2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 10/10/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Marshall 6 20 369 18.45 0 3.3 61.5
2 Stanford 6 18 365 20.28 0 3.0 60.8
3 Texas State 5 17 250 14.71 0 3.4 50.0
4 San Diego State 6 16 582 36.38 3 2.7 97.0
4 Akron 6 16 344 21.50 0 2.7 57.3
6 Louisville 6 15 336 22.40 0 2.5 56.0
6 Michigan State 6 15 313 20.87 0 2.5 52.2
8 Ohio 6 14 389 27.79 1 2.3 64.8
9 Georgia Tech 5 13 431 33.15 1 2.6 86.2
9 Ball State 6 13 247 19.00 0 2.2 41.2
9 Kent State 6 13 220 16.92 0 2.2 36.7
12 Clemson 5 12 281 23.42 0 2.4 56.2
12 Connecticut 6 12 266 22.17 0 2.0 44.3
12 Florida State 6 12 245 20.42 0 2.0 40.8
12 Louisiana Tech 5 12 244 20.33 0 2.4 48.8
12 Sam Houston State 5 12 228 19.00 0 2.4 45.6
12 Bowling Green 6 12 210 17.50 0 2.0 35.0
12 USC 7 12 197 16.42 0 1.7 28.1
19 Florida 6 11 271 24.64 0 1.8 45.2
19 Tulsa 6 11 256 23.27 1 1.8 42.7
19 Minnesota 6 11 239 21.73 0 1.8 39.8
19 Western Kentucky 6 11 238 21.64 0 1.8 39.7
19 Kennesaw State 5 11 237 21.55 0 2.2 47.4
19 Old Dominion 6 11 217 19.73 0 1.8 36.2
19 Middle Tennessee State 5 11 214 19.45 0 2.2 42.8
19 Oregon State 6 11 210 19.09 0 1.8 35.0
19 Washington 6 11 207 18.82 0 1.8 34.5
19 Charlotte 6 11 193 17.55 0 1.8 32.2
19 UTEP 6 11 190 17.27 0 1.8 31.7
30 James Madison 6 10 356 35.60 0 1.7 59.3
30 UTSA 6 10 317 31.70 1 1.7 52.8
30 Miami (OH) 6 10 270 27.00 1 1.7 45.0
30 Wyoming 6 10 239 23.90 0 1.7 39.8
30 Indiana 6 10 218 21.80 0 1.7 36.3
30 Tulane 5 10 204 20.40 0 2.0 40.8
30 Eastern Michigan 7 10 203 20.30 0 1.4 29.0
30 California 6 10 202 20.20 0 1.7 33.7
30 Louisiana 6 10 197 19.70 0 1.7 32.8
30 Temple 6 10 195 19.50 0 1.7 32.5
30 New Mexico State 6 10 185 18.50 0 1.7 30.8
30 Buffalo 6 10 173 17.30 0 1.7 28.8
30 Colorado 5 10 169 16.90 0 2.0 33.8
30 Toledo 6 10 167 16.70 0 1.7 27.8
30 Vanderbilt 6 10 163 16.30 0 1.7 27.2
45 Arizona State 5 9 252 28.00 1 1.8 50.4
45 South Alabama 6 9 249 27.67 1 1.5 41.5
45 Arkansas State 6 9 230 25.56 0 1.5 38.3
45 San Jose State 6 9 212 23.56 0 1.5 35.3
45 Coastal Carolina 6 9 207 23.00 0 1.5 34.5
45 Wake Forest 6 9 194 21.56 0 1.5 32.3
45 Miami (FL) 5 9 179 19.89 0 1.8 35.8
45 Troy 5 9 172 19.11 0 1.8 34.4
45 Georgia Southern 6 9 127 14.11 0 1.5 21.2
54 Florida Atlantic 5 8 323 40.38 2 1.6 64.6
54 Iowa State 6 8 238 29.75 1 1.3 39.7
54 UCF 6 8 227 28.38 0 1.3 37.8
54 Alabama 6 8 207 25.88 0 1.3 34.5
54 Texas Tech 5 8 205 25.63 0 1.6 41.0
54 Liberty 6 8 204 25.50 0 1.3 34.0
54 Wisconsin 5 8 197 24.63 0 1.6 39.4
54 South Carolina 6 8 169 21.13 0 1.3 28.2
54 Cincinnati 5 8 166 20.75 0 1.6 33.2
54 Nebraska 6 8 154 19.25 0 1.3 25.7
54 SMU 5 8 153 19.13 0 1.6 30.6
54 Utah State 6 8 151 18.88 0 1.3 25.2
54 Syracuse 5 8 148 18.50 0 1.6 29.6
54 Kentucky 6 8 144 18.00 0 1.3 24.0
54 Pittsburgh 6 8 138 17.25 0 1.3 23.0
54 Delaware 5 8 128 16.00 0 1.6 25.6
70 Georgia State 5 7 236 33.71 1 1.4 47.2
70 Georgia 6 7 191 27.29 1 1.2 31.8
70 Virginia Tech 6 7 181 25.86 0 1.2 30.2
70 Houston 6 7 171 24.43 0 1.2 28.5
70 Nevada 5 7 162 23.14 0 1.4 32.4
70 Michigan 5 7 154 22.00 0 1.4 30.8
70 Northwestern 5 7 146 20.86 0 1.4 29.2
70 UCLA 5 7 141 20.14 0 1.4 28.2
70 Purdue 6 7 141 20.14 0 1.2 23.5
70 Kansas State 5 7 135 19.29 0 1.4 27.0
70 Fresno State 6 7 135 19.29 0 1.2 22.5
70 Tennessee 6 7 135 19.29 0 1.2 22.5
70 North Dakota State 6 7 128 18.29 0 1.2 21.3
70 Massachusetts 6 7 125 17.86 0 1.2 20.8
70 Sacramento State 6 7 122 17.43 0 1.2 20.3
70 USF 6 7 121 17.29 0 1.2 20.2
70 Ole Miss 5 7 120 17.14 0 1.4 24.0
70 Ohio State 6 7 108 15.43 0 1.2 18.0
70 UAB 6 7 102 14.57 0 1.2 17.0
70 Western Michigan 6 7 102 14.57 0 1.2 17.0
70 Northern Illinois 5 7 93 13.29 0 1.4 18.6
70 Texas 5 7 91 13.00 0 1.4 18.2
70 North Texas 6 7 86 12.29 0 1.2 14.3
93 Colorado State 5 6 213 35.50 1 1.2 42.6
93 Missouri 6 6 155 25.83 0 1.0 25.8
93 Hawaii 6 6 145 24.17 0 1.0 24.2
93 Memphis 6 6 143 23.83 0 1.0 23.8
93 Illinois 6 6 123 20.50 0 1.0 20.5
93 Penn State 6 6 119 19.83 0 1.0 19.8
93 Louisiana-Monroe 5 6 107 17.83 0 1.2 21.4
93 Texas A&M 6 6 107 17.83 0 1.0 17.8
93 Missouri State 5 6 104 17.33 0 1.2 20.8
93 UNLV 6 6 100 16.67 0 1.0 16.7
93 Maryland 6 6 92 15.33 0 1.0 15.3
93 Appalachian State 5 6 80 13.33 0 1.2 16.0
93 Rice 6 6 73 12.17 0 1.0 12.2
106 Virginia 6 5 137 27.40 0 0.8 22.8
106 Navy 5 5 128 25.60 0 1.0 25.6
106 Central Michigan 6 5 126 25.20 0 0.8 21.0
106 Baylor 5 5 124 24.80 0 1.0 24.8
106 Auburn 5 5 111 22.20 0 1.0 22.2
106 Oklahoma 5 5 105 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
106 TCU 5 5 103 20.60 0 1.0 20.6
106 Washington State 6 5 79 15.80 0 0.8 13.2
106 FIU 5 5 71 14.20 0 1.0 14.2
106 Oklahoma State 5 5 44 8.80 0 1.0 8.8
116 Iowa 6 4 166 41.50 1 0.7 27.7
116 Notre Dame 6 4 97 24.25 0 0.7 16.2
116 Jacksonville State 6 4 73 18.25 0 0.7 12.2
116 New Mexico 5 4 72 18.00 0 0.8 14.4
116 Southern Miss 5 4 72 18.00 0 0.8 14.4
116 Army 5 4 70 17.50 0 0.8 14.0
116 East Carolina 5 4 68 17.00 0 0.8 13.6
116 Boston College 5 4 66 16.50 0 0.8 13.2
116 Boise State 6 4 55 13.75 0 0.7 9.2
125 North Carolina 5 3 137 45.67 1 0.6 27.4
125 BYU 5 3 126 42.00 1 0.6 25.2
125 NC State 6 3 72 24.00 0 0.5 12.0
125 West Virginia 6 3 64 21.33 0 0.5 10.7
125 Arizona 6 3 57 19.00 0 0.5 9.5
125 LSU 6 3 57 19.00 0 0.5 9.5
125 Oregon 5 3 49 16.33 0 0.6 9.8
125 Kansas 5 3 48 16.00 0 0.6 9.6
125 Mississippi State 5 3 36 12.00 0 0.6 7.2
134 Utah 5 2 51 25.50 0 0.4 10.2
135 Arkansas 6 1 25 25.00 0 0.2 4.2
135 Duke 5 1 18 18.00 0 0.2 3.6
135 Rutgers 5 1 17 17.00 0 0.2 3.4