2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/19/2026

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