2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 11/22/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 32 | 734 | 22.94 | 1 | 3.2 | 73.4 |
| 2 | Arkansas State | 10 | 28 | 661 | 23.61 | 2 | 2.8 | 66.1 |
| 3 | Baylor | 10 | 30 | 658 | 21.93 | 0 | 3.0 | 65.8 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 10 | 28 | 647 | 23.11 | 0 | 2.8 | 64.7 |
| 5 | Akron | 11 | 33 | 691 | 20.94 | 0 | 3.0 | 62.8 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 10 | 21 | 607 | 28.90 | 1 | 2.1 | 60.7 |
| 7 | Colorado | 11 | 27 | 646 | 23.93 | 0 | 2.5 | 58.7 |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 27 | 587 | 21.74 | 0 | 2.7 | 58.7 |
| 9 | Texas State | 10 | 27 | 583 | 21.59 | 0 | 2.7 | 58.3 |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 10 | 27 | 569 | 21.07 | 0 | 2.7 | 56.9 |
| 11 | UAB | 10 | 24 | 557 | 23.21 | 1 | 2.4 | 55.7 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 10 | 22 | 520 | 23.64 | 0 | 2.2 | 52.0 |
| 13 | Kansas State | 10 | 20 | 518 | 25.90 | 1 | 2.0 | 51.8 |
| 14 | Louisiana | 10 | 24 | 486 | 20.25 | 0 | 2.4 | 48.6 |
| 15 | Kansas | 10 | 21 | 485 | 23.10 | 1 | 2.1 | 48.5 |
| 16 | Duke | 10 | 16 | 480 | 30.00 | 1 | 1.6 | 48.0 |
| 17 | Tulsa | 10 | 25 | 476 | 19.04 | 0 | 2.5 | 47.6 |
| 18 | Troy | 10 | 24 | 470 | 19.58 | 0 | 2.4 | 47.0 |
| 19 | Kent State | 10 | 25 | 469 | 18.76 | 1 | 2.5 | 46.9 |
| 20 | Tulane | 11 | 22 | 515 | 23.41 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.8 |
| 21 | Missouri State | 10 | 24 | 465 | 19.38 | 0 | 2.4 | 46.5 |
| 22 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 19 | 461 | 24.26 | 1 | 1.9 | 46.1 |
| 23 | UCLA | 11 | 28 | 505 | 18.04 | 0 | 2.5 | 45.9 |
| 24 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 21 | 456 | 21.71 | 1 | 2.1 | 45.6 |
| 25 | Notre Dame | 11 | 17 | 497 | 29.24 | 2 | 1.5 | 45.2 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 11 | 19 | 497 | 26.16 | 1 | 1.7 | 45.2 |
| 27 | Washington | 10 | 20 | 451 | 22.55 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.1 |
| 28 | Ball State | 10 | 22 | 449 | 20.41 | 1 | 2.2 | 44.9 |
| 29 | Connecticut | 11 | 23 | 486 | 21.13 | 0 | 2.1 | 44.2 |
| 30 | Iowa | 10 | 17 | 440 | 25.88 | 1 | 1.7 | 44.0 |
| 31 | Sam Houston State | 11 | 24 | 483 | 20.13 | 1 | 2.2 | 43.9 |
| 32 | Appalachian State | 10 | 21 | 435 | 20.71 | 0 | 2.1 | 43.5 |
| 33 | North Texas | 10 | 20 | 434 | 21.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.4 |
| 34 | Toledo | 10 | 20 | 431 | 21.55 | 1 | 2.0 | 43.1 |
| 34 | Liberty | 10 | 21 | 431 | 20.52 | 1 | 2.1 | 43.1 |
| 34 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 23 | 431 | 18.74 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.1 |
| 37 | Buffalo | 10 | 21 | 430 | 20.48 | 0 | 2.1 | 43.0 |
| 38 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 20 | 427 | 21.35 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.7 |
| 39 | Delaware | 10 | 19 | 426 | 22.42 | 0 | 1.9 | 42.6 |
| 39 | UCF | 10 | 23 | 426 | 18.52 | 0 | 2.3 | 42.6 |
| 41 | BYU | 10 | 18 | 425 | 23.61 | 0 | 1.8 | 42.5 |
| 42 | Purdue | 10 | 19 | 418 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 41.8 |
| 43 | Charlotte | 10 | 17 | 413 | 24.29 | 1 | 1.7 | 41.3 |
| 44 | San Diego State | 10 | 18 | 412 | 22.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.2 |
| 44 | Marshall | 10 | 19 | 412 | 21.68 | 0 | 1.9 | 41.2 |
| 44 | Oregon State | 10 | 23 | 412 | 17.91 | 0 | 2.3 | 41.2 |
| 47 | San Jose State | 10 | 19 | 410 | 21.58 | 0 | 1.9 | 41.0 |
| 48 | Miami (OH) | 10 | 14 | 408 | 29.14 | 1 | 1.4 | 40.8 |
| 49 | New Mexico | 10 | 18 | 407 | 22.61 | 1 | 1.8 | 40.7 |
| 50 | Georgia State | 10 | 22 | 404 | 18.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 40.4 |
| 51 | Fresno State | 10 | 19 | 402 | 21.16 | 0 | 1.9 | 40.2 |
| 52 | Texas A&M | 10 | 16 | 396 | 24.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 39.6 |
| 53 | Syracuse | 10 | 20 | 393 | 19.65 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.3 |
| 54 | FIU | 10 | 19 | 384 | 20.21 | 0 | 1.9 | 38.4 |
| 55 | Navy | 9 | 17 | 344 | 20.24 | 0 | 1.9 | 38.2 |
| 56 | Houston | 10 | 19 | 381 | 20.05 | 0 | 1.9 | 38.1 |
| 57 | Texas Tech | 10 | 13 | 369 | 28.38 | 1 | 1.3 | 36.9 |
| 57 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 18 | 369 | 20.50 | 1 | 1.8 | 36.9 |
| 59 | Auburn | 10 | 14 | 361 | 25.79 | 1 | 1.4 | 36.1 |
| 59 | North Carolina | 10 | 20 | 361 | 18.05 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.1 |
| 61 | TCU | 10 | 16 | 354 | 22.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.4 |
| 62 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 17 | 350 | 20.59 | 0 | 1.7 | 35.0 |
| 63 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 15 | 349 | 23.27 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.9 |
| 64 | Penn State | 10 | 17 | 348 | 20.47 | 0 | 1.7 | 34.8 |
| 65 | Nevada | 10 | 14 | 346 | 24.71 | 1 | 1.4 | 34.6 |
| 66 | Rice | 10 | 18 | 341 | 18.94 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.1 |
| 67 | James Madison | 10 | 16 | 340 | 21.25 | 1 | 1.6 | 34.0 |
| 68 | Boston College | 10 | 18 | 339 | 18.83 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.9 |
| 69 | Kennesaw State | 10 | 19 | 333 | 17.53 | 0 | 1.9 | 33.3 |
| 70 | Stanford | 11 | 20 | 362 | 18.10 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.9 |
| 71 | South Carolina | 10 | 15 | 328 | 21.87 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.8 |
| 71 | Temple | 10 | 19 | 328 | 17.26 | 0 | 1.9 | 32.8 |
| 73 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 18 | 324 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.4 |
| 74 | UNLV | 10 | 17 | 322 | 18.94 | 0 | 1.7 | 32.2 |
| 75 | UTEP | 10 | 25 | 320 | 12.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 32.0 |
| 76 | Colorado State | 10 | 16 | 319 | 19.94 | 0 | 1.6 | 31.9 |
| 77 | LSU | 10 | 15 | 310 | 20.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.0 |
| 78 | Middle Tennessee State | 10 | 15 | 301 | 20.07 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.1 |
| 79 | USC | 11 | 20 | 328 | 16.40 | 0 | 1.8 | 29.8 |
| 80 | Hawaii | 10 | 10 | 296 | 29.60 | 1 | 1.0 | 29.6 |
| 81 | NC State | 10 | 16 | 292 | 18.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.2 |
| 82 | East Carolina | 10 | 16 | 281 | 17.56 | 0 | 1.6 | 28.1 |
| 83 | Wake Forest | 10 | 12 | 275 | 22.92 | 1 | 1.2 | 27.5 |
| 83 | Louisville | 10 | 14 | 275 | 19.64 | 0 | 1.4 | 27.5 |
| 85 | Ohio | 10 | 12 | 273 | 22.75 | 1 | 1.2 | 27.3 |
| 86 | California | 10 | 13 | 267 | 20.54 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.7 |
| 87 | Missouri | 10 | 13 | 259 | 19.92 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.9 |
| 87 | Alabama | 10 | 15 | 259 | 17.27 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.9 |
| 89 | Central Michigan | 10 | 14 | 257 | 18.36 | 0 | 1.4 | 25.7 |
| 89 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 14 | 257 | 18.36 | 0 | 1.4 | 25.7 |
| 91 | New Mexico State | 10 | 12 | 253 | 21.08 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.3 |
| 92 | Virginia | 10 | 7 | 243 | 34.71 | 1 | 0.7 | 24.3 |
| 92 | Boise State | 10 | 15 | 243 | 16.20 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.3 |
| 94 | Cincinnati | 10 | 11 | 242 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 24.2 |
| 95 | SMU | 10 | 12 | 236 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.6 |
| 96 | Utah State | 10 | 13 | 232 | 17.85 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.2 |
| 97 | Southern Miss | 10 | 11 | 231 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 23.1 |
| 98 | Northwestern | 10 | 11 | 227 | 20.64 | 0 | 1.1 | 22.7 |
| 98 | Michigan | 11 | 16 | 250 | 15.63 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.7 |
| 100 | Texas | 11 | 16 | 245 | 15.31 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.3 |
| 101 | Miami (FL) | 10 | 10 | 214 | 21.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.4 |
| 102 | Arizona State | 10 | 13 | 213 | 16.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.3 |
| 103 | USF | 10 | 11 | 207 | 18.82 | 0 | 1.1 | 20.7 |
| 104 | Clemson | 10 | 10 | 204 | 20.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.4 |
| 105 | Florida State | 10 | 8 | 197 | 24.63 | 0 | 0.8 | 19.7 |
| 106 | Arizona | 10 | 10 | 196 | 19.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.6 |
| 107 | Maryland | 10 | 13 | 193 | 14.85 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.3 |
| 108 | Arkansas | 10 | 9 | 191 | 21.22 | 0 | 0.9 | 19.1 |
| 109 | Air Force | 10 | 9 | 190 | 21.11 | 0 | 0.9 | 19.0 |
| 110 | Georgia | 10 | 9 | 185 | 20.56 | 0 | 0.9 | 18.5 |
| 110 | Kentucky | 10 | 11 | 185 | 16.82 | 0 | 1.1 | 18.5 |
| 112 | UTSA | 10 | 11 | 184 | 16.73 | 0 | 1.1 | 18.4 |
| 113 | Illinois | 10 | 7 | 168 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 16.8 |
| 114 | Ole Miss | 10 | 7 | 164 | 23.43 | 0 | 0.7 | 16.4 |
| 115 | Michigan State | 10 | 8 | 162 | 20.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.2 |
| 116 | Utah | 10 | 11 | 161 | 14.64 | 0 | 1.1 | 16.1 |
| 117 | Florida | 10 | 10 | 160 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 118 | Indiana | 10 | 8 | 155 | 19.38 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.5 |
| 118 | Iowa State | 10 | 9 | 155 | 17.22 | 0 | 0.9 | 15.5 |
| 120 | Tennessee | 10 | 6 | 154 | 25.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 15.4 |
| 121 | Rutgers | 10 | 7 | 152 | 21.71 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.2 |
| 122 | West Virginia | 10 | 8 | 150 | 18.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.0 |
| 123 | Jacksonville State | 10 | 9 | 144 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 14.4 |
| 124 | Washington State | 10 | 8 | 140 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.0 |
| 125 | Memphis | 10 | 7 | 137 | 19.57 | 1 | 0.7 | 13.7 |
| 126 | Wyoming | 10 | 8 | 130 | 16.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.0 |
| 127 | Ohio State | 10 | 4 | 128 | 32.00 | 1 | 0.4 | 12.8 |
| 128 | Old Dominion | 10 | 7 | 121 | 17.29 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.1 |
| 129 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 9 | 114 | 12.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 11.4 |
| 130 | Mississippi State | 10 | 7 | 102 | 14.57 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.2 |
| 131 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 12 | 95 | 7.92 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.5 |
| 132 | Massachusetts | 10 | 5 | 68 | 13.60 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| 133 | South Alabama | 10 | 7 | 66 | 9.43 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.6 |
| 134 | Army | 9 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.8 |
| 135 | Oregon | 10 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| 136 | Oklahoma | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |