2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 11/22/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowling Green | 7 | 24 | 562 | 23.42 | 0 | 3.4 | 80.3 |
| 2 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 23 | 470 | 20.43 | 0 | 3.3 | 67.1 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 7 | 22 | 439 | 19.95 | 0 | 3.1 | 62.7 |
| 4 | Colorado | 8 | 23 | 534 | 23.22 | 0 | 2.9 | 66.8 |
| 4 | Troy | 7 | 20 | 401 | 20.05 | 0 | 2.9 | 57.3 |
| 6 | Baylor | 8 | 22 | 463 | 21.05 | 0 | 2.8 | 57.9 |
| 6 | Akron | 8 | 22 | 454 | 20.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 56.8 |
| 8 | Kent State | 7 | 19 | 390 | 20.53 | 1 | 2.7 | 55.7 |
| 8 | Texas State | 7 | 19 | 376 | 19.79 | 0 | 2.7 | 53.7 |
| 10 | Arkansas State | 7 | 18 | 405 | 22.50 | 1 | 2.6 | 57.9 |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 7 | 18 | 387 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.6 | 55.3 |
| 10 | UAB | 7 | 18 | 363 | 20.17 | 0 | 2.6 | 51.9 |
| 10 | Missouri State | 7 | 18 | 346 | 19.22 | 0 | 2.6 | 49.4 |
| 14 | UCF | 8 | 20 | 375 | 18.75 | 0 | 2.5 | 46.9 |
| 15 | Charlotte | 7 | 17 | 413 | 24.29 | 1 | 2.4 | 59.0 |
| 15 | San Diego State | 7 | 17 | 396 | 23.29 | 0 | 2.4 | 56.6 |
| 15 | Louisiana | 7 | 17 | 377 | 22.18 | 0 | 2.4 | 53.9 |
| 15 | Buffalo | 7 | 17 | 359 | 21.12 | 0 | 2.4 | 51.3 |
| 15 | UCLA | 8 | 19 | 335 | 17.63 | 0 | 2.4 | 41.9 |
| 15 | Kennesaw State | 7 | 17 | 297 | 17.47 | 0 | 2.4 | 42.4 |
| 21 | Minnesota | 8 | 18 | 452 | 25.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 56.5 |
| 21 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 16 | 396 | 24.75 | 1 | 2.3 | 56.6 |
| 21 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 16 | 365 | 22.81 | 1 | 2.3 | 52.1 |
| 21 | Purdue | 8 | 18 | 398 | 22.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 49.8 |
| 21 | North Texas | 7 | 16 | 333 | 20.81 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.6 |
| 21 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 16 | 288 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 41.1 |
| 27 | Nebraska | 8 | 17 | 532 | 31.29 | 1 | 2.1 | 66.5 |
| 27 | Marshall | 7 | 15 | 337 | 22.47 | 0 | 2.1 | 48.1 |
| 27 | Delaware | 7 | 15 | 336 | 22.40 | 0 | 2.1 | 48.0 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | 8 | 17 | 377 | 22.18 | 0 | 2.1 | 47.1 |
| 27 | Liberty | 7 | 15 | 332 | 22.13 | 1 | 2.1 | 47.4 |
| 27 | Ball State | 7 | 15 | 316 | 21.07 | 1 | 2.1 | 45.1 |
| 27 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 15 | 309 | 20.60 | 0 | 2.1 | 44.1 |
| 27 | Syracuse | 7 | 15 | 298 | 19.87 | 0 | 2.1 | 42.6 |
| 27 | UTEP | 7 | 15 | 218 | 14.53 | 0 | 2.1 | 31.1 |
| 36 | Tulane | 7 | 14 | 355 | 25.36 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.7 |
| 36 | Kansas | 8 | 16 | 399 | 24.94 | 1 | 2.0 | 49.9 |
| 36 | Toledo | 7 | 14 | 343 | 24.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 49.0 |
| 36 | San Jose State | 7 | 14 | 329 | 23.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.0 |
| 36 | Appalachian State | 7 | 14 | 304 | 21.71 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.4 |
| 36 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 14 | 300 | 21.43 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.9 |
| 36 | Kansas State | 9 | 18 | 375 | 20.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.7 |
| 36 | Middle Tennessee State | 7 | 14 | 281 | 20.07 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.1 |
| 36 | FIU | 7 | 14 | 277 | 19.79 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.6 |
| 36 | Temple | 7 | 14 | 267 | 19.07 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.1 |
| 36 | Alabama | 7 | 14 | 258 | 18.43 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.9 |
| 36 | Georgia State | 7 | 14 | 253 | 18.07 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.1 |
| 36 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 14 | 208 | 14.86 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.7 |
| 49 | Duke | 7 | 13 | 381 | 29.31 | 1 | 1.9 | 54.4 |
| 49 | New Mexico | 7 | 13 | 336 | 25.85 | 1 | 1.9 | 48.0 |
| 49 | Washington | 8 | 15 | 328 | 21.87 | 0 | 1.9 | 41.0 |
| 49 | Fresno State | 7 | 13 | 264 | 20.31 | 0 | 1.9 | 37.7 |
| 49 | Rice | 7 | 13 | 248 | 19.08 | 0 | 1.9 | 35.4 |
| 49 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 13 | 245 | 18.85 | 0 | 1.9 | 35.0 |
| 49 | NC State | 8 | 15 | 275 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.9 | 34.4 |
| 49 | LSU | 7 | 13 | 238 | 18.31 | 0 | 1.9 | 34.0 |
| 57 | South Carolina | 8 | 14 | 313 | 22.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 39.1 |
| 57 | BYU | 8 | 14 | 305 | 21.79 | 0 | 1.8 | 38.1 |
| 57 | TCU | 8 | 14 | 299 | 21.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.4 |
| 57 | Penn State | 8 | 14 | 242 | 17.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.3 |
| 57 | USC | 8 | 14 | 212 | 15.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 26.5 |
| 62 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 12 | 252 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 36.0 |
| 62 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 12 | 250 | 20.83 | 0 | 1.7 | 35.7 |
| 62 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 12 | 210 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.0 |
| 65 | Navy | 7 | 11 | 247 | 22.45 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.3 |
| 65 | UNLV | 7 | 11 | 220 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 31.4 |
| 65 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 13 | 258 | 19.85 | 0 | 1.6 | 32.3 |
| 65 | Colorado State | 7 | 11 | 214 | 19.45 | 0 | 1.6 | 30.6 |
| 65 | Boston College | 7 | 11 | 210 | 19.09 | 0 | 1.6 | 30.0 |
| 65 | Central Michigan | 7 | 11 | 203 | 18.45 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.0 |
| 65 | Houston | 8 | 13 | 237 | 18.23 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.6 |
| 65 | Boise State | 7 | 11 | 191 | 17.36 | 0 | 1.6 | 27.3 |
| 65 | North Carolina | 7 | 11 | 189 | 17.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 27.0 |
| 74 | Iowa | 8 | 12 | 329 | 27.42 | 1 | 1.5 | 41.1 |
| 74 | Stanford | 8 | 12 | 221 | 18.42 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.6 |
| 76 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 10 | 270 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 38.6 |
| 76 | Louisville | 8 | 11 | 185 | 16.82 | 0 | 1.4 | 23.1 |
| 76 | Arizona State | 8 | 11 | 173 | 15.73 | 0 | 1.4 | 21.6 |
| 76 | East Carolina | 7 | 10 | 152 | 15.20 | 0 | 1.4 | 21.7 |
| 80 | Texas Tech | 8 | 10 | 321 | 32.10 | 1 | 1.3 | 40.1 |
| 80 | Nevada | 7 | 9 | 236 | 26.22 | 1 | 1.3 | 33.7 |
| 80 | James Madison | 7 | 9 | 221 | 24.56 | 1 | 1.3 | 31.6 |
| 80 | Texas A&M | 7 | 9 | 180 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.7 |
| 80 | Southern Miss | 7 | 9 | 175 | 19.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.0 |
| 80 | California | 7 | 9 | 174 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.9 |
| 80 | Auburn | 7 | 9 | 167 | 18.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.9 |
| 80 | USF | 7 | 9 | 156 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.3 |
| 80 | Texas | 7 | 9 | 129 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.4 |
| 80 | Michigan | 8 | 10 | 128 | 12.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.0 |
| 90 | Ohio | 7 | 8 | 227 | 28.38 | 1 | 1.1 | 32.4 |
| 90 | Northwestern | 8 | 9 | 214 | 23.78 | 0 | 1.1 | 26.8 |
| 90 | New Mexico State | 7 | 8 | 188 | 23.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 26.9 |
| 90 | Cincinnati | 8 | 9 | 199 | 22.11 | 0 | 1.1 | 24.9 |
| 90 | Arkansas | 7 | 8 | 168 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 24.0 |
| 90 | Georgia | 8 | 9 | 185 | 20.56 | 0 | 1.1 | 23.1 |
| 90 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 8 | 163 | 20.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 23.3 |
| 90 | Arizona | 9 | 10 | 196 | 19.60 | 0 | 1.1 | 21.8 |
| 90 | Missouri | 7 | 8 | 144 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 20.6 |
| 90 | Utah State | 7 | 8 | 142 | 17.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 20.3 |
| 90 | Iowa State | 8 | 9 | 155 | 17.22 | 0 | 1.1 | 19.4 |
| 90 | Wyoming | 7 | 8 | 130 | 16.25 | 0 | 1.1 | 18.6 |
| 90 | Florida | 8 | 9 | 141 | 15.67 | 0 | 1.1 | 17.6 |
| 90 | Maryland | 8 | 9 | 140 | 15.56 | 0 | 1.1 | 17.5 |
| 90 | UTSA | 7 | 8 | 112 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 16.0 |
| 105 | Hawaii | 7 | 7 | 225 | 32.14 | 1 | 1.0 | 32.1 |
| 105 | Clemson | 8 | 8 | 174 | 21.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.8 |
| 105 | Air Force | 7 | 7 | 141 | 20.14 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.1 |
| 105 | Memphis | 7 | 7 | 137 | 19.57 | 1 | 1.0 | 19.6 |
| 105 | Utah | 8 | 8 | 129 | 16.13 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.1 |
| 105 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 111 | Florida State | 8 | 7 | 182 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 22.8 |
| 111 | Wake Forest | 7 | 6 | 147 | 24.50 | 1 | 0.9 | 21.0 |
| 111 | Ole Miss | 7 | 6 | 141 | 23.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 20.1 |
| 111 | SMU | 7 | 6 | 113 | 18.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 16.1 |
| 111 | Kentucky | 8 | 7 | 116 | 16.57 | 0 | 0.9 | 14.5 |
| 111 | Mississippi State | 7 | 6 | 89 | 14.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 12.7 |
| 111 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.9 |
| 118 | Illinois | 8 | 6 | 143 | 23.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.9 |
| 118 | Indiana | 8 | 6 | 110 | 18.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.8 |
| 118 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 6 | 75 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.4 |
| 121 | Old Dominion | 7 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.9 |
| 121 | Massachusetts | 7 | 5 | 68 | 13.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.7 |
| 121 | South Alabama | 7 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| 124 | Army | 7 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.4 |
| 124 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.7 |
| 126 | Virginia | 8 | 4 | 92 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 126 | West Virginia | 8 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.6 |
| 126 | Michigan State | 8 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 129 | Ohio State | 8 | 3 | 125 | 41.67 | 1 | 0.4 | 15.6 |
| 129 | Tennessee | 7 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.4 |
| 129 | Rutgers | 8 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.0 |
| 132 | Oregon | 8 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |