2026 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/03/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 3 | 3 | 126 | 42.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 42.0 |
| 2 | James Madison | 3 | 6 | 216 | 36.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 72.0 |
| 3 | Georgia State | 3 | 4 | 138 | 34.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 46.0 |
| 4 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 6 | 145 | 24.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.3 |
| 5 | Troy | 1 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 65.0 |
| 7 | Marshall | 3 | 9 | 184 | 20.44 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.3 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.3 |
| 9 | Louisiana | 3 | 6 | 105 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 10 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 6 | 94 | 15.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 47.0 |
| 11 | Old Dominion | 3 | 7 | 105 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 35.0 |
| 12 | South Alabama | 3 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.3 |
| 13 | Appalachian State | 2 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.5 |