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

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 North Carolina 1 1 98 98.00 1 1.0 98.0
2 Missouri 1 2 87 43.50 0 2.0 87.0
2 Georgia Tech 1 1 42 42.00 0 1.0 42.0
2 Arizona 1 1 34 34.00 0 1.0 34.0
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 Alabama 3 3 93 31.00 0 1.0 31.0
2 Florida 2 6 182 30.33 0 3.0 91.0
2 San Jose State 1 1 27 27.00 0 1.0 27.0
2 Clemson 2 4 107 26.75 0 2.0 53.5
2 Michigan 1 2 53 26.50 0 2.0 53.0
2 Minnesota 1 2 51 25.50 0 2.0 51.0
2 Western Michigan 1 1 25 25.00 0 1.0 25.0
2 Arkansas 3 1 25 25.00 0 0.3 8.3
2 Oklahoma 2 2 49 24.50 0 1.0 24.5
2 TCU 1 1 23 23.00 0 1.0 23.0
2 West Virginia 1 1 23 23.00 0 1.0 23.0
2 Mississippi State 2 1 23 23.00 0 0.5 11.5
2 Ball State 2 4 91 22.75 0 2.0 45.5
2 Louisiana 1 2 44 22.00 0 2.0 44.0
2 Missouri State 1 1 22 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
2 Oregon 4 2 44 22.00 0 0.5 11.0
2 UCF 2 1 22 22.00 0 0.5 11.0
2 Iowa State 3 3 65 21.67 0 1.0 21.7
2 South Carolina 3 6 126 21.00 0 2.0 42.0
2 Utah State 2 1 21 21.00 0 0.5 10.5
2 Michigan State 1 3 62 20.67 0 3.0 62.0
2 Penn State 2 2 41 20.50 0 1.0 20.5
2 Texas State 1 4 81 20.25 0 4.0 81.0
2 UTSA 1 1 20 20.00 0 1.0 20.0
2 Tulsa 1 1 20 20.00 0 1.0 20.0
2 Kennesaw State 1 1 20 20.00 0 1.0 20.0
2 LSU 2 1 20 20.00 0 0.5 10.0
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 California 1 2 38 19.00 0 2.0 38.0
2 Northwestern 1 2 37 18.50 0 2.0 37.0
2 Texas A&M 3 4 74 18.50 0 1.3 24.7
2 Tennessee 1 2 36 18.00 0 2.0 36.0
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 Kentucky 2 3 53 17.67 0 1.5 26.5
2 Oregon State 2 7 122 17.43 0 3.5 61.0
2 Wisconsin 1 3 51 17.00 0 3.0 51.0
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 Florida State 2 4 67 16.75 0 2.0 33.5
2 Georgia 1 1 16 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
2 Houston 1 1 16 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
2 North Texas 1 1 16 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
2 Purdue 3 1 16 16.00 0 0.3 5.3
2 Colorado 2 4 63 15.75 0 2.0 31.5
2 Vanderbilt 2 3 45 15.00 0 1.5 22.5
2 Texas 2 4 54 13.50 0 2.0 27.0
2 Louisville 3 4 51 12.75 0 1.3 17.0
2 Indiana 1 3 35 11.67 0 3.0 35.0
2 Northern Illinois 1 3 35 11.67 0 3.0 35.0
2 Georgia Southern 1 3 33 11.00 0 3.0 33.0
2 Illinois 1 1 11 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
2 Kent State 1 3 32 10.67 0 3.0 32.0
2 Maryland 2 4 34 8.50 0 2.0 17.0
2 Rice 1 1 8 8.00 0 1.0 8.0