2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/02/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Virginia 13 8 261 32.63 1 0.6 20.1
2 Tennessee 12 10 316 31.60 1 0.8 26.3
3 Duke 13 19 594 31.26 1 1.5 45.7
4 Wake Forest 12 18 500 27.78 2 1.5 41.7
5 Hawaii 12 13 353 27.15 1 1.1 29.4
6 Miami (OH) 13 20 540 27.00 1 1.5 41.5
7 Texas Tech 13 16 425 26.56 1 1.2 32.7
8 Ohio State 13 7 185 26.43 1 0.5 14.2
9 New Mexico 12 20 525 26.25 2 1.7 43.8
10 Michigan State 11 12 308 25.67 1 1.1 28.0
11 Wisconsin 12 21 537 25.57 1 1.8 44.8
12 Notre Dame 12 21 531 25.29 2 1.8 44.3
13 LSU 12 20 504 25.20 1 1.7 42.0
14 Nebraska 12 30 752 25.07 1 2.5 62.7
15 Nevada 11 15 375 25.00 1 1.4 34.1
16 Kansas State 11 22 548 24.91 1 2.0 49.8
17 Iowa 12 23 560 24.35 1 1.9 46.7
18 Florida State 11 9 214 23.78 0 0.8 19.5
19 Texas A&M 12 19 451 23.74 0 1.6 37.6
20 Coastal Carolina 12 23 543 23.61 1 1.9 45.3
20 Charlotte 11 18 425 23.61 1 1.6 38.6
22 Auburn 11 19 446 23.47 1 1.7 40.5
23 Texas State 12 33 771 23.36 1 2.8 64.3
24 Baylor 11 32 747 23.34 0 2.9 67.9
25 BYU 13 20 465 23.25 0 1.5 35.8
26 Washington 12 22 509 23.14 0 1.8 42.4
27 Tulane 14 26 596 22.92 0 1.9 42.6
28 Ole Miss 13 8 183 22.88 0 0.6 14.1
29 Colorado 12 30 686 22.87 0 2.5 57.2
30 Florida Atlantic 11 29 663 22.86 0 2.6 60.3
31 Louisiana Tech 12 27 616 22.81 2 2.3 51.3
32 Minnesota 12 25 570 22.80 0 2.1 47.5
33 Bowling Green 11 30 683 22.77 0 2.7 62.1
34 Georgia Southern 12 34 772 22.71 1 2.8 64.3
35 San Diego State 12 20 451 22.55 0 1.7 37.6
36 Delaware 12 27 603 22.33 0 2.3 50.3
37 Troy 13 29 647 22.31 0 2.2 49.8
38 Illinois 12 11 245 22.27 0 0.9 20.4
39 Marshall 11 24 534 22.25 0 2.2 48.5
40 TCU 12 16 354 22.13 0 1.3 29.5
41 Kansas 11 25 551 22.04 1 2.3 50.1
41 Vanderbilt 12 23 507 22.04 0 1.9 42.3
43 Toledo 12 23 506 22.00 1 1.9 42.2
43 Miami (FL) 13 12 264 22.00 0 0.9 20.3
43 Cincinnati 12 11 242 22.00 0 0.9 20.2
46 Southern Miss 12 12 261 21.75 0 1.0 21.8
47 Purdue 11 27 587 21.74 0 2.5 53.4
48 South Carolina 11 18 391 21.72 0 1.6 35.5
49 UAB 11 26 562 21.62 1 2.4 51.1
50 James Madison 13 20 432 21.60 1 1.5 33.2
50 Arkansas 11 10 216 21.60 0 0.9 19.6
52 Ohio 12 16 340 21.25 1 1.3 28.3
53 North Texas 13 25 531 21.24 0 1.9 40.8
53 Fresno State 12 21 446 21.24 0 1.8 37.2
55 Arkansas State 12 32 676 21.13 2 2.7 56.3
56 Air Force 11 9 190 21.11 0 0.8 17.3
57 Akron 11 33 691 20.94 0 3.0 62.8
58 Louisiana 12 29 607 20.93 1 2.4 50.6
58 Connecticut 12 29 607 20.93 0 2.4 50.6
60 Pittsburgh 12 25 523 20.92 0 2.1 43.6
61 Liberty 11 25 522 20.88 1 2.3 47.5
62 New Mexico State 11 13 269 20.69 0 1.2 24.5
63 Northwestern 12 11 227 20.64 0 0.9 18.9
64 Buffalo 11 24 495 20.63 0 2.2 45.0
65 Memphis 12 13 268 20.62 1 1.1 22.3
66 Clemson 12 12 247 20.58 0 1.0 20.6
67 Northern Illinois 11 20 410 20.50 0 1.8 37.3
68 Middle Tennessee State 11 17 347 20.41 0 1.5 31.5
69 Ball State 11 25 510 20.40 1 2.3 46.4
70 San Jose State 11 22 446 20.27 0 2.0 40.5
70 Arizona 12 11 223 20.27 0 0.9 18.6
72 Sam Houston State 12 31 626 20.19 1 2.6 52.2
73 Missouri 12 20 403 20.15 0 1.7 33.6
74 Navy 12 20 402 20.10 0 1.7 33.5
75 Western Michigan 13 32 640 20.00 0 2.5 49.2
76 Penn State 12 23 455 19.78 0 1.9 37.9
77 Central Michigan 12 17 336 19.76 0 1.4 28.0
78 Utah State 12 16 316 19.75 0 1.3 26.3
79 FIU 12 23 454 19.74 0 1.9 37.8
80 Syracuse 11 22 433 19.68 0 2.0 39.4
81 Rice 12 22 432 19.64 0 1.8 36.0
82 SMU 12 16 314 19.63 0 1.3 26.2
83 Louisville 12 15 292 19.47 0 1.3 24.3
84 Appalachian State 12 27 524 19.41 0 2.3 43.7
85 Missouri State 12 29 561 19.34 0 2.4 46.8
86 UNLV 13 21 406 19.33 0 1.6 31.2
86 Indiana 13 9 174 19.33 0 0.7 13.4
88 Oregon 13 5 96 19.20 0 0.4 7.4
89 Boise State 13 25 478 19.12 0 1.9 36.8
90 Georgia 13 10 191 19.10 0 0.8 14.7
91 Houston 12 22 419 19.05 0 1.8 34.9
92 Rutgers 11 8 152 19.00 0 0.7 13.8
93 Western Kentucky 12 20 378 18.90 1 1.7 31.5
94 Kennesaw State 13 26 491 18.88 0 2.0 37.8
95 Boston College 11 18 339 18.83 0 1.6 30.8
96 USF 12 13 244 18.77 0 1.1 20.3
97 Colorado State 11 17 319 18.76 0 1.5 29.0
98 West Virginia 11 8 150 18.75 0 0.7 13.6
99 UCLA 12 31 580 18.71 0 2.6 48.3
100 UCF 11 24 445 18.54 0 2.2 40.5
101 Michigan 13 23 424 18.43 0 1.8 32.6
102 Georgia State 11 24 440 18.33 0 2.2 40.0
103 North Carolina 11 22 402 18.27 0 2.0 36.5
104 NC State 12 16 292 18.25 0 1.3 24.3
105 Virginia Tech 11 26 474 18.23 0 2.4 43.1
106 Georgia Tech 12 18 328 18.22 0 1.5 27.3
107 Kent State 11 28 505 18.04 1 2.5 45.9
108 Tulsa 11 29 523 18.03 0 2.6 47.5
109 Oregon State 11 26 467 17.96 0 2.4 42.5
110 Washington State 12 12 215 17.92 0 1.0 17.9
111 Stanford 12 22 394 17.91 0 1.8 32.8
112 Old Dominion 12 8 143 17.88 0 0.7 11.9
113 East Carolina 12 16 281 17.56 0 1.3 23.4
114 California 12 18 312 17.33 0 1.5 26.0
115 Iowa State 11 11 190 17.27 0 1.0 17.3
116 Arizona State 12 14 239 17.07 0 1.2 19.9
117 Kentucky 11 14 237 16.93 0 1.3 21.5
118 Wyoming 11 12 203 16.92 0 1.1 18.5
119 Alabama 14 19 321 16.89 0 1.4 22.9
120 Eastern Michigan 11 21 353 16.81 0 1.9 32.1
121 UTSA 12 11 184 16.73 0 0.9 15.3
122 USC 13 21 350 16.67 0 1.6 26.9
123 Temple 11 20 328 16.40 0 1.8 29.8
124 Jacksonville State 13 11 180 16.36 0 0.8 13.8
125 Texas 13 22 345 15.68 0 1.7 26.5
126 Oklahoma State 11 14 207 14.79 0 1.3 18.8
127 Maryland 11 14 206 14.71 0 1.3 18.7
127 Massachusetts 11 7 103 14.71 0 0.6 9.4
129 Florida 11 13 184 14.15 0 1.2 16.7
130 Utah 12 15 202 13.47 0 1.3 16.8
131 UTEP 11 28 376 13.43 0 2.5 34.2
132 Mississippi State 12 9 118 13.11 0 0.8 9.8
133 Army 12 5 65 13.00 0 0.4 5.4
134 South Alabama 11 9 99 11.00 0 0.8 9.0
135 Louisiana-Monroe 11 12 95 7.92 0 1.1 8.6
136 Oklahoma 12 1 1 1.00 0 0.1 0.1