2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/22/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 11 | 29 | 691 | 23.83 | 2 | 2.6 | 62.8 |
| 1 | Kent State | 9 | 22 | 507 | 23.05 | 2 | 2.4 | 56.3 |
| 3 | Virginia | 11 | 9 | 306 | 34.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 27.8 |
| 3 | Duke | 8 | 15 | 465 | 31.00 | 1 | 1.9 | 58.1 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 9 | 19 | 564 | 29.68 | 1 | 2.1 | 62.7 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 10 | 5 | 145 | 29.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 14.5 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 9 | 15 | 423 | 28.20 | 1 | 1.7 | 47.0 |
| 3 | Miami (OH) | 11 | 15 | 423 | 28.20 | 1 | 1.4 | 38.5 |
| 3 | Hawaii | 11 | 11 | 309 | 28.09 | 1 | 1.0 | 28.1 |
| 3 | Iowa | 8 | 11 | 307 | 27.91 | 1 | 1.4 | 38.4 |
| 3 | Auburn | 7 | 12 | 331 | 27.58 | 1 | 1.7 | 47.3 |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 11 | 30 | 800 | 26.67 | 1 | 2.7 | 72.7 |
| 3 | Charlotte | 9 | 13 | 341 | 26.23 | 1 | 1.4 | 37.9 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 9 | 24 | 627 | 26.13 | 1 | 2.7 | 69.7 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 7 | 10 | 259 | 25.90 | 1 | 1.4 | 37.0 |
| 3 | New Mexico | 10 | 17 | 433 | 25.47 | 1 | 1.7 | 43.3 |
| 3 | Ohio | 10 | 13 | 331 | 25.46 | 1 | 1.3 | 33.1 |
| 3 | Wake Forest | 8 | 11 | 275 | 25.00 | 1 | 1.4 | 34.4 |
| 3 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 18 | 443 | 24.61 | 1 | 1.8 | 44.3 |
| 3 | Nevada | 11 | 15 | 367 | 24.47 | 1 | 1.4 | 33.4 |
| 3 | UAB | 9 | 26 | 631 | 24.27 | 1 | 2.9 | 70.1 |
| 3 | Kansas | 10 | 21 | 507 | 24.14 | 1 | 2.1 | 50.7 |
| 3 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 21 | 489 | 23.29 | 1 | 1.9 | 44.5 |
| 3 | UCF | 10 | 21 | 479 | 22.81 | 1 | 2.1 | 47.9 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 22 | 497 | 22.59 | 1 | 2.0 | 45.2 |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 35 | 782 | 22.34 | 1 | 3.9 | 86.9 |
| 3 | Toledo | 11 | 20 | 431 | 21.55 | 1 | 1.8 | 39.2 |
| 3 | James Madison | 11 | 18 | 386 | 21.44 | 1 | 1.6 | 35.1 |
| 3 | Liberty | 10 | 23 | 486 | 21.13 | 1 | 2.3 | 48.6 |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 18 | 369 | 20.50 | 1 | 1.6 | 33.5 |
| 3 | Sam Houston State | 10 | 24 | 483 | 20.13 | 1 | 2.4 | 48.3 |
| 3 | Ball State | 11 | 26 | 523 | 20.12 | 1 | 2.4 | 47.5 |
| 3 | Memphis | 10 | 8 | 157 | 19.63 | 1 | 0.8 | 15.7 |
| 34 | Illinois | 8 | 4 | 112 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 14.0 |
| 34 | Louisville | 6 | 8 | 222 | 27.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 37.0 |
| 34 | Tennessee | 8 | 5 | 137 | 27.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 17.1 |
| 34 | Florida | 5 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 5.0 |
| 34 | Florida State | 7 | 7 | 174 | 24.86 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.9 |
| 34 | BYU | 9 | 15 | 370 | 24.67 | 0 | 1.7 | 41.1 |
| 34 | LSU | 7 | 8 | 193 | 24.13 | 0 | 1.1 | 27.6 |
| 34 | Minnesota | 9 | 21 | 504 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 56.0 |
| 34 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 18 | 432 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.0 |
| 34 | Colorado | 8 | 24 | 570 | 23.75 | 0 | 3.0 | 71.3 |
| 34 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 12 | 285 | 23.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.7 |
| 34 | Tulane | 10 | 21 | 495 | 23.57 | 0 | 2.1 | 49.5 |
| 34 | Delaware | 11 | 22 | 516 | 23.45 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.9 |
| 34 | Arkansas | 6 | 7 | 163 | 23.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 27.2 |
| 34 | Texas A&M | 10 | 15 | 344 | 22.93 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.4 |
| 34 | San Diego State | 11 | 18 | 412 | 22.89 | 0 | 1.6 | 37.5 |
| 34 | Cincinnati | 9 | 10 | 224 | 22.40 | 0 | 1.1 | 24.9 |
| 34 | Penn State | 8 | 12 | 265 | 22.08 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.1 |
| 34 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 7 | 154 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.1 |
| 34 | Southern Miss | 11 | 13 | 285 | 21.92 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.9 |
| 34 | Texas State | 10 | 24 | 525 | 21.88 | 0 | 2.4 | 52.5 |
| 34 | TCU | 9 | 19 | 415 | 21.84 | 0 | 2.1 | 46.1 |
| 34 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 28 | 610 | 21.79 | 0 | 2.8 | 61.0 |
| 34 | Arizona | 10 | 9 | 196 | 21.78 | 0 | 0.9 | 19.6 |
| 34 | New Mexico State | 10 | 11 | 239 | 21.73 | 0 | 1.1 | 23.9 |
| 34 | North Texas | 11 | 20 | 434 | 21.70 | 0 | 1.8 | 39.5 |
| 34 | California | 10 | 13 | 282 | 21.69 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.2 |
| 34 | Washington | 9 | 19 | 408 | 21.47 | 0 | 2.1 | 45.3 |
| 34 | Purdue | 7 | 13 | 278 | 21.38 | 0 | 1.9 | 39.7 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | 6 | 10 | 213 | 21.30 | 0 | 1.7 | 35.5 |
| 34 | Rutgers | 9 | 7 | 149 | 21.29 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.6 |
| 34 | Akron | 12 | 34 | 721 | 21.21 | 0 | 2.8 | 60.1 |
| 34 | FIU | 11 | 23 | 487 | 21.17 | 0 | 2.1 | 44.3 |
| 34 | Connecticut | 12 | 27 | 570 | 21.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.5 |
| 34 | Air Force | 11 | 9 | 190 | 21.11 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.3 |
| 34 | Navy | 8 | 16 | 336 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 34 | Fresno State | 11 | 20 | 420 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 38.2 |
| 34 | Middle Tennessee State | 11 | 16 | 336 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.5 |
| 34 | Indiana | 10 | 9 | 189 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 18.9 |
| 34 | Western Michigan | 10 | 22 | 459 | 20.86 | 0 | 2.2 | 45.9 |
| 34 | Louisiana | 10 | 25 | 521 | 20.84 | 0 | 2.5 | 52.1 |
| 34 | Massachusetts | 11 | 6 | 125 | 20.83 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.4 |
| 34 | Marshall | 9 | 16 | 332 | 20.75 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.9 |
| 34 | USF | 9 | 11 | 228 | 20.73 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.3 |
| 34 | Missouri | 7 | 7 | 145 | 20.71 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.7 |
| 34 | Baylor | 9 | 23 | 476 | 20.70 | 0 | 2.6 | 52.9 |
| 34 | San Jose State | 10 | 21 | 433 | 20.62 | 0 | 2.1 | 43.3 |
| 34 | Appalachian State | 10 | 19 | 391 | 20.58 | 0 | 1.9 | 39.1 |
| 34 | Buffalo | 11 | 21 | 430 | 20.48 | 0 | 1.9 | 39.1 |
| 34 | Oregon | 9 | 5 | 102 | 20.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.3 |
| 34 | Houston | 10 | 15 | 303 | 20.20 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.3 |
| 34 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 23 | 464 | 20.17 | 0 | 2.1 | 42.2 |
| 34 | West Virginia | 8 | 9 | 180 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 22.5 |
| 34 | Clemson | 9 | 8 | 160 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 17.8 |
| 34 | Colorado State | 11 | 16 | 319 | 19.94 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.0 |
| 34 | Michigan State | 8 | 8 | 159 | 19.88 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.9 |
| 34 | Washington State | 7 | 5 | 98 | 19.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.0 |
| 34 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 22 | 429 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.8 | 53.6 |
| 34 | Missouri State | 9 | 24 | 467 | 19.46 | 0 | 2.7 | 51.9 |
| 34 | UNLV | 11 | 19 | 365 | 19.21 | 0 | 1.7 | 33.2 |
| 34 | UCLA | 8 | 20 | 384 | 19.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 48.0 |
| 34 | Boston College | 7 | 13 | 249 | 19.15 | 0 | 1.9 | 35.6 |
| 34 | Tulsa | 10 | 25 | 476 | 19.04 | 0 | 2.5 | 47.6 |
| 34 | Kentucky | 6 | 9 | 171 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.5 |
| 34 | Georgia | 7 | 5 | 95 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.6 |
| 34 | Iowa State | 10 | 8 | 151 | 18.88 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.1 |
| 34 | South Carolina | 6 | 11 | 207 | 18.82 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.5 |
| 34 | Kennesaw State | 10 | 20 | 372 | 18.60 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.2 |
| 34 | Ole Miss | 8 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.6 |
| 34 | Troy | 11 | 29 | 537 | 18.52 | 0 | 2.6 | 48.8 |
| 34 | Central Michigan | 9 | 11 | 203 | 18.45 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.6 |
| 34 | Syracuse | 5 | 9 | 166 | 18.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.2 |
| 34 | North Carolina | 10 | 19 | 346 | 18.21 | 0 | 1.9 | 34.6 |
| 34 | Rice | 10 | 15 | 272 | 18.13 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.2 |
| 34 | SMU | 10 | 9 | 163 | 18.11 | 0 | 0.9 | 16.3 |
| 34 | Georgia State | 8 | 21 | 380 | 18.10 | 0 | 2.6 | 47.5 |
| 34 | Temple | 8 | 18 | 325 | 18.06 | 0 | 2.3 | 40.6 |
| 34 | NC State | 6 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.0 |
| 34 | Utah State | 9 | 10 | 177 | 17.70 | 0 | 1.1 | 19.7 |
| 34 | Northwestern | 7 | 8 | 141 | 17.63 | 0 | 1.1 | 20.1 |
| 34 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 14 | 246 | 17.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 24.6 |
| 34 | Oregon State | 9 | 23 | 400 | 17.39 | 0 | 2.6 | 44.4 |
| 34 | Stanford | 6 | 11 | 184 | 16.73 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.7 |
| 34 | East Carolina | 9 | 11 | 182 | 16.55 | 0 | 1.2 | 20.2 |
| 34 | USC | 8 | 16 | 264 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 34 | Boise State | 10 | 16 | 263 | 16.44 | 0 | 1.6 | 26.3 |
| 34 | Arizona State | 9 | 14 | 228 | 16.29 | 0 | 1.6 | 25.3 |
| 34 | Wyoming | 10 | 8 | 130 | 16.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.0 |
| 34 | Texas | 7 | 9 | 146 | 16.22 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.9 |
| 34 | UTSA | 8 | 8 | 122 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.3 |
| 34 | Old Dominion | 9 | 8 | 122 | 15.25 | 0 | 0.9 | 13.6 |
| 34 | Michigan | 9 | 14 | 213 | 15.21 | 0 | 1.6 | 23.7 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | 6 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| 34 | Alabama | 7 | 9 | 132 | 14.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.9 |
| 34 | Utah | 9 | 11 | 161 | 14.64 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.9 |
| 34 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 7 | 102 | 14.57 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.3 |
| 34 | UTEP | 10 | 27 | 384 | 14.22 | 0 | 2.7 | 38.4 |
| 34 | Jacksonville State | 11 | 11 | 156 | 14.18 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.2 |
| 34 | Army | 8 | 5 | 69 | 13.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.6 |
| 34 | Mississippi State | 7 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.9 |
| 34 | Maryland | 9 | 13 | 176 | 13.54 | 0 | 1.4 | 19.6 |
| 34 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.2 |
| 34 | South Alabama | 9 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.7 |