2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/01/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 39 | 39.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 39.0 | 
| 2 | Duke | 1 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 35.0 | 
| 3 | Wisconsin | 4 | 6 | 204 | 34.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 51.0 | 
| 4 | Notre Dame | 3 | 5 | 167 | 33.40 | 1 | 1.7 | 55.7 | 
| 5 | Texas A&M | 1 | 2 | 55 | 27.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 55.0 | 
| 6 | Ole Miss | 2 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.5 | 
| 7 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.5 | 
| 8 | Colorado | 3 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.3 | 
| 9 | Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 49 | 24.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.5 | 
| 10 | SMU | 1 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 73.0 | 
| 11 | Purdue | 3 | 6 | 145 | 24.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.3 | 
| 12 | Colorado State | 1 | 4 | 95 | 23.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 95.0 | 
| 13 | Washington | 2 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 35.5 | 
| 14 | Illinois | 4 | 5 | 118 | 23.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.5 | 
| 15 | Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 | 
| 15 | Arizona State | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 | 
| 17 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.0 | 
| 18 | South Carolina | 5 | 10 | 223 | 22.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.6 | 
| 19 | Bowling Green | 2 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.0 | 
| 19 | Arkansas | 5 | 4 | 88 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.6 | 
| 21 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 6 | 130 | 21.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.3 | 
| 22 | USC | 2 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.0 | 
| 23 | Maryland | 2 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.5 | 
| 24 | Nebraska | 3 | 5 | 104 | 20.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 34.7 | 
| 25 | East Carolina | 1 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 81.0 | 
| 26 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 
| 26 | UTSA | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 
| 26 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 
| 26 | Tulane | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 
| 26 | Michigan State | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.7 | 
| 31 | Alabama | 4 | 6 | 118 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.5 | 
| 32 | Houston | 1 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 78.0 | 
| 32 | Missouri | 2 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.5 | 
| 34 | BYU | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 | 
| 34 | Rice | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 | 
| 36 | Georgia State | 3 | 8 | 151 | 18.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 50.3 | 
| 37 | Baylor | 1 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 74.0 | 
| 37 | California | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 | 
| 37 | Michigan | 3 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.3 | 
| 40 | Utah State | 2 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.5 | 
| 41 | Boston College | 2 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.0 | 
| 41 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 
| 41 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 
| 41 | Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.5 | 
| 45 | LSU | 3 | 9 | 160 | 17.78 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.3 | 
| 46 | Syracuse | 2 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.5 | 
| 46 | NC State | 3 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.7 | 
| 48 | Missouri State | 1 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 | 
| 48 | Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.5 | 
| 48 | Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.7 | 
| 51 | Marshall | 1 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.0 | 
| 51 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.0 | 
| 51 | Kansas | 3 | 6 | 104 | 17.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.7 | 
| 54 | James Madison | 1 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 51.0 | 
| 54 | Iowa | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 | 
| 56 | Stanford | 3 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.3 | 
| 57 | Penn State | 2 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.0 | 
| 58 | UCLA | 2 | 7 | 114 | 16.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 57.0 | 
| 59 | Florida | 4 | 10 | 160 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 40.0 | 
| 59 | Auburn | 4 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 
| 59 | UAB | 2 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 
| 62 | Georgia | 3 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.7 | 
| 62 | Mississippi State | 3 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.7 | 
| 64 | Tulsa | 1 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 61.0 | 
| 65 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 
| 65 | Florida State | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 
| 67 | New Mexico | 1 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 57.0 | 
| 68 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 4 | 56 | 14.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 56.0 | 
| 68 | Texas | 3 | 5 | 70 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 23.3 | 
| 70 | Kent State | 2 | 6 | 79 | 13.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 39.5 | 
| 71 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 5 | 63 | 12.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 21.0 | 
| 72 | Louisiana | 1 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 48.0 | 
| 73 | Louisville | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 | 
| 74 | Iowa State | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 
| 75 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 
| 76 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 33.0 | 
| 77 | Temple | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 
| 78 | Oklahoma | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 
| 79 | Arizona | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 
| 79 | UTEP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 
| 79 | Washington State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |