2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 10/31/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Georgia Tech 5 22 490 22.27 0 4.4 98.0
2 Akron 4 18 383 21.28 0 4.5 95.8
3 San Diego State 5 17 459 27.00 2 3.4 91.8
4 Florida Atlantic 4 17 359 21.12 0 4.3 89.8
5 Sam Houston State 4 16 296 18.50 0 4.0 74.0
6 Arkansas State 4 11 276 25.09 0 2.8 69.0
7 Florida 6 17 402 23.65 0 2.8 67.0
8 Delaware 4 12 266 22.17 0 3.0 66.5
9 Middle Tennessee State 4 10 259 25.90 1 2.5 64.8
10 Michigan State 5 17 322 18.94 0 3.4 64.4
11 Texas State 4 11 255 23.18 1 2.8 63.8
12 South Alabama 4 8 250 31.25 1 2.0 62.5
13 Charlotte 4 11 248 22.55 0 2.8 62.0
14 Colorado State 4 8 244 30.50 0 2.0 61.0
15 James Madison 6 11 351 31.91 0 1.8 58.5
16 Tulane 4 8 229 28.63 1 2.0 57.3
17 Kent State 5 13 273 21.00 0 2.6 54.6
18 FIU 4 10 217 21.70 0 2.5 54.3
19 Clemson 5 11 260 23.64 0 2.2 52.0
20 Kennesaw State 4 11 204 18.55 0 2.8 51.0
21 Tulsa 4 11 200 18.18 0 2.8 50.0
22 Marshall 4 12 199 16.58 0 3.0 49.8
23 Western Michigan 5 9 243 27.00 1 1.8 48.6
24 Louisiana 4 9 194 21.56 0 2.3 48.5
25 Kansas State 5 9 236 26.22 0 1.8 47.2
26 Arizona State 5 8 219 27.38 1 1.6 43.8
27 Ohio 4 5 172 34.40 1 1.3 43.0
28 Bowling Green 5 11 212 19.27 0 2.2 42.4
29 Fresno State 4 7 169 24.14 0 1.8 42.3
30 Kansas 5 6 211 35.17 1 1.2 42.2
30 Old Dominion 6 14 253 18.07 0 2.3 42.2
32 Appalachian State 4 6 161 26.83 0 1.5 40.3
33 Louisville 6 12 240 20.00 0 2.0 40.0
34 Virginia Tech 5 7 197 28.14 0 1.4 39.4
35 North Dakota State 6 11 235 21.36 0 1.8 39.2
36 Western Kentucky 4 7 152 21.71 0 1.8 38.0
36 Miami (FL) 6 12 228 19.00 0 2.0 38.0
38 Texas Tech 5 8 189 23.63 0 1.6 37.8
38 Stanford 6 12 227 18.92 0 2.0 37.8
38 UAB 4 9 151 16.78 0 2.3 37.8
41 Iowa 5 5 186 37.20 1 1.0 37.2
42 Louisiana Tech 4 9 147 16.33 0 2.3 36.8
43 Central Michigan 4 6 145 24.17 0 1.5 36.3
44 Maryland 5 10 180 18.00 0 2.0 36.0
45 Jacksonville State 4 6 142 23.67 0 1.5 35.5
46 Baylor 5 7 175 25.00 0 1.4 35.0
47 Ball State 4 7 139 19.86 0 1.8 34.8
48 Troy 4 8 136 17.00 0 2.0 34.0
49 Boston College 5 8 169 21.13 0 1.6 33.8
49 UTEP 4 7 135 19.29 0 1.8 33.8
51 Eastern Michigan 5 8 168 21.00 0 1.6 33.6
51 Northwestern 5 8 168 21.00 0 1.6 33.6
51 Nebraska 5 9 168 18.67 0 1.8 33.6
54 Oregon 5 8 165 20.63 0 1.6 33.0
55 Missouri State 4 7 131 18.71 0 1.8 32.8
56 Minnesota 5 8 163 20.38 0 1.6 32.6
57 Temple 4 7 130 18.57 0 1.8 32.5
58 Nevada 4 2 129 64.50 0 0.5 32.3
59 Southern Miss 4 7 128 18.29 0 1.8 32.0
60 Buffalo 4 4 127 31.75 0 1.0 31.8
61 Miami (OH) 4 9 125 13.89 0 2.3 31.3
62 Liberty 4 3 123 41.00 0 0.8 30.8
63 Georgia State 4 7 120 17.14 0 1.8 30.0
63 Washington 5 9 150 16.67 0 1.8 30.0
65 Alabama 6 7 179 25.57 0 1.2 29.8
66 UCLA 5 9 148 16.44 0 1.8 29.6
67 Missouri 5 4 146 36.50 0 0.8 29.2
68 Syracuse 6 9 173 19.22 0 1.5 28.8
69 Iowa State 5 7 141 20.14 0 1.4 28.2
70 Florida State 5 8 140 17.50 0 1.6 28.0
71 SMU 6 8 166 20.75 0 1.3 27.7
72 Ohio State 5 8 138 17.25 0 1.6 27.6
73 New Mexico State 4 7 109 15.57 0 1.8 27.3
74 Utah 5 8 135 16.88 0 1.6 27.0
75 Pittsburgh 6 9 161 17.89 0 1.5 26.8
76 Sacramento State 6 9 156 17.33 0 1.5 26.0
77 South Carolina 6 8 155 19.38 0 1.3 25.8
77 Vanderbilt 5 7 129 18.43 0 1.4 25.8
79 East Carolina 4 4 101 25.25 0 1.0 25.3
79 Coastal Carolina 4 5 101 20.20 0 1.3 25.3
81 TCU 5 8 125 15.63 0 1.6 25.0
82 Houston 5 6 123 20.50 0 1.2 24.6
83 NC State 5 6 120 20.00 0 1.2 24.0
84 Georgia Southern 4 6 93 15.50 0 1.5 23.3
85 Kentucky 6 8 136 17.00 0 1.3 22.7
86 California 6 8 133 16.63 0 1.3 22.2
87 Utah State 4 4 88 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
88 Michigan 5 5 105 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
89 Illinois 5 5 99 19.80 0 1.0 19.8
90 Navy 5 5 95 19.00 0 1.0 19.0
91 Wake Forest 6 5 113 22.60 0 0.8 18.8
92 Penn State 5 5 93 18.60 0 1.0 18.6
93 UNLV 4 3 74 24.67 0 0.8 18.5
93 Toledo 4 7 74 10.57 0 1.8 18.5
95 New Mexico 4 4 73 18.25 0 1.0 18.3
96 Ole Miss 6 6 108 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
97 Rutgers 5 4 89 22.25 0 0.8 17.8
97 Wyoming 5 4 89 22.25 0 0.8 17.8
99 UCF 5 4 86 21.50 0 0.8 17.2
99 San Jose State 5 4 86 21.50 0 0.8 17.2
101 North Texas 4 5 67 13.40 0 1.3 16.8
102 Purdue 5 4 83 20.75 0 0.8 16.6
103 Rice 4 5 65 13.00 0 1.3 16.3
104 Wisconsin 5 4 80 20.00 0 0.8 16.0
105 West Virginia 5 4 77 19.25 0 0.8 15.4
106 Memphis 5 4 76 19.00 0 0.8 15.2
107 USC 6 6 90 15.00 0 1.0 15.0
108 Colorado 5 7 74 10.57 0 1.4 14.8
109 Virginia 6 5 88 17.60 0 0.8 14.7
110 Hawaii 5 5 72 14.40 0 1.0 14.4
111 Massachusetts 4 3 56 18.67 0 0.8 14.0
111 Northern Illinois 4 3 56 18.67 0 0.8 14.0
113 Duke 5 3 67 22.33 0 0.6 13.4
113 Oklahoma 5 3 67 22.33 0 0.6 13.4
115 Oklahoma State 5 6 66 11.00 0 1.2 13.2
116 Auburn 6 4 78 19.50 0 0.7 13.0
117 Boise State 4 3 50 16.67 0 0.8 12.5
118 Tennessee 5 5 62 12.40 0 1.0 12.4
119 Mississippi State 6 4 70 17.50 0 0.7 11.7
120 Cincinnati 5 5 57 11.40 0 1.0 11.4
121 North Carolina 5 4 56 14.00 0 0.8 11.2
121 Washington State 5 6 56 9.33 0 1.2 11.2
123 Oregon State 4 4 44 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
124 Arkansas 5 2 50 25.00 0 0.4 10.0
125 UTSA 4 2 35 17.50 0 0.5 8.8
126 BYU 5 2 43 21.50 0 0.4 8.6
127 USF 4 4 34 8.50 0 1.0 8.5
128 LSU 5 2 38 19.00 0 0.4 7.6
129 Arizona 5 1 34 34.00 0 0.2 6.8
130 Texas 5 3 31 10.33 0 0.6 6.2
131 Indiana 6 4 35 8.75 0 0.7 5.8
131 Texas A&M 5 4 29 7.25 0 0.8 5.8
133 Army 6 3 28 9.33 0 0.5 4.7
134 Air Force 5 1 21 21.00 0 0.2 4.2
135 Louisiana-Monroe 4 1 15 15.00 0 0.3 3.8
136 Georgia 6 1 16 16.00 0 0.2 2.7