2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/02/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Akron 8 20 417 20.85 0 2.5 52.1
2 Western Michigan 7 19 414 21.79 0 2.7 59.1
3 Arkansas State 5 14 391 27.93 2 2.8 78.2
4 Ball State 7 15 363 24.20 1 2.1 51.9
5 Bowling Green 6 16 358 22.38 0 2.7 59.7
6 Toledo 7 15 355 23.67 1 2.1 50.7
7 Texas State 6 15 327 21.80 1 2.5 54.5
8 Connecticut 8 16 326 20.38 0 2.0 40.8
9 Fresno State 8 15 318 21.20 0 1.9 39.8
10 Delaware 6 14 314 22.43 0 2.3 52.3
11 North Texas 5 10 313 31.30 0 2.0 62.6
12 Ohio 9 14 303 21.64 1 1.6 33.7
13 Kansas 4 10 300 30.00 1 2.5 75.0
14 Auburn 5 10 297 29.70 1 2.0 59.4
14 Kansas State 5 15 297 19.80 0 3.0 59.4
16 Washington 6 13 288 22.15 0 2.2 48.0
17 Troy 5 15 285 19.00 0 3.0 57.0
18 UCF 6 14 277 19.79 0 2.3 46.2
19 Missouri State 5 13 273 21.00 0 2.6 54.6
20 Sam Houston State 4 12 266 22.17 1 3.0 66.5
21 Michigan State 3 8 264 33.00 1 2.7 88.0
22 Florida Atlantic 4 11 262 23.82 0 2.8 65.5
23 Navy 6 13 256 19.69 0 2.2 42.7
23 Houston 7 13 256 19.69 0 1.9 36.6
25 Tulane 5 10 251 25.10 0 2.0 50.2
26 Kent State 7 14 250 17.86 1 2.0 35.7
27 San Jose State 5 8 240 30.00 0 1.6 48.0
27 Texas Tech 7 8 240 30.00 1 1.1 34.3
27 UAB 4 11 240 21.82 1 2.8 60.0
30 Northern Illinois 7 13 239 18.38 0 1.9 34.1
31 Wake Forest 5 8 238 29.75 1 1.6 47.6
32 Penn State 4 9 229 25.44 0 2.3 57.3
32 UTEP 5 17 229 13.47 0 3.4 45.8
34 Nebraska 4 7 228 32.57 0 1.8 57.0
34 Notre Dame 5 10 228 22.80 1 2.0 45.6
36 Iowa 4 7 226 32.29 1 1.8 56.5
37 Georgia Southern 5 9 223 24.78 0 1.8 44.6
38 UNLV 8 12 219 18.25 0 1.5 27.4
39 Marshall 5 9 217 24.11 0 1.8 43.4
40 Buffalo 6 11 216 19.64 0 1.8 36.0
41 Oregon State 3 10 212 21.20 0 3.3 70.7
42 Colorado 3 10 211 21.10 0 3.3 70.3
43 Missouri 7 9 198 22.00 0 1.3 28.3
44 Western Kentucky 4 10 197 19.70 1 2.5 49.3
45 Louisiana 5 9 196 21.78 1 1.8 39.2
46 Central Michigan 7 10 187 18.70 0 1.4 26.7
47 TCU 5 8 185 23.13 0 1.6 37.0
48 Minnesota 5 10 182 18.20 0 2.0 36.4
49 BYU 4 6 180 30.00 0 1.5 45.0
50 Miami (OH) 7 6 179 29.83 0 0.9 25.6
50 Utah 7 12 179 14.92 0 1.7 25.6
52 California 5 8 178 22.25 0 1.6 35.6
53 Hawaii 7 7 177 25.29 0 1.0 25.3
54 Baylor 4 8 174 21.75 0 2.0 43.5
55 San Diego State 5 8 169 21.13 0 1.6 33.8
55 Texas A&M 6 8 169 21.13 0 1.3 28.2
57 Coastal Carolina 6 7 165 23.57 0 1.2 27.5
58 Kennesaw State 4 9 163 18.11 0 2.3 40.8
59 Liberty 3 6 161 26.83 1 2.0 53.7
59 Appalachian State 5 8 161 20.13 0 1.6 32.2
59 Eastern Michigan 7 10 161 16.10 0 1.4 23.0
62 Vanderbilt 6 7 160 22.86 0 1.2 26.7
63 Nevada 4 5 156 31.20 1 1.3 39.0
64 New Mexico 7 8 155 19.38 0 1.1 22.1
65 Louisiana Tech 5 9 152 16.89 0 1.8 30.4
66 Pittsburgh 5 7 151 21.57 0 1.4 30.2
67 Texas 7 9 146 16.22 0 1.3 20.9
68 Boise State 5 9 143 15.89 0 1.8 28.6
69 Tulsa 6 10 142 14.20 0 1.7 23.7
70 Stanford 4 8 137 17.13 0 2.0 34.3
71 Virginia 5 2 132 66.00 1 0.4 26.4
72 Southern Miss 5 6 130 21.67 0 1.2 26.0
73 FIU 4 7 129 18.43 0 1.8 32.3
73 Temple 3 8 129 16.13 0 2.7 43.0
75 USF 5 5 125 25.00 0 1.0 25.0
76 Clemson 5 6 123 20.50 0 1.2 24.6
77 Tennessee 7 4 119 29.75 0 0.6 17.0
77 James Madison 6 7 119 17.00 0 1.2 19.8
79 Florida State 4 4 118 29.50 0 1.0 29.5
79 Iowa State 4 5 118 23.60 0 1.3 29.5
81 Memphis 6 4 115 28.75 1 0.7 19.2
82 Wisconsin 3 5 111 22.20 0 1.7 37.0
82 Cincinnati 5 6 111 18.50 0 1.2 22.2
84 Indiana 5 6 110 18.33 0 1.2 22.0
85 Maryland 6 9 108 12.00 0 1.5 18.0
86 Michigan 4 8 107 13.38 0 2.0 26.8
87 Georgia Tech 5 6 105 17.50 0 1.2 21.0
87 Old Dominion 7 6 105 17.50 0 0.9 15.0
89 Middle Tennessee State 5 4 100 25.00 0 0.8 20.0
90 Louisville 4 3 98 32.67 0 0.8 24.5
90 Ole Miss 6 4 98 24.50 0 0.7 16.3
92 Rice 4 5 97 19.40 0 1.3 24.3
93 Washington State 4 5 93 18.60 0 1.3 23.3
94 Boston College 3 5 92 18.40 0 1.7 30.7
95 New Mexico State 5 5 90 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
96 Purdue 2 3 89 29.67 0 1.5 44.5
96 Georgia State 4 6 89 14.83 0 1.5 22.3
98 Ohio State 4 2 88 44.00 1 0.5 22.0
98 Kentucky 4 6 88 14.67 0 1.5 22.0
100 Air Force 4 4 87 21.75 0 1.0 21.8
100 Miami (FL) 5 4 87 21.75 0 0.8 17.4
100 Colorado State 2 5 87 17.40 0 2.5 43.5
103 USC 3 5 86 17.20 0 1.7 28.7
104 UCLA 2 4 85 21.25 0 2.0 42.5
104 Wyoming 6 5 85 17.00 0 0.8 14.2
106 Jacksonville State 5 5 83 16.60 0 1.0 16.6
107 Georgia 6 4 75 18.75 0 0.7 12.5
108 Arkansas 2 3 74 24.67 0 1.5 37.0
109 East Carolina 5 4 71 17.75 0 0.8 14.2
110 SMU 4 4 64 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
111 LSU 3 3 63 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
111 Alabama 5 5 63 12.60 0 1.0 12.6
113 Virginia Tech 2 4 62 15.50 0 2.0 31.0
114 Syracuse 2 3 59 19.67 0 1.5 29.5
115 Utah State 4 3 55 18.33 0 0.8 13.8
116 Army 6 4 52 13.00 0 0.7 8.7
117 Oklahoma State 5 4 51 12.75 0 0.8 10.2
118 North Carolina 4 4 50 12.50 0 1.0 12.5
119 Arizona State 4 4 48 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
120 Rutgers 3 2 47 23.50 0 0.7 15.7
120 Massachusetts 6 4 47 11.75 0 0.7 7.8
122 South Alabama 5 5 42 8.40 0 1.0 8.4
123 Duke 2 1 40 40.00 0 0.5 20.0
124 UTSA 4 2 37 18.50 0 0.5 9.3
125 Northwestern 3 3 36 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
126 Louisiana-Monroe 4 2 30 15.00 0 0.5 7.5
127 South Carolina 3 2 29 14.50 0 0.7 9.7
128 Illinois 4 1 25 25.00 0 0.3 6.3
129 Florida 3 2 24 12.00 0 0.7 8.0
130 West Virginia 3 1 23 23.00 0 0.3 7.7
131 Arizona 5 1 18 18.00 0 0.2 3.6
132 Mississippi State 3 1 17 17.00 0 0.3 5.7