2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akron | 1 | 7 | 135 | 19.29 | 0 | 7.0 | 135.0 |
| 2 | San Diego State | 1 | 2 | 114 | 57.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 114.0 |
| 3 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 6 | 216 | 36.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 108.0 |
| 4 | Louisville | 2 | 7 | 191 | 27.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 95.5 |
| 5 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 4 | 92 | 23.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 92.0 |
| 6 | UTSA | 3 | 7 | 260 | 37.14 | 1 | 2.3 | 86.7 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 2 | 4 | 147 | 36.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 73.5 |
| 8 | Texas State | 1 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 72.0 |
| 9 | Marshall | 4 | 14 | 269 | 19.21 | 0 | 3.5 | 67.3 |
| 10 | Florida State | 2 | 6 | 132 | 22.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 66.0 |
| 11 | Stanford | 2 | 6 | 127 | 21.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.5 |
| 12 | Arizona State | 3 | 5 | 187 | 37.40 | 1 | 1.7 | 62.3 |
| 13 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 2 | 60 | 30.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 60.0 |
| 14 | Florida | 1 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| 14 | UTEP | 1 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| 16 | Wyoming | 4 | 9 | 220 | 24.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 55.0 |
| 16 | Michigan State | 1 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 55.0 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 3 | 7 | 163 | 23.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 54.3 |
| 19 | James Madison | 4 | 7 | 211 | 30.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 52.8 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 5 | 103 | 20.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 51.5 |
| 21 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 7 | 153 | 21.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 51.0 |
| 22 | South Alabama | 3 | 5 | 150 | 30.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 50.0 |
| 22 | Houston | 2 | 4 | 100 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.0 |
| 24 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 8 | 148 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 49.3 |
| 25 | Cincinnati | 2 | 4 | 98 | 24.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.0 |
| 26 | Nebraska | 3 | 7 | 146 | 20.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 48.7 |
| 27 | Connecticut | 5 | 11 | 231 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 46.2 |
| 28 | Georgia | 3 | 4 | 132 | 33.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 44.0 |
| 29 | Clemson | 2 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.5 |
| 30 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 8 | 172 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 31 | Baylor | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 32 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 33 | Georgia State | 4 | 5 | 156 | 31.20 | 1 | 1.3 | 39.0 |
| 34 | Wake Forest | 5 | 9 | 194 | 21.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 38.8 |
| 35 | Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 77 | 38.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 38.5 |
| 35 | Utah State | 2 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.5 |
| 37 | Alabama | 2 | 3 | 75 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 37.5 |
| 38 | Liberty | 4 | 5 | 145 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 36.3 |
| 39 | Sacramento State | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 40 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 35.5 |
| 41 | Louisiana | 3 | 6 | 105 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 42 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 43 | Hawaii | 4 | 5 | 134 | 26.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 33.5 |
| 43 | Auburn | 2 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.5 |
| 43 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.5 |
| 46 | Illinois | 3 | 4 | 99 | 24.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 33.0 |
| 47 | Troy | 3 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 32.0 |
| 48 | UCLA | 4 | 6 | 126 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.5 |
| 49 | San Jose State | 2 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.0 |
| 49 | Tulsa | 3 | 6 | 93 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 49 | Purdue | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 52 | Delaware | 2 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.5 |
| 53 | SMU | 4 | 6 | 121 | 20.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.3 |
| 54 | Nevada | 3 | 4 | 90 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.0 |
| 54 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.0 |
| 56 | Ohio | 2 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.5 |
| 57 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 6 | 117 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.3 |
| 58 | Kentucky | 2 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.0 |
| 58 | Ball State | 1 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 28.0 |
| 60 | Bowling Green | 3 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.7 |
| 61 | Temple | 2 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.0 |
| 61 | Ohio State | 4 | 7 | 108 | 15.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 27.0 |
| 63 | Northwestern | 3 | 3 | 78 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 64 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 64 | Tulane | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 66 | Toledo | 5 | 8 | 123 | 15.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 24.6 |
| 67 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 67 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 67 | USC | 4 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.0 |
| 70 | Navy | 2 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.5 |
| 71 | Michigan | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 72 | Washington | 2 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.5 |
| 73 | UNLV | 3 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.3 |
| 73 | UAB | 3 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 22.3 |
| 75 | Missouri State | 3 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.7 |
| 76 | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 77 | FIU | 2 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.5 |
| 78 | Penn State | 3 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.3 |
| 79 | Western Michigan | 3 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 79 | North Texas | 3 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.0 |
| 81 | TCU | 2 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.5 |
| 82 | Kent State | 2 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.5 |
| 83 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.3 |
| 84 | New Mexico State | 3 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.0 |
| 85 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 86 | Virginia | 5 | 3 | 74 | 24.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 14.8 |
| 87 | Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 14.5 |
| 88 | New Mexico | 3 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 89 | Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.0 |
| 90 | Utah | 4 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.8 |
| 91 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.7 |
| 92 | East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.5 |
| 93 | Colorado | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 94 | Ole Miss | 3 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.7 |
| 94 | Appalachian State | 3 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.7 |
| 96 | Arkansas State | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 97 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 97 | Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 99 | West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 100 | Massachusetts | 3 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.3 |
| 101 | Missouri | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 101 | NC State | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 101 | Memphis | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.0 |
| 101 | Texas | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 105 | Texas A&M | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 106 | Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.3 |
| 107 | Arizona | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.7 |
| 108 | Army | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| 109 | Notre Dame | 4 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| 110 | Mississippi State | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 111 | Iowa | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| 112 | BYU | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 112 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 114 | Fresno State | 4 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| 115 | Duke | 4 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| 115 | USF | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 117 | Indiana | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 117 | Washington State | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 119 | Oregon State | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 120 | North Dakota State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |