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