2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games Won Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 San Diego State 2 6 285 47.50 2 3.0 142.5
2 Kennesaw State 1 1 47 47.00 0 1.0 47.0
2 Michigan State 2 1 47 47.00 0 0.5 23.5
4 Akron 1 2 88 44.00 0 2.0 88.0
5 Florida Atlantic 4 7 302 43.14 2 1.8 75.5
6 Hawaii 1 2 84 42.00 0 2.0 84.0
6 BYU 5 3 126 42.00 1 0.6 25.2
8 Iowa 5 4 166 41.50 1 0.8 33.2
9 Arizona State 3 5 185 37.00 1 1.7 61.7
10 Georgia State 4 6 218 36.33 1 1.5 54.5
11 James Madison 6 10 356 35.60 0 1.7 59.3
12 Iowa State 3 5 173 34.60 1 1.7 57.7
13 Ohio 4 6 199 33.17 1 1.5 49.8
14 UTSA 5 9 297 33.00 1 1.8 59.4
14 Tulsa 3 5 165 33.00 1 1.7 55.0
14 Louisville 3 5 165 33.00 0 1.7 55.0
17 UCF 3 5 163 32.60 0 1.7 54.3
18 South Alabama 4 7 223 31.86 1 1.8 55.8
19 Western Kentucky 2 3 94 31.33 0 1.5 47.0
20 Florida 4 6 181 30.17 0 1.5 45.3
21 New Mexico State 2 2 60 30.00 0 1.0 30.0
21 Nevada 2 1 30 30.00 0 0.5 15.0
23 Wisconsin 4 5 146 29.20 0 1.3 36.5
24 Sam Houston State 1 1 29 29.00 0 1.0 29.0
25 Georgia Tech 2 6 173 28.83 0 3.0 86.5
26 Old Dominion 2 4 112 28.00 0 2.0 56.0
26 Navy 2 4 112 28.00 0 2.0 56.0
28 Virginia 4 5 137 27.40 0 1.3 34.3
29 Georgia 6 7 191 27.29 1 1.2 31.8
30 Southern Miss 1 1 27 27.00 0 1.0 27.0
31 Alabama 5 7 186 26.57 0 1.4 37.2
32 Liberty 5 7 183 26.14 0 1.4 36.6
33 San Jose State 3 6 156 26.00 0 2.0 52.0
33 Illinois 3 3 78 26.00 0 1.0 26.0
35 Houston 5 6 155 25.83 0 1.2 31.0
36 Texas Tech 5 8 205 25.63 0 1.6 41.0
37 Utah 5 2 51 25.50 0 0.4 10.2
38 Central Michigan 3 3 75 25.00 0 1.0 25.0
38 Colorado State 2 1 25 25.00 0 0.5 12.5
40 Baylor 4 5 124 24.80 0 1.3 31.0
41 Notre Dame 6 4 97 24.25 0 0.7 16.2
42 Boston College 2 2 48 24.00 0 1.0 24.0
42 North Carolina 3 1 24 24.00 0 0.3 8.0
44 Memphis 5 6 143 23.83 0 1.2 28.6
45 Connecticut 3 3 71 23.67 0 1.0 23.7
46 Florida State 3 6 141 23.50 0 2.0 47.0
47 Wyoming 3 3 70 23.33 0 1.0 23.3
48 Marshall 3 9 204 22.67 0 3.0 68.0
49 Auburn 3 3 67 22.33 0 1.0 22.3
50 Oregon State 4 4 88 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
50 USF 4 4 88 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
50 Bowling Green 2 2 44 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
50 Miami (OH) 3 1 22 22.00 0 0.3 7.3
54 Indiana 6 10 218 21.80 0 1.7 36.3
54 Northwestern 4 5 109 21.80 0 1.3 27.3
56 Clemson 3 8 174 21.75 0 2.7 58.0
57 Michigan 3 3 65 21.67 0 1.0 21.7
58 Minnesota 4 5 108 21.60 0 1.3 27.0
59 Eastern Michigan 4 7 151 21.57 0 1.8 37.8
60 Wake Forest 5 9 194 21.56 0 1.8 38.8
61 South Carolina 3 2 43 21.50 0 0.7 14.3
62 Stanford 2 6 127 21.17 0 3.0 63.5
63 TCU 2 3 63 21.00 0 1.5 31.5
63 Army 3 2 42 21.00 0 0.7 14.0
65 Purdue 3 6 125 20.83 0 2.0 41.7
66 Cincinnati 4 8 166 20.75 0 2.0 41.5
67 Coastal Carolina 2 3 62 20.67 0 1.5 31.0
68 UCLA 5 7 141 20.14 0 1.4 28.2
69 Louisiana Tech 3 9 179 19.89 0 3.0 59.7
69 Miami (FL) 5 9 179 19.89 0 1.8 35.8
71 Tennessee 5 5 99 19.80 0 1.0 19.8
72 Colorado 2 4 79 19.75 0 2.0 39.5
73 Kent State 2 4 78 19.50 0 2.0 39.0
73 Ball State 1 2 39 19.50 0 2.0 39.0
75 Penn State 3 3 58 19.33 0 1.0 19.3
76 Nebraska 5 8 154 19.25 0 1.6 30.8
77 SMU 4 8 153 19.13 0 2.0 38.3
78 Troy 3 9 172 19.11 0 3.0 57.3
79 Delaware 2 4 76 19.00 0 2.0 38.0
79 Syracuse 2 3 57 19.00 0 1.5 28.5
79 West Virginia 3 1 19 19.00 0 0.3 6.3
79 Fresno State 4 1 19 19.00 0 0.3 4.8
83 Washington 3 6 113 18.83 0 2.0 37.7
84 Oklahoma 3 3 56 18.67 0 1.0 18.7
85 Toledo 4 8 148 18.50 0 2.0 37.0
85 UTEP 1 2 37 18.50 0 2.0 37.0
85 Kentucky 5 6 111 18.50 0 1.2 22.2
85 Utah State 2 2 37 18.50 0 1.0 18.5
85 California 3 2 37 18.50 0 0.7 12.3
85 LSU 4 2 37 18.50 0 0.5 9.3
91 New Mexico 4 4 72 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
91 Duke 4 1 18 18.00 0 0.3 4.5
93 Louisiana 4 6 105 17.50 0 1.5 26.3
93 Pittsburgh 5 6 105 17.50 0 1.2 21.0
93 Ole Miss 4 2 35 17.50 0 0.5 8.8
96 Massachusetts 4 4 69 17.25 0 1.0 17.3
97 East Carolina 3 4 68 17.00 0 1.3 22.7
97 FIU 3 3 51 17.00 0 1.0 17.0
97 Missouri 5 4 68 17.00 0 0.8 13.6
100 Vanderbilt 3 7 118 16.86 0 2.3 39.3
101 Buffalo 3 5 84 16.80 0 1.7 28.0
102 UNLV 4 4 67 16.75 0 1.0 16.8
103 Virginia Tech 4 3 50 16.67 0 0.8 12.5
104 Texas A&M 3 2 33 16.50 0 0.7 11.0
105 USC 6 11 180 16.36 0 1.8 30.0
106 Oregon 3 3 49 16.33 0 1.0 16.3
107 Middle Tennessee State 2 6 96 16.00 0 3.0 48.0
107 North Dakota State 5 4 64 16.00 0 0.8 12.8
107 Jacksonville State 4 1 16 16.00 0 0.3 4.0
110 Kansas State 3 4 63 15.75 0 1.3 21.0
111 Ohio State 5 7 108 15.43 0 1.4 21.6
112 Texas State 2 6 86 14.33 0 3.0 43.0
113 UAB 3 6 85 14.17 0 2.0 28.3
114 Boise State 5 4 55 13.75 0 0.8 11.0
115 Texas 4 7 91 13.00 0 1.8 22.8
115 Arkansas State 2 2 26 13.00 0 1.0 13.0
117 Western Michigan 4 6 77 12.83 0 1.5 19.3
118 Tulane 2 4 51 12.75 0 2.0 25.5
119 Rice 1 2 25 12.50 0 2.0 25.0
120 Mississippi State 4 3 36 12.00 0 0.8 9.0
121 Arizona 5 2 23 11.50 0 0.4 4.6
122 Georgia Southern 2 3 34 11.33 0 1.5 17.0
123 Appalachian State 3 4 45 11.25 0 1.3 15.0
124 Kansas 2 1 10 10.00 0 0.5 5.0
125 Missouri State 1 2 17 8.50 0 2.0 17.0
126 North Texas 4 5 42 8.40 0 1.3 10.5
127 Oklahoma State 4 4 22 5.50 0 1.0 5.5