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
3 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
7 Notre Dame 7 54 3385 62.69 26 48.15 2 0
8 Indiana 8 52 3365 64.71 43 82.69 0 0
9 Boise State 8 54 3340 61.85 33 61.11 2 0
10 Pittsburgh 8 52 3330 64.04 27 51.92 1 0
11 SMU 8 51 3312 64.94 47 92.16 0 0
11 Wake Forest 7 53 3312 62.49 38 71.70 2 0
13 Utah 7 51 3279 64.29 41 80.39 0 0
14 UCLA 8 51 3235 63.43 38 74.51 3 0
15 Baylor 8 51 3203 62.80 30 58.82 3 0
16 New Mexico 8 50 3192 63.84 37 74.00 1 1
17 Florida Atlantic 7 49 3155 64.39 40 81.63 1 3
18 Georgia State 8 50 3152 63.04 22 44.00 1 1
19 Georgia 6 49 3138 64.04 35 71.43 0 0
20 Toledo 8 52 3104 59.69 20 38.46 0 1
21 Duke 8 49 3096 63.18 27 55.10 0 1
22 Liberty 8 51 3089 60.57 23 45.10 1 0
23 Northwestern 7 50 3060 61.20 17 34.00 0 0
24 Oregon State 6 49 3056 62.37 33 67.35 1 1
25 USC 8 48 3044 63.42 31 64.58 1 1
26 North Dakota State 8 47 3002 63.87 37 78.72 2 0
27 Syracuse 8 48 2975 61.98 25 52.08 1 0
28 Connecticut 8 47 2974 63.28 34 72.34 2 0
29 LSU 6 46 2956 64.26 37 80.43 1 1
30 Texas Tech 6 46 2937 63.85 37 80.43 1 0
31 Massachusetts 8 45 2900 64.44 36 80.00 0 1
32 UTSA 7 48 2889 60.19 25 52.08 3 2
33 Ohio 8 46 2884 62.70 28 60.87 3 1
34 Louisville 6 45 2879 63.98 41 91.11 0 0
35 West Virginia 7 46 2876 62.52 34 73.91 1 0
36 Air Force 8 45 2823 62.73 42 93.33 3 2
37 San Diego State 8 46 2816 61.22 27 58.70 1 2
38 Miami (OH) 8 44 2812 63.91 27 61.36 1 0
39 Arkansas State 8 46 2801 60.89 23 50.00 0 0
40 Army 8 48 2792 58.17 10 20.83 1 0
41 Jacksonville State 8 44 2789 63.39 28 63.64 2 0
42 Louisiana Tech 7 44 2764 62.82 30 68.18 2 2
43 Virginia 8 43 2762 64.23 31 72.09 0 1
43 Houston 6 44 2762 62.77 26 59.09 0 0
45 Kansas State 7 45 2761 61.36 24 53.33 2 1
46 Appalachian State 8 42 2718 64.71 37 88.10 0 1
47 Texas State 6 43 2715 63.14 32 74.42 2 1
47 Tulsa 8 44 2715 61.70 18 40.91 1 1
49 USF 8 45 2701 60.02 18 40.00 1 1
50 NC State 7 45 2689 59.76 16 35.56 1 1
51 Arizona 6 43 2684 62.42 32 74.42 3 0
52 Eastern Michigan 9 43 2673 62.16 31 72.09 2 0
53 South Alabama 7 45 2655 59.00 6 13.33 4 0
54 Delaware 8 43 2651 61.65 16 37.21 0 3
55 Colorado State 7 43 2643 61.47 16 37.21 2 5
56 UAB 8 41 2631 64.17 31 75.61 1 0
56 Iowa 7 43 2631 61.19 21 48.84 0 0
58 Western Michigan 8 45 2617 58.16 14 31.11 5 1
59 Penn State 7 41 2615 63.78 27 65.85 0 1
60 Nebraska 7 43 2568 59.72 17 39.53 2 1
61 Fresno State 6 40 2541 63.53 23 57.50 0 1
62 Louisiana 7 41 2525 61.59 13 31.71 2 0
63 Southern Miss 8 41 2522 61.51 11 26.83 2 1
64 Temple 8 40 2512 62.80 22 55.00 0 1
65 Marshall 8 40 2508 62.70 21 52.50 1 2
66 Missouri 6 39 2492 63.90 31 79.49 1 0
67 UNLV 8 39 2465 63.21 16 41.03 0 1
68 BYU 6 38 2454 64.58 31 81.58 1 0
69 Clemson 6 38 2442 64.26 26 68.42 0 0
70 Missouri State 8 40 2392 59.80 8 20.00 2 2
71 Coastal Carolina 8 41 2384 58.15 14 34.15 3 3
72 TCU 7 37 2362 63.84 31 83.78 1 0
73 Kansas 6 40 2359 58.98 16 40.00 1 0
74 Illinois 7 37 2357 63.70 28 75.68 0 1
75 Maryland 6 38 2354 61.95 14 36.84 3 0
76 Nevada 7 37 2341 63.27 20 54.05 0 0
77 Minnesota 6 36 2322 64.50 28 77.78 0 0
78 Buffalo 8 38 2319 61.03 30 78.95 2 0
79 Tulane 8 37 2303 62.24 26 70.27 1 1
80 Middle Tennessee State 8 38 2297 60.45 14 36.84 2 3
81 Arizona State 6 36 2288 63.56 22 61.11 1 2
81 East Carolina 7 37 2288 61.84 23 62.16 2 1
83 Navy 7 38 2283 60.08 9 23.68 1 2
84 Georgia Southern 7 36 2279 63.31 26 72.22 0 1
85 Georgia Tech 7 35 2273 64.94 30 85.71 0 2
86 Tennessee 5 35 2262 64.63 29 82.86 1 0
86 UCF 6 36 2262 62.83 26 72.22 0 0
88 Hawaii 7 38 2259 59.45 13 34.21 3 0
89 Florida State 6 35 2253 64.37 28 80.00 0 0
90 FIU 8 36 2232 62.00 14 38.89 2 0
91 Cincinnati 5 36 2224 61.78 19 52.78 1 0
92 Kennesaw State 7 36 2206 61.28 27 75.00 0 0
93 Washington 6 34 2165 63.68 22 64.71 3 1
94 Alabama 4 34 2160 63.53 31 91.18 0 0
95 Iowa State 4 33 2152 65.21 30 90.91 0 1
96 Boston College 8 34 2149 63.21 13 38.24 0 2
97 Troy 7 34 2132 62.71 16 47.06 2 0
98 Oregon 5 34 2117 62.26 20 58.82 0 0
99 Wyoming 8 33 2111 63.97 23 69.70 4 0
100 Kentucky 5 33 2104 63.76 24 72.73 0 0
101 Rice 7 33 2062 62.48 19 57.58 1 1
102 Texas A&M 4 32 2060 64.38 26 81.25 0 0
103 Rutgers 6 34 2054 60.41 20 58.82 2 1
104 San Jose State 7 34 2050 60.29 20 58.82 2 0
105 New Mexico State 7 33 2046 62.00 8 24.24 0 0
106 Louisiana-Monroe 8 32 2042 63.81 24 75.00 0 1
107 Bowling Green 9 35 2029 57.97 10 28.57 1 0
108 Ohio State 4 33 2024 61.33 25 75.76 1 0
109 Old Dominion 9 32 2022 63.19 21 65.63 0 1
110 Stanford 6 32 2021 63.16 18 56.25 0 0
111 Ball State 7 32 2003 62.59 18 56.25 1 2
112 Ole Miss 4 31 1969 63.52 22 70.97 0 0
113 Sacramento State 9 36 1959 54.42 9 25.00 1 3
114 Western Kentucky 6 32 1956 61.13 13 40.63 1 0
115 South Carolina 4 32 1937 60.53 22 68.75 1 2
116 Purdue 5 31 1931 62.29 15 48.39 1 1
117 North Carolina 6 30 1918 63.93 17 56.67 0 0
118 Florida 3 29 1903 65.62 26 89.66 0 0
118 California 7 31 1903 61.39 13 41.94 3 2
120 Michigan State 6 29 1852 63.86 20 68.97 0 0
121 Akron 7 28 1793 64.04 16 57.14 0 2
122 Texas 4 28 1781 63.61 22 78.57 1 0
123 Wisconsin 4 28 1768 63.14 13 46.43 1 0
124 Vanderbilt 5 27 1751 64.85 23 85.19 0 0
125 Charlotte 7 29 1747 60.24 16 55.17 0 2
126 Colorado 6 28 1742 62.21 16 57.14 2 0
127 Sam Houston State 7 28 1739 62.11 11 39.29 1 1
128 Washington State 7 28 1664 59.43 8 28.57 2 1
129 Michigan 6 26 1652 63.54 18 69.23 0 0
130 Kent State 7 27 1576 58.37 4 14.81 0 0
131 Utah State 6 25 1549 61.96 12 48.00 1 1
132 Northern Illinois 6 23 1453 63.17 13 56.52 0 1
133 Central Michigan 6 25 1442 57.68 7 28.00 2 2
134 UTEP 7 22 1423 64.68 16 72.73 0 2
135 Arkansas 4 21 1377 65.57 16 76.19 0 0
136 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