2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/13/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 27 | 650 | 24.07 | 2 | 2.3 | 54.2 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 12 | 30 | 705 | 23.50 | 2 | 2.5 | 58.8 |
| 1 | Kent State | 10 | 25 | 543 | 21.72 | 2 | 2.5 | 54.3 |
| 4 | Virginia | 13 | 9 | 306 | 34.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 23.5 |
| 4 | Duke | 9 | 17 | 566 | 33.29 | 1 | 1.9 | 62.9 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 10 | 5 | 145 | 29.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 14.5 |
| 4 | Auburn | 6 | 11 | 310 | 28.18 | 1 | 1.8 | 51.7 |
| 4 | Hawaii | 11 | 11 | 309 | 28.09 | 1 | 1.0 | 28.1 |
| 4 | Texas Tech | 10 | 16 | 444 | 27.75 | 1 | 1.6 | 44.4 |
| 4 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 19 | 518 | 27.26 | 1 | 1.5 | 39.8 |
| 4 | Iowa | 9 | 14 | 378 | 27.00 | 1 | 1.6 | 42.0 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 10 | 24 | 639 | 26.63 | 1 | 2.4 | 63.9 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 9 | 13 | 341 | 26.23 | 1 | 1.4 | 37.9 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 12 | 32 | 836 | 26.13 | 1 | 2.7 | 69.7 |
| 4 | Kansas | 8 | 17 | 435 | 25.59 | 1 | 2.1 | 54.4 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 9 | 12 | 305 | 25.42 | 1 | 1.3 | 33.9 |
| 4 | Kansas State | 9 | 26 | 657 | 25.27 | 1 | 2.9 | 73.0 |
| 4 | New Mexico | 11 | 18 | 451 | 25.06 | 1 | 1.6 | 41.0 |
| 4 | Nevada | 12 | 16 | 396 | 24.75 | 1 | 1.3 | 33.0 |
| 4 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 18 | 443 | 24.61 | 1 | 1.8 | 44.3 |
| 4 | Texas State | 11 | 29 | 700 | 24.14 | 1 | 2.6 | 63.6 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 8 | 14 | 338 | 24.14 | 1 | 1.8 | 42.3 |
| 4 | Ohio | 11 | 17 | 398 | 23.41 | 1 | 1.5 | 36.2 |
| 4 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 24 | 549 | 22.88 | 1 | 2.0 | 45.8 |
| 4 | Louisiana | 10 | 26 | 594 | 22.85 | 1 | 2.6 | 59.4 |
| 4 | UCF | 10 | 21 | 479 | 22.81 | 1 | 2.1 | 47.9 |
| 4 | Wake Forest | 10 | 16 | 363 | 22.69 | 1 | 1.6 | 36.3 |
| 4 | UAB | 10 | 27 | 611 | 22.63 | 1 | 2.7 | 61.1 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 36 | 806 | 22.39 | 1 | 3.6 | 80.6 |
| 4 | Toledo | 12 | 21 | 468 | 22.29 | 1 | 1.8 | 39.0 |
| 4 | James Madison | 13 | 20 | 434 | 21.70 | 1 | 1.5 | 33.4 |
| 4 | Liberty | 11 | 27 | 577 | 21.37 | 1 | 2.5 | 52.5 |
| 4 | Sam Houston State | 11 | 31 | 626 | 20.19 | 1 | 2.8 | 56.9 |
| 4 | Ball State | 12 | 29 | 584 | 20.14 | 1 | 2.4 | 48.7 |
| 4 | Memphis | 10 | 8 | 157 | 19.63 | 1 | 0.8 | 15.7 |
| 4 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 20 | 378 | 18.90 | 1 | 1.7 | 31.5 |
| 37 | Tennessee | 8 | 5 | 137 | 27.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 17.1 |
| 37 | BYU | 9 | 16 | 405 | 25.31 | 0 | 1.8 | 45.0 |
| 37 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 11 | 275 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 30.6 |
| 37 | Louisville | 9 | 13 | 315 | 24.23 | 0 | 1.4 | 35.0 |
| 37 | LSU | 7 | 8 | 193 | 24.13 | 0 | 1.1 | 27.6 |
| 37 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 18 | 432 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.0 |
| 37 | Illinois | 9 | 7 | 168 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.7 |
| 37 | Florida State | 9 | 10 | 239 | 23.90 | 0 | 1.1 | 26.6 |
| 37 | Texas A&M | 9 | 13 | 307 | 23.62 | 0 | 1.4 | 34.1 |
| 37 | Tulane | 11 | 21 | 495 | 23.57 | 0 | 1.9 | 45.0 |
| 37 | Delaware | 12 | 27 | 636 | 23.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 53.0 |
| 37 | Minnesota | 10 | 23 | 541 | 23.52 | 0 | 2.3 | 54.1 |
| 37 | San Diego State | 12 | 19 | 444 | 23.37 | 0 | 1.6 | 37.0 |
| 37 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 26 | 605 | 23.27 | 0 | 2.6 | 60.5 |
| 37 | Arkansas | 7 | 9 | 206 | 22.89 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.4 |
| 37 | North Texas | 11 | 20 | 456 | 22.80 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.5 |
| 37 | USF | 9 | 8 | 182 | 22.75 | 0 | 0.9 | 20.2 |
| 37 | Baylor | 10 | 28 | 635 | 22.68 | 0 | 2.8 | 63.5 |
| 37 | Colorado | 8 | 27 | 610 | 22.59 | 0 | 3.4 | 76.3 |
| 37 | Cincinnati | 9 | 10 | 224 | 22.40 | 0 | 1.1 | 24.9 |
| 37 | TCU | 11 | 21 | 470 | 22.38 | 0 | 1.9 | 42.7 |
| 37 | Southern Miss | 12 | 13 | 285 | 21.92 | 0 | 1.1 | 23.8 |
| 37 | Arizona | 11 | 9 | 196 | 21.78 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.8 |
| 37 | Marshall | 10 | 21 | 454 | 21.62 | 0 | 2.1 | 45.4 |
| 37 | Missouri | 8 | 10 | 216 | 21.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.0 |
| 37 | Washington | 10 | 20 | 430 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 37 | Miami (FL) | 11 | 12 | 257 | 21.42 | 0 | 1.1 | 23.4 |
| 37 | Navy | 10 | 18 | 385 | 21.39 | 0 | 1.8 | 38.5 |
| 37 | Purdue | 7 | 13 | 278 | 21.38 | 0 | 1.9 | 39.7 |
| 37 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 18 | 382 | 21.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.8 |
| 37 | Akron | 12 | 34 | 721 | 21.21 | 0 | 2.8 | 60.1 |
| 37 | Connecticut | 12 | 27 | 570 | 21.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.5 |
| 37 | Fresno State | 12 | 22 | 464 | 21.09 | 0 | 1.8 | 38.7 |
| 37 | Wisconsin | 7 | 12 | 253 | 21.08 | 0 | 1.7 | 36.1 |
| 37 | FIU | 12 | 25 | 523 | 20.92 | 0 | 2.1 | 43.6 |
| 37 | Penn State | 9 | 17 | 355 | 20.88 | 0 | 1.9 | 39.4 |
| 37 | Indiana | 11 | 10 | 208 | 20.80 | 0 | 0.9 | 18.9 |
| 37 | Air Force | 11 | 8 | 166 | 20.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.1 |
| 37 | Buffalo | 12 | 24 | 495 | 20.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.3 |
| 37 | Georgia | 8 | 6 | 123 | 20.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.4 |
| 37 | Oregon | 10 | 6 | 123 | 20.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.3 |
| 37 | New Mexico State | 12 | 15 | 305 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.4 |
| 37 | Syracuse | 9 | 19 | 382 | 20.11 | 0 | 2.1 | 42.4 |
| 37 | UNLV | 13 | 21 | 421 | 20.05 | 0 | 1.6 | 32.4 |
| 37 | Massachusetts | 11 | 8 | 160 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.5 |
| 37 | Western Michigan | 12 | 25 | 498 | 19.92 | 0 | 2.1 | 41.5 |
| 37 | West Virginia | 9 | 10 | 198 | 19.80 | 0 | 1.1 | 22.0 |
| 37 | Kennesaw State | 12 | 24 | 470 | 19.58 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.2 |
| 37 | Clemson | 11 | 11 | 215 | 19.55 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.5 |
| 37 | Missouri State | 11 | 26 | 508 | 19.54 | 0 | 2.4 | 46.2 |
| 37 | San Jose State | 11 | 24 | 469 | 19.54 | 0 | 2.2 | 42.6 |
| 37 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 22 | 429 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.8 | 53.6 |
| 37 | UCLA | 8 | 20 | 384 | 19.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 48.0 |
| 37 | Washington State | 8 | 6 | 115 | 19.17 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.4 |
| 37 | Boise State | 13 | 26 | 498 | 19.15 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.3 |
| 37 | Boston College | 10 | 18 | 343 | 19.06 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.3 |
| 37 | Central Michigan | 11 | 14 | 266 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.2 |
| 37 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 26 | 493 | 18.96 | 0 | 2.2 | 41.1 |
| 37 | Houston | 10 | 17 | 320 | 18.82 | 0 | 1.7 | 32.0 |
| 37 | Colorado State | 12 | 17 | 319 | 18.76 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.6 |
| 37 | Appalachian State | 11 | 22 | 412 | 18.73 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.5 |
| 37 | SMU | 11 | 12 | 224 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.1 | 20.4 |
| 37 | Ole Miss | 9 | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.4 |
| 37 | Rutgers | 10 | 8 | 149 | 18.63 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.9 |
| 37 | Iowa State | 10 | 10 | 186 | 18.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.6 |
| 37 | Kentucky | 8 | 12 | 223 | 18.58 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.9 |
| 37 | Troy | 12 | 29 | 537 | 18.52 | 0 | 2.4 | 44.8 |
| 37 | Stanford | 8 | 16 | 295 | 18.44 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.9 |
| 37 | North Carolina | 11 | 21 | 387 | 18.43 | 0 | 1.9 | 35.2 |
| 37 | NC State | 8 | 13 | 239 | 18.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.9 |
| 37 | California | 11 | 16 | 294 | 18.38 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.7 |
| 37 | South Carolina | 6 | 8 | 146 | 18.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.3 |
| 37 | Rice | 10 | 13 | 237 | 18.23 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.7 |
| 37 | Georgia State | 9 | 23 | 416 | 18.09 | 0 | 2.6 | 46.2 |
| 37 | Utah State | 10 | 10 | 177 | 17.70 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.7 |
| 37 | Temple | 7 | 17 | 300 | 17.65 | 0 | 2.4 | 42.9 |
| 37 | Northwestern | 8 | 8 | 141 | 17.63 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.6 |
| 37 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 15 | 263 | 17.53 | 0 | 1.4 | 23.9 |
| 37 | Oregon State | 10 | 26 | 455 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.6 | 45.5 |
| 37 | Wyoming | 11 | 12 | 203 | 16.92 | 0 | 1.1 | 18.5 |
| 37 | Tulsa | 10 | 24 | 404 | 16.83 | 0 | 2.4 | 40.4 |
| 37 | East Carolina | 10 | 11 | 182 | 16.55 | 0 | 1.1 | 18.2 |
| 37 | USC | 9 | 16 | 264 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 29.3 |
| 37 | Arizona State | 9 | 14 | 228 | 16.29 | 0 | 1.6 | 25.3 |
| 37 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 12 | 195 | 16.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.7 |
| 37 | Texas | 7 | 9 | 146 | 16.22 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.9 |
| 37 | Old Dominion | 10 | 9 | 144 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 14.4 |
| 37 | Alabama | 8 | 9 | 139 | 15.44 | 0 | 1.1 | 17.4 |
| 37 | Michigan | 9 | 14 | 213 | 15.21 | 0 | 1.6 | 23.7 |
| 37 | Mississippi State | 7 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| 37 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 12 | 177 | 14.75 | 0 | 0.9 | 13.6 |
| 37 | UTEP | 11 | 30 | 440 | 14.67 | 0 | 2.7 | 40.0 |
| 37 | Utah | 10 | 13 | 185 | 14.23 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.5 |
| 37 | Army | 9 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.1 |
| 37 | UTSA | 9 | 9 | 122 | 13.56 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.6 |
| 37 | Maryland | 10 | 14 | 189 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 18.9 |
| 37 | Florida | 7 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.0 |
| 37 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.6 |
| 37 | South Alabama | 10 | 9 | 75 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.5 |