2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/02/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 10.7 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 5 | 9 | 284 | 31.56 | 1 | 1.8 | 56.8 |
| 3 | Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 86 | 28.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 21.5 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 4 | 7 | 193 | 27.57 | 1 | 1.8 | 48.3 |
| 5 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 27.0 |
| 5 | Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.5 |
| 7 | Washington | 3 | 4 | 107 | 26.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 35.7 |
| 8 | Colorado | 4 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 19.0 |
| 8 | Ole Miss | 5 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 15.2 |
| 10 | Appalachian State | 1 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 72.0 |
| 10 | Navy | 2 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 36.0 |
| 10 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 10 | South Alabama | 2 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.0 |
| 14 | Tulsa | 2 | 5 | 119 | 23.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 59.5 |
| 15 | Michigan | 4 | 9 | 211 | 23.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 52.8 |
| 16 | South Carolina | 6 | 11 | 256 | 23.27 | 0 | 1.8 | 42.7 |
| 17 | Charlotte | 3 | 9 | 207 | 23.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 69.0 |
| 17 | Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 17 | Arizona State | 3 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.7 |
| 20 | SMU | 2 | 4 | 90 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 4 | 90 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.0 |
| 22 | Baylor | 2 | 6 | 132 | 22.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 66.0 |
| 22 | James Madison | 1 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 24 | Purdue | 5 | 16 | 349 | 21.81 | 0 | 3.2 | 69.8 |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 6 | 130 | 21.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.3 |
| 26 | Oregon | 4 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.0 |
| 27 | Marshall | 2 | 5 | 106 | 21.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 53.0 |
| 28 | Texas A&M | 4 | 7 | 147 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.8 |
| 28 | Maryland | 2 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.5 |
| 28 | Arkansas | 5 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.6 |
| 28 | Kansas State | 3 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| 32 | Western Michigan | 1 | 6 | 125 | 20.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 125.0 |
| 33 | Texas State | 1 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 81.0 |
| 33 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.5 |
| 35 | Iowa | 4 | 9 | 182 | 20.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 45.5 |
| 36 | Tulane | 3 | 5 | 101 | 20.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 33.7 |
| 37 | LSU | 5 | 11 | 222 | 20.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 44.4 |
| 38 | Nebraska | 3 | 7 | 141 | 20.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.0 |
| 39 | Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 39 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 39 | Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.0 |
| 39 | Michigan State | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 43 | East Carolina | 2 | 5 | 99 | 19.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 49.5 |
| 44 | Houston | 2 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 45 | UTSA | 3 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 32.0 |
| 46 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 46 | Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.3 |
| 48 | Syracuse | 3 | 7 | 132 | 18.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.0 |
| 49 | Georgia State | 3 | 5 | 94 | 18.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 31.3 |
| 50 | Illinois | 3 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.7 |
| 51 | Missouri | 5 | 11 | 205 | 18.64 | 0 | 2.2 | 41.0 |
| 52 | California | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 53 | Rice | 2 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 64.5 |
| 54 | Alabama | 7 | 11 | 202 | 18.36 | 0 | 1.6 | 28.9 |
| 55 | Utah State | 2 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.5 |
| 56 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 56 | Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.5 |
| 56 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 56 | Cincinnati | 4 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| 60 | UCLA | 4 | 11 | 196 | 17.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 49.0 |
| 61 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.5 |
| 62 | NC State | 4 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.3 |
| 63 | Georgia | 6 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.7 |
| 64 | Missouri State | 1 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 64 | Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.5 |
| 64 | Texas Tech | 4 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.8 |
| 67 | Duke | 4 | 5 | 86 | 17.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.5 |
| 68 | Kansas | 4 | 9 | 150 | 16.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 37.5 |
| 68 | Penn State | 3 | 6 | 100 | 16.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.3 |
| 70 | Auburn | 6 | 9 | 149 | 16.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.8 |
| 71 | Stanford | 4 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.8 |
| 71 | Boston College | 2 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.5 |
| 73 | Florida | 5 | 10 | 160 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 73 | USC | 3 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.3 |
| 73 | Louisville | 3 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 73 | Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 77 | UAB | 2 | 6 | 94 | 15.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 47.0 |
| 78 | Washington State | 4 | 5 | 78 | 15.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.5 |
| 79 | UCF | 2 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 80 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 5 | 77 | 15.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.3 |
| 81 | Texas | 6 | 13 | 199 | 15.31 | 0 | 2.2 | 33.2 |
| 82 | Louisiana | 2 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 45.0 |
| 82 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 82 | BYU | 5 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.0 |
| 82 | Florida State | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 86 | New Mexico | 1 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 57.0 |
| 87 | USF | 3 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.3 |
| 88 | Memphis | 2 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.0 |
| 89 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.7 |
| 90 | Kent State | 2 | 6 | 79 | 13.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 39.5 |
| 91 | Temple | 5 | 5 | 64 | 12.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.8 |
| 92 | North Texas | 2 | 4 | 50 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 93 | Mississippi State | 5 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.4 |
| 94 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 95 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 33.0 |
| 96 | Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 97 | Oklahoma | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 98 | Arizona | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 98 | UTEP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |