2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games Won Only through 01/02/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | 3 | 2 | 120 | 60.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 40.0 |
| 2 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 4 | 150 | 37.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 75.0 |
| 3 | Virginia | 11 | 8 | 288 | 36.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 26.2 |
| 4 | Liberty | 4 | 6 | 211 | 35.17 | 1 | 1.5 | 52.8 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 7 | 13 | 431 | 33.15 | 1 | 1.9 | 61.6 |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 4 | 9 | 297 | 33.00 | 1 | 2.3 | 74.3 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 4 | 9 | 293 | 32.56 | 1 | 2.3 | 73.3 |
| 8 | Kansas | 5 | 9 | 289 | 32.11 | 1 | 1.8 | 57.8 |
| 9 | Duke | 9 | 15 | 480 | 32.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 53.3 |
| 10 | Auburn | 5 | 9 | 286 | 31.78 | 1 | 1.8 | 57.2 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 1 | 4 | 123 | 30.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 123.0 |
| 12 | Louisville | 9 | 9 | 263 | 29.22 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.2 |
| 13 | Ohio | 9 | 10 | 284 | 28.40 | 1 | 1.1 | 31.6 |
| 14 | Hawaii | 9 | 8 | 227 | 28.38 | 1 | 0.9 | 25.2 |
| 15 | Wake Forest | 9 | 13 | 362 | 27.85 | 1 | 1.4 | 40.2 |
| 16 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 17 | 471 | 27.71 | 1 | 2.4 | 67.3 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 13 | 360 | 27.69 | 0 | 1.6 | 45.0 |
| 18 | Texas Tech | 12 | 12 | 332 | 27.67 | 1 | 1.0 | 27.7 |
| 19 | UCF | 5 | 7 | 192 | 27.43 | 1 | 1.4 | 38.4 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 8 | 5 | 137 | 27.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 17.1 |
| 21 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 8 | 218 | 27.25 | 0 | 1.1 | 31.1 |
| 22 | Colorado | 3 | 8 | 215 | 26.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 71.7 |
| 23 | Ohio State | 12 | 6 | 161 | 26.83 | 1 | 0.5 | 13.4 |
| 24 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 3 | 80 | 26.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.7 |
| 25 | Iowa | 9 | 14 | 372 | 26.57 | 1 | 1.6 | 41.3 |
| 26 | Notre Dame | 10 | 18 | 477 | 26.50 | 2 | 1.8 | 47.7 |
| 26 | Arkansas | 2 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.5 |
| 28 | Florida State | 5 | 5 | 131 | 26.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.2 |
| 29 | Texas State | 7 | 14 | 365 | 26.07 | 1 | 2.0 | 52.1 |
| 30 | Air Force | 4 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.8 |
| 31 | Toledo | 8 | 13 | 331 | 25.46 | 1 | 1.6 | 41.4 |
| 32 | Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 75 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.8 |
| 33 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 8 | 194 | 24.25 | 1 | 2.7 | 64.7 |
| 33 | Ball State | 4 | 8 | 194 | 24.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 48.5 |
| 35 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 6 | 145 | 24.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 36.3 |
| 36 | LSU | 7 | 8 | 193 | 24.13 | 0 | 1.1 | 27.6 |
| 37 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 9 | 217 | 24.11 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.1 |
| 38 | Louisiana | 6 | 18 | 432 | 24.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 72.0 |
| 38 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 13 | 312 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.2 |
| 38 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 6 | 144 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 41 | Delaware | 7 | 17 | 407 | 23.94 | 0 | 2.4 | 58.1 |
| 42 | BYU | 12 | 18 | 429 | 23.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 35.8 |
| 43 | North Texas | 12 | 21 | 496 | 23.62 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.3 |
| 44 | Iowa State | 8 | 6 | 141 | 23.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.6 |
| 45 | Texas A&M | 11 | 17 | 399 | 23.47 | 0 | 1.5 | 36.3 |
| 46 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 16 | 374 | 23.38 | 1 | 2.0 | 46.8 |
| 47 | Akron | 5 | 10 | 233 | 23.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.6 |
| 48 | Tulane | 11 | 19 | 442 | 23.26 | 0 | 1.7 | 40.2 |
| 49 | Georgia | 12 | 8 | 186 | 23.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.5 |
| 50 | TCU | 9 | 12 | 278 | 23.17 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.9 |
| 51 | UAB | 4 | 15 | 346 | 23.07 | 1 | 3.8 | 86.5 |
| 52 | Central Michigan | 7 | 6 | 137 | 22.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 19.6 |
| 53 | Penn State | 7 | 11 | 251 | 22.82 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.9 |
| 54 | Appalachian State | 5 | 7 | 159 | 22.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 31.8 |
| 55 | Cincinnati | 7 | 9 | 204 | 22.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.1 |
| 56 | Washington | 9 | 19 | 430 | 22.63 | 0 | 2.1 | 47.8 |
| 57 | James Madison | 12 | 17 | 383 | 22.53 | 1 | 1.4 | 31.9 |
| 58 | West Virginia | 4 | 5 | 110 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.5 |
| 58 | Arizona | 9 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.9 |
| 60 | Kansas State | 6 | 16 | 349 | 21.81 | 0 | 2.7 | 58.2 |
| 61 | Kentucky | 5 | 5 | 109 | 21.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.8 |
| 62 | Ole Miss | 13 | 8 | 173 | 21.63 | 0 | 0.6 | 13.3 |
| 63 | Kent State | 5 | 13 | 281 | 21.62 | 2 | 2.6 | 56.2 |
| 64 | Missouri | 8 | 10 | 216 | 21.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.0 |
| 65 | Connecticut | 9 | 22 | 474 | 21.55 | 0 | 2.4 | 52.7 |
| 66 | UTEP | 2 | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 66 | New Mexico | 9 | 12 | 258 | 21.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.7 |
| 68 | Fresno State | 9 | 14 | 299 | 21.36 | 0 | 1.6 | 33.2 |
| 69 | Buffalo | 5 | 6 | 128 | 21.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.6 |
| 70 | San Diego State | 9 | 12 | 254 | 21.17 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.2 |
| 70 | Illinois | 9 | 6 | 127 | 21.17 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.1 |
| 72 | Southern Miss | 7 | 9 | 190 | 21.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.1 |
| 73 | FIU | 7 | 14 | 294 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 73 | Utah State | 6 | 4 | 84 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.0 |
| 75 | Rutgers | 5 | 6 | 125 | 20.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.0 |
| 76 | Indiana | 14 | 10 | 208 | 20.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.9 |
| 77 | Oregon | 13 | 9 | 187 | 20.78 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.4 |
| 78 | Navy | 11 | 19 | 394 | 20.74 | 0 | 1.7 | 35.8 |
| 79 | Syracuse | 3 | 6 | 123 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 79 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 79 | Wyoming | 4 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.3 |
| 82 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 14 | 285 | 20.36 | 1 | 1.6 | 31.7 |
| 83 | Baylor | 5 | 14 | 283 | 20.21 | 0 | 2.8 | 56.6 |
| 84 | Kennesaw State | 10 | 22 | 442 | 20.09 | 0 | 2.2 | 44.2 |
| 85 | Purdue | 2 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.0 |
| 86 | USF | 9 | 11 | 218 | 19.82 | 0 | 1.2 | 24.2 |
| 87 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 9 | 177 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| 88 | UCLA | 3 | 5 | 98 | 19.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 32.7 |
| 89 | Boise State | 9 | 17 | 331 | 19.47 | 0 | 1.9 | 36.8 |
| 90 | Washington State | 7 | 9 | 173 | 19.22 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.7 |
| 91 | UNLV | 10 | 15 | 284 | 18.93 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.4 |
| 92 | Missouri State | 7 | 20 | 378 | 18.90 | 0 | 2.9 | 54.0 |
| 93 | Boston College | 2 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.5 |
| 94 | NC State | 8 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.9 |
| 95 | SMU | 9 | 8 | 144 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 16.0 |
| 96 | California | 7 | 10 | 179 | 17.90 | 0 | 1.4 | 25.6 |
| 97 | East Carolina | 9 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.9 |
| 98 | USC | 9 | 16 | 283 | 17.69 | 0 | 1.8 | 31.4 |
| 99 | Troy | 8 | 20 | 352 | 17.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 44.0 |
| 100 | Marshall | 5 | 7 | 123 | 17.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 24.6 |
| 101 | Minnesota | 8 | 13 | 228 | 17.54 | 0 | 1.6 | 28.5 |
| 102 | Georgia State | 1 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 70.0 |
| 102 | New Mexico State | 4 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.5 |
| 104 | Temple | 5 | 12 | 209 | 17.42 | 0 | 2.4 | 41.8 |
| 105 | Houston | 10 | 14 | 242 | 17.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 24.2 |
| 106 | Clemson | 7 | 7 | 119 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 107 | Stanford | 4 | 6 | 101 | 16.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.3 |
| 107 | Northwestern | 7 | 6 | 101 | 16.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 14.4 |
| 109 | Alabama | 11 | 15 | 252 | 16.80 | 0 | 1.4 | 22.9 |
| 110 | Tulsa | 4 | 6 | 100 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.0 |
| 111 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 11 | 183 | 16.64 | 0 | 1.2 | 20.3 |
| 112 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 8 | 132 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 112 | Rice | 5 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.8 |
| 112 | Army | 7 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| 115 | Old Dominion | 10 | 9 | 144 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 14.4 |
| 116 | Texas | 10 | 19 | 301 | 15.84 | 0 | 1.9 | 30.1 |
| 117 | Arizona State | 8 | 11 | 169 | 15.36 | 0 | 1.4 | 21.1 |
| 118 | Michigan | 9 | 14 | 213 | 15.21 | 0 | 1.6 | 23.7 |
| 119 | Western Michigan | 10 | 17 | 255 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 25.5 |
| 119 | Mississippi State | 5 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.0 |
| 121 | Arkansas State | 7 | 12 | 176 | 14.67 | 0 | 1.7 | 25.1 |
| 122 | Florida | 4 | 7 | 101 | 14.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 25.3 |
| 123 | Maryland | 4 | 7 | 99 | 14.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 24.8 |
| 124 | San Jose State | 3 | 8 | 113 | 14.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 37.7 |
| 125 | Utah | 11 | 15 | 202 | 13.47 | 0 | 1.4 | 18.4 |
| 126 | South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.0 |
| 127 | Memphis | 8 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.6 |
| 128 | North Carolina | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.8 |
| 129 | Oregon State | 2 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.0 |
| 130 | UTSA | 7 | 5 | 54 | 10.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.7 |
| 131 | Jacksonville State | 9 | 7 | 74 | 10.57 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.2 |
| 132 | Oklahoma | 10 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 133 | South Alabama | 4 | 2 | -8 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -2.0 |