2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/02/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 3 | 135 | 45.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 67.5 |
| 2 | Texas State | 1 | 2 | 69 | 34.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 69.0 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 2 | 6 | 202 | 33.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 101.0 |
| 4 | Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 32.0 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 10 | 8 | 252 | 31.50 | 1 | 0.8 | 25.2 |
| 6 | New Mexico | 3 | 5 | 157 | 31.40 | 1 | 1.7 | 52.3 |
| 7 | Duke | 11 | 16 | 495 | 30.94 | 1 | 1.5 | 45.0 |
| 8 | Memphis | 2 | 3 | 91 | 30.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 45.5 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 12 | 6 | 182 | 30.33 | 1 | 0.5 | 15.2 |
| 10 | Wake Forest | 10 | 15 | 435 | 29.00 | 2 | 1.5 | 43.5 |
| 11 | Boise State | 1 | 3 | 85 | 28.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 85.0 |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 12 | 15 | 413 | 27.53 | 1 | 1.3 | 34.4 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 10 | 19 | 505 | 26.58 | 2 | 1.9 | 50.5 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 10 | 11 | 286 | 26.00 | 1 | 1.1 | 28.6 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 10 | 20 | 512 | 25.60 | 1 | 2.0 | 51.2 |
| 16 | USF | 2 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.5 |
| 17 | Nebraska | 11 | 28 | 710 | 25.36 | 1 | 2.5 | 64.5 |
| 18 | Fresno State | 2 | 5 | 121 | 24.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 60.5 |
| 19 | Iowa | 11 | 21 | 504 | 24.00 | 1 | 1.9 | 45.8 |
| 19 | LSU | 10 | 18 | 432 | 24.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 43.2 |
| 21 | Minnesota | 10 | 23 | 549 | 23.87 | 0 | 2.3 | 54.9 |
| 22 | Northwestern | 9 | 9 | 214 | 23.78 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.8 |
| 22 | Florida State | 10 | 9 | 214 | 23.78 | 0 | 0.9 | 21.4 |
| 24 | Baylor | 11 | 32 | 747 | 23.34 | 0 | 2.9 | 67.9 |
| 25 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 6 | 140 | 23.33 | 0 | 6.0 | 140.0 |
| 25 | Auburn | 9 | 15 | 350 | 23.33 | 1 | 1.7 | 38.9 |
| 27 | Utah State | 3 | 6 | 139 | 23.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.3 |
| 28 | Virginia | 12 | 7 | 161 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 13.4 |
| 29 | BYU | 12 | 17 | 389 | 22.88 | 0 | 1.4 | 32.4 |
| 30 | Ole Miss | 10 | 7 | 160 | 22.86 | 0 | 0.7 | 16.0 |
| 31 | Kansas | 10 | 24 | 537 | 22.38 | 1 | 2.4 | 53.7 |
| 32 | Illinois | 11 | 11 | 245 | 22.27 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.3 |
| 33 | Appalachian State | 1 | 4 | 89 | 22.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 89.0 |
| 34 | TCU | 12 | 16 | 354 | 22.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.5 |
| 35 | South Carolina | 10 | 17 | 376 | 22.12 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.6 |
| 36 | Colorado | 10 | 26 | 574 | 22.08 | 0 | 2.6 | 57.4 |
| 37 | Washington | 10 | 17 | 374 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.4 |
| 37 | Bowling Green | 2 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.0 |
| 39 | Cincinnati | 10 | 10 | 219 | 21.90 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.9 |
| 40 | Purdue | 9 | 26 | 567 | 21.81 | 0 | 2.9 | 63.0 |
| 41 | Clemson | 11 | 10 | 217 | 21.70 | 0 | 0.9 | 19.7 |
| 42 | East Carolina | 3 | 6 | 129 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 43 | Arkansas | 8 | 9 | 193 | 21.44 | 0 | 1.1 | 24.1 |
| 44 | Nevada | 1 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 85.0 |
| 45 | Miami (FL) | 11 | 11 | 232 | 21.09 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.1 |
| 46 | Colorado State | 2 | 5 | 105 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 52.5 |
| 46 | Connecticut | 3 | 6 | 126 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 46 | Rice | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 49 | Akron | 1 | 6 | 125 | 20.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 125.0 |
| 50 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 20 | 410 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 51 | Arizona | 11 | 11 | 223 | 20.27 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.3 |
| 52 | Kansas State | 10 | 20 | 405 | 20.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.5 |
| 52 | Tulane | 4 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.3 |
| 54 | Central Michigan | 3 | 5 | 101 | 20.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 33.7 |
| 55 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 55 | SMU | 11 | 15 | 300 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 27.3 |
| 55 | UTSA | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 58 | Syracuse | 9 | 17 | 338 | 19.88 | 0 | 1.9 | 37.6 |
| 59 | Texas A&M | 9 | 12 | 235 | 19.58 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.1 |
| 60 | Hawaii | 3 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.0 |
| 60 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.5 |
| 62 | Ball State | 2 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 48.5 |
| 63 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 17 | 329 | 19.35 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.9 |
| 64 | Georgia | 11 | 10 | 191 | 19.10 | 0 | 0.9 | 17.4 |
| 65 | James Madison | 3 | 7 | 133 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.3 |
| 65 | Georgia State | 2 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 65 | Western Michigan | 2 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.5 |
| 68 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 16 | 303 | 18.94 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.7 |
| 69 | Boston College | 9 | 14 | 264 | 18.86 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.3 |
| 70 | Missouri | 10 | 18 | 337 | 18.72 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.7 |
| 71 | UCF | 10 | 22 | 411 | 18.68 | 0 | 2.2 | 41.1 |
| 72 | Missouri State | 2 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.0 |
| 73 | UCLA | 10 | 24 | 447 | 18.63 | 0 | 2.4 | 44.7 |
| 74 | Houston | 11 | 21 | 391 | 18.62 | 0 | 1.9 | 35.5 |
| 75 | Stanford | 9 | 14 | 260 | 18.57 | 0 | 1.6 | 28.9 |
| 76 | Indiana | 11 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.7 |
| 77 | NC State | 9 | 15 | 275 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.6 |
| 78 | North Carolina | 10 | 21 | 383 | 18.24 | 0 | 2.1 | 38.3 |
| 79 | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 79 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 79 | South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 82 | Michigan | 11 | 19 | 339 | 17.84 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.8 |
| 83 | Toledo | 3 | 6 | 107 | 17.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.7 |
| 84 | Alabama | 13 | 18 | 320 | 17.78 | 0 | 1.4 | 24.6 |
| 85 | Oregon | 12 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| 86 | California | 10 | 15 | 264 | 17.60 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.4 |
| 87 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 20 | 350 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 88 | Penn State | 10 | 20 | 349 | 17.45 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.9 |
| 89 | West Virginia | 10 | 5 | 87 | 17.40 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.7 |
| 90 | Marshall | 1 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.0 |
| 91 | Oregon State | 7 | 11 | 190 | 17.27 | 0 | 1.6 | 27.1 |
| 91 | Iowa State | 10 | 11 | 190 | 17.27 | 0 | 1.1 | 19.0 |
| 93 | Louisville | 9 | 11 | 185 | 16.82 | 0 | 1.2 | 20.6 |
| 94 | Kentucky | 9 | 10 | 168 | 16.80 | 0 | 1.1 | 18.7 |
| 95 | New Mexico State | 1 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 50.0 |
| 95 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.0 |
| 97 | Arizona State | 11 | 13 | 210 | 16.15 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.1 |
| 98 | San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 98 | Rutgers | 9 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.1 |
| 100 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.5 |
| 101 | USC | 10 | 15 | 234 | 15.60 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.4 |
| 102 | Maryland | 9 | 10 | 153 | 15.30 | 0 | 1.1 | 17.0 |
| 103 | Texas | 10 | 16 | 244 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 24.4 |
| 104 | San Jose State | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 105 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 14 | 207 | 14.79 | 0 | 1.4 | 20.7 |
| 106 | Delaware | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| 107 | Florida | 10 | 13 | 184 | 14.15 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.4 |
| 108 | UAB | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 109 | Utah | 11 | 14 | 189 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.2 |
| 110 | Kent State | 3 | 6 | 79 | 13.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.3 |
| 111 | Mississippi State | 10 | 9 | 118 | 13.11 | 0 | 0.9 | 11.8 |
| 112 | Tulsa | 2 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.5 |
| 113 | Louisiana | 1 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 48.0 |
| 114 | Ohio | 3 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.3 |
| 115 | UNLV | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 116 | Navy | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 117 | Washington State | 5 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| 118 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 119 | Temple | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 120 | Oklahoma | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 121 | UTEP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |