2026 Conference USA Leaders Kickoffs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Smith | Western Ky | SO | K | 1 | 3 | 189 | 63.00 | 2 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Garrison Rippa | J'ville St | SR | K | 4 | 21 | 1316 | 62.67 | 11 | 52.38 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Wyatt Joyce | MTSU | JR | PK | 3 | 9 | 563 | 62.56 | 4 | 44.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Ilya Uvaydov | NMSU | SR | K | 3 | 13 | 807 | 62.08 | 4 | 30.77 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Tucker Smack | Delaware | SR | K | 3 | 11 | 671 | 61.00 | 2 | 18.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Stewart McDonald | MO State | JR | P | 2 | 12 | 731 | 60.92 | 3 | 25.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Robert Czeremcha | FIU | SO | K | 3 | 12 | 713 | 59.42 | 5 | 41.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Daniel Kinney | KSU | FR | K | 2 | 9 | 524 | 58.22 | 5 | 55.56 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Dominic Bourgeois | MTSU | SR | PK | 3 | 9 | 516 | 57.33 | 3 | 33.33 | 1 | 1 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 3.0 kickoffs per game played.