2026 National Leaders Kickoffs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | 3 | 29 | 1903 | 65.62 | 26 | 89.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 27 | 1755 | 65.00 | 23 | 85.19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Memphis | 4 | 25 | 1625 | 65.00 | 23 | 92.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Utah | 3 | 25 | 1608 | 64.32 | 23 | 92.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Alabama | 3 | 28 | 1767 | 63.11 | 23 | 82.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | BYU | 3 | 23 | 1494 | 64.96 | 22 | 95.65 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | West Virginia | 3 | 22 | 1415 | 64.32 | 22 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 25 | 1597 | 63.88 | 22 | 88.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Indiana | 3 | 25 | 1619 | 64.76 | 21 | 84.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 3 | 23 | 1479 | 64.30 | 21 | 91.30 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | North Dakota State | 4 | 28 | 1766 | 63.07 | 21 | 75.00 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 3 | 25 | 1613 | 64.52 | 20 | 80.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Georgia | 3 | 29 | 1854 | 63.93 | 20 | 68.97 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Appalachian State | 3 | 21 | 1362 | 64.86 | 19 | 90.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Missouri | 3 | 21 | 1361 | 64.81 | 19 | 90.48 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Illinois | 3 | 20 | 1294 | 64.70 | 18 | 90.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | UCLA | 3 | 22 | 1422 | 64.64 | 18 | 81.82 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | UCF | 3 | 24 | 1539 | 64.13 | 18 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | New Mexico | 3 | 22 | 1407 | 63.95 | 18 | 81.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Virginia | 3 | 21 | 1360 | 64.76 | 16 | 76.19 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | 3 | 21 | 1347 | 64.14 | 16 | 76.19 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Connecticut | 3 | 20 | 1275 | 63.75 | 16 | 80.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | TCU | 3 | 20 | 1260 | 63.00 | 16 | 80.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | USC | 4 | 29 | 1814 | 62.55 | 16 | 55.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Oregon | 3 | 26 | 1606 | 61.77 | 16 | 61.54 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Minnesota | 2 | 18 | 1164 | 64.67 | 15 | 83.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Cincinnati | 3 | 23 | 1456 | 63.30 | 15 | 65.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | LSU | 2 | 18 | 1180 | 65.56 | 14 | 77.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Iowa State | 2 | 17 | 1112 | 65.41 | 14 | 82.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 18 | 1166 | 64.78 | 14 | 77.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Penn State | 3 | 24 | 1537 | 64.04 | 14 | 58.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | James Madison | 3 | 25 | 1596 | 63.84 | 14 | 56.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 15 | 910 | 60.67 | 14 | 93.33 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Ohio State | 2 | 18 | 1049 | 58.28 | 14 | 77.78 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | SMU | 2 | 15 | 978 | 65.20 | 13 | 86.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Wake Forest | 2 | 14 | 909 | 64.93 | 13 | 92.86 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | South Carolina | 2 | 17 | 1097 | 64.53 | 13 | 76.47 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Mississippi State | 3 | 26 | 1651 | 63.50 | 13 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Kansas State | 3 | 24 | 1490 | 62.08 | 13 | 54.17 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Baylor | 3 | 20 | 1223 | 61.15 | 13 | 65.00 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Iowa | 3 | 23 | 1367 | 59.43 | 13 | 56.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Marshall | 2 | 12 | 780 | 65.00 | 12 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | 2 | 13 | 841 | 64.69 | 12 | 92.31 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 14 | 905 | 64.64 | 12 | 85.71 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 13 | 838 | 64.46 | 12 | 92.31 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | San Jose State | 3 | 15 | 963 | 64.20 | 12 | 80.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Old Dominion | 3 | 14 | 898 | 64.14 | 12 | 85.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Texas | 2 | 17 | 1082 | 63.65 | 12 | 70.59 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 14 | 887 | 63.36 | 12 | 85.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Clemson | 2 | 12 | 780 | 65.00 | 11 | 91.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 12 | 780 | 65.00 | 11 | 91.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Auburn | 2 | 11 | 715 | 65.00 | 11 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Arkansas State | 3 | 16 | 1034 | 64.63 | 11 | 68.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Michigan | 3 | 14 | 897 | 64.07 | 11 | 78.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 17 | 1082 | 63.65 | 11 | 64.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Washington | 3 | 19 | 1201 | 63.21 | 11 | 57.89 | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | Purdue | 3 | 20 | 1259 | 62.95 | 11 | 55.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 21 | 1316 | 62.67 | 11 | 52.38 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Temple | 2 | 15 | 937 | 62.47 | 11 | 73.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Nebraska | 3 | 24 | 1489 | 62.04 | 11 | 45.83 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Syracuse | 3 | 19 | 1148 | 60.42 | 11 | 57.89 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Arizona | 2 | 13 | 779 | 59.92 | 11 | 84.62 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Texas Tech | 2 | 14 | 906 | 64.71 | 10 | 71.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Michigan State | 2 | 13 | 837 | 64.38 | 10 | 76.92 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Fresno State | 2 | 15 | 960 | 64.00 | 10 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Tulsa | 3 | 17 | 1085 | 63.82 | 10 | 58.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Houston | 2 | 19 | 1212 | 63.79 | 10 | 52.63 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 12 | 765 | 63.75 | 10 | 83.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | North Carolina | 3 | 15 | 951 | 63.40 | 10 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Duke | 3 | 14 | 885 | 63.21 | 10 | 71.43 | 0 | 1 |
| 63 | San Diego State | 3 | 14 | 882 | 63.00 | 10 | 71.43 | 1 | 1 |
| 63 | Ohio | 3 | 15 | 911 | 60.73 | 10 | 66.67 | 0 | 1 |
| 63 | Air Force | 2 | 13 | 743 | 57.15 | 10 | 76.92 | 3 | 2 |
| 74 | Louisville | 1 | 10 | 649 | 64.90 | 9 | 90.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 18 | 1161 | 64.50 | 9 | 50.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | UAB | 3 | 16 | 1018 | 63.63 | 9 | 56.25 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Boise State | 2 | 14 | 888 | 63.43 | 9 | 64.29 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Wisconsin | 2 | 17 | 1078 | 63.41 | 9 | 52.94 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Maryland | 3 | 23 | 1416 | 61.57 | 9 | 39.13 | 3 | 0 |
| 74 | Northwestern | 2 | 15 | 918 | 61.20 | 9 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | USF | 3 | 19 | 1101 | 57.95 | 9 | 47.37 | 0 | 1 |
| 74 | Liberty | 3 | 16 | 910 | 56.88 | 9 | 56.25 | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Akron | 3 | 14 | 898 | 64.14 | 8 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Buffalo | 2 | 9 | 575 | 63.89 | 8 | 88.89 | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 10 | 632 | 63.20 | 8 | 80.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Arizona State | 2 | 15 | 945 | 63.00 | 8 | 53.33 | 0 | 1 |
| 83 | Georgia State | 3 | 22 | 1384 | 62.91 | 8 | 36.36 | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | North Texas | 2 | 15 | 934 | 62.27 | 8 | 53.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Texas State | 2 | 13 | 804 | 61.85 | 8 | 61.54 | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Kansas | 2 | 13 | 802 | 61.69 | 8 | 61.54 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Notre Dame | 3 | 23 | 1413 | 61.43 | 8 | 34.78 | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Colorado | 3 | 15 | 907 | 60.47 | 8 | 53.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Tulane | 3 | 12 | 707 | 58.92 | 8 | 66.67 | 0 | 1 |
| 94 | Ole Miss | 1 | 7 | 455 | 65.00 | 7 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Colorado State | 2 | 17 | 1068 | 62.82 | 7 | 41.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Charlotte | 2 | 8 | 501 | 62.63 | 7 | 87.50 | 0 | 2 |
| 94 | Hawaii | 3 | 16 | 1001 | 62.56 | 7 | 43.75 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | Nevada | 3 | 15 | 938 | 62.53 | 7 | 46.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 18 | 1079 | 59.94 | 7 | 38.89 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | Western Michigan | 2 | 13 | 779 | 59.92 | 7 | 53.85 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 12 | 719 | 59.92 | 7 | 58.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 16 | 885 | 55.31 | 7 | 43.75 | 2 | 2 |
| 103 | Florida State | 1 | 7 | 455 | 65.00 | 6 | 85.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | Arkansas | 1 | 6 | 390 | 65.00 | 6 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | UTEP | 2 | 10 | 649 | 64.90 | 6 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | Ball State | 2 | 10 | 642 | 64.20 | 6 | 60.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 103 | Stanford | 2 | 8 | 511 | 63.88 | 6 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | Oregon State | 1 | 9 | 570 | 63.33 | 6 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | Boston College | 3 | 12 | 751 | 62.58 | 6 | 50.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 103 | UNLV | 3 | 11 | 688 | 62.55 | 6 | 54.55 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | New Mexico State | 3 | 17 | 1053 | 61.94 | 6 | 35.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | Army | 2 | 15 | 907 | 60.47 | 6 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | UTSA | 2 | 13 | 780 | 60.00 | 6 | 46.15 | 1 | 1 |
| 103 | Toledo | 3 | 20 | 1195 | 59.75 | 6 | 30.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 103 | California | 3 | 18 | 1070 | 59.44 | 6 | 33.33 | 2 | 0 |
| 116 | Utah State | 2 | 6 | 383 | 63.83 | 5 | 83.33 | 1 | 1 |
| 116 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 8 | 507 | 63.38 | 5 | 62.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | Wyoming | 3 | 10 | 625 | 62.50 | 5 | 50.00 | 3 | 0 |
| 116 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 17 | 1058 | 62.24 | 5 | 29.41 | 1 | 1 |
| 116 | Delaware | 3 | 16 | 994 | 62.13 | 5 | 31.25 | 0 | 1 |
| 116 | Troy | 2 | 12 | 745 | 62.08 | 5 | 41.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | Louisiana | 2 | 11 | 678 | 61.64 | 5 | 45.45 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | FIU | 3 | 12 | 713 | 59.42 | 5 | 41.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | Rutgers | 2 | 8 | 443 | 55.38 | 5 | 62.50 | 0 | 1 |
| 116 | NC State | 3 | 20 | 1105 | 55.25 | 5 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 126 | Washington State | 3 | 12 | 752 | 62.67 | 4 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 126 | Southern Miss | 3 | 16 | 975 | 60.94 | 4 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 126 | Central Michigan | 3 | 10 | 598 | 59.80 | 4 | 40.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 126 | Navy | 2 | 11 | 641 | 58.27 | 4 | 36.36 | 1 | 2 |
| 130 | Kent State | 2 | 8 | 503 | 62.88 | 3 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 130 | Missouri State | 2 | 12 | 731 | 60.92 | 3 | 25.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 130 | Rice | 2 | 9 | 532 | 59.11 | 3 | 33.33 | 1 | 1 |
| 130 | Sacramento State | 4 | 18 | 871 | 48.39 | 3 | 16.67 | 1 | 2 |
| 134 | Kentucky | 1 | 8 | 513 | 64.13 | 2 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 134 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 189 | 63.00 | 2 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 134 | South Alabama | 3 | 20 | 1132 | 56.60 | 2 | 10.00 | 2 | 0 |
| 134 | East Carolina | 2 | 10 | 542 | 54.20 | 2 | 20.00 | 2 | 0 |
| 138 | Bowling Green | 3 | 8 | 480 | 60.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |