2026 American Conference Leaders Kickoffs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 10/24/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooper Helmke | Tulane | FR | K | 1 | 5 | 325 | 65.00 | 5 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Collin Rogers | FAU | SR | K | 4 | 28 | 1802 | 64.36 | 25 | 89.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Andrew Conrad | ECU | SR | PK | 2 | 6 | 380 | 63.33 | 5 | 83.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Owen Simpson | UAB | SO | PK | 3 | 17 | 1086 | 63.88 | 13 | 76.47 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Tarik Ahmetbasic | Memphis | JR | K | 4 | 20 | 1256 | 62.80 | 15 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Michael Taylor II | N Texas | FR | K | 3 | 23 | 1453 | 63.17 | 16 | 69.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Enock Gota | Rice | SR | K | 2 | 7 | 441 | 63.00 | 4 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Braydon Doane | UTSA | FR | PK | 4 | 28 | 1708 | 61.00 | 16 | 57.14 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Lance Gossett | Navy | SR | K | 1 | 6 | 370 | 61.67 | 2 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Charlie Birtwistle | Charlotte | JR | K | 1 | 7 | 418 | 59.71 | 2 | 28.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Carl Hardin | Temple | SR | K | 2 | 8 | 487 | 60.88 | 2 | 25.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Marlon Hauck | Tulsa | SR | K | 4 | 19 | 1158 | 60.95 | 4 | 21.05 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Dawson Jones | Army | JR | K | 3 | 15 | 896 | 59.73 | 2 | 13.33 | 0 | 0 |
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.