2026 National Leaders Kickoffs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/31/2026
| Name | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Madison | 9 | 65 | 4111 | 63.25 | 41 | 63.08 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 59 | 3788 | 64.20 | 51 | 86.44 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 59 | 3753 | 63.61 | 43 | 72.88 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | North Texas | 7 | 58 | 3611 | 62.26 | 34 | 58.62 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Memphis | 8 | 56 | 3597 | 64.23 | 48 | 85.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 54 | 3477 | 64.39 | 44 | 81.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 7 | 54 | 3385 | 62.69 | 26 | 48.15 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Boise State | 8 | 54 | 3340 | 61.85 | 33 | 61.11 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Wake Forest | 7 | 53 | 3312 | 62.49 | 38 | 71.70 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Indiana | 8 | 52 | 3365 | 64.71 | 43 | 82.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 52 | 3330 | 64.04 | 27 | 51.92 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Toledo | 8 | 52 | 3104 | 59.69 | 20 | 38.46 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | SMU | 8 | 51 | 3312 | 64.94 | 47 | 92.16 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Utah | 7 | 51 | 3279 | 64.29 | 41 | 80.39 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | UCLA | 8 | 51 | 3235 | 63.43 | 38 | 74.51 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Baylor | 8 | 51 | 3203 | 62.80 | 30 | 58.82 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Liberty | 8 | 51 | 3089 | 60.57 | 23 | 45.10 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | New Mexico | 8 | 50 | 3192 | 63.84 | 37 | 74.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Georgia State | 8 | 50 | 3152 | 63.04 | 22 | 44.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Northwestern | 7 | 50 | 3060 | 61.20 | 17 | 34.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 49 | 3155 | 64.39 | 40 | 81.63 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Georgia | 6 | 49 | 3138 | 64.04 | 35 | 71.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Duke | 8 | 49 | 3096 | 63.18 | 27 | 55.10 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Oregon State | 6 | 49 | 3056 | 62.37 | 33 | 67.35 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | USC | 8 | 48 | 3044 | 63.42 | 31 | 64.58 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Syracuse | 8 | 48 | 2975 | 61.98 | 25 | 52.08 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | UTSA | 7 | 48 | 2889 | 60.19 | 25 | 52.08 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Army | 8 | 48 | 2792 | 58.17 | 10 | 20.83 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | North Dakota State | 8 | 47 | 3002 | 63.87 | 37 | 78.72 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Connecticut | 8 | 47 | 2974 | 63.28 | 34 | 72.34 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | LSU | 6 | 46 | 2956 | 64.26 | 37 | 80.43 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Texas Tech | 6 | 46 | 2937 | 63.85 | 37 | 80.43 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Ohio | 8 | 46 | 2884 | 62.70 | 28 | 60.87 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | West Virginia | 7 | 46 | 2876 | 62.52 | 34 | 73.91 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | San Diego State | 8 | 46 | 2816 | 61.22 | 27 | 58.70 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Arkansas State | 8 | 46 | 2801 | 60.89 | 23 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Massachusetts | 8 | 45 | 2900 | 64.44 | 36 | 80.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Louisville | 6 | 45 | 2879 | 63.98 | 41 | 91.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Air Force | 8 | 45 | 2823 | 62.73 | 42 | 93.33 | 3 | 2 |
| 37 | Kansas State | 7 | 45 | 2761 | 61.36 | 24 | 53.33 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | USF | 8 | 45 | 2701 | 60.02 | 18 | 40.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | NC State | 7 | 45 | 2689 | 59.76 | 16 | 35.56 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | South Alabama | 7 | 45 | 2655 | 59.00 | 6 | 13.33 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | Western Michigan | 8 | 45 | 2617 | 58.16 | 14 | 31.11 | 5 | 1 |
| 45 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 44 | 2812 | 63.91 | 27 | 61.36 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 44 | 2789 | 63.39 | 28 | 63.64 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 44 | 2764 | 62.82 | 30 | 68.18 | 2 | 2 |
| 45 | Houston | 6 | 44 | 2762 | 62.77 | 26 | 59.09 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Tulsa | 8 | 44 | 2715 | 61.70 | 18 | 40.91 | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | Virginia | 8 | 43 | 2762 | 64.23 | 31 | 72.09 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 | Texas State | 6 | 43 | 2715 | 63.14 | 32 | 74.42 | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | Arizona | 6 | 43 | 2684 | 62.42 | 32 | 74.42 | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 43 | 2673 | 62.16 | 31 | 72.09 | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | Delaware | 8 | 43 | 2651 | 61.65 | 16 | 37.21 | 0 | 3 |
| 50 | Colorado State | 7 | 43 | 2643 | 61.47 | 16 | 37.21 | 2 | 5 |
| 50 | Iowa | 7 | 43 | 2631 | 61.19 | 21 | 48.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Nebraska | 7 | 43 | 2568 | 59.72 | 17 | 39.53 | 2 | 1 |
| 58 | Appalachian State | 8 | 42 | 2718 | 64.71 | 37 | 88.10 | 0 | 1 |
| 59 | UAB | 8 | 41 | 2631 | 64.17 | 31 | 75.61 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Penn State | 7 | 41 | 2615 | 63.78 | 27 | 65.85 | 0 | 1 |
| 59 | Louisiana | 7 | 41 | 2525 | 61.59 | 13 | 31.71 | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | Southern Miss | 8 | 41 | 2522 | 61.51 | 11 | 26.83 | 2 | 1 |
| 59 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 41 | 2384 | 58.15 | 14 | 34.15 | 3 | 3 |
| 64 | Fresno State | 6 | 40 | 2541 | 63.53 | 23 | 57.50 | 0 | 1 |
| 64 | Temple | 8 | 40 | 2512 | 62.80 | 22 | 55.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 64 | Marshall | 8 | 40 | 2508 | 62.70 | 21 | 52.50 | 1 | 2 |
| 64 | Missouri State | 8 | 40 | 2392 | 59.80 | 8 | 20.00 | 2 | 2 |
| 64 | Kansas | 6 | 40 | 2359 | 58.98 | 16 | 40.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Missouri | 6 | 39 | 2492 | 63.90 | 31 | 79.49 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | UNLV | 8 | 39 | 2465 | 63.21 | 16 | 41.03 | 0 | 1 |
| 71 | BYU | 6 | 38 | 2454 | 64.58 | 31 | 81.58 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Clemson | 6 | 38 | 2442 | 64.26 | 26 | 68.42 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Maryland | 6 | 38 | 2354 | 61.95 | 14 | 36.84 | 3 | 0 |
| 71 | Buffalo | 8 | 38 | 2319 | 61.03 | 30 | 78.95 | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 38 | 2297 | 60.45 | 14 | 36.84 | 2 | 3 |
| 71 | Navy | 7 | 38 | 2283 | 60.08 | 9 | 23.68 | 1 | 2 |
| 71 | Hawaii | 7 | 38 | 2259 | 59.45 | 13 | 34.21 | 3 | 0 |
| 78 | TCU | 7 | 37 | 2362 | 63.84 | 31 | 83.78 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Illinois | 7 | 37 | 2357 | 63.70 | 28 | 75.68 | 0 | 1 |
| 78 | Nevada | 7 | 37 | 2341 | 63.27 | 20 | 54.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | Tulane | 8 | 37 | 2303 | 62.24 | 26 | 70.27 | 1 | 1 |
| 78 | East Carolina | 7 | 37 | 2288 | 61.84 | 23 | 62.16 | 2 | 1 |
| 83 | Minnesota | 6 | 36 | 2322 | 64.50 | 28 | 77.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Arizona State | 6 | 36 | 2288 | 63.56 | 22 | 61.11 | 1 | 2 |
| 83 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 36 | 2279 | 63.31 | 26 | 72.22 | 0 | 1 |
| 83 | UCF | 6 | 36 | 2262 | 62.83 | 26 | 72.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | FIU | 8 | 36 | 2232 | 62.00 | 14 | 38.89 | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | Cincinnati | 5 | 36 | 2224 | 61.78 | 19 | 52.78 | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Kennesaw State | 7 | 36 | 2206 | 61.28 | 27 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Sacramento State | 9 | 36 | 1959 | 54.42 | 9 | 25.00 | 1 | 3 |
| 91 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 35 | 2273 | 64.94 | 30 | 85.71 | 0 | 2 |
| 91 | Tennessee | 5 | 35 | 2262 | 64.63 | 29 | 82.86 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | Florida State | 6 | 35 | 2253 | 64.37 | 28 | 80.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Bowling Green | 9 | 35 | 2029 | 57.97 | 10 | 28.57 | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | Washington | 6 | 34 | 2165 | 63.68 | 22 | 64.71 | 3 | 1 |
| 95 | Alabama | 4 | 34 | 2160 | 63.53 | 31 | 91.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Boston College | 8 | 34 | 2149 | 63.21 | 13 | 38.24 | 0 | 2 |
| 95 | Troy | 7 | 34 | 2132 | 62.71 | 16 | 47.06 | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | Oregon | 5 | 34 | 2117 | 62.26 | 20 | 58.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Rutgers | 6 | 34 | 2054 | 60.41 | 20 | 58.82 | 2 | 1 |
| 95 | San Jose State | 7 | 34 | 2050 | 60.29 | 20 | 58.82 | 2 | 0 |
| 102 | Iowa State | 4 | 33 | 2152 | 65.21 | 30 | 90.91 | 0 | 1 |
| 102 | Wyoming | 8 | 33 | 2111 | 63.97 | 23 | 69.70 | 4 | 0 |
| 102 | Kentucky | 5 | 33 | 2104 | 63.76 | 24 | 72.73 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | Rice | 7 | 33 | 2062 | 62.48 | 19 | 57.58 | 1 | 1 |
| 102 | New Mexico State | 7 | 33 | 2046 | 62.00 | 8 | 24.24 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | Ohio State | 4 | 33 | 2024 | 61.33 | 25 | 75.76 | 1 | 0 |
| 108 | Texas A&M | 4 | 32 | 2060 | 64.38 | 26 | 81.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 32 | 2042 | 63.81 | 24 | 75.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 108 | Old Dominion | 9 | 32 | 2022 | 63.19 | 21 | 65.63 | 0 | 1 |
| 108 | Stanford | 6 | 32 | 2021 | 63.16 | 18 | 56.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | Ball State | 7 | 32 | 2003 | 62.59 | 18 | 56.25 | 1 | 2 |
| 108 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 32 | 1956 | 61.13 | 13 | 40.63 | 1 | 0 |
| 108 | South Carolina | 4 | 32 | 1937 | 60.53 | 22 | 68.75 | 1 | 2 |
| 115 | Ole Miss | 4 | 31 | 1969 | 63.52 | 22 | 70.97 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | Purdue | 5 | 31 | 1931 | 62.29 | 15 | 48.39 | 1 | 1 |
| 115 | California | 7 | 31 | 1903 | 61.39 | 13 | 41.94 | 3 | 2 |
| 118 | North Carolina | 6 | 30 | 1918 | 63.93 | 17 | 56.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Florida | 3 | 29 | 1903 | 65.62 | 26 | 89.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Michigan State | 6 | 29 | 1852 | 63.86 | 20 | 68.97 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Charlotte | 7 | 29 | 1747 | 60.24 | 16 | 55.17 | 0 | 2 |
| 122 | Akron | 7 | 28 | 1793 | 64.04 | 16 | 57.14 | 0 | 2 |
| 122 | Texas | 4 | 28 | 1781 | 63.61 | 22 | 78.57 | 1 | 0 |
| 122 | Wisconsin | 4 | 28 | 1768 | 63.14 | 13 | 46.43 | 1 | 0 |
| 122 | Colorado | 6 | 28 | 1742 | 62.21 | 16 | 57.14 | 2 | 0 |
| 122 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 28 | 1739 | 62.11 | 11 | 39.29 | 1 | 1 |
| 122 | Washington State | 7 | 28 | 1664 | 59.43 | 8 | 28.57 | 2 | 1 |
| 128 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 27 | 1751 | 64.85 | 23 | 85.19 | 0 | 0 |
| 128 | Kent State | 7 | 27 | 1576 | 58.37 | 4 | 14.81 | 0 | 0 |
| 130 | Michigan | 6 | 26 | 1652 | 63.54 | 18 | 69.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 131 | Utah State | 6 | 25 | 1549 | 61.96 | 12 | 48.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 131 | Central Michigan | 6 | 25 | 1442 | 57.68 | 7 | 28.00 | 2 | 2 |
| 133 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 23 | 1453 | 63.17 | 13 | 56.52 | 0 | 1 |
| 134 | UTEP | 7 | 22 | 1423 | 64.68 | 16 | 72.73 | 0 | 2 |
| 135 | Arkansas | 4 | 21 | 1377 | 65.57 | 16 | 76.19 | 0 | 0 |
| 135 | Mississippi State | 3 | 21 | 1341 | 63.86 | 13 | 61.90 | 0 | 0 |
| 137 | Oklahoma | 3 | 19 | 1226 | 64.53 | 16 | 84.21 | 1 | 0 |
| 138 | Auburn | 3 | 15 | 975 | 65.00 | 15 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |