2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/02/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 100 | 100.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 100.0 |
| 2 | Kansas State | 1 | 2 | 143 | 71.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 143.0 |
| 3 | LSU | 2 | 2 | 72 | 36.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 36.0 |
| 4 | Penn State | 2 | 3 | 106 | 35.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 53.0 |
| 5 | Duke | 2 | 3 | 99 | 33.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 49.5 |
| 5 | Missouri | 2 | 2 | 66 | 33.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 33.0 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 3 | 97 | 32.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 48.5 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 64 | 32.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 32.0 |
| 8 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 16.0 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 3 | 7 | 216 | 30.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 72.0 |
| 11 | Hawaii | 9 | 9 | 275 | 30.56 | 1 | 1.0 | 30.6 |
| 12 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.0 |
| 13 | Colorado | 2 | 4 | 112 | 28.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 56.0 |
| 13 | Iowa | 1 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 56.0 |
| 13 | Houston | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 16 | Washington | 2 | 5 | 135 | 27.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 67.5 |
| 16 | Miami (OH) | 11 | 20 | 540 | 27.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 49.1 |
| 18 | Louisville | 3 | 4 | 107 | 26.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 35.7 |
| 19 | Nevada | 10 | 11 | 290 | 26.36 | 1 | 1.1 | 29.0 |
| 20 | BYU | 1 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 76.0 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
| 22 | New Mexico | 9 | 15 | 368 | 24.53 | 1 | 1.7 | 40.9 |
| 23 | Ohio | 9 | 12 | 294 | 24.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 32.7 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 9 | 220 | 24.44 | 0 | 3.0 | 73.3 |
| 25 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 23 | 553 | 24.04 | 2 | 2.3 | 55.3 |
| 26 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 21 | 504 | 24.00 | 1 | 2.1 | 50.4 |
| 26 | Auburn | 2 | 4 | 96 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.0 |
| 28 | Charlotte | 9 | 18 | 425 | 23.61 | 1 | 2.0 | 47.2 |
| 29 | Toledo | 9 | 17 | 399 | 23.47 | 1 | 1.9 | 44.3 |
| 30 | Tulane | 10 | 22 | 515 | 23.41 | 0 | 2.2 | 51.5 |
| 31 | James Madison | 10 | 13 | 299 | 23.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 29.9 |
| 31 | Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 31 | Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.7 |
| 31 | Ole Miss | 3 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.7 |
| 35 | Delaware | 10 | 25 | 574 | 22.96 | 0 | 2.5 | 57.4 |
| 36 | Marshall | 10 | 21 | 482 | 22.95 | 0 | 2.1 | 48.2 |
| 37 | San Diego State | 10 | 19 | 435 | 22.89 | 0 | 1.9 | 43.5 |
| 38 | Bowling Green | 9 | 27 | 617 | 22.85 | 0 | 3.0 | 68.6 |
| 38 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 33 | 754 | 22.85 | 1 | 3.0 | 68.5 |
| 40 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 23 | 523 | 22.74 | 0 | 2.3 | 52.3 |
| 41 | Texas State | 11 | 31 | 702 | 22.65 | 1 | 2.8 | 63.8 |
| 42 | Indiana | 2 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.5 |
| 43 | Louisiana | 11 | 25 | 559 | 22.36 | 1 | 2.3 | 50.8 |
| 44 | Troy | 12 | 29 | 647 | 22.31 | 0 | 2.4 | 53.9 |
| 45 | Rutgers | 2 | 4 | 88 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 45 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 47 | UAB | 10 | 25 | 548 | 21.92 | 1 | 2.5 | 54.8 |
| 48 | New Mexico State | 10 | 10 | 219 | 21.90 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.9 |
| 49 | Wake Forest | 2 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.5 |
| 50 | Oregon | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 51 | Michigan | 2 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.5 |
| 52 | North Texas | 12 | 25 | 531 | 21.24 | 0 | 2.1 | 44.3 |
| 53 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 17 | 360 | 21.18 | 0 | 1.9 | 40.0 |
| 54 | Air Force | 11 | 9 | 190 | 21.11 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.3 |
| 55 | West Virginia | 1 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.0 |
| 55 | Nebraska | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 57 | Akron | 10 | 27 | 566 | 20.96 | 0 | 2.7 | 56.6 |
| 58 | Connecticut | 9 | 23 | 481 | 20.91 | 0 | 2.6 | 53.4 |
| 59 | Liberty | 11 | 25 | 522 | 20.88 | 1 | 2.3 | 47.5 |
| 60 | Southern Miss | 11 | 11 | 229 | 20.82 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.8 |
| 61 | Buffalo | 10 | 23 | 477 | 20.74 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.7 |
| 62 | Navy | 11 | 19 | 393 | 20.68 | 0 | 1.7 | 35.7 |
| 63 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 6 | 124 | 20.67 | 0 | 6.0 | 124.0 |
| 64 | Ball State | 9 | 20 | 413 | 20.65 | 1 | 2.2 | 45.9 |
| 65 | San Jose State | 9 | 21 | 431 | 20.52 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.9 |
| 66 | Middle Tennessee State | 10 | 17 | 347 | 20.41 | 0 | 1.7 | 34.7 |
| 67 | UNLV | 12 | 19 | 387 | 20.37 | 0 | 1.6 | 32.3 |
| 68 | Fresno State | 10 | 16 | 325 | 20.31 | 0 | 1.6 | 32.5 |
| 69 | Western Michigan | 11 | 29 | 583 | 20.10 | 0 | 2.6 | 53.0 |
| 70 | Purdue | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 71 | Washington State | 7 | 10 | 198 | 19.80 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.3 |
| 72 | FIU | 11 | 23 | 454 | 19.74 | 0 | 2.1 | 41.3 |
| 73 | Central Michigan | 9 | 12 | 235 | 19.58 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.1 |
| 74 | Rice | 11 | 20 | 390 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 35.5 |
| 75 | Missouri State | 10 | 26 | 505 | 19.42 | 0 | 2.6 | 50.5 |
| 76 | Kent State | 8 | 22 | 426 | 19.36 | 1 | 2.8 | 53.3 |
| 77 | USC | 3 | 6 | 116 | 19.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.7 |
| 78 | UCLA | 2 | 7 | 133 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 66.5 |
| 78 | Syracuse | 2 | 5 | 95 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 47.5 |
| 78 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 81 | Appalachian State | 11 | 23 | 435 | 18.91 | 0 | 2.1 | 39.5 |
| 82 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 20 | 378 | 18.90 | 1 | 1.8 | 34.4 |
| 83 | Kennesaw State | 11 | 26 | 491 | 18.88 | 0 | 2.4 | 44.6 |
| 84 | Boston College | 2 | 4 | 75 | 18.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.5 |
| 85 | Tulsa | 9 | 26 | 486 | 18.69 | 0 | 2.9 | 54.0 |
| 86 | Oregon State | 4 | 15 | 277 | 18.47 | 0 | 3.8 | 69.3 |
| 87 | Arkansas State | 10 | 26 | 474 | 18.23 | 1 | 2.6 | 47.4 |
| 88 | Georgia State | 9 | 20 | 364 | 18.20 | 0 | 2.2 | 40.4 |
| 89 | Old Dominion | 10 | 8 | 143 | 17.88 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.3 |
| 90 | Boise State | 12 | 22 | 393 | 17.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.8 |
| 91 | Colorado State | 9 | 12 | 214 | 17.83 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.8 |
| 92 | Utah State | 9 | 10 | 177 | 17.70 | 0 | 1.1 | 19.7 |
| 92 | Memphis | 10 | 10 | 177 | 17.70 | 1 | 1.0 | 17.7 |
| 94 | Temple | 9 | 18 | 317 | 17.61 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.2 |
| 95 | USF | 10 | 11 | 193 | 17.55 | 0 | 1.1 | 19.3 |
| 96 | Sam Houston State | 10 | 28 | 491 | 17.54 | 0 | 2.8 | 49.1 |
| 97 | Kentucky | 2 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.5 |
| 98 | UCF | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 98 | NC State | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| 100 | Wyoming | 9 | 12 | 203 | 16.92 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.6 |
| 101 | Texas | 3 | 6 | 101 | 16.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.7 |
| 102 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 21 | 353 | 16.81 | 0 | 2.1 | 35.3 |
| 103 | Stanford | 3 | 8 | 134 | 16.75 | 0 | 2.7 | 44.7 |
| 104 | UTSA | 11 | 10 | 164 | 16.40 | 0 | 0.9 | 14.9 |
| 105 | California | 2 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.0 |
| 106 | Jacksonville State | 12 | 9 | 140 | 15.56 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.7 |
| 107 | East Carolina | 9 | 10 | 152 | 15.20 | 0 | 1.1 | 16.9 |
| 108 | Clemson | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 108 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 110 | Massachusetts | 9 | 7 | 103 | 14.71 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.4 |
| 111 | Kansas | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 111 | SMU | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 113 | UTEP | 10 | 27 | 376 | 13.93 | 0 | 2.7 | 37.6 |
| 114 | Maryland | 2 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.5 |
| 115 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 115 | Utah | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 115 | Army | 11 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.9 |
| 118 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 119 | Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| 120 | South Alabama | 10 | 8 | 81 | 10.13 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.1 |
| 121 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.1 |
| 122 | Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| 123 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 124 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 125 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |