 39 | Kennesaw State | 9 | 21 | 395 | 18.81 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.9 |
| 39 | Sam Houston State | 8 | 21 | 351 | 16.71 | 0 | 2.6 | 43.9 |
| 41 | UCF | 9 | 21 | 394 | 18.76 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.8 |
| 42 | Syracuse | 8 | 17 | 338 | 19.88 | 0 | 2.1 | 42.3 |
| 43 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 16 | 327 | 20.44 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.9 |
| 44 | Miami (OH) | 9 | 14 | 365 | 26.07 | 0 | 1.6 | 40.6 |
| 44 | Appalachian State | 8 | 17 | 325 | 19.12 | 0 | 2.1 | 40.6 |
| 46 | Kansas State | 10 | 20 | 405 | 20.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.5 |
| 47 | Washington | 9 | 16 | 364 | 22.75 | 0 | 1.8 | 40.4 |
| 48 | South Carolina | 8 | 14 | 313 | 22.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 39.1 |
| 48 | FIU | 8 | 16 | 313 | 19.56 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.1 |
| 50 | Fresno State | 8 | 15 | 308 | 20.53 | 0 | 1.9 | 38.5 |
| 51 | Boise State | 9 | 18 | 341 | 18.94 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.9 |
| 52 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 18 | 297 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.3 | 37.1 |
| 53 | Penn State | 9 | 19 | 332 | 17.47 | 0 | 2.1 | 36.9 |
| 54 | Ohio | 8 | 12 | 294 | 24.50 | 1 | 1.5 | 36.8 |
| 55 | Georgia State | 8 | 16 | 289 | 18.06 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.1 |
| 56 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 16 | 288 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 57 | LSU | 8 | 14 | 285 | 20.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 35.6 |
| 58 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 13 | 279 | 21.46 | 0 | 1.6 | 34.9 |
| 59 | UTEP | 8 | 18 | 274 | 15.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 34.3 |
| 60 | Texas Tech | 10 | 11 | 342 | 31.09 | 1 | 1.1 | 34.2 |
| 61 | BYU | 10 | 15 | 340 | 22.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.0 |
| 62 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 13 | 267 | 20.54 | 0 | 1.6 | 33.4 |
| 62 | Temple | 8 | 15 | 267 | 17.80 | 0 | 1.9 | 33.4 |
| 64 | TCU | 9 | 14 | 299 | 21.36 | 0 | 1.6 | 33.2 |
| 65 | Nevada | 8 | 10 | 265 | 26.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 33.1 |
| 66 | Oregon State | 2 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 67 | Navy | 9 | 13 | 296 | 22.77 | 0 | 1.4 | 32.9 |
| 68 | Rice | 8 | 14 | 262 | 18.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.8 |
| 69 | Alabama | 9 | 16 | 293 | 18.31 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.6 |
| 70 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 13 | 258 | 19.85 | 0 | 1.6 | 32.3 |
| 71 | Auburn | 8 | 14 | 252 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 31.5 |
| 72 | UNLV | 9 | 13 | 276 | 21.23 | 0 | 1.4 | 30.7 |
| 73 | NC State | 9 | 15 | 275 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.6 |
| 74 | James Madison | 9 | 11 | 269 | 24.45 | 1 | 1.2 | 29.9 |
| 74 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 15 | 239 | 15.93 | 0 | 1.9 | 29.9 |
| 76 | Central Michigan | 8 | 12 | 235 | 19.58 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.4 |
| 76 | Texas A&M | 8 | 12 | 235 | 19.58 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.4 |
| 78 | North Carolina | 8 | 13 | 230 | 17.69 | 0 | 1.6 | 28.8 |
| 79 | Houston | 9 | 15 | 254 | 16.93 | 0 | 1.7 | 28.2 |
| 80 | Hawaii | 8 | 7 | 225 | 32.14 | 1 | 0.9 | 28.1 |
| 81 | Stanford | 8 | 12 | 221 | 18.42 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.6 |
| 82 | Missouri | 8 | 11 | 215 | 19.55 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.9 |
| 83 | Colorado State | 8 | 12 | 214 | 17.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.8 |
| 84 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 10 | 213 | 21.30 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.6 |
| 85 | Boston College | 8 | 11 | 210 | 19.09 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.3 |
| 86 | Wake Forest | 8 | 9 | 209 | 23.22 | 1 | 1.1 | 26.1 |
| 87 | New Mexico State | 8 | 9 | 204 | 22.67 | 0 | 1.1 | 25.5 |
| 88 | Wyoming | 8 | 12 | 203 | 16.92 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.4 |
| 89 | Arkansas | 8 | 9 | 193 | 21.44 | 0 | 1.1 | 24.1 |
| 90 | Northwestern | 9 | 9 | 214 | 23.78 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.8 |
| 91 | USC | 9 | 14 | 212 | 15.14 | 0 | 1.6 | 23.6 |
| 92 | California | 8 | 12 | 186 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.3 |
| 93 | Louisville | 8 | 11 | 185 | 16.82 | 0 | 1.4 | 23.1 |
| 94 | Florida State | 8 | 7 | 182 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 22.8 |
| 95 | Cincinnati | 9 | 9 | 199 | 22.11 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.1 |
| 95 | Illinois | 9 | 9 | 199 | 22.11 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.1 |
| 95 | Memphis | 8 | 10 | 177 | 17.70 | 1 | 1.3 | 22.1 |
| 98 | Southern Miss | 8 | 9 | 175 | 19.44 | 0 | 1.1 | 21.9 |
| 99 | Clemson | 8 | 8 | 174 | 21.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.8 |
| 99 | SMU | 8 | 9 | 174 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 21.8 |
| 101 | Iowa State | 9 | 11 | 190 | 17.27 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.1 |
| 102 | Georgia | 9 | 9 | 185 | 20.56 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.6 |
| 102 | Texas | 8 | 12 | 165 | 13.75 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.6 |
| 104 | Ole Miss | 8 | 7 | 160 | 22.86 | 0 | 0.9 | 20.0 |
| 105 | Michigan State | 9 | 8 | 178 | 22.25 | 1 | 0.9 | 19.8 |
| 106 | Arizona | 10 | 10 | 196 | 19.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.6 |
| 107 | USF | 8 | 9 | 156 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 19.5 |
| 108 | Arizona State | 9 | 11 | 173 | 15.73 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.2 |
| 109 | East Carolina | 8 | 10 | 152 | 15.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.0 |
| 110 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 11 | 168 | 15.27 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.7 |
| 111 | Utah State | 8 | 8 | 142 | 17.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.8 |
| 112 | Air Force | 8 | 7 | 141 | 20.14 | 0 | 0.9 | 17.6 |
| 112 | Florida | 8 | 10 | 141 | 14.10 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.6 |
| 114 | Maryland | 9 | 10 | 153 | 15.30 | 0 | 1.1 | 17.0 |
| 114 | Utah | 9 | 10 | 153 | 15.30 | 0 | 1.1 | 17.0 |
| 116 | Ohio State | 10 | 5 | 164 | 32.80 | 1 | 0.5 | 16.4 |
| 117 | Michigan | 9 | 11 | 137 | 12.45 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.2 |
| 118 | Kentucky | 8 | 7 | 116 | 16.57 | 0 | 0.9 | 14.5 |
| 119 | UTSA | 8 | 9 | 112 | 12.44 | 0 | 1.1 | 14.0 |
| 120 | Old Dominion | 8 | 6 | 105 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.1 |
| 121 | Indiana | 10 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.9 |
| 121 | Massachusetts | 8 | 7 | 103 | 14.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 12.9 |
| 123 | Tennessee | 8 | 4 | 91 | 22.75 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.4 |
| 124 | Mississippi State | 8 | 7 | 89 | 12.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 11.1 |
| 125 | Virginia | 10 | 4 | 92 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.2 |
| 126 | Washington State | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 127 | West Virginia | 9 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.7 |
| 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 | Rutgers | 9 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.1 |
| 130 | South Alabama | 8 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.1 |
| 132 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.9 |
| 133 | Oregon | 9 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.9 |