2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games Lost Only through 11/01/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 4 | 138 | 34.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 46.0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 3 | 3 | 102 | 34.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 1 | 3 | 101 | 33.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 101.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 5 | 10 | 308 | 30.80 | 1 | 2.0 | 61.6 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 7 | 210 | 30.00 | 1 | 2.3 | 70.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 6 | 13 | 342 | 26.31 | 1 | 2.2 | 57.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 3 | 10 | 250 | 25.00 | 1 | 3.3 | 83.3 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 4 | 14 | 308 | 22.00 | 1 | 3.5 | 77.0 |
| 9 | Duke | 3 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 11.7 |
| 9 | Southern Miss | 2 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 16.0 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 1 | 4 | 112 | 28.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 112.0 |
| 9 | Old Dominion | 3 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 9.0 |
| 9 | Hawaii | 3 | 4 | 106 | 26.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 35.3 |
| 9 | San Jose State | 5 | 9 | 237 | 26.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 47.4 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 3 | 3 | 79 | 26.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.3 |
| 9 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 10 | 263 | 26.30 | 0 | 1.7 | 43.8 |
| 9 | Western Michigan | 4 | 16 | 400 | 25.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 100.0 |
| 9 | Delaware | 4 | 8 | 197 | 24.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.3 |
| 9 | Rutgers | 5 | 2 | 49 | 24.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.8 |
| 9 | Colorado | 6 | 13 | 317 | 24.38 | 0 | 2.2 | 52.8 |
| 9 | Florida State | 4 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.3 |
| 9 | Navy | 1 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 72.0 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | 6 | 15 | 357 | 23.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 59.5 |
| 9 | Washington | 2 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 35.5 |
| 9 | Texas State | 5 | 14 | 331 | 23.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 66.2 |
| 9 | Illinois | 3 | 5 | 118 | 23.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 39.3 |
| 9 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 4 | 93 | 23.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.5 |
| 9 | Clemson | 5 | 5 | 116 | 23.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.2 |
| 9 | Arkansas | 7 | 7 | 162 | 23.14 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.1 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 8 | 4 | 90 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.3 |
| 9 | Fresno State | 3 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.3 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 6 | 12 | 266 | 22.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.3 |
| 9 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 15 | 332 | 22.13 | 0 | 2.1 | 47.4 |
| 9 | Purdue | 7 | 13 | 287 | 22.08 | 0 | 1.9 | 41.0 |
| 9 | Houston | 2 | 6 | 132 | 22.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 66.0 |
| 9 | TCU | 2 | 5 | 110 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 55.0 |
| 9 | Baylor | 4 | 12 | 263 | 21.92 | 0 | 3.0 | 65.8 |
| 9 | Colorado State | 6 | 11 | 241 | 21.91 | 0 | 1.8 | 40.2 |
| 9 | SMU | 3 | 5 | 109 | 21.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 36.3 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 7 | 12 | 256 | 21.33 | 0 | 1.7 | 36.6 |
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 20 | 426 | 21.30 | 0 | 4.0 | 85.2 |
| 9 | Nevada | 7 | 9 | 190 | 21.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.1 |
| 9 | Marshall | 4 | 10 | 211 | 21.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 52.8 |
| 9 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.0 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 3 | 7 | 147 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 49.0 |
| 9 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 4 | 84 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 9 | FIU | 5 | 11 | 229 | 20.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 45.8 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 3 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.7 |
| 9 | Tulane | 2 | 6 | 123 | 20.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.5 |
| 9 | UTSA | 4 | 8 | 164 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 9 | Arizona State | 3 | 4 | 82 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.3 |
| 9 | UCF | 4 | 11 | 225 | 20.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 56.3 |
| 9 | UNLV | 2 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.5 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 6 | 18 | 355 | 19.72 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.2 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 5 | 16 | 314 | 19.63 | 0 | 3.2 | 62.8 |
| 9 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 14 | 274 | 19.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 45.7 |
| 9 | Middle Tennessee State | 7 | 9 | 176 | 19.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.1 |
| 9 | Missouri | 2 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.5 |
| 9 | Syracuse | 6 | 14 | 272 | 19.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 45.3 |
| 9 | California | 4 | 7 | 136 | 19.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.0 |
| 9 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 32.3 |
| 9 | New Mexico State | 5 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.4 |
| 9 | Akron | 6 | 20 | 385 | 19.25 | 0 | 3.3 | 64.2 |
| 9 | Missouri State | 3 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.7 |
| 9 | Rice | 5 | 9 | 173 | 19.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.6 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 3 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 32.0 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 3 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 32.0 |
| 9 | Air Force | 6 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.0 |
| 9 | Arizona | 3 | 8 | 152 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 50.7 |
| 9 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 9 | Stanford | 6 | 12 | 225 | 18.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.5 |
| 9 | Troy | 3 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.7 |
| 9 | Michigan | 2 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.5 |
| 9 | Georgia State | 7 | 18 | 330 | 18.33 | 0 | 2.6 | 47.1 |
| 9 | NC State | 4 | 13 | 237 | 18.23 | 0 | 3.3 | 59.3 |
| 9 | Boston College | 8 | 16 | 290 | 18.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.3 |
| 9 | Kansas | 4 | 9 | 163 | 18.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 40.8 |
| 9 | Louisiana | 6 | 14 | 252 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 42.0 |
| 9 | UAB | 5 | 10 | 180 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 9 | Iowa | 2 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 9 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 2 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.0 |
| 9 | Florida | 5 | 6 | 108 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.6 |
| 9 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 8 | 143 | 17.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 47.7 |
| 9 | LSU | 3 | 9 | 160 | 17.78 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.3 |
| 9 | Appalachian State | 4 | 8 | 142 | 17.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.5 |
| 9 | Kent State | 5 | 10 | 176 | 17.60 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.2 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 6 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.7 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.7 |
| 9 | Sam Houston State | 8 | 17 | 296 | 17.41 | 0 | 2.1 | 37.0 |
| 9 | UCLA | 5 | 17 | 293 | 17.24 | 0 | 3.4 | 58.6 |
| 9 | Toledo | 4 | 8 | 137 | 17.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.3 |
| 9 | Penn State | 5 | 10 | 171 | 17.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.2 |
| 9 | James Madison | 1 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 51.0 |
| 9 | Army | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 9 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 13 | 220 | 16.92 | 0 | 2.6 | 44.0 |
| 9 | Oregon State | 7 | 15 | 250 | 16.67 | 0 | 2.1 | 35.7 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 5 | 7 | 116 | 16.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 23.2 |
| 9 | Utah State | 4 | 9 | 148 | 16.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 37.0 |
| 9 | Buffalo | 4 | 6 | 98 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.5 |
| 9 | Ball State | 5 | 13 | 211 | 16.23 | 0 | 2.6 | 42.2 |
| 9 | Maryland | 4 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 28.0 |
| 9 | Temple | 4 | 6 | 96 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.0 |
| 9 | Wyoming | 5 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.8 |
| 9 | Mississippi State | 4 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.8 |
| 9 | Ohio | 3 | 5 | 77 | 15.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 25.7 |
| 9 | Central Michigan | 4 | 8 | 120 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 9 | USC | 2 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.5 |
| 9 | Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 9 | Texas | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 6 | 88 | 14.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 44.0 |
| 9 | Auburn | 5 | 6 | 88 | 14.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.6 |
| 9 | Liberty | 4 | 10 | 143 | 14.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 35.8 |
| 9 | Boise State | 3 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.3 |
| 9 | North Texas | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| 9 | Washington State | 5 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.8 |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 9 | 114 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.1 | 14.3 |
| 9 | South Alabama | 7 | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.6 |
| 9 | UTEP | 6 | 16 | 186 | 11.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 31.0 |
| 9 | Louisville | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 6 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.3 |
| 9 | Iowa State | 4 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 9 | Georgia | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 9 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 12 | 95 | 7.92 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.8 |