2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/08/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 5 | 14 | 391 | 27.93 | 2 | 2.8 | 78.2 |
| 2 | Virginia | 5 | 2 | 132 | 66.00 | 1 | 0.4 | 26.4 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 88 | 44.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 22.0 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 3 | 8 | 264 | 33.00 | 1 | 2.7 | 88.0 |
| 2 | Iowa | 4 | 7 | 226 | 32.29 | 1 | 1.8 | 56.5 |
| 2 | Nevada | 4 | 5 | 156 | 31.20 | 1 | 1.3 | 39.0 |
| 2 | Kansas | 4 | 10 | 300 | 30.00 | 1 | 2.5 | 75.0 |
| 2 | Texas Tech | 7 | 8 | 240 | 30.00 | 1 | 1.1 | 34.3 |
| 2 | Wake Forest | 5 | 8 | 238 | 29.75 | 1 | 1.6 | 47.6 |
| 2 | Auburn | 5 | 10 | 297 | 29.70 | 1 | 2.0 | 59.4 |
| 2 | Memphis | 6 | 4 | 115 | 28.75 | 1 | 0.7 | 19.2 |
| 2 | Liberty | 3 | 6 | 161 | 26.83 | 1 | 2.0 | 53.7 |
| 2 | Ball State | 7 | 15 | 363 | 24.20 | 1 | 2.1 | 51.9 |
| 2 | Toledo | 7 | 15 | 355 | 23.67 | 1 | 2.1 | 50.7 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 5 | 10 | 228 | 22.80 | 1 | 2.0 | 45.6 |
| 2 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 12 | 266 | 22.17 | 1 | 3.0 | 66.5 |
| 2 | UAB | 4 | 11 | 240 | 21.82 | 1 | 2.8 | 60.0 |
| 2 | Texas State | 6 | 15 | 327 | 21.80 | 1 | 2.5 | 54.5 |
| 2 | Louisiana | 5 | 9 | 196 | 21.78 | 1 | 1.8 | 39.2 |
| 2 | Ohio | 9 | 14 | 303 | 21.64 | 1 | 1.6 | 33.7 |
| 2 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 10 | 197 | 19.70 | 1 | 2.5 | 49.3 |
| 2 | Kent State | 7 | 14 | 250 | 17.86 | 1 | 2.0 | 35.7 |
| 23 | Duke | 2 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 20.0 |
| 23 | Louisville | 4 | 3 | 98 | 32.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 24.5 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 4 | 7 | 228 | 32.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 57.0 |
| 23 | North Texas | 5 | 10 | 313 | 31.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 62.6 |
| 23 | San Jose State | 5 | 8 | 240 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 48.0 |
| 23 | BYU | 4 | 6 | 180 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 45.0 |
| 23 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 6 | 179 | 29.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 25.6 |
| 23 | Tennessee | 7 | 4 | 119 | 29.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 17.0 |
| 23 | Purdue | 2 | 3 | 89 | 29.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 44.5 |
| 23 | Florida State | 4 | 4 | 118 | 29.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.5 |
| 23 | Penn State | 4 | 9 | 229 | 25.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 57.3 |
| 23 | Hawaii | 7 | 7 | 177 | 25.29 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.3 |
| 23 | Tulane | 5 | 10 | 251 | 25.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.2 |
| 23 | USF | 5 | 5 | 125 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 23 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 4 | 100 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 20.0 |
| 23 | Illinois | 4 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 23 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 9 | 223 | 24.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 44.6 |
| 23 | Arkansas | 2 | 3 | 74 | 24.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 37.0 |
| 23 | Ole Miss | 6 | 4 | 98 | 24.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 16.3 |
| 23 | Marshall | 5 | 9 | 217 | 24.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 43.4 |
| 23 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 11 | 262 | 23.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 65.5 |
| 23 | Iowa State | 4 | 5 | 118 | 23.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.5 |
| 23 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 7 | 165 | 23.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 27.5 |
| 23 | Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.7 |
| 23 | TCU | 5 | 8 | 185 | 23.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 37.0 |
| 23 | West Virginia | 3 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.7 |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 7 | 160 | 22.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.7 |
| 23 | Delaware | 6 | 14 | 314 | 22.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 52.3 |
| 23 | Bowling Green | 6 | 16 | 358 | 22.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 59.7 |
| 23 | California | 5 | 8 | 178 | 22.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.6 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 3 | 5 | 111 | 22.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.0 |
| 23 | Washington | 6 | 13 | 288 | 22.15 | 0 | 2.2 | 48.0 |
| 23 | Missouri | 7 | 9 | 198 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.3 |
| 23 | Western Michigan | 7 | 19 | 414 | 21.79 | 0 | 2.7 | 59.1 |
| 23 | Baylor | 4 | 8 | 174 | 21.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.5 |
| 23 | Air Force | 4 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.8 |
| 23 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.4 |
| 23 | Southern Miss | 5 | 6 | 130 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.0 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 7 | 151 | 21.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 30.2 |
| 23 | UCLA | 2 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.5 |
| 23 | Oregon State | 3 | 10 | 212 | 21.20 | 0 | 3.3 | 70.7 |
| 23 | Fresno State | 8 | 15 | 318 | 21.20 | 0 | 1.9 | 39.8 |
| 23 | San Diego State | 5 | 8 | 169 | 21.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 33.8 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 6 | 8 | 169 | 21.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.2 |
| 23 | Colorado | 3 | 10 | 211 | 21.10 | 0 | 3.3 | 70.3 |
| 23 | Missouri State | 5 | 13 | 273 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.6 | 54.6 |
| 23 | LSU | 3 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 23 | Akron | 8 | 20 | 417 | 20.85 | 0 | 2.5 | 52.1 |
| 23 | Clemson | 5 | 6 | 123 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 24.6 |
| 23 | Connecticut | 8 | 16 | 326 | 20.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.8 |
| 23 | Appalachian State | 5 | 8 | 161 | 20.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 32.2 |
| 23 | Kansas State | 5 | 15 | 297 | 19.80 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.4 |
| 23 | UCF | 6 | 14 | 277 | 19.79 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.2 |
| 23 | Navy | 6 | 13 | 256 | 19.69 | 0 | 2.2 | 42.7 |
| 23 | Houston | 7 | 13 | 256 | 19.69 | 0 | 1.9 | 36.6 |
| 23 | Syracuse | 2 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.5 |
| 23 | Buffalo | 6 | 11 | 216 | 19.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.0 |
| 23 | Rice | 4 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.3 |
| 23 | New Mexico | 7 | 8 | 155 | 19.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 22.1 |
| 23 | Troy | 5 | 15 | 285 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 57.0 |
| 23 | Georgia | 6 | 4 | 75 | 18.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.5 |
| 23 | Central Michigan | 7 | 10 | 187 | 18.70 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.7 |
| 23 | Washington State | 4 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.3 |
| 23 | Cincinnati | 5 | 6 | 111 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.2 |
| 23 | UTSA | 4 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.3 |
| 23 | FIU | 4 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.3 |
| 23 | Boston College | 3 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.7 |
| 23 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 13 | 239 | 18.38 | 0 | 1.9 | 34.1 |
| 23 | Indiana | 5 | 6 | 110 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.0 |
| 23 | Utah State | 4 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.8 |
| 23 | UNLV | 8 | 12 | 219 | 18.25 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.4 |
| 23 | Minnesota | 5 | 10 | 182 | 18.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.4 |
| 23 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 9 | 163 | 18.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 40.8 |
| 23 | New Mexico State | 5 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 23 | Arizona | 5 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| 23 | East Carolina | 5 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.2 |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 6 | 105 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.0 |
| 23 | Old Dominion | 7 | 6 | 105 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 15.0 |
| 23 | Colorado State | 2 | 5 | 87 | 17.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 43.5 |
| 23 | USC | 3 | 5 | 86 | 17.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 28.7 |
| 23 | Stanford | 4 | 8 | 137 | 17.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.3 |
| 23 | James Madison | 6 | 7 | 119 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.8 |
| 23 | Wyoming | 6 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.2 |
| 23 | Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| 23 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 9 | 152 | 16.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.4 |
| 23 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.6 |
| 23 | Texas | 7 | 9 | 146 | 16.22 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.9 |
| 23 | Temple | 3 | 8 | 129 | 16.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 43.0 |
| 23 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 10 | 161 | 16.10 | 0 | 1.4 | 23.0 |
| 23 | SMU | 4 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 23 | Boise State | 5 | 9 | 143 | 15.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 28.6 |
| 23 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 23 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 23 | Utah | 7 | 12 | 179 | 14.92 | 0 | 1.7 | 25.6 |
| 23 | Georgia State | 4 | 6 | 89 | 14.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.3 |
| 23 | Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 88 | 14.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.0 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.7 |
| 23 | Tulsa | 6 | 10 | 142 | 14.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 23.7 |
| 23 | UTEP | 5 | 17 | 229 | 13.47 | 0 | 3.4 | 45.8 |
| 23 | Michigan | 4 | 8 | 107 | 13.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.8 |
| 23 | Army | 6 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.7 |
| 23 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.2 |
| 23 | Alabama | 5 | 5 | 63 | 12.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.6 |
| 23 | North Carolina | 4 | 4 | 50 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.5 |
| 23 | Maryland | 6 | 9 | 108 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.0 |
| 23 | Arizona State | 4 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 23 | Northwestern | 3 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 23 | Florida | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.0 |
| 23 | Massachusetts | 6 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.8 |
| 23 | South Alabama | 5 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.4 |