2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 113 | 56.50 | 1 | 0.7 | 37.7 |
| 1 | Iowa | 2 | 3 | 149 | 49.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 74.5 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 6 | 240 | 40.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 80.0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 3 | 5 | 188 | 37.60 | 1 | 1.7 | 62.7 |
| 1 | Ohio | 3 | 10 | 309 | 30.90 | 1 | 3.3 | 103.0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 4 | 10 | 297 | 29.70 | 1 | 2.5 | 74.3 |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 2 | 89 | 44.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 89.0 |
| 7 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 2 | 72 | 36.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 72.0 |
| 7 | James Madison | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 36.0 |
| 7 | Memphis | 2 | 2 | 71 | 35.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 35.5 |
| 7 | Arizona | 2 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 17.0 |
| 7 | Florida | 4 | 6 | 182 | 30.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 45.5 |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 3 | 7 | 204 | 29.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 68.0 |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 5 | 139 | 27.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 69.5 |
| 7 | Missouri | 3 | 5 | 137 | 27.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 45.7 |
| 7 | NC State | 3 | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 18.0 |
| 7 | Texas Tech | 2 | 4 | 107 | 26.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 53.5 |
| 7 | Alabama | 4 | 5 | 132 | 26.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 33.0 |
| 7 | Central Michigan | 3 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 17.0 |
| 7 | Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.3 |
| 7 | North Dakota State | 3 | 4 | 99 | 24.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 33.0 |
| 7 | UCF | 4 | 7 | 170 | 24.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 42.5 |
| 7 | Clemson | 3 | 8 | 194 | 24.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 64.7 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 2 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 36.0 |
| 7 | Houston | 3 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.7 |
| 7 | Washington State | 3 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.7 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 2 | 3 | 70 | 23.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 35.0 |
| 7 | Louisiana | 2 | 4 | 92 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.0 |
| 7 | TCU | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 7 | Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.7 |
| 7 | Purdue | 4 | 3 | 68 | 22.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.0 |
| 7 | Ball State | 4 | 8 | 180 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 7 | West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.0 |
| 7 | Tulane | 4 | 8 | 179 | 22.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.8 |
| 7 | Missouri State | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 7 | Auburn | 3 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.7 |
| 7 | Oregon | 4 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 7 | Michigan | 4 | 6 | 131 | 21.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.8 |
| 7 | Indiana | 3 | 8 | 174 | 21.75 | 0 | 2.7 | 58.0 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 2 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.5 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 3 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.7 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 5 | 12 | 258 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.4 | 51.6 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 11 | 232 | 21.09 | 0 | 2.8 | 58.0 |
| 7 | South Carolina | 4 | 6 | 126 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.5 |
| 7 | Liberty | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 7 | Utah State | 3 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.0 |
| 7 | Penn State | 3 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.3 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 4 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.3 |
| 7 | Temple | 3 | 7 | 141 | 20.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.0 |
| 7 | UTSA | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 7 | California | 4 | 9 | 179 | 19.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.8 |
| 7 | Stanford | 4 | 12 | 238 | 19.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.5 |
| 7 | Fresno State | 2 | 6 | 116 | 19.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.0 |
| 7 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.5 |
| 7 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 7 | Kansas | 3 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.7 |
| 7 | LSU | 4 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 7 | Baylor | 3 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 7 | Washington | 3 | 5 | 94 | 18.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 31.3 |
| 7 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.0 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 4 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.5 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 7 | San Jose State | 3 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.7 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 5 | 9 | 157 | 17.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 31.4 |
| 7 | Oregon State | 2 | 7 | 122 | 17.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 61.0 |
| 7 | Akron | 4 | 7 | 121 | 17.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.3 |
| 7 | Kentucky | 3 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Sacramento State | 4 | 5 | 86 | 17.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.5 |
| 7 | Ole Miss | 2 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 42.5 |
| 7 | Old Dominion | 5 | 8 | 136 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 27.2 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 2 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.5 |
| 7 | Buffalo | 3 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.7 |
| 7 | UAB | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| 7 | Florida State | 3 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 28.0 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 2 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.5 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.5 |
| 7 | UNLV | 3 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.0 |
| 7 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 8 | 130 | 16.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 43.3 |
| 7 | Bowling Green | 2 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.5 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 2 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.5 |
| 7 | New Mexico State | 2 | 5 | 81 | 16.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 40.5 |
| 7 | Kent State | 3 | 8 | 128 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 42.7 |
| 7 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 7 | North Texas | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Navy | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Arizona State | 1 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 47.0 |
| 7 | UTEP | 4 | 6 | 94 | 15.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.5 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 2 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 6 | 93 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.3 |
| 7 | Maryland | 4 | 6 | 92 | 15.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 7 | 107 | 15.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 35.7 |
| 7 | Appalachian State | 1 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 45.0 |
| 7 | Colorado | 3 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 7 | Southern Miss | 2 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.5 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 7 | UCLA | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 7 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 7 | Texas State | 3 | 10 | 149 | 14.90 | 0 | 3.3 | 49.7 |
| 7 | USC | 3 | 7 | 101 | 14.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 33.7 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 7 | Army | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 7 | Texas | 4 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.5 |
| 7 | Marshall | 1 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 40.0 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Louisville | 3 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.0 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.5 |
| 7 | Illinois | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 7 | Rice | 5 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.6 |
| 7 | Delaware | 2 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.5 |
| 7 | Hawaii | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 7 | FIU | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 7 | Boston College | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| 7 | USF | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 7 | Boise State | 4 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 7 | South Alabama | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |