2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games at Home Only through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 5 | 243 | 48.60 | 2 | 1.7 | 81.0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 3 | 9 | 344 | 38.22 | 2 | 3.0 | 114.7 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 98 | 98.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 49.0 |
| 3 | BYU | 3 | 2 | 110 | 55.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 36.7 |
| 3 | Georgia State | 3 | 5 | 218 | 43.60 | 1 | 1.7 | 72.7 |
| 3 | Ohio | 3 | 4 | 158 | 39.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 52.7 |
| 3 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 9 | 345 | 38.33 | 1 | 2.3 | 86.3 |
| 3 | UTSA | 3 | 7 | 254 | 36.29 | 1 | 2.3 | 84.7 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 3 | 5 | 163 | 32.60 | 1 | 1.7 | 54.3 |
| 3 | Iowa State | 4 | 8 | 238 | 29.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 59.5 |
| 3 | Georgia | 4 | 6 | 175 | 29.17 | 1 | 1.5 | 43.8 |
| 12 | James Madison | 3 | 6 | 220 | 36.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 73.3 |
| 12 | UCF | 3 | 5 | 163 | 32.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 54.3 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 3 | 4 | 126 | 31.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 42.0 |
| 12 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 3 | 94 | 31.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 47.0 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 4 | 120 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 40.0 |
| 12 | Boise State | 3 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 10.0 |
| 12 | Ball State | 2 | 3 | 88 | 29.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 44.0 |
| 12 | Liberty | 3 | 5 | 143 | 28.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 47.7 |
| 12 | Navy | 2 | 4 | 112 | 28.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 56.0 |
| 12 | New Mexico State | 3 | 3 | 83 | 27.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 27.7 |
| 12 | Louisville | 4 | 6 | 165 | 27.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 41.3 |
| 12 | Virginia | 4 | 5 | 137 | 27.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 34.3 |
| 12 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 4 | 108 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 36.0 |
| 12 | Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 81 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 20.3 |
| 12 | Southern Miss | 2 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.5 |
| 12 | Florida | 4 | 9 | 240 | 26.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 60.0 |
| 12 | Baylor | 3 | 4 | 105 | 26.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 35.0 |
| 12 | Hawaii | 3 | 5 | 131 | 26.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 43.7 |
| 12 | Ole Miss | 2 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.0 |
| 12 | Nevada | 3 | 4 | 102 | 25.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 34.0 |
| 12 | Central Michigan | 3 | 3 | 75 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 12 | Arkansas | 4 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 12 | Clemson | 3 | 6 | 149 | 24.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.7 |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 3 | 4 | 98 | 24.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 32.7 |
| 12 | Florida State | 4 | 7 | 170 | 24.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 42.5 |
| 12 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 5 | 121 | 24.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 60.5 |
| 12 | Akron | 3 | 8 | 192 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 64.0 |
| 12 | San Jose State | 3 | 6 | 144 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.0 |
| 12 | USF | 3 | 4 | 96 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 32.0 |
| 12 | North Dakota State | 3 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 12 | Boston College | 3 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 16.0 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 3 | 8 | 190 | 23.75 | 0 | 2.7 | 63.3 |
| 12 | Washington State | 3 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.7 |
| 12 | Penn State | 4 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.8 |
| 12 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | 118 | 23.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.5 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 4 | 5 | 118 | 23.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.5 |
| 12 | Fresno State | 3 | 4 | 93 | 23.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.0 |
| 12 | Arizona | 3 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.7 |
| 12 | Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.7 |
| 12 | Alabama | 4 | 6 | 135 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.8 |
| 12 | Houston | 3 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.0 |
| 12 | Colorado | 2 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.5 |
| 12 | Auburn | 3 | 5 | 111 | 22.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.0 |
| 12 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 5 | 111 | 22.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.0 |
| 12 | South Alabama | 3 | 5 | 111 | 22.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.0 |
| 12 | Purdue | 4 | 5 | 110 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.5 |
| 12 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 12 | Indiana | 4 | 10 | 218 | 21.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 54.5 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 4 | 5 | 109 | 21.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.3 |
| 12 | Illinois | 4 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.3 |
| 12 | Syracuse | 2 | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 12 | TCU | 3 | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.7 |
| 12 | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.0 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 4 | 7 | 149 | 21.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.3 |
| 12 | Oregon State | 3 | 6 | 127 | 21.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.3 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 4 | 8 | 165 | 20.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.3 |
| 12 | Stanford | 3 | 9 | 181 | 20.11 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.3 |
| 12 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 9 | 179 | 19.89 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.7 |
| 12 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 8 | 157 | 19.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 52.3 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | 4 | 6 | 117 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.3 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 5 | 7 | 136 | 19.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 27.2 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 4 | 7 | 135 | 19.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.8 |
| 12 | Kansas State | 4 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.0 |
| 12 | Troy | 3 | 9 | 172 | 19.11 | 0 | 3.0 | 57.3 |
| 12 | Marshall | 3 | 10 | 191 | 19.10 | 0 | 3.3 | 63.7 |
| 12 | Sacramento State | 3 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 12 | Army | 3 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.7 |
| 12 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 12 | Arizona State | 3 | 7 | 132 | 18.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.0 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 3 | 9 | 169 | 18.78 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.3 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 2 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.0 |
| 12 | Old Dominion | 3 | 9 | 167 | 18.56 | 0 | 3.0 | 55.7 |
| 12 | Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.3 |
| 12 | LSU | 4 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.3 |
| 12 | Bowling Green | 3 | 7 | 128 | 18.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 42.7 |
| 12 | SMU | 3 | 7 | 128 | 18.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 42.7 |
| 12 | Washington | 5 | 10 | 182 | 18.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.4 |
| 12 | Kent State | 3 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.3 |
| 12 | Arkansas State | 3 | 7 | 126 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 42.0 |
| 12 | Utah State | 3 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.0 |
| 12 | Memphis | 3 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.0 |
| 12 | Louisiana | 3 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 29.3 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 4 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.0 |
| 12 | California | 4 | 5 | 87 | 17.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.8 |
| 12 | UCLA | 2 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.0 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.0 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 8 | 138 | 17.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 27.6 |
| 12 | USC | 5 | 10 | 170 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 3 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.7 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 3 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.7 |
| 12 | UNLV | 3 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.7 |
| 12 | FIU | 3 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 12 | Missouri | 4 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.5 |
| 12 | Temple | 4 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.8 |
| 12 | Buffalo | 3 | 7 | 115 | 16.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 38.3 |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 10 | 163 | 16.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 40.8 |
| 12 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 6 | 96 | 16.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.0 |
| 12 | UTEP | 3 | 6 | 96 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 12 | New Mexico | 3 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.7 |
| 12 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 12 | Delaware | 3 | 7 | 109 | 15.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 36.3 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 4 | 7 | 108 | 15.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 27.0 |
| 12 | Toledo | 4 | 6 | 92 | 15.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.0 |
| 12 | Texas | 3 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 24.0 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.8 |
| 12 | UAB | 3 | 6 | 85 | 14.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.3 |
| 12 | Western Michigan | 3 | 5 | 69 | 13.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 23.0 |
| 12 | Kansas | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.0 |
| 12 | Oregon | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.7 |
| 12 | Tulane | 2 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.5 |
| 12 | Texas State | 3 | 8 | 97 | 12.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 32.3 |
| 12 | Appalachian State | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.7 |
| 12 | Rice | 3 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.0 |
| 12 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 12 | Maryland | 3 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| 12 | Missouri State | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| 12 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| 12 | North Texas | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |