2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games Lost Only through 11/22/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 6 | 21 | 530 | 25.24 | 2 | 3.5 | 88.3 |
| 2 | Wake Forest | 3 | 3 | 102 | 34.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 34.0 |
| 2 | Kansas State | 6 | 11 | 329 | 29.91 | 1 | 1.8 | 54.8 |
| 2 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 10 | 283 | 28.30 | 1 | 2.0 | 56.6 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 7 | 16 | 422 | 26.38 | 1 | 2.3 | 60.3 |
| 2 | New Mexico | 3 | 10 | 250 | 25.00 | 1 | 3.3 | 83.3 |
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 13 | 317 | 24.38 | 1 | 2.6 | 63.4 |
| 2 | Charlotte | 10 | 17 | 413 | 24.29 | 1 | 1.7 | 41.3 |
| 2 | Memphis | 3 | 5 | 120 | 24.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 40.0 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 12 | 283 | 23.58 | 1 | 2.4 | 56.6 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 5 | 12 | 342 | 28.50 | 0 | 2.4 | 68.4 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 1 | 4 | 112 | 28.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 112.0 |
| 11 | Old Dominion | 3 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 9.0 |
| 11 | San Diego State | 2 | 6 | 158 | 26.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 79.0 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 5 | 5 | 126 | 25.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.2 |
| 11 | Western Michigan | 4 | 16 | 400 | 25.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 100.0 |
| 11 | San Jose State | 8 | 13 | 320 | 24.62 | 0 | 1.6 | 40.0 |
| 11 | Duke | 5 | 7 | 172 | 24.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 34.4 |
| 11 | Navy | 2 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 36.0 |
| 11 | Southern Miss | 4 | 4 | 95 | 23.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.8 |
| 11 | Illinois | 4 | 5 | 118 | 23.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.5 |
| 11 | Bowling Green | 8 | 23 | 539 | 23.43 | 0 | 2.9 | 67.4 |
| 11 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 4 | 93 | 23.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.5 |
| 11 | Clemson | 5 | 5 | 116 | 23.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.2 |
| 11 | Hawaii | 4 | 6 | 139 | 23.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.8 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 7 | 13 | 299 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 42.7 |
| 11 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 13 | 295 | 22.69 | 0 | 1.6 | 36.9 |
| 11 | Colorado | 8 | 19 | 431 | 22.68 | 0 | 2.4 | 53.9 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 4 | 9 | 204 | 22.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 51.0 |
| 11 | Marshall | 6 | 14 | 315 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.3 | 52.5 |
| 11 | Houston | 3 | 8 | 177 | 22.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 59.0 |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 15 | 332 | 22.13 | 0 | 2.1 | 47.4 |
| 11 | Purdue | 9 | 18 | 398 | 22.11 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.2 |
| 11 | Delaware | 6 | 13 | 286 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 47.7 |
| 11 | Baylor | 6 | 18 | 395 | 21.94 | 0 | 3.0 | 65.8 |
| 11 | New Mexico State | 7 | 10 | 219 | 21.90 | 0 | 1.4 | 31.3 |
| 11 | SMU | 3 | 5 | 109 | 21.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 36.3 |
| 11 | Alabama | 2 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.5 |
| 11 | Texas State | 6 | 20 | 429 | 21.45 | 0 | 3.3 | 71.5 |
| 11 | TCU | 4 | 9 | 192 | 21.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 48.0 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 6 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.7 |
| 11 | Arkansas | 9 | 9 | 191 | 21.22 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.2 |
| 11 | Florida State | 6 | 5 | 106 | 21.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.7 |
| 11 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 22 | 465 | 21.14 | 0 | 3.1 | 66.4 |
| 11 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 4 | 84 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.0 |
| 11 | Iowa | 4 | 9 | 188 | 20.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.0 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 11 | 6 | 125 | 20.83 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.4 |
| 11 | FIU | 5 | 11 | 229 | 20.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 45.8 |
| 11 | Missouri State | 4 | 7 | 145 | 20.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.3 |
| 11 | Fresno State | 4 | 8 | 165 | 20.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.3 |
| 11 | Troy | 4 | 9 | 185 | 20.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.3 |
| 11 | Tulane | 2 | 6 | 123 | 20.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.5 |
| 11 | UTSA | 5 | 8 | 164 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 32.8 |
| 11 | Arizona State | 3 | 4 | 82 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.3 |
| 11 | Akron | 7 | 24 | 488 | 20.33 | 0 | 3.4 | 69.7 |
| 11 | Appalachian State | 6 | 15 | 304 | 20.27 | 0 | 2.5 | 50.7 |
| 11 | UNLV | 2 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.5 |
| 11 | Buffalo | 6 | 15 | 302 | 20.13 | 0 | 2.5 | 50.3 |
| 11 | Middle Tennessee State | 9 | 15 | 302 | 20.13 | 0 | 1.7 | 33.6 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 11 | UAB | 8 | 18 | 359 | 19.94 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.9 |
| 11 | Colorado State | 9 | 16 | 319 | 19.94 | 0 | 1.8 | 35.4 |
| 11 | Air Force | 8 | 7 | 139 | 19.86 | 0 | 0.9 | 17.4 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 7 | 19 | 376 | 19.79 | 0 | 2.7 | 53.7 |
| 11 | Syracuse | 8 | 18 | 351 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.9 |
| 11 | Rice | 6 | 13 | 253 | 19.46 | 0 | 2.2 | 42.2 |
| 11 | UCF | 6 | 17 | 330 | 19.41 | 0 | 2.8 | 55.0 |
| 11 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.3 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 3 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 32.0 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 15 | 286 | 19.07 | 0 | 1.9 | 35.8 |
| 11 | Arizona | 3 | 8 | 152 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 50.7 |
| 11 | Nevada | 8 | 13 | 247 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 30.9 |
| 11 | California | 5 | 8 | 152 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 30.4 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 11 | Kent State | 7 | 18 | 341 | 18.94 | 0 | 2.6 | 48.7 |
| 11 | Missouri | 4 | 7 | 132 | 18.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.0 |
| 11 | Boston College | 10 | 18 | 339 | 18.83 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.9 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 7 | 18 | 338 | 18.78 | 0 | 2.6 | 48.3 |
| 11 | Stanford | 7 | 14 | 261 | 18.64 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.3 |
| 11 | Michigan | 2 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.5 |
| 11 | Georgia State | 10 | 22 | 404 | 18.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 40.4 |
| 11 | Ball State | 7 | 18 | 329 | 18.28 | 0 | 2.6 | 47.0 |
| 11 | NC State | 5 | 13 | 237 | 18.23 | 0 | 2.6 | 47.4 |
| 11 | Oregon State | 9 | 22 | 401 | 18.23 | 0 | 2.4 | 44.6 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 8 | 145 | 18.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 48.3 |
| 11 | Louisiana | 6 | 14 | 252 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 42.0 |
| 11 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 11 | BYU | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 2 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.0 |
| 11 | Virginia | 2 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 11 | Florida | 8 | 6 | 108 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.5 |
| 11 | Washington | 3 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.7 |
| 11 | UCLA | 8 | 23 | 407 | 17.70 | 0 | 2.9 | 50.9 |
| 11 | Kansas | 6 | 13 | 230 | 17.69 | 0 | 2.2 | 38.3 |
| 11 | West Virginia | 7 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.6 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 4 | 12 | 210 | 17.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.5 |
| 11 | LSU | 4 | 10 | 175 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 43.8 |
| 11 | Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.7 |
| 11 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 21 | 367 | 17.48 | 0 | 3.5 | 61.2 |
| 11 | Temple | 6 | 9 | 155 | 17.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.8 |
| 11 | Toledo | 4 | 8 | 137 | 17.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.3 |
| 11 | James Madison | 1 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 51.0 |
| 11 | Penn State | 6 | 13 | 221 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 36.8 |
| 11 | Sam Houston State | 9 | 20 | 333 | 16.65 | 0 | 2.2 | 37.0 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 6 | 7 | 116 | 16.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.3 |
| 11 | Utah State | 5 | 9 | 148 | 16.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 29.6 |
| 11 | Ohio | 4 | 7 | 114 | 16.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 28.5 |
| 11 | Liberty | 7 | 17 | 275 | 16.18 | 0 | 2.4 | 39.3 |
| 11 | Washington State | 6 | 5 | 78 | 15.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.0 |
| 11 | Maryland | 7 | 9 | 140 | 15.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.0 |
| 11 | USF | 3 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.3 |
| 11 | Central Michigan | 4 | 8 | 120 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 11 | Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 11 | Wyoming | 7 | 6 | 89 | 14.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 12.7 |
| 11 | Auburn | 6 | 6 | 88 | 14.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.7 |
| 11 | Texas | 3 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.7 |
| 11 | Louisville | 4 | 8 | 117 | 14.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.3 |
| 11 | Mississippi State | 6 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.0 |
| 11 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.3 |
| 11 | Boise State | 4 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.5 |
| 11 | North Texas | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 9 | 114 | 12.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 11.4 |
| 11 | UTEP | 9 | 24 | 298 | 12.42 | 0 | 2.7 | 33.1 |
| 11 | South Alabama | 7 | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.6 |
| 11 | Army | 5 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.8 |
| 11 | USC | 3 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.0 |
| 11 | Iowa State | 4 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 11 | Georgia | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 8 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 11 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 12 | 95 | 7.92 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.9 |