2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/31/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 North Carolina 2 1 98 98.00 1 0.5 49.0
2 Georgia Tech 1 1 42 42.00 0 1.0 42.0
2 Texas Tech 2 1 37 37.00 0 0.5 18.5
2 Arizona 2 1 34 34.00 0 0.5 17.0
2 Kansas State 1 1 33 33.00 0 1.0 33.0
2 Louisiana Tech 1 1 32 32.00 0 1.0 32.0
2 Missouri 2 2 59 29.50 0 1.0 29.5
2 Minnesota 2 1 28 28.00 0 0.5 14.0
2 Washington State 2 2 54 27.00 0 1.0 27.0
2 San Jose State 2 1 27 27.00 0 0.5 13.5
2 Clemson 2 4 107 26.75 0 2.0 53.5
2 Michigan 2 2 53 26.50 0 1.0 26.5
2 Western Michigan 1 1 25 25.00 0 1.0 25.0
2 Arkansas 4 2 50 25.00 0 0.5 12.5
2 Alabama 4 4 98 24.50 0 1.0 24.5
2 USC 1 1 24 24.00 0 1.0 24.0
2 Florida 5 17 402 23.65 0 3.4 80.4
2 New Mexico State 1 1 23 23.00 0 1.0 23.0
2 TCU 1 1 23 23.00 0 1.0 23.0
2 BYU 2 1 23 23.00 0 0.5 11.5
2 Louisiana 1 2 44 22.00 0 2.0 44.0
2 Arizona State 2 2 44 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
2 West Virginia 1 1 22 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
2 Oregon 3 2 44 22.00 0 0.7 14.7
2 Iowa State 4 3 65 21.67 0 0.8 16.3
2 Florida Atlantic 1 1 21 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
2 Utah State 2 1 21 21.00 0 0.5 10.5
2 Texas State 2 4 81 20.25 0 2.0 40.5
2 North Dakota State 1 2 40 20.00 0 2.0 40.0
2 UTSA 1 1 20 20.00 0 1.0 20.0
2 Utah 1 1 20 20.00 0 1.0 20.0
2 Kennesaw State 1 1 20 20.00 0 1.0 20.0
2 UCF 2 1 20 20.00 0 0.5 10.0
2 LSU 2 1 20 20.00 0 0.5 10.0
2 South Carolina 4 1 20 20.00 0 0.3 5.0
2 Oklahoma 5 5 99 19.80 0 1.0 19.8
2 Auburn 5 4 78 19.50 0 0.8 15.6
2 Stanford 3 10 194 19.40 0 3.3 64.7
2 Fresno State 2 6 116 19.33 0 3.0 58.0
2 Michigan State 2 4 77 19.25 0 2.0 38.5
2 Ohio State 4 3 56 18.67 0 0.8 14.0
2 Northwestern 1 2 37 18.50 0 2.0 37.0
2 Wisconsin 4 6 111 18.50 0 1.5 27.8
2 Houston 2 2 37 18.50 0 1.0 18.5
2 UTEP 1 3 55 18.33 0 3.0 55.0
2 Ole Miss 4 6 108 18.00 0 1.5 27.0
2 Pittsburgh 1 1 18 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
2 Sam Houston State 1 1 18 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
2 Western Kentucky 2 1 18 18.00 0 0.5 9.0
2 Washington 2 4 71 17.75 0 2.0 35.5
2 Mississippi State 5 4 70 17.50 0 0.8 14.0
2 Oregon State 2 7 122 17.43 0 3.5 61.0
2 Kentucky 3 5 86 17.20 0 1.7 28.7
2 Kansas 2 1 17 17.00 0 0.5 8.5
2 Rutgers 2 1 17 17.00 0 0.5 8.5
2 Miami (FL) 1 4 67 16.75 0 4.0 67.0
2 California 2 5 80 16.00 0 2.5 40.0
2 North Texas 1 1 16 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
2 Georgia 2 1 16 16.00 0 0.5 8.0
2 Purdue 3 1 16 16.00 0 0.3 5.3
2 Colorado 2 1 15 15.00 0 0.5 7.5
2 Cincinnati 3 1 15 15.00 0 0.3 5.0
2 Texas 4 4 54 13.50 0 1.0 13.5
2 Louisville 2 4 51 12.75 0 2.0 25.5
2 Vanderbilt 3 4 51 12.75 0 1.3 17.0
2 Florida State 2 3 38 12.67 0 1.5 19.0
2 Oklahoma State 1 4 50 12.50 0 4.0 50.0
2 Northern Illinois 2 3 35 11.67 0 1.5 17.5
2 Kent State 2 4 46 11.50 0 2.0 23.0
2 Georgia Southern 1 3 33 11.00 0 3.0 33.0
2 Hawaii 1 1 11 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
2 Illinois 1 1 11 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
2 Tennessee 3 3 31 10.33 0 1.0 10.3
2 Maryland 2 4 34 8.50 0 2.0 17.0
2 Rice 1 1 8 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
2 Texas A&M 4 4 29 7.25 0 1.0 7.3
2 Virginia 1 2 14 7.00 0 2.0 14.0
2 Indiana 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0