2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/02/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | 6 | 5 | 192 | 38.40 | 1 | 0.8 | 32.0 |
| 2 | Duke | 8 | 11 | 369 | 33.55 | 1 | 1.4 | 46.1 |
| 3 | Auburn | 5 | 7 | 220 | 31.43 | 1 | 1.4 | 44.0 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 5 | 10 | 308 | 30.80 | 1 | 2.0 | 61.6 |
| 5 | San Jose State | 6 | 9 | 254 | 28.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 42.3 |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 6 | 10 | 281 | 28.10 | 1 | 1.7 | 46.8 |
| 7 | New Mexico | 7 | 16 | 441 | 27.56 | 2 | 2.3 | 63.0 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 6 | 13 | 355 | 27.31 | 0 | 2.2 | 59.2 |
| 9 | LSU | 6 | 11 | 300 | 27.27 | 1 | 1.8 | 50.0 |
| 10 | Bowling Green | 6 | 15 | 408 | 27.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 68.0 |
| 11 | Old Dominion | 7 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
| 12 | Memphis | 7 | 8 | 211 | 26.38 | 1 | 1.1 | 30.1 |
| 13 | Illinois | 6 | 5 | 130 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 21.7 |
| 14 | Iowa | 6 | 16 | 411 | 25.69 | 1 | 2.7 | 68.5 |
| 15 | Troy | 8 | 16 | 406 | 25.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.8 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 6 | 17 | 422 | 24.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 70.3 |
| 17 | San Diego State | 7 | 10 | 247 | 24.70 | 0 | 1.4 | 35.3 |
| 18 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 16 | 390 | 24.38 | 1 | 2.3 | 55.7 |
| 19 | Tulane | 7 | 15 | 363 | 24.20 | 0 | 2.1 | 51.9 |
| 20 | Ole Miss | 5 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 14.4 |
| 21 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 6 | 142 | 23.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.8 |
| 22 | Ohio State | 7 | 4 | 94 | 23.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 13.4 |
| 23 | Fresno State | 7 | 11 | 257 | 23.36 | 0 | 1.6 | 36.7 |
| 24 | Hawaii | 5 | 6 | 139 | 23.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 27.8 |
| 25 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 12 | 277 | 23.08 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.2 |
| 26 | Texas A&M | 5 | 10 | 228 | 22.80 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.6 |
| 27 | Arizona | 6 | 9 | 205 | 22.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.2 |
| 28 | South Carolina | 5 | 10 | 227 | 22.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.4 |
| 29 | Texas Tech | 7 | 11 | 249 | 22.64 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.6 |
| 30 | Texas State | 7 | 16 | 361 | 22.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 51.6 |
| 31 | Marshall | 6 | 12 | 269 | 22.42 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.8 |
| 32 | Air Force | 6 | 5 | 112 | 22.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.7 |
| 33 | Louisiana | 7 | 16 | 355 | 22.19 | 0 | 2.3 | 50.7 |
| 34 | Colorado State | 5 | 11 | 243 | 22.09 | 0 | 2.2 | 48.6 |
| 35 | Colorado | 5 | 18 | 396 | 22.00 | 0 | 3.6 | 79.2 |
| 35 | Iowa State | 6 | 6 | 132 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 37 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 17 | 373 | 21.94 | 0 | 2.8 | 62.2 |
| 38 | Buffalo | 5 | 12 | 263 | 21.92 | 0 | 2.4 | 52.6 |
| 39 | Purdue | 5 | 9 | 196 | 21.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 39.2 |
| 40 | Northwestern | 6 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.5 |
| 41 | Navy | 7 | 9 | 194 | 21.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.7 |
| 42 | Western Michigan | 8 | 21 | 450 | 21.43 | 0 | 2.6 | 56.3 |
| 43 | Baylor | 5 | 20 | 424 | 21.20 | 0 | 4.0 | 84.8 |
| 44 | Appalachian State | 7 | 14 | 294 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 44 | West Virginia | 6 | 4 | 84 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.0 |
| 46 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 14 | 292 | 20.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 48.7 |
| 47 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 14 | 291 | 20.79 | 0 | 2.3 | 48.5 |
| 48 | California | 7 | 10 | 207 | 20.70 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.6 |
| 49 | BYU | 8 | 13 | 268 | 20.62 | 0 | 1.6 | 33.5 |
| 50 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 5 | 103 | 20.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.2 |
| 51 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 17 | 350 | 20.59 | 1 | 2.4 | 50.0 |
| 52 | TCU | 7 | 7 | 144 | 20.57 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.6 |
| 53 | Missouri State | 7 | 20 | 409 | 20.45 | 0 | 2.9 | 58.4 |
| 54 | Delaware | 7 | 16 | 327 | 20.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.7 |
| 55 | Louisville | 5 | 7 | 143 | 20.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.6 |
| 56 | Kansas State | 6 | 15 | 306 | 20.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 51.0 |
| 57 | UNLV | 8 | 11 | 224 | 20.36 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.0 |
| 58 | Connecticut | 7 | 17 | 346 | 20.35 | 0 | 2.4 | 49.4 |
| 59 | Virginia | 7 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.7 |
| 60 | Kennesaw State | 8 | 13 | 263 | 20.23 | 0 | 1.6 | 32.9 |
| 61 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 11 | 222 | 20.18 | 1 | 1.6 | 31.7 |
| 62 | FIU | 7 | 12 | 242 | 20.17 | 0 | 1.7 | 34.6 |
| 62 | Clemson | 6 | 6 | 121 | 20.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.2 |
| 62 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 6 | 121 | 20.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.2 |
| 65 | Utah State | 7 | 13 | 261 | 20.08 | 0 | 1.9 | 37.3 |
| 66 | Georgia State | 6 | 14 | 281 | 20.07 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.8 |
| 67 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 11 | 220 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.7 |
| 67 | Southern Miss | 6 | 5 | 100 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.7 |
| 67 | Indiana | 7 | 5 | 100 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.3 |
| 70 | Rice | 6 | 11 | 217 | 19.73 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.2 |
| 71 | North Texas | 7 | 17 | 334 | 19.65 | 0 | 2.4 | 47.7 |
| 72 | Missouri | 5 | 8 | 157 | 19.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 31.4 |
| 73 | Syracuse | 6 | 11 | 215 | 19.55 | 0 | 1.8 | 35.8 |
| 74 | Michigan | 7 | 15 | 293 | 19.53 | 0 | 2.1 | 41.9 |
| 75 | Rutgers | 5 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.8 |
| 76 | Akron | 6 | 19 | 364 | 19.16 | 0 | 3.2 | 60.7 |
| 77 | USF | 7 | 11 | 210 | 19.09 | 0 | 1.6 | 30.0 |
| 78 | Toledo | 7 | 12 | 229 | 19.08 | 0 | 1.7 | 32.7 |
| 79 | Arkansas | 5 | 5 | 95 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 80 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 9 | 169 | 18.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.2 |
| 80 | SMU | 7 | 9 | 169 | 18.78 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.1 |
| 82 | Florida State | 5 | 4 | 75 | 18.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.0 |
| 83 | Oregon State | 5 | 12 | 224 | 18.67 | 0 | 2.4 | 44.8 |
| 83 | Boise State | 7 | 12 | 224 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.7 | 32.0 |
| 83 | James Madison | 7 | 9 | 168 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.0 |
| 83 | UTSA | 7 | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 16.0 |
| 87 | Nevada | 6 | 12 | 222 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 87 | North Carolina | 6 | 10 | 185 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.8 |
| 87 | Washington | 6 | 8 | 148 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.7 |
| 90 | New Mexico State | 6 | 8 | 147 | 18.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.5 |
| 91 | UCLA | 6 | 17 | 311 | 18.29 | 0 | 2.8 | 51.8 |
| 91 | Tulsa | 6 | 17 | 311 | 18.29 | 0 | 2.8 | 51.8 |
| 91 | NC State | 6 | 14 | 256 | 18.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 42.7 |
| 94 | Georgia | 7 | 6 | 109 | 18.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 15.6 |
| 95 | UCF | 5 | 13 | 235 | 18.08 | 0 | 2.6 | 47.0 |
| 96 | Florida | 6 | 6 | 108 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 96 | Cincinnati | 6 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.0 |
| 98 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 8 | 143 | 17.88 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.9 |
| 99 | Penn State | 6 | 14 | 250 | 17.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 41.7 |
| 100 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 11 | 196 | 17.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 39.2 |
| 101 | Notre Dame | 5 | 8 | 142 | 17.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 28.4 |
| 101 | Central Michigan | 8 | 12 | 213 | 17.75 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.6 |
| 103 | Kansas | 5 | 11 | 195 | 17.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 39.0 |
| 104 | Boston College | 5 | 9 | 158 | 17.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 31.6 |
| 105 | Ball State | 7 | 19 | 333 | 17.53 | 0 | 2.7 | 47.6 |
| 106 | Arizona State | 6 | 8 | 140 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.3 |
| 107 | Texas | 7 | 9 | 156 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.3 |
| 108 | Arkansas State | 7 | 16 | 277 | 17.31 | 1 | 2.3 | 39.6 |
| 109 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 14 | 242 | 17.29 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.6 |
| 110 | Stanford | 6 | 11 | 189 | 17.18 | 0 | 1.8 | 31.5 |
| 111 | East Carolina | 7 | 9 | 154 | 17.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.0 |
| 111 | Washington State | 7 | 9 | 154 | 17.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.0 |
| 113 | Houston | 7 | 13 | 221 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 31.6 |
| 113 | Charlotte | 5 | 8 | 136 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 27.2 |
| 115 | Liberty | 6 | 15 | 251 | 16.73 | 0 | 2.5 | 41.8 |
| 116 | Army | 8 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| 117 | Ohio | 7 | 12 | 196 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.7 | 28.0 |
| 118 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 6 | 97 | 16.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 13.9 |
| 119 | Oregon | 6 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 120 | Wyoming | 6 | 9 | 142 | 15.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.7 |
| 121 | Kentucky | 5 | 8 | 122 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 24.4 |
| 122 | Mississippi State | 6 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.7 |
| 123 | Alabama | 8 | 9 | 135 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 16.9 |
| 124 | Temple | 6 | 11 | 160 | 14.55 | 0 | 1.8 | 26.7 |
| 125 | UTEP | 6 | 15 | 218 | 14.53 | 0 | 2.5 | 36.3 |
| 126 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 6 | 87 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.4 |
| 127 | Kent State | 7 | 20 | 280 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.9 | 40.0 |
| 128 | USC | 6 | 7 | 94 | 13.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.7 |
| 129 | UAB | 6 | 9 | 113 | 12.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.8 |
| 130 | Massachusetts | 6 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.8 |
| 131 | Utah | 7 | 10 | 114 | 11.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.3 |
| 132 | South Alabama | 6 | 6 | 67 | 11.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.2 |
| 133 | Maryland | 5 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 134 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 9 | 83 | 9.22 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.9 |
| 135 | Michigan State | 5 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.4 |