2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games Lost Only through 10/31/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Georgia Tech 6 21 565 26.90 1 3.5 94.2
2 Akron 7 23 479 20.83 0 3.3 68.4
3 San Diego State 5 17 433 25.47 1 3.4 86.6
4 Sam Houston State 7 23 421 18.30 0 3.3 60.1
5 Michigan State 6 20 384 19.20 0 3.3 64.0
6 Bowling Green 7 19 334 17.58 0 2.7 47.7
7 Kent State 6 18 328 18.22 0 3.0 54.7
8 Colorado State 5 10 314 31.40 1 2.0 62.8
9 Kennesaw State 6 17 297 17.47 0 2.8 49.5
10 Florida Atlantic 3 13 289 22.23 0 4.3 96.3
11 Temple 6 14 280 20.00 0 2.3 46.7
12 California 6 14 272 19.43 0 2.3 45.3
13 Old Dominion 7 15 256 17.07 0 2.1 36.6
14 Miami (OH) 3 9 248 27.56 1 3.0 82.7
15 Charlotte 7 12 247 20.58 0 1.7 35.3
16 Stanford 5 12 238 19.83 0 2.4 47.6
17 Middle Tennessee State 4 7 232 33.14 1 1.8 58.0
18 Ball State 5 11 208 18.91 0 2.2 41.6
19 Western Michigan 3 6 204 34.00 1 2.0 68.0
19 Arkansas State 4 7 204 29.14 0 1.8 51.0
21 Tulsa 4 11 201 18.27 0 2.8 50.3
22 FIU 5 10 198 19.80 0 2.0 39.6
23 Connecticut 4 9 195 21.67 0 2.3 48.8
24 Sacramento State 7 11 192 17.45 0 1.6 27.4
25 Ohio 2 8 190 23.75 0 4.0 95.0
26 Missouri State 5 9 183 20.33 0 1.8 36.6
27 Maryland 6 10 180 18.00 0 1.7 30.0
28 Louisiana 3 7 176 25.14 0 2.3 58.7
29 UTEP 7 10 174 17.40 0 1.4 24.9
30 Kansas 5 5 173 34.60 1 1.0 34.6
31 Nevada 5 7 171 24.43 0 1.4 34.2
31 Louisville 3 10 171 17.10 0 3.3 57.0
33 Western Kentucky 5 9 170 18.89 0 1.8 34.0
34 Wyoming 3 7 169 24.14 0 2.3 56.3
35 Coastal Carolina 5 7 166 23.71 0 1.4 33.2
36 Marshall 3 11 165 15.00 0 3.7 55.0
37 Texas State 4 11 164 14.91 0 2.8 41.0
38 Florida State 5 10 161 16.10 0 2.0 32.2
39 Kansas State 4 6 159 26.50 0 1.5 39.8
40 Tulane 4 7 153 21.86 0 1.8 38.3
41 South Alabama 4 7 152 21.71 0 1.8 38.0
42 Northern Illinois 8 10 149 14.90 0 1.3 18.6
43 Missouri 2 4 146 36.50 0 2.0 73.0
43 Florida 3 8 146 18.25 0 2.7 48.7
45 Pittsburgh 3 8 141 17.63 0 2.7 47.0
46 NC State 4 7 138 19.71 0 1.8 34.5
47 Colorado 5 9 137 15.22 0 1.8 27.4
48 Oregon State 3 8 136 17.00 0 2.7 45.3
49 Utah State 5 7 135 19.29 0 1.4 27.0
50 Appalachian State 3 5 133 26.60 0 1.7 44.3
51 Virginia Tech 2 4 131 32.75 0 2.0 65.5
51 Minnesota 3 6 131 21.83 0 2.0 43.7
53 North Carolina 4 3 130 43.33 1 0.8 32.5
54 Vanderbilt 5 7 129 18.43 0 1.4 25.8
55 Fresno State 3 7 128 18.29 0 2.3 42.7
56 South Carolina 3 6 126 21.00 0 2.0 42.0
57 Texas Tech 1 6 125 20.83 0 6.0 125.0
57 New Mexico State 5 8 125 15.63 0 1.6 25.0
59 Clemson 3 5 123 24.60 0 1.7 41.0
60 Central Michigan 5 5 119 23.80 0 1.0 23.8
61 Georgia State 4 7 117 16.71 0 1.8 29.3
62 Rice 7 9 113 12.56 0 1.3 16.1
63 Wisconsin 3 6 111 18.50 0 2.0 37.0
63 Arizona State 4 6 111 18.50 0 1.5 27.8
65 UCF 4 5 108 21.60 0 1.3 27.0
65 Ole Miss 2 6 108 18.00 0 3.0 54.0
65 Washington State 8 9 108 12.00 0 1.1 13.5
68 Louisiana-Monroe 7 6 107 17.83 0 0.9 15.3
69 North Dakota State 2 5 104 20.80 0 2.5 52.0
70 Massachusetts 4 5 101 20.20 0 1.3 25.3
71 UAB 4 5 99 19.80 0 1.3 24.8
71 Boston College 4 6 99 16.50 0 1.5 24.8
73 Washington 3 5 94 18.80 0 1.7 31.3
74 Southern Miss 5 5 93 18.60 0 1.0 18.6
74 Georgia Southern 4 6 93 15.50 0 1.5 23.3
76 Syracuse 4 5 91 18.20 0 1.3 22.8
77 Eastern Michigan 5 5 90 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
78 Michigan 3 4 89 22.25 0 1.3 29.7
78 Buffalo 3 5 89 17.80 0 1.7 29.7
80 Delaware 4 6 88 14.67 0 1.5 22.0
81 Baylor 3 2 87 43.50 0 0.7 29.0
82 Troy 4 5 84 16.80 0 1.3 21.0
83 San Jose State 5 4 80 20.00 0 0.8 16.0
84 Penn State 4 4 78 19.50 0 1.0 19.5
85 Nebraska 3 4 76 19.00 0 1.3 25.3
86 Northwestern 2 4 74 18.50 0 2.0 37.0
87 Oklahoma State 3 5 72 14.40 0 1.7 24.0
87 Hawaii 6 5 72 14.40 0 0.8 12.0
89 Oklahoma 4 3 67 22.33 0 0.8 16.8
90 Louisiana Tech 2 3 65 21.67 0 1.5 32.5
90 Iowa State 4 3 65 21.67 0 0.8 16.3
92 Rutgers 6 3 64 21.33 0 0.5 10.7
93 SMU 2 3 60 20.00 0 1.5 30.0
94 Jacksonville State 2 3 57 19.00 0 1.5 28.5
95 Ohio State 2 3 56 18.67 0 1.5 28.0
96 TCU 4 3 55 18.33 0 0.8 13.8
97 Arkansas 5 2 50 25.00 0 0.4 10.0
98 Navy 6 3 48 16.00 0 0.5 8.0
99 West Virginia 3 2 45 22.50 0 0.7 15.0
99 Illinois 3 3 45 15.00 0 1.0 15.0
101 North Texas 2 2 44 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
101 Auburn 4 2 44 22.00 0 0.5 11.0
103 Alabama 2 2 43 21.50 0 1.0 21.5
104 USC 2 3 39 13.00 0 1.5 19.5
105 Houston 2 2 37 18.50 0 1.0 18.5
105 Virginia 5 3 37 12.33 0 0.6 7.4
107 Tennessee 2 2 36 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
108 Arizona 2 1 34 34.00 0 0.5 17.0
108 Mississippi State 4 1 34 34.00 0 0.3 8.5
108 Duke 2 2 34 17.00 0 1.0 17.0
111 Kentucky 1 2 33 16.50 0 2.0 33.0
111 UNLV 3 2 33 16.50 0 0.7 11.0
111 USF 2 3 33 11.00 0 1.5 16.5
114 Cincinnati 3 3 31 10.33 0 1.0 10.3
115 Texas A&M 4 4 29 7.25 0 1.0 7.3
116 Army 3 2 28 14.00 0 0.7 9.3
117 Liberty 1 1 21 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
117 Air Force 2 1 21 21.00 0 0.5 10.5
119 UTSA 1 1 20 20.00 0 1.0 20.0
119 LSU 2 1 20 20.00 0 0.5 10.0
121 Toledo 2 2 19 9.50 0 1.0 9.5
122 Purdue 5 1 16 16.00 0 0.2 3.2
123 Indiana 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0