2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 12/13/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 6 | 140 | 23.33 | 0 | 6.0 | 140.0 |
| 1 | Akron | 1 | 6 | 125 | 20.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 125.0 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 1 | 4 | 89 | 22.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 89.0 |
| 3 | Nevada | 1 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 85.0 |
| 3 | Louisiana | 1 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 48.0 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 2 | 6 | 202 | 33.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 101.0 |
| 6 | Boise State | 1 | 3 | 85 | 28.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 85.0 |
| 6 | East Carolina | 2 | 6 | 129 | 21.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 64.5 |
| 6 | Marshall | 1 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.0 |
| 6 | New Mexico State | 1 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 50.0 |
| 6 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 12 | Baylor | 11 | 32 | 747 | 23.34 | 0 | 2.9 | 67.9 |
| 12 | Purdue | 9 | 26 | 567 | 21.81 | 0 | 2.9 | 63.0 |
| 14 | Colorado | 10 | 26 | 574 | 22.08 | 0 | 2.6 | 57.4 |
| 15 | Fresno State | 2 | 5 | 121 | 24.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 60.5 |
| 15 | Colorado State | 2 | 5 | 105 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 52.5 |
| 15 | Ball State | 2 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 48.5 |
| 15 | James Madison | 2 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 44.5 |
| 19 | Nebraska | 10 | 24 | 640 | 26.67 | 1 | 2.4 | 64.0 |
| 19 | Kansas | 10 | 24 | 537 | 22.38 | 1 | 2.4 | 53.7 |
| 19 | UCLA | 10 | 24 | 447 | 18.63 | 0 | 2.4 | 44.7 |
| 22 | Minnesota | 10 | 23 | 549 | 23.87 | 0 | 2.3 | 54.9 |
| 23 | UCF | 10 | 22 | 411 | 18.68 | 0 | 2.2 | 41.1 |
| 24 | North Carolina | 10 | 21 | 383 | 18.24 | 0 | 2.1 | 38.3 |
| 24 | Penn State | 9 | 19 | 332 | 17.47 | 0 | 2.1 | 36.9 |
| 26 | Texas State | 1 | 2 | 69 | 34.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 69.0 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | 10 | 20 | 512 | 25.60 | 1 | 2.0 | 51.2 |
| 26 | Connecticut | 3 | 6 | 126 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 26 | Rice | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 26 | Kansas State | 10 | 20 | 405 | 20.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.5 |
| 26 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 26 | Georgia State | 2 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 26 | Houston | 10 | 20 | 370 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 26 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 20 | 350 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 26 | Toledo | 2 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.5 |
| 26 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.5 |
| 26 | New Mexico | 2 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.5 |
| 26 | Kent State | 3 | 6 | 79 | 13.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.3 |
| 26 | UNLV | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 40 | Notre Dame | 10 | 19 | 505 | 26.58 | 2 | 1.9 | 50.5 |
| 40 | Syracuse | 9 | 17 | 338 | 19.88 | 0 | 1.9 | 37.6 |
| 42 | Iowa | 10 | 18 | 455 | 25.28 | 1 | 1.8 | 45.5 |
| 42 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 16 | 303 | 18.94 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.7 |
| 44 | Auburn | 9 | 15 | 350 | 23.33 | 1 | 1.7 | 38.9 |
| 44 | South Carolina | 10 | 17 | 376 | 22.12 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.6 |
| 44 | Washington | 10 | 17 | 374 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.4 |
| 44 | NC State | 9 | 15 | 275 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.6 |
| 48 | Duke | 10 | 16 | 495 | 30.94 | 1 | 1.6 | 49.5 |
| 48 | LSU | 9 | 14 | 285 | 20.36 | 0 | 1.6 | 31.7 |
| 48 | Boston College | 9 | 14 | 264 | 18.86 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.3 |
| 48 | Missouri | 9 | 14 | 264 | 18.86 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.3 |
| 48 | Stanford | 9 | 14 | 260 | 18.57 | 0 | 1.6 | 28.9 |
| 48 | Oregon State | 7 | 11 | 190 | 17.27 | 0 | 1.6 | 27.1 |
| 48 | USC | 9 | 14 | 212 | 15.14 | 0 | 1.6 | 23.6 |
| 55 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 3 | 135 | 45.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 67.5 |
| 55 | BYU | 11 | 16 | 384 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.9 |
| 55 | TCU | 11 | 16 | 354 | 22.13 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.2 |
| 55 | Bowling Green | 2 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.0 |
| 55 | Texas A&M | 8 | 12 | 235 | 19.58 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.4 |
| 55 | Western Michigan | 2 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.5 |
| 55 | Missouri State | 2 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.0 |
| 55 | Utah State | 2 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.5 |
| 55 | Alabama | 11 | 16 | 293 | 18.31 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.6 |
| 55 | Central Michigan | 2 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.0 |
| 55 | California | 10 | 15 | 264 | 17.60 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.4 |
| 55 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.0 |
| 55 | Tulsa | 2 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.5 |
| 68 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 13 | 279 | 21.46 | 0 | 1.4 | 31.0 |
| 68 | SMU | 10 | 14 | 283 | 20.21 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.3 |
| 68 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 14 | 260 | 18.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.0 |
| 68 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 14 | 207 | 14.79 | 0 | 1.4 | 20.7 |
| 68 | Texas | 9 | 13 | 180 | 13.85 | 0 | 1.4 | 20.0 |
| 73 | Wake Forest | 9 | 12 | 272 | 22.67 | 1 | 1.3 | 30.2 |
| 73 | Florida | 10 | 13 | 184 | 14.15 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.4 |
| 73 | Michigan | 10 | 13 | 174 | 13.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.4 |
| 73 | Ohio | 3 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.3 |
| 77 | Texas Tech | 11 | 13 | 378 | 29.08 | 1 | 1.2 | 34.4 |
| 77 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 11 | 232 | 21.09 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.8 |
| 77 | Louisville | 9 | 11 | 185 | 16.82 | 0 | 1.2 | 20.6 |
| 77 | Arizona State | 10 | 12 | 184 | 15.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.4 |
| 77 | Utah | 10 | 12 | 172 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.2 |
| 82 | Michigan State | 10 | 11 | 286 | 26.00 | 1 | 1.1 | 28.6 |
| 82 | Arkansas | 8 | 9 | 193 | 21.44 | 0 | 1.1 | 24.1 |
| 82 | Iowa State | 10 | 11 | 190 | 17.27 | 0 | 1.1 | 19.0 |
| 82 | Kentucky | 9 | 10 | 168 | 16.80 | 0 | 1.1 | 18.7 |
| 82 | Maryland | 9 | 10 | 153 | 15.30 | 0 | 1.1 | 17.0 |
| 87 | Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 32.0 |
| 87 | USF | 2 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.5 |
| 87 | Northwestern | 9 | 9 | 214 | 23.78 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.8 |
| 87 | Illinois | 10 | 10 | 224 | 22.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.4 |
| 87 | Cincinnati | 10 | 10 | 219 | 21.90 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.9 |
| 87 | UTSA | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 87 | Arizona | 10 | 10 | 196 | 19.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.6 |
| 87 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.5 |
| 87 | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 87 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 87 | South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 87 | Tulane | 3 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.7 |
| 87 | Delaware | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| 87 | UAB | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 87 | Temple | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 87 | UTEP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 103 | Florida State | 10 | 9 | 214 | 23.78 | 0 | 0.9 | 21.4 |
| 103 | Clemson | 10 | 9 | 186 | 20.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 18.6 |
| 103 | Georgia | 10 | 9 | 185 | 20.56 | 0 | 0.9 | 18.5 |
| 103 | Mississippi State | 9 | 8 | 102 | 12.75 | 0 | 0.9 | 11.3 |
| 107 | Ole Miss | 9 | 7 | 160 | 22.86 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.8 |
| 108 | Indiana | 10 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.9 |
| 109 | Tennessee | 9 | 5 | 115 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.8 |
| 110 | Ohio State | 11 | 5 | 164 | 32.80 | 1 | 0.5 | 14.9 |
| 110 | Virginia | 11 | 6 | 143 | 23.83 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.0 |
| 110 | Hawaii | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 110 | West Virginia | 10 | 5 | 87 | 17.40 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.7 |
| 110 | San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 110 | San Jose State | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 116 | Rutgers | 9 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.1 |
| 116 | Washington State | 5 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| 118 | Oregon | 11 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| 119 | Oklahoma | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |