2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 10/31/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Georgia Tech 3 14 409 29.21 1 4.7 136.3
2 Middle Tennessee State 5 15 384 25.60 1 3.0 76.8
3 Marshall 6 18 344 19.11 0 3.0 57.3
4 Ohio 5 12 339 28.25 1 2.4 67.8
5 Sam Houston State 5 18 329 18.28 0 3.6 65.8
6 UTSA 5 9 295 32.78 1 1.8 59.0
6 San Diego State 3 12 295 24.58 1 4.0 98.3
8 Delaware 6 12 294 24.50 0 2.0 49.0
9 James Madison 5 8 276 34.50 0 1.6 55.2
10 Akron 3 15 269 17.93 0 5.0 89.7
11 Kennesaw State 4 13 261 20.08 0 3.3 65.3
12 Texas State 3 11 255 23.18 1 3.7 85.0
13 SMU 6 12 245 20.42 0 2.0 40.8
14 Louisville 4 11 240 21.82 0 2.8 60.0
15 Tulane 4 9 235 26.11 1 2.3 58.8
16 Georgia State 6 9 226 25.11 1 1.5 37.7
17 Clemson 4 10 222 22.20 0 2.5 55.5
18 Wyoming 5 9 220 24.44 0 1.8 44.0
19 Connecticut 5 10 218 21.80 0 2.0 43.6
19 Appalachian State 6 11 218 19.82 0 1.8 36.3
21 Arizona State 4 7 215 30.71 1 1.8 53.8
22 Louisiana 5 10 206 20.60 0 2.0 41.2
23 Arkansas State 5 10 194 19.40 0 2.0 38.8
24 Florida Atlantic 4 9 191 21.22 0 2.3 47.8
25 Colorado State 3 6 188 31.33 0 2.0 62.7
26 Liberty 6 6 185 30.83 0 1.0 30.8
27 Kansas State 5 8 184 23.00 0 1.6 36.8
28 Vanderbilt 4 8 181 22.63 0 2.0 45.3
29 Nevada 4 5 180 36.00 0 1.3 45.0
30 Kent State 3 8 177 22.13 0 2.7 59.0
31 Baylor 6 7 175 25.00 0 1.2 29.2
32 Stanford 3 9 174 19.33 0 3.0 58.0
32 Western Kentucky 5 9 174 19.33 0 1.8 34.8
34 Minnesota 3 7 173 24.71 0 2.3 57.7
35 Eastern Michigan 5 8 172 21.50 0 1.6 34.4
36 UCLA 6 9 170 18.89 0 1.5 28.3
37 Charlotte 2 6 169 28.17 0 3.0 84.5
38 Missouri State 5 9 167 18.56 0 1.8 33.4
39 Pittsburgh 5 10 158 15.80 0 2.0 31.6
40 Kansas 4 4 156 39.00 1 1.0 39.0
41 Missouri 5 6 155 25.83 0 1.2 31.0
42 Buffalo 4 5 154 30.80 0 1.3 38.5
43 New Mexico State 5 10 153 15.30 0 2.0 30.6
44 South Alabama 3 5 150 30.00 1 1.7 50.0
45 Northwestern 5 6 148 24.67 0 1.2 29.6
46 Wake Forest 6 7 147 21.00 0 1.2 24.5
47 Nebraska 3 7 146 20.86 0 2.3 48.7
47 Toledo 5 8 146 18.25 0 1.6 29.2
49 Jacksonville State 5 6 142 23.67 0 1.2 28.4
50 UNLV 4 7 141 20.14 0 1.8 35.3
51 Alabama 4 6 140 23.33 0 1.5 35.0
52 Temple 4 7 139 19.86 0 1.8 34.8
53 Miami (FL) 4 7 138 19.71 0 1.8 34.5
53 NC State 4 7 138 19.71 0 1.8 34.5
55 South Carolina 3 7 135 19.29 0 2.3 45.0
56 Georgia 5 4 132 33.00 1 0.8 26.4
57 Houston 3 5 131 26.20 0 1.7 43.7
58 Bowling Green 3 6 129 21.50 0 2.0 43.0
59 Miami (OH) 5 9 125 13.89 0 1.8 25.0
60 Sacramento State 5 7 123 17.57 0 1.4 24.6
61 FIU 2 5 121 24.20 0 2.5 60.5
61 Tulsa 4 8 121 15.13 0 2.0 30.3
63 Hawaii 5 4 120 30.00 0 0.8 24.0
64 Illinois 4 5 119 23.80 0 1.3 29.8
65 Iowa State 1 2 114 57.00 1 2.0 114.0
65 Troy 4 6 114 19.00 0 1.5 28.5
67 New Mexico 6 6 113 18.83 0 1.0 18.8
68 Florida State 2 5 112 22.40 0 2.5 56.0
69 North Dakota State 3 6 109 18.17 0 2.0 36.3
70 UCF 2 4 106 26.50 0 2.0 53.0
71 TCU 4 7 105 15.00 0 1.8 26.3
72 Texas Tech 3 3 104 34.67 0 1.0 34.7
73 East Carolina 4 4 101 25.25 0 1.0 25.3
73 Syracuse 4 5 101 20.20 0 1.3 25.3
75 Notre Dame 6 5 99 19.80 0 0.8 16.5
76 USC 3 5 96 19.20 0 1.7 32.0
77 North Texas 4 6 95 15.83 0 1.5 23.8
78 Old Dominion 3 5 94 18.80 0 1.7 31.3
79 Southern Miss 6 5 93 18.60 0 0.8 15.5
80 Virginia Tech 5 5 92 18.40 0 1.0 18.4
81 Coastal Carolina 3 5 91 18.20 0 1.7 30.3
82 Ball State 3 6 90 15.00 0 2.0 30.0
83 Massachusetts 4 5 89 17.80 0 1.3 22.3
84 Utah State 4 4 88 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
84 Ohio State 3 6 88 14.67 0 2.0 29.3
86 Western Michigan 4 4 87 21.75 0 1.0 21.8
87 Washington 3 5 84 16.80 0 1.7 28.0
88 UTEP 3 4 80 20.00 0 1.3 26.7
88 Georgia Southern 2 5 80 16.00 0 2.5 40.0
90 Utah 5 4 77 19.25 0 0.8 15.4
91 Virginia 4 3 74 24.67 0 0.8 18.5
92 Northern Illinois 2 5 73 14.60 0 2.5 36.5
93 Auburn 2 3 67 22.33 0 1.5 33.5
93 Duke 6 3 67 22.33 0 0.5 11.2
93 UAB 3 5 67 13.40 0 1.7 22.3
96 Kentucky 4 4 66 16.50 0 1.0 16.5
97 California 2 3 65 21.67 0 1.5 32.5
97 San Jose State 4 3 65 21.67 0 0.8 16.3
99 Michigan 4 3 63 21.00 0 0.8 15.8
100 BYU 5 3 59 19.67 0 0.6 11.8
101 Tennessee 4 3 56 18.67 0 0.8 14.0
102 Louisiana-Monroe 5 3 55 18.33 0 0.6 11.0
103 Maryland 2 3 54 18.00 0 1.5 27.0
104 Rice 2 4 53 13.25 0 2.0 26.5
105 Navy 2 2 47 23.50 0 1.0 23.5
106 Boston College 2 2 46 23.00 0 1.0 23.0
107 Louisiana Tech 3 4 45 11.25 0 1.3 15.0
108 Memphis 5 3 43 14.33 0 0.6 8.6
109 North Carolina 2 2 41 20.50 0 1.0 20.5
110 USF 5 2 35 17.50 0 0.4 7.0
111 Texas A&M 3 2 33 16.50 0 0.7 11.0
112 Fresno State 5 2 31 15.50 0 0.4 6.2
113 Oregon State 4 3 30 10.00 0 0.8 7.5
114 Central Michigan 1 1 26 26.00 0 1.0 26.0
114 Ole Miss 3 1 26 26.00 0 0.3 8.7
114 Cincinnati 2 2 26 13.00 0 1.0 13.0
117 Boise State 3 1 25 25.00 0 0.3 8.3
117 Rutgers 3 1 25 25.00 0 0.3 8.3
119 Oklahoma 2 1 24 24.00 0 0.5 12.0
120 Arizona 3 2 23 11.50 0 0.7 7.7
121 Penn State 2 2 22 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
121 Oklahoma State 4 2 22 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
123 Texas 3 2 21 10.50 0 0.7 7.0
124 Wisconsin 3 1 20 20.00 0 0.3 6.7
125 West Virginia 4 1 19 19.00 0 0.3 4.8
126 LSU 3 1 18 18.00 0 0.3 6.0
126 Air Force 4 1 18 18.00 0 0.3 4.5
126 Army 3 2 18 9.00 0 0.7 6.0
129 Colorado 2 3 12 4.00 0 1.5 6.0
130 Washington State 3 2 10 5.00 0 0.7 3.3
131 Indiana 2 1 8 8.00 0 0.5 4.0