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

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 San Diego State 5 16 582 36.38 3 3.2 116.4
2 Georgia Tech 4 12 389 32.42 1 3.0 97.3
3 Louisville 3 11 285 25.91 0 3.7 95.0
4 Akron 5 16 344 21.50 0 3.2 68.8
5 Ohio 6 14 389 27.79 1 2.3 64.8
6 Florida Atlantic 5 8 323 40.38 2 1.6 64.6
7 Marshall 6 20 369 18.45 0 3.3 61.5
8 UTSA 5 9 297 33.00 1 1.8 59.4
9 James Madison 6 10 356 35.60 0 1.7 59.3
10 Clemson 3 8 174 21.75 0 2.7 58.0
11 Iowa State 3 5 173 34.60 1 1.7 57.7
12 Stanford 3 8 171 21.38 0 2.7 57.0
13 Western Kentucky 4 10 220 22.00 0 2.5 55.0
14 Kennesaw State 4 10 217 21.70 0 2.5 54.3
15 Colorado State 4 6 213 35.50 1 1.5 53.3
16 Louisiana Tech 4 11 212 19.27 0 2.8 53.0
17 Sam Houston State 4 11 210 19.09 0 2.8 52.5
18 UCF 4 7 205 29.29 0 1.8 51.3
18 Texas Tech 4 8 205 25.63 0 2.0 51.3
20 Arizona State 5 9 252 28.00 1 1.8 50.4
21 Michigan State 5 12 251 20.92 0 2.4 50.2
22 South Alabama 5 9 249 27.67 1 1.8 49.8
23 Georgia State 5 7 236 33.71 1 1.4 47.2
23 Tulsa 5 10 236 23.60 1 2.0 47.2
25 Miami (OH) 6 10 270 27.00 1 1.7 45.0
26 Florida State 4 8 178 22.25 0 2.0 44.5
27 Connecticut 6 12 266 22.17 0 2.0 44.3
28 Troy 4 9 172 19.11 0 2.3 43.0
29 Middle Tennessee State 5 11 214 19.45 0 2.2 42.8
30 Texas State 4 13 169 13.00 0 3.3 42.3
31 Purdue 3 6 125 20.83 0 2.0 41.7
32 Tulane 5 10 204 20.40 0 2.0 40.8
33 Wyoming 6 10 239 23.90 0 1.7 39.8
34 Ball State 4 9 156 17.33 0 2.3 39.0
35 Wake Forest 5 9 194 21.56 0 1.8 38.8
36 Charlotte 5 11 193 17.55 0 2.2 38.6
37 Arkansas State 6 9 230 25.56 0 1.5 38.3
38 Alabama 3 5 114 22.80 0 1.7 38.0
39 Minnesota 5 9 188 20.89 0 1.8 37.6
39 Kent State 5 10 188 18.80 0 2.0 37.6
41 San Jose State 5 8 185 23.13 0 1.6 37.0
42 Indiana 5 7 183 26.14 0 1.4 36.6
43 Wisconsin 4 5 146 29.20 0 1.3 36.5
44 Old Dominion 6 11 217 19.73 0 1.8 36.2
45 Colorado 3 6 106 17.67 0 2.0 35.3
46 Georgia 5 6 175 29.17 1 1.2 35.0
46 Bowling Green 6 12 210 17.50 0 2.0 35.0
48 Coastal Carolina 6 9 207 23.00 0 1.5 34.5
49 Liberty 6 8 204 25.50 0 1.3 34.0
49 Washington 4 7 136 19.43 0 1.8 34.0
51 Iowa 5 4 166 41.50 1 0.8 33.2
51 Cincinnati 5 8 166 20.75 0 1.6 33.2
53 California 5 8 164 20.50 0 1.6 32.8
54 Temple 6 10 195 19.50 0 1.7 32.5
54 Utah State 4 7 130 18.57 0 1.8 32.5
56 Nevada 5 7 162 23.14 0 1.4 32.4
57 UTEP 6 11 190 17.27 0 1.8 31.7
58 Houston 5 6 155 25.83 0 1.2 31.0
59 Nebraska 5 8 154 19.25 0 1.6 30.8
59 New Mexico State 6 10 185 18.50 0 1.7 30.8
61 SMU 5 8 153 19.13 0 1.6 30.6
61 Louisiana 5 8 153 19.13 0 1.6 30.6
63 Virginia Tech 6 7 181 25.86 0 1.2 30.2
64 Ole Miss 4 7 120 17.14 0 1.8 30.0
65 Syracuse 5 8 148 18.50 0 1.6 29.6
66 Vanderbilt 4 7 118 16.86 0 1.8 29.5
67 Eastern Michigan 7 10 203 20.30 0 1.4 29.0
68 Buffalo 6 10 173 17.30 0 1.7 28.8
69 Memphis 5 6 143 23.83 0 1.2 28.6
70 UCLA 5 7 141 20.14 0 1.4 28.2
71 USC 7 12 197 16.42 0 1.7 28.1
72 Miami (FL) 4 5 112 22.40 0 1.3 28.0
73 Auburn 4 5 111 22.20 0 1.3 27.8
73 Toledo 6 10 167 16.70 0 1.7 27.8
75 Northwestern 4 5 109 21.80 0 1.3 27.3
76 Ohio State 4 7 108 15.43 0 1.8 27.0
77 Louisiana-Monroe 4 6 107 17.83 0 1.5 26.8
78 Navy 5 5 128 25.60 0 1.0 25.6
78 Delaware 5 8 128 16.00 0 1.6 25.6
80 Kansas State 4 6 102 17.00 0 1.5 25.5
81 Michigan 4 5 101 20.20 0 1.3 25.3
82 BYU 5 3 126 42.00 1 0.6 25.2
82 Central Michigan 5 5 126 25.20 0 1.0 25.2
84 Baylor 5 5 124 24.80 0 1.0 24.8
85 Hawaii 6 6 145 24.17 0 1.0 24.2
86 Pittsburgh 6 8 138 17.25 0 1.3 23.0
87 Virginia 6 5 137 27.40 0 0.8 22.8
87 Kentucky 4 5 91 18.20 0 1.3 22.8
89 Illinois 5 5 112 22.40 0 1.0 22.4
90 Florida 4 5 89 17.80 0 1.3 22.3
91 Oregon State 4 4 88 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
92 North Dakota State 6 7 128 18.29 0 1.2 21.3
93 Massachusetts 6 7 125 17.86 0 1.2 20.8
94 Missouri State 4 5 82 16.40 0 1.3 20.5
95 Sacramento State 6 7 122 17.43 0 1.2 20.3
96 USF 6 7 121 17.29 0 1.2 20.2
97 TCU 4 4 80 20.00 0 1.0 20.0
98 Tennessee 5 5 99 19.80 0 1.0 19.8
99 Penn State 4 4 78 19.50 0 1.0 19.5
100 Georgia Southern 5 6 94 15.67 0 1.2 18.8
101 Oklahoma 3 3 56 18.67 0 1.0 18.7
102 East Carolina 4 4 68 17.00 0 1.0 17.0
102 UAB 6 7 102 14.57 0 1.2 17.0
104 UNLV 6 6 100 16.67 0 1.0 16.7
105 Boston College 4 4 66 16.50 0 1.0 16.5
106 Notre Dame 6 4 97 24.25 0 0.7 16.2
107 Appalachian State 5 6 80 13.33 0 1.2 16.0
108 Western Michigan 5 6 77 12.83 0 1.2 15.4
109 Maryland 4 2 58 29.00 0 0.5 14.5
109 Northern Illinois 4 4 58 14.50 0 1.0 14.5
111 NC State 5 3 72 24.00 0 0.6 14.4
111 New Mexico 5 4 72 18.00 0 0.8 14.4
111 Southern Miss 5 4 72 18.00 0 0.8 14.4
114 South Carolina 3 2 43 21.50 0 0.7 14.3
115 FIU 5 5 71 14.20 0 1.0 14.2
116 Army 5 4 70 17.50 0 0.8 14.0
116 North Texas 5 6 70 11.67 0 1.2 14.0
118 Missouri 5 4 68 17.00 0 0.8 13.6
119 Washington State 6 5 79 15.80 0 0.8 13.2
120 Rice 5 5 65 13.00 0 1.0 13.0
121 Texas 3 3 37 12.33 0 1.0 12.3
122 Jacksonville State 6 4 73 18.25 0 0.7 12.2
123 Texas A&M 3 2 33 16.50 0 0.7 11.0
124 Kansas 3 2 31 15.50 0 0.7 10.3
125 Utah 5 2 51 25.50 0 0.4 10.2
126 North Carolina 4 2 39 19.50 0 0.5 9.8
127 LSU 4 2 37 18.50 0 0.5 9.3
128 Boise State 6 4 55 13.75 0 0.7 9.2
129 Oklahoma State 5 5 44 8.80 0 1.0 8.8
130 West Virginia 5 2 41 20.50 0 0.4 8.2
131 Oregon 1 1 5 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
132 Fresno State 4 1 19 19.00 0 0.3 4.8
133 Arizona 5 2 23 11.50 0 0.4 4.6
134 Mississippi State 3 2 13 6.50 0 0.7 4.3
135 Duke 5 1 18 18.00 0 0.2 3.6