2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games Won Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Ohio 1 2 119 59.50 1 2.0 119.0
2 Arizona State 2 2 118 59.00 1 1.0 59.0
3 New Mexico State 1 1 56 56.00 0 1.0 56.0
4 James Madison 3 3 145 48.33 0 1.0 48.3
5 Kennesaw State 1 1 47 47.00 0 1.0 47.0
5 Michigan State 2 1 47 47.00 0 0.5 23.5
7 Iowa State 2 3 140 46.67 1 1.5 70.0
8 Akron 1 2 88 44.00 0 2.0 88.0
9 San Diego State 1 4 171 42.75 1 4.0 171.0
10 Hawaii 1 2 84 42.00 0 2.0 84.0
10 BYU 3 3 126 42.00 1 1.0 42.0
12 Georgia Tech 1 2 76 38.00 0 2.0 76.0
13 Tulsa 3 5 165 33.00 1 1.7 55.0
14 UCF 2 5 163 32.60 0 2.5 81.5
15 Navy 1 2 65 32.50 0 2.0 65.0
16 Wisconsin 2 4 126 31.50 0 2.0 63.0
16 Baylor 2 2 63 31.50 0 1.0 31.5
16 Virginia 2 2 63 31.50 0 1.0 31.5
19 Illinois 2 1 31 31.00 0 0.5 15.5
20 Nevada 1 1 30 30.00 0 1.0 30.0
20 Boise State 2 1 30 30.00 0 0.5 15.0
20 New Mexico 2 1 30 30.00 0 0.5 15.0
23 Georgia 3 6 175 29.17 1 2.0 58.3
24 Sam Houston State 1 1 29 29.00 0 1.0 29.0
25 San Jose State 2 4 115 28.75 0 2.0 57.5
26 Army 1 1 28 28.00 0 1.0 28.0
27 Old Dominion 1 3 81 27.00 0 3.0 81.0
27 Southern Miss 1 1 27 27.00 0 1.0 27.0
29 Georgia State 2 3 80 26.67 0 1.5 40.0
30 Minnesota 2 2 53 26.50 0 1.0 26.5
31 Indiana 3 7 183 26.14 0 2.3 61.0
32 Oregon State 1 3 78 26.00 0 3.0 78.0
33 Colorado State 2 1 25 25.00 0 0.5 12.5
34 South Alabama 2 4 99 24.75 0 2.0 49.5
35 Central Michigan 2 2 49 24.50 0 1.0 24.5
36 Toledo 2 3 73 24.33 0 1.5 36.5
37 Marshall 2 6 144 24.00 0 3.0 72.0
37 Boston College 2 2 48 24.00 0 1.0 24.0
37 Houston 2 1 24 24.00 0 0.5 12.0
37 North Carolina 2 1 24 24.00 0 0.5 12.0
41 Memphis 3 6 143 23.83 0 2.0 47.7
42 Florida State 1 4 95 23.75 0 4.0 95.0
43 Connecticut 2 3 71 23.67 0 1.5 35.5
44 Louisville 2 4 94 23.50 0 2.0 47.0
45 Cincinnati 3 6 140 23.33 0 2.0 46.7
46 Arizona 2 1 23 23.00 0 0.5 11.5
46 California 2 1 23 23.00 0 0.5 11.5
48 Tennessee 3 3 68 22.67 0 1.0 22.7
49 Eastern Michigan 1 4 90 22.50 0 4.0 90.0
50 Auburn 2 3 67 22.33 0 1.5 33.5
51 USF 3 4 88 22.00 0 1.3 29.3
52 Michigan 3 3 65 21.67 0 1.0 21.7
53 UCLA 3 5 108 21.60 0 1.7 36.0
54 South Carolina 2 2 43 21.50 0 1.0 21.5
54 Louisiana 2 2 43 21.50 0 1.0 21.5
56 Clemson 2 5 107 21.40 0 2.5 53.5
57 Texas Tech 3 6 128 21.33 0 2.0 42.7
58 Northwestern 2 4 85 21.25 0 2.0 42.5
59 Purdue 1 2 42 21.00 0 2.0 42.0
59 TCU 2 3 63 21.00 0 1.5 31.5
59 Kentucky 2 2 42 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
59 Notre Dame 3 2 42 21.00 0 0.7 14.0
63 Stanford 1 5 104 20.80 0 5.0 104.0
64 Nebraska 3 3 62 20.67 0 1.0 20.7
65 Wake Forest 2 4 81 20.25 0 2.0 40.5
66 Troy 2 6 120 20.00 0 3.0 60.0
66 UTSA 2 4 80 20.00 0 2.0 40.0
66 Liberty 2 3 60 20.00 0 1.5 30.0
69 Colorado 2 4 79 19.75 0 2.0 39.5
70 Kent State 1 3 59 19.67 0 3.0 59.0
70 Alabama 3 3 59 19.67 0 1.0 19.7
72 Ball State 1 2 39 19.50 0 2.0 39.0
73 Penn State 3 3 58 19.33 0 1.0 19.3
73 North Dakota State 4 3 58 19.33 0 0.8 14.5
75 Syracuse 1 3 57 19.00 0 3.0 57.0
75 Delaware 2 4 76 19.00 0 2.0 38.0
75 SMU 2 3 57 19.00 0 1.5 28.5
75 Fresno State 2 1 19 19.00 0 0.5 9.5
75 West Virginia 3 1 19 19.00 0 0.3 6.3
80 Washington 3 6 113 18.83 0 2.0 37.7
81 Miami (FL) 3 6 112 18.67 0 2.0 37.3
81 Oklahoma 2 3 56 18.67 0 1.5 28.0
83 UTEP 1 2 37 18.50 0 2.0 37.0
84 Pittsburgh 3 5 90 18.00 0 1.7 30.0
84 Coastal Carolina 1 1 18 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
84 LSU 2 1 18 18.00 0 0.5 9.0
84 Duke 3 1 18 18.00 0 0.3 6.0
88 Florida Atlantic 2 3 53 17.67 0 1.5 26.5
89 Ole Miss 3 2 35 17.50 0 0.7 11.7
90 Massachusetts 3 4 69 17.25 0 1.3 23.0
91 USC 4 9 153 17.00 0 2.3 38.3
91 Missouri 3 4 68 17.00 0 1.3 22.7
93 Vanderbilt 3 7 118 16.86 0 2.3 39.3
94 Texas A&M 2 2 33 16.50 0 1.0 16.5
95 Middle Tennessee State 2 6 96 16.00 0 3.0 48.0
96 Kansas State 3 4 63 15.75 0 1.3 21.0
97 Virginia Tech 3 2 31 15.50 0 0.7 10.3
98 UAB 1 1 15 15.00 0 1.0 15.0
98 Florida 3 2 30 15.00 0 0.7 10.0
100 Texas 3 5 72 14.40 0 1.7 24.0
101 Texas State 1 4 57 14.25 0 4.0 57.0
102 Tulane 1 2 26 13.00 0 2.0 26.0
102 Ohio State 2 2 26 13.00 0 1.0 13.0
102 Oregon 2 2 26 13.00 0 1.0 13.0
105 Rice 1 2 25 12.50 0 2.0 25.0
106 Western Michigan 2 4 48 12.00 0 2.0 24.0
106 Louisiana Tech 1 1 12 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
108 Appalachian State 3 4 45 11.25 0 1.3 15.0
109 Buffalo 1 1 10 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
109 Kansas 1 1 10 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
111 Missouri State 1 2 17 8.50 0 2.0 17.0
112 Mississippi State 3 2 13 6.50 0 0.7 4.3
113 Arkansas State 1 1 4 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
114 Oklahoma State 2 2 6 3.00 0 1.0 3.0