2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 12/13/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baylor | 5 | 20 | 424 | 21.20 | 0 | 4.0 | 84.8 |
| 2 | Western Michigan | 7 | 19 | 418 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 59.7 |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 6 | 15 | 408 | 27.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 68.0 |
| 4 | Colorado | 5 | 18 | 396 | 22.00 | 0 | 3.6 | 79.2 |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 17 | 373 | 21.94 | 0 | 2.8 | 62.2 |
| 6 | Duke | 7 | 11 | 369 | 33.55 | 1 | 1.6 | 52.7 |
| 7 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 15 | 366 | 24.40 | 1 | 2.5 | 61.0 |
| 8 | Akron | 6 | 19 | 364 | 19.16 | 0 | 3.2 | 60.7 |
| 9 | Iowa | 5 | 13 | 362 | 27.85 | 1 | 2.6 | 72.4 |
| 10 | Louisiana | 6 | 16 | 355 | 22.19 | 0 | 2.7 | 59.2 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 5 | 13 | 352 | 27.08 | 0 | 2.6 | 70.4 |
| 12 | Texas State | 6 | 15 | 348 | 23.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 58.0 |
| 13 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 16 | 343 | 21.44 | 1 | 2.7 | 57.2 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 5 | 12 | 342 | 28.50 | 0 | 2.4 | 68.4 |
| 15 | New Mexico | 6 | 15 | 341 | 22.73 | 1 | 2.5 | 56.8 |
| 16 | Missouri State | 6 | 16 | 333 | 20.81 | 0 | 2.7 | 55.5 |
| 16 | Ball State | 7 | 19 | 333 | 17.53 | 0 | 2.7 | 47.6 |
| 18 | Tulane | 6 | 14 | 332 | 23.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 55.3 |
| 19 | UCLA | 6 | 17 | 311 | 18.29 | 0 | 2.8 | 51.8 |
| 19 | Tulsa | 6 | 17 | 311 | 18.29 | 0 | 2.8 | 51.8 |
| 21 | North Texas | 6 | 16 | 309 | 19.31 | 0 | 2.7 | 51.5 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 5 | 10 | 308 | 30.80 | 1 | 2.0 | 61.6 |
| 23 | Kansas State | 6 | 15 | 306 | 20.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 51.0 |
| 24 | Georgia State | 6 | 14 | 281 | 20.07 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.8 |
| 25 | Kent State | 7 | 20 | 280 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.9 | 40.0 |
| 26 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 12 | 277 | 23.08 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.2 |
| 27 | Arkansas State | 6 | 13 | 276 | 21.23 | 1 | 2.2 | 46.0 |
| 28 | Delaware | 6 | 13 | 270 | 20.77 | 0 | 2.2 | 45.0 |
| 29 | Marshall | 6 | 12 | 269 | 22.42 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.8 |
| 30 | Buffalo | 5 | 12 | 263 | 21.92 | 0 | 2.4 | 52.6 |
| 30 | BYU | 7 | 12 | 263 | 21.92 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.6 |
| 32 | Fresno State | 6 | 11 | 257 | 23.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 42.8 |
| 33 | Troy | 7 | 12 | 256 | 21.33 | 0 | 1.7 | 36.6 |
| 33 | NC State | 5 | 14 | 256 | 18.29 | 0 | 2.8 | 51.2 |
| 35 | San Jose State | 6 | 9 | 254 | 28.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 42.3 |
| 36 | Liberty | 6 | 15 | 251 | 16.73 | 0 | 2.5 | 41.8 |
| 37 | Colorado State | 5 | 11 | 243 | 22.09 | 0 | 2.2 | 48.6 |
| 38 | San Diego State | 6 | 9 | 240 | 26.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 40.0 |
| 39 | UCF | 5 | 13 | 235 | 18.08 | 0 | 2.6 | 47.0 |
| 40 | Penn State | 5 | 13 | 233 | 17.92 | 0 | 2.6 | 46.6 |
| 41 | Texas A&M | 5 | 10 | 228 | 22.80 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.6 |
| 41 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 13 | 228 | 17.54 | 0 | 2.2 | 38.0 |
| 43 | South Carolina | 5 | 10 | 227 | 22.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.4 |
| 44 | Appalachian State | 6 | 11 | 226 | 20.55 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.7 |
| 45 | Connecticut | 6 | 11 | 225 | 20.45 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.5 |
| 46 | Oregon State | 5 | 12 | 224 | 18.67 | 0 | 2.4 | 44.8 |
| 46 | Boise State | 7 | 12 | 224 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.7 | 32.0 |
| 48 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 11 | 223 | 20.27 | 0 | 2.2 | 44.6 |
| 49 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 11 | 222 | 20.18 | 1 | 1.6 | 31.7 |
| 49 | Nevada | 6 | 12 | 222 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 51 | Auburn | 5 | 7 | 220 | 31.43 | 1 | 1.4 | 44.0 |
| 52 | UTEP | 6 | 15 | 218 | 14.53 | 0 | 2.5 | 36.3 |
| 53 | Syracuse | 6 | 11 | 215 | 19.55 | 0 | 1.8 | 35.8 |
| 54 | Texas Tech | 6 | 9 | 214 | 23.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 35.7 |
| 55 | FIU | 6 | 10 | 208 | 20.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 34.7 |
| 56 | Kennesaw State | 7 | 10 | 203 | 20.30 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.0 |
| 57 | Houston | 6 | 12 | 200 | 16.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.3 |
| 58 | Purdue | 5 | 9 | 196 | 21.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 39.2 |
| 58 | UNLV | 7 | 9 | 196 | 21.78 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.0 |
| 58 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 11 | 196 | 17.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 39.2 |
| 58 | Ohio | 6 | 12 | 196 | 16.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.7 |
| 62 | Kansas | 5 | 11 | 195 | 17.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 39.0 |
| 63 | Toledo | 6 | 10 | 191 | 19.10 | 0 | 1.7 | 31.8 |
| 64 | Stanford | 6 | 11 | 189 | 17.18 | 0 | 1.8 | 31.5 |
| 65 | Navy | 6 | 8 | 185 | 23.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.8 |
| 65 | North Carolina | 6 | 10 | 185 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.8 |
| 67 | Arizona | 5 | 8 | 178 | 22.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.6 |
| 68 | Utah State | 6 | 10 | 177 | 17.70 | 0 | 1.7 | 29.5 |
| 69 | California | 6 | 8 | 174 | 21.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.0 |
| 70 | USF | 6 | 9 | 173 | 19.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.8 |
| 71 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 9 | 169 | 18.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.2 |
| 72 | Central Michigan | 7 | 10 | 166 | 16.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 23.7 |
| 73 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 7 | 160 | 22.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 32.0 |
| 73 | Temple | 6 | 11 | 160 | 14.55 | 0 | 1.8 | 26.7 |
| 75 | Boston College | 5 | 9 | 158 | 17.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 31.6 |
| 76 | East Carolina | 6 | 9 | 154 | 17.11 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.7 |
| 77 | LSU | 5 | 7 | 153 | 21.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 30.6 |
| 78 | SMU | 6 | 8 | 152 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.3 |
| 79 | Washington | 6 | 8 | 148 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.7 |
| 80 | New Mexico State | 6 | 8 | 147 | 18.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.5 |
| 81 | TCU | 6 | 7 | 144 | 20.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 24.0 |
| 82 | Notre Dame | 5 | 8 | 142 | 17.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 28.4 |
| 82 | Wyoming | 6 | 9 | 142 | 15.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.7 |
| 84 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 7 | 141 | 20.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.2 |
| 85 | Rice | 5 | 8 | 140 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 28.0 |
| 86 | Hawaii | 5 | 6 | 139 | 23.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 27.8 |
| 87 | Charlotte | 5 | 8 | 136 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 27.2 |
| 88 | Iowa State | 6 | 6 | 132 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 89 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 7 | 128 | 18.29 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.3 |
| 89 | Michigan | 6 | 9 | 128 | 14.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.3 |
| 91 | Louisville | 4 | 6 | 126 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.5 |
| 92 | James Madison | 6 | 7 | 124 | 17.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 20.7 |
| 93 | Kentucky | 5 | 8 | 122 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 24.4 |
| 94 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 6 | 121 | 20.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.2 |
| 95 | Memphis | 6 | 5 | 120 | 24.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 20.0 |
| 96 | Wake Forest | 5 | 7 | 118 | 16.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 23.6 |
| 97 | Arizona State | 5 | 7 | 114 | 16.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 22.8 |
| 98 | UAB | 6 | 9 | 113 | 12.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.8 |
| 99 | Air Force | 6 | 5 | 112 | 22.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.7 |
| 99 | UTSA | 6 | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.7 |
| 101 | Illinois | 5 | 4 | 109 | 27.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 21.8 |
| 102 | Florida | 6 | 6 | 108 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 102 | Alabama | 6 | 7 | 108 | 15.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.0 |
| 104 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 4 | 105 | 26.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 15.0 |
| 105 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 5 | 103 | 20.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.8 |
| 105 | Georgia | 6 | 5 | 103 | 20.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.2 |
| 107 | Indiana | 6 | 5 | 100 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.7 |
| 108 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 6 | 97 | 16.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.2 |
| 108 | Utah | 6 | 8 | 97 | 12.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.2 |
| 110 | Washington State | 6 | 6 | 96 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 111 | Arkansas | 5 | 5 | 95 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 112 | Texas | 6 | 6 | 92 | 15.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.3 |
| 113 | Cincinnati | 5 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 113 | Clemson | 5 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 115 | Northwestern | 5 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.4 |
| 115 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 6 | 87 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.4 |
| 117 | Missouri | 4 | 4 | 84 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 117 | West Virginia | 6 | 4 | 84 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.0 |
| 119 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 9 | 83 | 9.22 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.9 |
| 120 | Ohio State | 6 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.7 |
| 121 | Florida State | 5 | 4 | 75 | 18.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.0 |
| 122 | Ole Miss | 4 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.0 |
| 122 | USC | 5 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.4 |
| 124 | Southern Miss | 5 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.0 |
| 125 | South Alabama | 6 | 6 | 67 | 11.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.2 |
| 126 | Mississippi State | 5 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.0 |
| 127 | Tennessee | 5 | 2 | 55 | 27.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 11.0 |
| 127 | Maryland | 5 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 129 | Massachusetts | 6 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.8 |
| 130 | Virginia | 6 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.2 |
| 131 | Rutgers | 5 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.8 |
| 132 | Army | 7 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| 133 | Oregon | 5 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.4 |
| 134 | Old Dominion | 6 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.5 |
| 135 | Michigan State | 5 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.4 |