2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 11/01/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Michigan | 6 | 18 | 427 | 23.72 | 0 | 3.0 | 71.2 |
| 2 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 19 | 408 | 21.47 | 0 | 3.2 | 68.0 |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 17 | 407 | 23.94 | 1 | 2.8 | 67.8 |
| 4 | Texas State | 6 | 18 | 400 | 22.22 | 0 | 3.0 | 66.7 |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 6 | 17 | 399 | 23.47 | 0 | 2.8 | 66.5 |
| 6 | UAB | 6 | 15 | 364 | 24.27 | 1 | 2.5 | 60.7 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 14 | 358 | 25.57 | 1 | 2.3 | 59.7 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 6 | 18 | 355 | 19.72 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.2 |
| 9 | Tulane | 5 | 15 | 342 | 22.80 | 0 | 3.0 | 68.4 |
| 10 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 16 | 338 | 21.13 | 1 | 2.0 | 42.3 |
| 11 | New Mexico | 6 | 13 | 336 | 25.85 | 1 | 2.2 | 56.0 |
| 12 | Troy | 7 | 18 | 333 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.6 | 47.6 |
| 13 | Navy | 7 | 16 | 328 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.9 |
| 14 | Delaware | 6 | 13 | 322 | 24.77 | 0 | 2.2 | 53.7 |
| 15 | Akron | 7 | 17 | 320 | 18.82 | 0 | 2.4 | 45.7 |
| 16 | San Jose State | 5 | 14 | 312 | 22.29 | 0 | 2.8 | 62.4 |
| 17 | Liberty | 7 | 14 | 299 | 21.36 | 1 | 2.0 | 42.7 |
| 18 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 17 | 296 | 17.41 | 0 | 2.4 | 42.3 |
| 19 | North Texas | 7 | 15 | 294 | 19.60 | 0 | 2.1 | 42.0 |
| 20 | FIU | 6 | 13 | 282 | 21.69 | 0 | 2.2 | 47.0 |
| 21 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 15 | 280 | 18.67 | 0 | 2.1 | 40.0 |
| 22 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 13 | 269 | 20.69 | 0 | 2.2 | 44.8 |
| 23 | Temple | 6 | 14 | 258 | 18.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.0 |
| 24 | Charlotte | 6 | 12 | 256 | 21.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.7 |
| 25 | Georgia State | 5 | 14 | 254 | 18.14 | 0 | 2.8 | 50.8 |
| 26 | James Madison | 6 | 11 | 251 | 22.82 | 1 | 1.8 | 41.8 |
| 26 | Missouri State | 5 | 14 | 251 | 17.93 | 0 | 2.8 | 50.2 |
| 28 | UNLV | 6 | 12 | 249 | 20.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.5 |
| 29 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 9 | 247 | 27.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 49.4 |
| 30 | Connecticut | 6 | 12 | 244 | 20.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.7 |
| 31 | Arkansas State | 6 | 15 | 237 | 15.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 39.5 |
| 32 | Ball State | 5 | 12 | 234 | 19.50 | 1 | 2.4 | 46.8 |
| 33 | Marshall | 6 | 11 | 225 | 20.45 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.5 |
| 34 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 7 | 224 | 32.00 | 1 | 1.4 | 44.8 |
| 35 | Kennesaw State | 5 | 13 | 221 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.6 | 44.2 |
| 36 | Louisiana | 7 | 11 | 218 | 19.82 | 0 | 1.6 | 31.1 |
| 37 | Texas A&M | 3 | 7 | 216 | 30.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 72.0 |
| 38 | Boise State | 8 | 13 | 213 | 16.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 26.6 |
| 39 | Buffalo | 7 | 11 | 208 | 18.91 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.7 |
| 39 | UTEP | 6 | 16 | 208 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 34.7 |
| 41 | Kent State | 4 | 6 | 205 | 34.17 | 1 | 1.5 | 51.3 |
| 42 | Toledo | 5 | 10 | 192 | 19.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.4 |
| 43 | Appalachian State | 6 | 10 | 184 | 18.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.7 |
| 44 | Rice | 7 | 10 | 182 | 18.20 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.0 |
| 45 | UTSA | 6 | 8 | 165 | 20.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.5 |
| 46 | Hawaii | 6 | 6 | 156 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 47 | San Diego State | 5 | 7 | 152 | 21.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 30.4 |
| 47 | Fresno State | 6 | 7 | 152 | 21.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.3 |
| 49 | Utah State | 5 | 9 | 148 | 16.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 29.6 |
| 50 | Kansas State | 1 | 2 | 143 | 71.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 143.0 |
| 51 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 8 | 141 | 17.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.5 |
| 52 | Colorado State | 5 | 6 | 136 | 22.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 27.2 |
| 53 | UCLA | 2 | 7 | 133 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 66.5 |
| 54 | New Mexico State | 7 | 7 | 131 | 18.71 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.7 |
| 55 | Oregon State | 2 | 8 | 126 | 15.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 63.0 |
| 56 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 6 | 124 | 20.67 | 0 | 6.0 | 124.0 |
| 56 | Central Michigan | 6 | 8 | 124 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.7 |
| 58 | Air Force | 7 | 6 | 120 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 17.1 |
| 59 | Memphis | 7 | 5 | 118 | 23.60 | 1 | 0.7 | 16.9 |
| 60 | Southern Miss | 6 | 6 | 117 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.5 |
| 61 | USC | 3 | 6 | 116 | 19.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.7 |
| 61 | Washington State | 4 | 6 | 116 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.0 |
| 63 | Washington | 1 | 4 | 113 | 28.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 113.0 |
| 64 | Colorado | 2 | 4 | 112 | 28.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 56.0 |
| 65 | Old Dominion | 6 | 6 | 110 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.3 |
| 66 | Penn State | 2 | 3 | 106 | 35.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 53.0 |
| 67 | Nevada | 6 | 5 | 105 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.5 |
| 67 | Wyoming | 6 | 6 | 105 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.5 |
| 69 | Stanford | 2 | 6 | 102 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 51.0 |
| 70 | Texas | 3 | 6 | 101 | 16.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.7 |
| 71 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 100 | 100.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 100.0 |
| 72 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 3 | 97 | 32.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 48.5 |
| 73 | Auburn | 2 | 4 | 96 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.0 |
| 74 | Ohio | 4 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.3 |
| 75 | Louisville | 2 | 3 | 90 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 45.0 |
| 76 | Rutgers | 2 | 4 | 88 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 77 | Jacksonville State | 6 | 5 | 86 | 17.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.3 |
| 78 | Michigan | 2 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.5 |
| 79 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 3 | 84 | 28.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 84.0 |
| 80 | BYU | 1 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 76.0 |
| 81 | Boston College | 2 | 4 | 75 | 18.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.5 |
| 82 | USF | 5 | 5 | 70 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 83 | Kentucky | 2 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.5 |
| 84 | Missouri | 2 | 2 | 66 | 33.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 33.0 |
| 85 | West Virginia | 1 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.0 |
| 86 | Iowa | 1 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 56.0 |
| 86 | South Alabama | 7 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.0 |
| 88 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.2 |
| 89 | East Carolina | 5 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.8 |
| 90 | Maryland | 2 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.5 |
| 91 | Wake Forest | 1 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.0 |
| 92 | Indiana | 2 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.5 |
| 93 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 44 | 44.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 44.0 |
| 94 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 42 | 42.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 42.0 |
| 94 | Nebraska | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 96 | UCF | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 97 | Massachusetts | 5 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.6 |
| 98 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 16.0 |
| 99 | Clemson | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 100 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.0 |
| 101 | Houston | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 102 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
| 103 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 103 | Ole Miss | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 103 | Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.7 |
| 106 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 107 | Purdue | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 107 | Army | 6 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| 109 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 110 | NC State | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 111 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 112 | California | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 113 | Kansas | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 113 | SMU | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 115 | Utah | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 115 | Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 117 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 118 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 119 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 120 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 121 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |