2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/02/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Tennessee 9 8 274 34.25 1 0.9 30.4
2 Virginia 13 9 306 34.00 1 0.7 23.5
3 Duke 10 17 566 33.29 1 1.7 56.6
4 New Mexico 12 19 551 29.00 2 1.6 45.9
4 Ohio State 10 5 145 29.00 1 0.5 14.5
6 LSU 8 12 340 28.33 1 1.5 42.5
7 Auburn 6 11 310 28.18 1 1.8 51.7
8 Texas Tech 10 16 444 27.75 1 1.6 44.4
9 Wake Forest 11 19 526 27.68 2 1.7 47.8
10 Iowa 9 14 378 27.00 1 1.6 42.0
11 Nebraska 10 24 639 26.63 1 2.4 63.9
12 Miami (OH) 14 21 555 26.43 1 1.5 39.6
13 Charlotte 9 13 341 26.23 1 1.4 37.9
14 Hawaii 12 14 366 26.14 1 1.2 30.5
15 Bowling Green 12 32 836 26.13 1 2.7 69.7
16 Kansas 8 17 435 25.59 1 2.1 54.4
17 Michigan State 9 12 305 25.42 1 1.3 33.9
18 BYU 9 16 405 25.31 0 1.8 45.0
19 Kansas State 9 26 657 25.27 1 2.9 73.0
20 Nevada 12 16 396 24.75 1 1.3 33.0
21 Coastal Carolina 11 19 467 24.58 1 1.7 42.5
22 Notre Dame 8 14 338 24.14 1 1.8 42.3
23 Florida State 9 10 239 23.90 0 1.1 26.6
24 Texas State 12 30 713 23.77 1 2.5 59.4
25 Louisville 10 14 332 23.71 0 1.4 33.2
26 Illinois 10 8 189 23.63 0 0.8 18.9
27 Texas A&M 9 13 307 23.62 0 1.4 34.1
28 Tulane 11 21 495 23.57 0 1.9 45.0
29 Louisiana Tech 13 28 657 23.46 2 2.2 50.5
30 Ohio 12 17 398 23.41 1 1.4 33.2
31 San Diego State 12 19 444 23.37 0 1.6 37.0
32 Florida Atlantic 10 26 605 23.27 0 2.6 60.5
33 Pittsburgh 10 22 511 23.23 0 2.2 51.1
34 Delaware 13 30 693 23.10 0 2.3 53.3
35 Minnesota 11 24 554 23.08 0 2.2 50.4
36 North Texas 12 21 481 22.90 0 1.8 40.1
37 Arkansas 7 9 206 22.89 0 1.3 29.4
38 Northern Illinois 12 24 549 22.88 1 2.0 45.8
39 Louisiana 11 26 594 22.85 1 2.4 54.0
40 UCF 10 21 479 22.81 1 2.1 47.9
41 Baylor 10 28 635 22.68 0 2.8 63.5
42 UAB 10 27 611 22.63 1 2.7 61.1
43 Colorado 8 27 610 22.59 0 3.4 76.3
44 Vanderbilt 10 18 406 22.56 0 1.8 40.6
45 Memphis 11 11 248 22.55 1 1.0 22.5
46 Southern Miss 13 14 315 22.50 0 1.1 24.2
47 Cincinnati 9 10 224 22.40 0 1.1 24.9
48 TCU 11 21 470 22.38 0 1.9 42.7
49 Arizona 12 10 223 22.30 0 0.8 18.6
50 Georgia Southern 11 37 820 22.16 1 3.4 74.5
51 Toledo 13 23 506 22.00 1 1.8 38.9
52 USF 10 10 219 21.90 0 1.0 21.9
53 Kent State 10 25 543 21.72 2 2.5 54.3
54 James Madison 13 20 434 21.70 1 1.5 33.4
55 Marshall 10 21 454 21.62 0 2.1 45.4
56 Missouri 8 10 216 21.60 0 1.3 27.0
57 Washington 10 20 430 21.50 0 2.0 43.0
58 Miami (FL) 11 12 257 21.42 0 1.1 23.4
59 Arkansas State 13 33 706 21.39 2 2.5 54.3
60 Purdue 7 13 278 21.38 0 1.9 39.7
61 Liberty 11 27 577 21.37 1 2.5 52.5
62 Middle Tennessee State 12 18 382 21.22 0 1.5 31.8
63 Akron 12 34 721 21.21 0 2.8 60.1
64 Fresno State 13 22 464 21.09 0 1.7 35.7
65 Wisconsin 7 12 253 21.08 0 1.7 36.1
66 Connecticut 13 33 691 20.94 0 2.5 53.2
67 Troy 13 33 687 20.82 0 2.5 52.8
68 Indiana 11 10 208 20.80 0 0.9 18.9
69 Air Force 11 8 166 20.75 0 0.7 15.1
70 Navy 11 19 394 20.74 0 1.7 35.8
71 Penn State 10 18 372 20.67 0 1.8 37.2
72 FIU 13 27 557 20.63 0 2.1 42.8
72 Buffalo 12 24 495 20.63 0 2.0 41.3
74 Clemson 12 12 246 20.50 0 1.0 20.5
74 Georgia 8 6 123 20.50 0 0.8 15.4
74 Oregon 10 6 123 20.50 0 0.6 12.3
77 New Mexico State 12 15 305 20.33 0 1.3 25.4
78 Sam Houston State 11 31 626 20.19 1 2.8 56.9
79 Ball State 12 29 584 20.14 1 2.4 48.7
80 Syracuse 9 19 382 20.11 0 2.1 42.4
81 Utah State 11 13 261 20.08 0 1.2 23.7
82 Massachusetts 11 8 160 20.00 0 0.7 14.5
83 West Virginia 9 10 198 19.80 0 1.1 22.0
84 Western Michigan 13 27 530 19.63 0 2.1 40.8
84 Kennesaw State 13 27 530 19.63 0 2.1 40.8
84 Rice 11 16 314 19.63 0 1.5 28.5
87 Central Michigan 12 16 313 19.56 0 1.3 26.1
88 San Jose State 11 24 469 19.54 0 2.2 42.6
89 UNLV 14 23 449 19.52 0 1.6 32.1
90 Virginia Tech 8 22 429 19.50 0 2.8 53.6
91 Missouri State 12 30 584 19.47 0 2.5 48.7
92 Washington State 9 9 173 19.22 0 1.0 19.2
93 UCLA 8 20 384 19.20 0 2.5 48.0
93 Appalachian State 12 25 480 19.20 0 2.1 40.0
95 Boise State 13 26 498 19.15 0 2.0 38.3
96 Boston College 10 18 343 19.06 0 1.8 34.3
97 Eastern Michigan 12 26 493 18.96 0 2.2 41.1
98 Houston 11 18 341 18.94 0 1.6 31.0
99 Western Kentucky 13 20 378 18.90 1 1.5 29.1
100 Colorado State 12 17 319 18.76 0 1.4 26.6
101 SMU 11 12 224 18.67 0 1.1 20.4
101 Ole Miss 9 6 112 18.67 0 0.7 12.4
103 Rutgers 10 8 149 18.63 0 0.8 14.9
104 Iowa State 10 10 186 18.60 0 1.0 18.6
105 Kentucky 8 12 223 18.58 0 1.5 27.9
106 Stanford 8 16 295 18.44 0 2.0 36.9
107 North Carolina 11 21 387 18.43 0 1.9 35.2
108 NC State 9 13 239 18.38 0 1.4 26.6
109 South Carolina 6 8 146 18.25 0 1.3 24.3
110 California 12 18 327 18.17 0 1.5 27.3
111 Georgia State 9 23 416 18.09 0 2.6 46.2
112 Temple 7 17 300 17.65 0 2.4 42.9
113 Northwestern 9 8 141 17.63 0 0.9 15.7
114 Georgia Tech 11 15 263 17.53 0 1.4 23.9
115 Oregon State 10 26 455 17.50 0 2.6 45.5
116 Arizona State 10 15 254 16.93 0 1.5 25.4
117 Wyoming 11 12 203 16.92 0 1.1 18.5
118 Tulsa 10 24 404 16.83 0 2.4 40.4
119 USC 10 17 286 16.82 0 1.7 28.6
120 East Carolina 11 11 182 16.55 0 1.0 16.5
121 Oklahoma State 9 12 195 16.25 0 1.3 21.7
122 Texas 7 9 146 16.22 0 1.3 20.9
123 Old Dominion 11 9 144 16.00 0 0.8 13.1
124 Alabama 8 9 139 15.44 0 1.1 17.4
125 Mississippi State 8 3 46 15.33 0 0.4 5.8
126 UTSA 10 8 122 15.25 0 0.8 12.2
127 Michigan 9 14 213 15.21 0 1.6 23.7
128 Oklahoma 7 1 15 15.00 0 0.1 2.1
129 Jacksonville State 14 13 192 14.77 0 0.9 13.7
130 UTEP 11 30 440 14.67 0 2.7 40.0
131 Army 10 6 82 13.67 0 0.6 8.2
132 Maryland 10 14 189 13.50 0 1.4 18.9
133 Utah 11 15 202 13.47 0 1.4 18.4
134 Florida 7 4 49 12.25 0 0.6 7.0
135 Louisiana-Monroe 11 7 62 8.86 0 0.6 5.6
136 South Alabama 10 9 75 8.33 0 0.9 7.5