2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Tennessee 9 8 274 34.25 1 0.9 30.4
2 Duke 11 18 601 33.39 1 1.6 54.6
3 Virginia 14 10 324 32.40 1 0.7 23.1
4 Nebraska 9 19 564 29.68 1 2.1 62.7
5 New Mexico 12 19 551 29.00 2 1.6 45.9
5 Texas Tech 9 14 406 29.00 1 1.6 45.1
5 Ohio State 10 5 145 29.00 1 0.5 14.5
8 Michigan State 8 11 305 27.73 1 1.4 38.1
9 Wake Forest 12 19 526 27.68 2 1.6 43.8
10 Auburn 7 12 331 27.58 1 1.7 47.3
11 Iowa 9 14 378 27.00 1 1.6 42.0
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 13 14 366 26.14 1 1.1 28.2
15 Bowling Green 12 32 836 26.13 1 2.7 69.7
16 Kansas State 9 25 636 25.44 1 2.8 70.7
17 Nevada 12 16 396 24.75 1 1.3 33.0
18 Coastal Carolina 11 19 467 24.58 1 1.7 42.5
19 BYU 10 16 389 24.31 0 1.6 38.9
20 Kansas 10 21 507 24.14 1 2.1 50.7
20 Notre Dame 8 14 338 24.14 1 1.8 42.3
22 LSU 7 8 193 24.13 0 1.1 27.6
23 Vanderbilt 10 13 312 24.00 0 1.3 31.2
24 Florida State 9 10 239 23.90 0 1.1 26.6
25 Texas State 12 30 713 23.77 1 2.5 59.4
26 Louisville 10 14 332 23.71 0 1.4 33.2
27 Illinois 10 8 189 23.63 0 0.8 18.9
28 Tulane 11 21 495 23.57 0 1.9 45.0
29 Minnesota 10 22 518 23.55 0 2.2 51.8
30 Louisiana Tech 13 28 657 23.46 2 2.2 50.5
31 Ohio 12 17 398 23.41 1 1.4 33.2
32 San Diego State 12 19 444 23.37 0 1.6 37.0
33 Florida Atlantic 10 26 605 23.27 0 2.6 60.5
34 UCF 9 18 417 23.17 1 2.0 46.3
35 Delaware 13 30 693 23.10 0 2.3 53.3
35 Arkansas 8 10 231 23.10 0 1.3 28.9
37 Texas A&M 10 15 344 22.93 0 1.5 34.4
38 Pittsburgh 11 23 527 22.91 0 2.1 47.9
39 North Texas 12 21 481 22.90 0 1.8 40.1
40 Northern Illinois 12 24 549 22.88 1 2.0 45.8
41 UAB 10 27 611 22.63 1 2.7 61.1
42 Memphis 11 11 248 22.55 1 1.0 22.5
43 TCU 10 20 450 22.50 0 2.0 45.0
43 Southern Miss 13 14 315 22.50 0 1.1 24.2
45 Cincinnati 9 10 224 22.40 0 1.1 24.9
45 Oregon 9 5 112 22.40 0 0.6 12.4
47 Wisconsin 6 9 201 22.33 0 1.5 33.5
48 Georgia Southern 11 37 820 22.16 1 3.4 74.5
49 Toledo 13 23 506 22.00 1 1.8 38.9
49 Penn State 9 15 330 22.00 0 1.7 36.7
51 USF 10 10 219 21.90 0 1.0 21.9
52 Kent State 10 25 543 21.72 2 2.5 54.3
53 Colorado 8 17 369 21.71 0 2.1 46.1
53 West Virginia 7 7 152 21.71 0 1.0 21.7
55 James Madison 13 20 434 21.70 1 1.5 33.4
56 Arizona 11 8 173 21.63 0 0.7 15.7
57 Marshall 10 21 454 21.62 0 2.1 45.4
58 Missouri 8 10 216 21.60 0 1.3 27.0
59 Washington 10 20 430 21.50 0 2.0 43.0
60 Miami (FL) 11 12 257 21.42 0 1.1 23.4
61 Louisiana 12 30 642 21.40 1 2.5 53.5
62 Arkansas State 13 33 706 21.39 2 2.5 54.3
63 Purdue 7 13 278 21.38 0 1.9 39.7
64 Liberty 11 27 577 21.37 1 2.5 52.5
65 Baylor 9 26 553 21.27 0 2.9 61.4
66 Middle Tennessee State 12 18 382 21.22 0 1.5 31.8
67 Akron 12 34 721 21.21 0 2.8 60.1
68 Fresno State 13 22 464 21.09 0 1.7 35.7
69 Connecticut 13 33 691 20.94 0 2.5 53.2
70 Troy 13 33 687 20.82 0 2.5 52.8
71 Indiana 10 10 208 20.80 0 1.0 20.8
72 Air Force 11 8 166 20.75 0 0.7 15.1
73 Navy 11 19 394 20.74 0 1.7 35.8
74 FIU 13 27 557 20.63 0 2.1 42.8
74 Buffalo 12 24 495 20.63 0 2.0 41.3
76 Georgia 9 6 123 20.50 0 0.7 13.7
77 Clemson 13 13 266 20.46 0 1.0 20.5
78 New Mexico State 12 15 305 20.33 0 1.3 25.4
79 Sam Houston State 11 31 626 20.19 1 2.8 56.9
80 Ball State 12 29 584 20.14 1 2.4 48.7
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 Syracuse 10 22 435 19.77 0 2.2 43.5
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
86 Virginia Tech 9 23 451 19.61 0 2.6 50.1
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 Missouri State 12 30 584 19.47 0 2.5 48.7
91 Rice 10 14 272 19.43 0 1.4 27.2
92 South Carolina 7 14 270 19.29 0 2.0 38.6
93 Washington State 9 9 173 19.22 0 1.0 19.2
94 UCLA 8 20 384 19.20 0 2.5 48.0
94 Appalachian State 12 25 480 19.20 0 2.1 40.0
96 Boise State 13 26 498 19.15 0 2.0 38.3
97 Boston College 11 18 343 19.06 0 1.6 31.2
98 Eastern Michigan 12 26 493 18.96 0 2.2 41.1
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 Ole Miss 9 6 112 18.67 0 0.7 12.4
102 Rutgers 9 8 149 18.63 0 0.9 16.6
103 Kentucky 8 12 223 18.58 0 1.5 27.9
104 Houston 11 16 296 18.50 0 1.5 26.9
105 Stanford 8 16 295 18.44 0 2.0 36.9
106 NC State 10 15 275 18.33 0 1.5 27.5
107 California 12 18 327 18.17 0 1.5 27.3
108 Iowa State 9 9 163 18.11 0 1.0 18.1
109 Georgia State 9 23 416 18.09 0 2.6 46.2
110 Temple 8 17 300 17.65 0 2.1 37.5
111 Northwestern 9 8 141 17.63 0 0.9 15.7
112 Arizona State 9 11 193 17.55 0 1.2 21.4
113 Georgia Tech 11 15 263 17.53 0 1.4 23.9
114 North Carolina 10 15 261 17.40 0 1.5 26.1
115 Oregon State 9 24 417 17.38 0 2.7 46.3
116 SMU 11 10 170 17.00 0 0.9 15.5
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 East Carolina 11 11 182 16.55 0 1.0 16.5
120 USC 8 15 248 16.53 0 1.9 31.0
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 9 11 175 15.91 0 1.2 19.4
125 UTSA 10 8 122 15.25 0 0.8 12.2
126 Michigan 9 14 213 15.21 0 1.6 23.7
127 Oklahoma 8 1 15 15.00 0 0.1 1.9
128 Jacksonville State 14 13 192 14.77 0 0.9 13.7
129 UTEP 11 30 440 14.67 0 2.7 40.0
130 Mississippi State 9 5 71 14.20 0 0.6 7.9
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