2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | 2 | 4 | 224 | 56.00 | 2 | 2.0 | 112.0 |
| 2 | Iowa | 3 | 4 | 166 | 41.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 55.3 |
| 2 | South Alabama | 2 | 3 | 124 | 41.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 62.0 |
| 2 | Arizona State | 2 | 4 | 147 | 36.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 73.5 |
| 5 | Missouri | 3 | 2 | 87 | 43.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 29.0 |
| 5 | Liberty | 2 | 2 | 83 | 41.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 41.5 |
| 5 | Arizona | 3 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 11.3 |
| 5 | James Madison | 3 | 7 | 211 | 30.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 70.3 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 5 | 150 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 50.0 |
| 5 | Alabama | 4 | 5 | 148 | 29.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 37.0 |
| 5 | Arkansas State | 2 | 7 | 204 | 29.14 | 0 | 3.5 | 102.0 |
| 5 | Tulane | 1 | 3 | 87 | 29.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 87.0 |
| 5 | Missouri State | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.0 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 56.0 |
| 5 | NC State | 3 | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 18.0 |
| 5 | Florida | 4 | 9 | 241 | 26.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 60.3 |
| 5 | Central Michigan | 2 | 3 | 77 | 25.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 38.5 |
| 5 | Utah | 2 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.5 |
| 5 | Virginia | 3 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 17.0 |
| 5 | Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.3 |
| 5 | Clemson | 3 | 8 | 196 | 24.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 65.3 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 49 | 24.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.5 |
| 5 | Kansas State | 2 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 36.0 |
| 5 | Louisville | 4 | 8 | 191 | 23.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.8 |
| 5 | Fresno State | 2 | 4 | 93 | 23.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.5 |
| 5 | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 5 | Oregon | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 5 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 8 | 183 | 22.88 | 0 | 4.0 | 91.5 |
| 5 | Houston | 3 | 3 | 68 | 22.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.7 |
| 5 | Wake Forest | 4 | 5 | 113 | 22.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.3 |
| 5 | West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.0 |
| 5 | Michigan | 2 | 4 | 89 | 22.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.5 |
| 5 | Wyoming | 3 | 4 | 89 | 22.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.7 |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 5 | Auburn | 3 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.7 |
| 5 | UCF | 3 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| 5 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 6 | 130 | 21.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.3 |
| 5 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 6 | 126 | 21.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.0 |
| 5 | South Carolina | 4 | 6 | 126 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.5 |
| 5 | Navy | 3 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 5 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 5 | SMU | 3 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.0 |
| 5 | Kansas | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 5 | Florida State | 3 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.7 |
| 5 | Purdue | 3 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.7 |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.0 |
| 5 | San Jose State | 2 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.0 |
| 5 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 5 | 102 | 20.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 102.0 |
| 5 | Baylor | 2 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.5 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 2 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.5 |
| 5 | Penn State | 3 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.3 |
| 5 | Stanford | 4 | 9 | 180 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 45.0 |
| 5 | TCU | 2 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 5 | LSU | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 5 | Illinois | 3 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.3 |
| 5 | Ohio | 2 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.5 |
| 5 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 8 | 157 | 19.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 52.3 |
| 5 | Iowa State | 3 | 5 | 98 | 19.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 32.7 |
| 5 | FIU | 1 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 5 | North Dakota State | 3 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.0 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 3 | 7 | 135 | 19.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 45.0 |
| 5 | Ball State | 2 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.5 |
| 5 | Kent State | 3 | 6 | 115 | 19.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.3 |
| 5 | UTEP | 2 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 57.0 |
| 5 | Washington | 3 | 5 | 94 | 18.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 31.3 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 3 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.7 |
| 5 | Louisiana | 2 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 46.5 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 3 | 11 | 204 | 18.55 | 0 | 3.7 | 68.0 |
| 5 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 74.0 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 4 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.5 |
| 5 | Utah State | 2 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.5 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 3 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.7 |
| 5 | Syracuse | 3 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.3 |
| 5 | Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 109 | 18.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.3 |
| 5 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 5 | Akron | 2 | 9 | 160 | 17.78 | 0 | 4.5 | 80.0 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.7 |
| 5 | Troy | 1 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.0 |
| 5 | Sacramento State | 3 | 5 | 86 | 17.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 28.7 |
| 5 | Old Dominion | 3 | 6 | 102 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 5 | UCLA | 3 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 28.3 |
| 5 | Ole Miss | 3 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 28.3 |
| 5 | Rutgers | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 3 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.3 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 3 | 5 | 82 | 16.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 27.3 |
| 5 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Georgia | 4 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 2 | 5 | 79 | 15.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 39.5 |
| 5 | Marshall | 2 | 8 | 124 | 15.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 62.0 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 2 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 5 | Buffalo | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.5 |
| 5 | Maryland | 3 | 6 | 92 | 15.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.7 |
| 5 | Hawaii | 3 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.3 |
| 5 | Southern Miss | 1 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 45.0 |
| 5 | Temple | 2 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.5 |
| 5 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 5 | USC | 4 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.0 |
| 5 | Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| 5 | Texas State | 1 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 72.0 |
| 5 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 5 | UAB | 2 | 5 | 69 | 13.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 34.5 |
| 5 | Colorado | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| 5 | Washington State | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 5 | California | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.7 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 5 | Boise State | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.5 |
| 5 | New Mexico State | 2 | 5 | 62 | 12.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 31.0 |
| 5 | Toledo | 2 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 5 | Mississippi State | 3 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 5 | Army | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Indiana | 3 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.7 |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.0 |
| 5 | Delaware | 1 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 33.0 |
| 5 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 5 | 52 | 10.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 26.0 |
| 5 | Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 5 | North Texas | 2 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.5 |
| 5 | Texas | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 5 | USF | 3 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |