2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/02/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | 5 | 6 | 197 | 32.83 | 1 | 1.2 | 39.4 |
| 2 | New Mexico | 4 | 11 | 350 | 31.82 | 2 | 2.8 | 87.5 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 6 | 11 | 329 | 29.91 | 1 | 1.8 | 54.8 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 5 | 12 | 342 | 28.50 | 0 | 2.4 | 68.4 |
| 5 | Wake Forest | 4 | 6 | 164 | 27.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 41.0 |
| 6 | Old Dominion | 3 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 13 | 337 | 25.92 | 1 | 1.9 | 48.1 |
| 8 | Troy | 6 | 14 | 362 | 25.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 60.3 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 8 | 18 | 462 | 25.67 | 1 | 2.3 | 57.8 |
| 10 | Arkansas State | 6 | 21 | 530 | 25.24 | 2 | 3.5 | 88.3 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 6 | 5 | 126 | 25.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 21.0 |
| 12 | Western Michigan | 4 | 16 | 400 | 25.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 100.0 |
| 12 | Southern Miss | 6 | 5 | 125 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 20.8 |
| 14 | San Diego State | 4 | 8 | 197 | 24.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.3 |
| 15 | LSU | 6 | 15 | 369 | 24.60 | 1 | 2.5 | 61.5 |
| 16 | Duke | 5 | 7 | 172 | 24.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 34.4 |
| 17 | Texas Tech | 2 | 6 | 147 | 24.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 73.5 |
| 17 | Clemson | 6 | 6 | 147 | 24.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.5 |
| 19 | Baylor | 7 | 20 | 484 | 24.20 | 0 | 2.9 | 69.1 |
| 20 | Navy | 2 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 36.0 |
| 21 | Charlotte | 11 | 18 | 425 | 23.61 | 1 | 1.6 | 38.6 |
| 22 | Illinois | 4 | 5 | 118 | 23.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.5 |
| 23 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 12 | 283 | 23.58 | 1 | 2.4 | 56.6 |
| 24 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 17 | 399 | 23.47 | 1 | 2.4 | 57.0 |
| 25 | Michigan | 4 | 9 | 211 | 23.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 52.8 |
| 26 | Bowling Green | 8 | 23 | 539 | 23.43 | 0 | 2.9 | 67.4 |
| 27 | Hawaii | 4 | 6 | 139 | 23.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.8 |
| 28 | Marshall | 7 | 19 | 437 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 62.4 |
| 29 | Memphis | 5 | 11 | 251 | 22.82 | 1 | 2.2 | 50.2 |
| 30 | South Carolina | 8 | 16 | 362 | 22.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.3 |
| 31 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 24 | 541 | 22.54 | 0 | 3.0 | 67.6 |
| 32 | San Jose State | 9 | 16 | 356 | 22.25 | 0 | 1.8 | 39.6 |
| 33 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 16 | 355 | 22.19 | 0 | 1.8 | 39.4 |
| 34 | Houston | 3 | 8 | 177 | 22.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 59.0 |
| 35 | Tulane | 3 | 7 | 154 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 51.3 |
| 35 | Delaware | 6 | 13 | 286 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 47.7 |
| 37 | Purdue | 10 | 26 | 567 | 21.81 | 0 | 2.6 | 56.7 |
| 38 | Arkansas | 10 | 10 | 216 | 21.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.6 |
| 38 | Arizona State | 5 | 5 | 108 | 21.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.6 |
| 40 | Texas State | 6 | 20 | 429 | 21.45 | 0 | 3.3 | 71.5 |
| 41 | Colorado | 9 | 22 | 471 | 21.41 | 0 | 2.4 | 52.3 |
| 42 | Washington | 4 | 5 | 107 | 21.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.8 |
| 43 | New Mexico State | 8 | 11 | 235 | 21.36 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.4 |
| 44 | TCU | 4 | 9 | 192 | 21.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 48.0 |
| 45 | SMU | 4 | 8 | 170 | 21.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.5 |
| 46 | Iowa | 4 | 9 | 188 | 20.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.0 |
| 47 | Fresno State | 4 | 8 | 165 | 20.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.3 |
| 47 | UNLV | 4 | 8 | 165 | 20.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.3 |
| 49 | UTSA | 6 | 8 | 164 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.3 |
| 49 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.5 |
| 49 | Florida State | 7 | 6 | 123 | 20.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 17.6 |
| 52 | Buffalo | 7 | 18 | 367 | 20.39 | 0 | 2.6 | 52.4 |
| 53 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 11 | 224 | 20.36 | 0 | 3.7 | 74.7 |
| 54 | Akron | 7 | 24 | 488 | 20.33 | 0 | 3.4 | 69.7 |
| 55 | Rice | 8 | 17 | 344 | 20.24 | 0 | 2.1 | 43.0 |
| 56 | FIU | 6 | 13 | 263 | 20.23 | 0 | 2.2 | 43.8 |
| 57 | Middle Tennessee State | 9 | 15 | 302 | 20.13 | 0 | 1.7 | 33.6 |
| 58 | Missouri State | 6 | 12 | 241 | 20.08 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.2 |
| 59 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 18 | 361 | 20.06 | 0 | 2.3 | 45.1 |
| 60 | Massachusetts | 12 | 8 | 160 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.3 |
| 61 | UAB | 8 | 18 | 359 | 19.94 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.9 |
| 62 | Arizona | 4 | 9 | 179 | 19.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.8 |
| 63 | Air Force | 8 | 7 | 139 | 19.86 | 0 | 0.9 | 17.4 |
| 64 | Connecticut | 4 | 11 | 217 | 19.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 54.3 |
| 65 | Nevada | 9 | 14 | 276 | 19.71 | 0 | 1.6 | 30.7 |
| 66 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 6 | 118 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.6 |
| 67 | Syracuse | 9 | 20 | 391 | 19.55 | 0 | 2.2 | 43.4 |
| 68 | Nebraska | 6 | 18 | 349 | 19.39 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.2 |
| 68 | UCF | 7 | 18 | 349 | 19.39 | 0 | 2.6 | 49.9 |
| 70 | Utah State | 7 | 12 | 232 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.7 | 33.1 |
| 71 | James Madison | 2 | 5 | 95 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 47.5 |
| 71 | Cincinnati | 6 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 73 | North Carolina | 8 | 20 | 379 | 18.95 | 0 | 2.5 | 47.4 |
| 74 | Kent State | 7 | 18 | 341 | 18.94 | 0 | 2.6 | 48.7 |
| 75 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 8 | 151 | 18.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.8 |
| 76 | Boston College | 10 | 18 | 339 | 18.83 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.9 |
| 77 | Colorado State | 10 | 17 | 319 | 18.76 | 0 | 1.7 | 31.9 |
| 78 | Appalachian State | 8 | 21 | 393 | 18.71 | 0 | 2.6 | 49.1 |
| 79 | Missouri | 5 | 11 | 205 | 18.64 | 0 | 2.2 | 41.0 |
| 80 | Ball State | 8 | 21 | 390 | 18.57 | 0 | 2.6 | 48.8 |
| 81 | Boise State | 5 | 9 | 167 | 18.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.4 |
| 82 | UCLA | 9 | 26 | 482 | 18.54 | 0 | 2.9 | 53.6 |
| 82 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 13 | 241 | 18.54 | 0 | 2.6 | 48.2 |
| 84 | California | 6 | 10 | 185 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.8 |
| 85 | Tulsa | 8 | 23 | 423 | 18.39 | 0 | 2.9 | 52.9 |
| 86 | Georgia State | 11 | 24 | 440 | 18.33 | 0 | 2.2 | 40.0 |
| 86 | Texas A&M | 2 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.5 |
| 88 | Stanford | 8 | 16 | 293 | 18.31 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.6 |
| 89 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 18 | 329 | 18.28 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.6 |
| 90 | Oregon State | 10 | 25 | 456 | 18.24 | 0 | 2.5 | 45.6 |
| 91 | NC State | 5 | 13 | 237 | 18.23 | 0 | 2.6 | 47.4 |
| 92 | Central Michigan | 6 | 11 | 199 | 18.09 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.2 |
| 93 | Louisiana | 7 | 14 | 252 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 93 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 93 | Notre Dame | 2 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.0 |
| 93 | BYU | 2 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 93 | Virginia | 3 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.0 |
| 98 | Alabama | 4 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.3 |
| 99 | Sam Houston State | 10 | 27 | 476 | 17.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 47.6 |
| 100 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.0 |
| 100 | West Virginia | 8 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.0 |
| 102 | East Carolina | 4 | 12 | 210 | 17.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.5 |
| 102 | Toledo | 5 | 10 | 175 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 104 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 21 | 367 | 17.48 | 0 | 3.5 | 61.2 |
| 105 | Liberty | 8 | 21 | 366 | 17.43 | 0 | 2.6 | 45.8 |
| 106 | Kansas | 7 | 17 | 296 | 17.41 | 0 | 2.4 | 42.3 |
| 107 | Penn State | 6 | 13 | 221 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 36.8 |
| 108 | Kentucky | 7 | 10 | 168 | 16.80 | 0 | 1.4 | 24.0 |
| 109 | USF | 4 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.8 |
| 110 | Ohio | 4 | 7 | 114 | 16.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 28.5 |
| 111 | Wyoming | 8 | 10 | 162 | 16.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.3 |
| 112 | Rutgers | 7 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.1 |
| 113 | Auburn | 7 | 11 | 173 | 15.73 | 0 | 1.6 | 24.7 |
| 114 | Washington State | 6 | 5 | 78 | 15.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.0 |
| 115 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 93 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.3 |
| 115 | Temple | 7 | 10 | 155 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 22.1 |
| 117 | Florida | 8 | 7 | 108 | 15.43 | 0 | 0.9 | 13.5 |
| 118 | Maryland | 8 | 10 | 153 | 15.30 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.1 |
| 119 | Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 120 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 14 | 207 | 14.79 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.8 |
| 121 | Texas | 3 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.7 |
| 122 | Louisville | 4 | 8 | 117 | 14.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.3 |
| 123 | USC | 4 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.8 |
| 124 | South Alabama | 8 | 8 | 107 | 13.38 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.4 |
| 125 | UTEP | 10 | 27 | 354 | 13.11 | 0 | 2.7 | 35.4 |
| 126 | Mississippi State | 8 | 7 | 88 | 12.57 | 0 | 0.9 | 11.0 |
| 127 | Army | 6 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.2 |
| 128 | Iowa State | 4 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 129 | North Texas | 2 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.5 |
| 130 | Georgia | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.5 |
| 131 | Michigan State | 8 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 132 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 12 | 95 | 7.92 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.6 |