2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 09/12/2025

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Kansas State 2 7 273 39.00 1 3.5 136.5
2 Baylor 2 8 195 24.38 0 4.0 97.5
3 Bowling Green 2 4 194 48.50 1 2.0 97.0
4 Northern Illinois 2 7 189 27.00 1 3.5 94.5
5 Eastern Michigan 2 7 173 24.71 0 3.5 86.5
5 Akron 2 8 173 21.63 0 4.0 86.5
7 UCLA 3 9 170 18.89 0 3.0 56.7
8 Kent State 2 6 163 27.17 1 3.0 81.5
8 Florida Atlantic 2 7 163 23.29 0 3.5 81.5
10 Pittsburgh 2 4 162 40.50 0 2.0 81.0
10 Western Michigan 2 8 162 20.25 0 4.0 81.0
12 Texas A&M 2 5 161 32.20 0 2.5 80.5
13 Auburn 2 3 147 49.00 1 1.5 73.5
14 North Carolina 2 7 145 20.71 0 3.5 72.5
15 UAB 1 7 143 20.43 0 7.0 143.0
16 Washington 2 6 141 23.50 0 3.0 70.5
17 Sam Houston State 2 7 140 20.00 0 3.5 70.0
17 New Mexico 3 7 140 20.00 0 2.3 46.7
19 Texas State 2 6 138 23.00 0 3.0 69.0
19 Fresno State 3 6 138 23.00 0 2.0 46.0
21 UCF 2 3 130 43.33 1 1.5 65.0
21 Michigan State 2 4 130 32.50 0 2.0 65.0
21 California 2 5 130 26.00 0 2.5 65.0
24 Arkansas State 2 2 128 64.00 1 1.0 64.0
24 Tulane 2 6 128 21.33 0 3.0 64.0
26 Connecticut 2 6 120 20.00 0 3.0 60.0
26 Kansas 3 6 120 20.00 0 2.0 40.0
28 Oregon State 2 8 116 14.50 0 4.0 58.0
29 Georgia State 2 6 114 19.00 0 3.0 57.0
30 Louisville 2 3 113 37.67 0 1.5 56.5
30 UTEP 2 6 113 18.83 0 3.0 56.5
32 West Virginia 2 5 111 22.20 0 2.5 55.5
33 Penn State 2 3 106 35.33 0 1.5 53.0
33 Michigan 2 5 106 21.20 0 2.5 53.0
33 Nevada 2 5 106 21.20 0 2.5 53.0
36 FIU 2 4 103 25.75 0 2.0 51.5
37 Virginia 1 1 100 100.00 1 1.0 100.0
38 Missouri State 2 5 98 19.60 0 2.5 49.0
39 Ball State 2 5 97 19.40 0 2.5 48.5
39 James Madison 2 5 97 19.40 0 2.5 48.5
39 USC 2 5 97 19.40 0 2.5 48.5
39 Syracuse 3 5 97 19.40 0 1.7 32.3
43 Colorado State 2 4 95 23.75 0 2.0 47.5
44 UNLV 3 5 92 18.40 0 1.7 30.7
45 Oregon 2 4 91 22.75 0 2.0 45.5
45 Boston College 2 5 91 18.20 0 2.5 45.5
47 Delaware 2 3 90 30.00 0 1.5 45.0
48 Rutgers 2 4 88 22.00 0 2.0 44.0
49 Southern Miss 2 3 86 28.67 0 1.5 43.0
49 Stanford 2 5 86 17.20 0 2.5 43.0
49 Temple 2 5 86 17.20 0 2.5 43.0
52 Georgia Southern 2 5 82 16.40 0 2.5 41.0
53 Washington State 2 4 80 20.00 0 2.0 40.0
53 Oklahoma State 2 5 80 16.00 0 2.5 40.0
55 Indiana 3 3 79 26.33 0 1.0 26.3
55 Rice 2 4 79 19.75 0 2.0 39.5
57 Louisiana 2 3 77 25.67 0 1.5 38.5
58 Marshall 2 4 75 18.75 0 2.0 37.5
58 Nebraska 2 4 75 18.75 0 2.0 37.5
60 Wake Forest 2 3 73 24.33 0 1.5 36.5
61 UTSA 2 3 72 24.00 0 1.5 36.0
62 Hawaii 3 3 71 23.67 0 1.0 23.7
63 Missouri 2 4 67 16.75 0 2.0 33.5
63 Troy 2 5 67 13.40 0 2.5 33.5
65 Texas Tech 2 3 66 22.00 0 1.5 33.0
65 San Jose State 2 4 66 16.50 0 2.0 33.0
67 Navy 1 2 64 32.00 0 2.0 64.0
67 Toledo 2 4 64 16.00 0 2.0 32.0
69 Virginia Tech 2 4 62 15.50 0 2.0 31.0
70 Purdue 2 3 60 20.00 0 1.5 30.0
71 Boise State 2 4 59 14.75 0 2.0 29.5
72 Duke 2 3 58 19.33 0 1.5 29.0
73 Massachusetts 2 1 57 57.00 0 0.5 28.5
73 Louisiana Tech 2 2 57 28.50 0 1.0 28.5
73 Miami (FL) 2 2 57 28.50 0 1.0 28.5
73 North Texas 2 3 57 19.00 0 1.5 28.5
77 Liberty 1 2 55 27.50 0 2.0 55.0
77 Florida State 2 3 55 18.33 0 1.5 27.5
77 Iowa 2 3 55 18.33 0 1.5 27.5
80 Arkansas 2 2 53 26.50 0 1.0 26.5
80 Maryland 2 4 53 13.25 0 2.0 26.5
82 USF 2 2 51 25.50 0 1.0 25.5
82 New Mexico State 2 3 51 17.00 0 1.5 25.5
82 Texas 2 3 51 17.00 0 1.5 25.5
85 Arizona State 2 3 49 16.33 0 1.5 24.5
86 East Carolina 2 2 48 24.00 0 1.0 24.0
86 Utah State 2 3 48 16.00 0 1.5 24.0
88 Ohio 2 4 46 11.50 0 2.0 23.0
89 BYU 2 1 44 44.00 0 0.5 22.0
90 Kentucky 1 2 43 21.50 0 2.0 43.0
90 Cincinnati 2 2 43 21.50 0 1.0 21.5
92 LSU 2 1 42 42.00 0 0.5 21.0
92 Tennessee 2 2 42 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
94 Jacksonville State 1 2 40 20.00 0 2.0 40.0
95 Appalachian State 2 2 38 19.00 0 1.0 19.0
95 SMU 2 2 38 19.00 0 1.0 19.0
97 Middle Tennessee State 2 1 35 35.00 0 0.5 17.5
98 Louisiana-Monroe 2 5 33 6.60 0 2.5 16.5
99 Central Michigan 2 2 31 15.50 0 1.0 15.5
100 Clemson 2 2 30 15.00 0 1.0 15.0
101 Vanderbilt 2 1 29 29.00 0 0.5 14.5
102 Houston 2 1 28 28.00 0 0.5 14.0
102 Old Dominion 2 2 28 14.00 0 1.0 14.0
104 Florida 2 1 25 25.00 0 0.5 12.5
104 Illinois 2 1 25 25.00 0 0.5 12.5
104 Wisconsin 2 1 25 25.00 0 0.5 12.5
107 Georgia 2 1 20 20.00 0 0.5 10.0
107 Memphis 2 1 20 20.00 0 0.5 10.0
109 Utah 2 2 19 9.50 0 1.0 9.5
110 Buffalo 2 1 18 18.00 0 0.5 9.0
110 Coastal Carolina 2 1 18 18.00 0 0.5 9.0
112 Ohio State 2 1 17 17.00 0 0.5 8.5
112 Army 2 1 17 17.00 0 0.5 8.5
114 Oklahoma 2 2 16 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
115 Notre Dame 1 1 15 15.00 0 1.0 15.0
116 Mississippi State 2 1 13 13.00 0 0.5 6.5
117 South Carolina 2 1 11 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
118 Minnesota 2 1 8 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
119 Georgia Tech 2 1 6 6.00 0 0.5 3.0
120 Alabama 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
121 South Alabama 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0