2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 09/11/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 6 | 140 | 23.33 | 0 | 6.0 | 140.0 |
| 2 | Washington | 1 | 4 | 113 | 28.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 113.0 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 2 | 5 | 209 | 41.80 | 1 | 2.5 | 104.5 |
| 4 | Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 98 | 98.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 98.0 |
| 5 | Baylor | 2 | 8 | 195 | 24.38 | 0 | 4.0 | 97.5 |
| 6 | Colorado State | 1 | 4 | 95 | 23.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 95.0 |
| 7 | Akron | 2 | 8 | 173 | 21.63 | 0 | 4.0 | 86.5 |
| 8 | Nevada | 1 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 85.0 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 3 | 84 | 28.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 84.0 |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 2 | 8 | 162 | 20.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 81.0 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 2 | 5 | 161 | 32.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 80.5 |
| 12 | Wake Forest | 2 | 4 | 156 | 39.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 78.0 |
| 12 | California | 1 | 3 | 78 | 26.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 78.0 |
| 14 | Auburn | 2 | 3 | 147 | 49.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 73.5 |
| 15 | North Carolina | 2 | 7 | 145 | 20.71 | 0 | 3.5 | 72.5 |
| 16 | UCLA | 2 | 7 | 143 | 20.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 71.5 |
| 17 | Texas State | 2 | 6 | 138 | 23.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 69.0 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 2 | 4 | 130 | 32.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 65.0 |
| 19 | Tulane | 2 | 6 | 128 | 21.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 64.0 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 1 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.0 |
| 21 | Virginia | 2 | 2 | 119 | 59.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 59.5 |
| 22 | Oregon State | 2 | 8 | 116 | 14.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 58.0 |
| 23 | Georgia State | 2 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 57.0 |
| 23 | North Texas | 1 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 57.0 |
| 23 | New Mexico | 1 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 57.0 |
| 26 | Iowa | 1 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 55.0 |
| 27 | Boston College | 1 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 54.0 |
| 28 | Penn State | 2 | 3 | 106 | 35.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 53.0 |
| 28 | Michigan | 2 | 5 | 106 | 21.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 53.0 |
| 30 | James Madison | 1 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 51.0 |
| 31 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 50.0 |
| 31 | Temple | 1 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 50.0 |
| 33 | Missouri State | 2 | 5 | 98 | 19.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 49.0 |
| 33 | Missouri | 1 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 49.0 |
| 33 | UTEP | 1 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 49.0 |
| 36 | Ball State | 2 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 48.5 |
| 36 | USC | 2 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 48.5 |
| 38 | East Carolina | 1 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.0 |
| 39 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 7 | 140 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.7 |
| 40 | Fresno State | 3 | 6 | 138 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.0 |
| 40 | Kent State | 1 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 46.0 |
| 42 | BYU | 1 | 1 | 44 | 44.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 44.0 |
| 42 | Rutgers | 2 | 4 | 88 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 42 | Washington State | 1 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 42 | Liberty | 1 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 44.0 |
| 46 | Kansas | 2 | 5 | 86 | 17.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 43.0 |
| 46 | Stanford | 2 | 5 | 86 | 17.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 43.0 |
| 48 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.5 |
| 49 | Bowling Green | 1 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 49 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 5 | 82 | 16.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 41.0 |
| 51 | Rice | 2 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.5 |
| 52 | UAB | 1 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 52 | Boise State | 1 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 39.0 |
| 52 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 39.0 |
| 55 | SMU | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 56 | Marshall | 2 | 4 | 75 | 18.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.5 |
| 56 | Nebraska | 2 | 4 | 75 | 18.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.5 |
| 58 | UTSA | 2 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 36.0 |
| 58 | Connecticut | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 60 | UCF | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 61 | San Jose State | 2 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 61 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 61 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 33.0 |
| 64 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 32.0 |
| 64 | Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 32.0 |
| 64 | Toledo | 2 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 67 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 68 | Iowa State | 2 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 68 | Houston | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 70 | Maryland | 2 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.5 |
| 71 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.0 |
| 72 | USF | 2 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.5 |
| 72 | Texas | 2 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.5 |
| 74 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 74 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 76 | UNLV | 2 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.5 |
| 77 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 77 | Utah State | 2 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.0 |
| 79 | Hawaii | 3 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.7 |
| 80 | Ohio | 2 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| 81 | Indiana | 2 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.5 |
| 82 | Cincinnati | 2 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.5 |
| 82 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.5 |
| 84 | LSU | 2 | 1 | 42 | 42.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 21.0 |
| 85 | Purdue | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 86 | Utah | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 87 | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 87 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 89 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 90 | Central Michigan | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.5 |
| 91 | Clemson | 2 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 91 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 91 | New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 91 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 91 | Navy | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 96 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
| 97 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 98 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 99 | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 100 | Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 100 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 102 | Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 103 | NC State | 3 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 104 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 105 | Alabama | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |