2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in August/September Only through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 3 | 149 | 49.67 | 1 | 0.8 | 37.3 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 3 | 3 | 138 | 46.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 46.0 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 5 | 218 | 43.60 | 1 | 1.3 | 54.5 |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 3 | 126 | 42.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 42.0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 4 | 4 | 157 | 39.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 39.3 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 9 | 334 | 37.11 | 1 | 2.3 | 83.5 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 4 | 6 | 215 | 35.83 | 1 | 1.5 | 53.8 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 6 | 205 | 34.17 | 1 | 1.5 | 51.3 |
| 1 | UTSA | 4 | 10 | 317 | 31.70 | 1 | 2.5 | 79.3 |
| 1 | Ohio | 4 | 11 | 330 | 30.00 | 1 | 2.8 | 82.5 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 4 | 12 | 358 | 29.83 | 1 | 3.0 | 89.5 |
| 1 | Georgia | 4 | 6 | 175 | 29.17 | 1 | 1.5 | 43.8 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | 7 | 194 | 27.71 | 1 | 1.8 | 48.5 |
| 14 | James Madison | 4 | 5 | 250 | 50.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 62.5 |
| 14 | Florida | 4 | 6 | 181 | 30.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 45.3 |
| 14 | UCF | 4 | 7 | 205 | 29.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 51.3 |
| 14 | Virginia | 4 | 3 | 86 | 28.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 21.5 |
| 14 | Hawaii | 4 | 4 | 109 | 27.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 27.3 |
| 14 | Navy | 3 | 3 | 81 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 27.0 |
| 14 | Southern Miss | 4 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| 14 | Akron | 4 | 7 | 184 | 26.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 46.0 |
| 14 | Baylor | 4 | 4 | 105 | 26.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.3 |
| 14 | Missouri | 4 | 6 | 155 | 25.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 38.8 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 4 | 8 | 205 | 25.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 51.3 |
| 14 | Utah | 4 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.8 |
| 14 | San Jose State | 4 | 6 | 150 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 37.5 |
| 14 | Wyoming | 4 | 6 | 150 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 37.5 |
| 14 | Arkansas | 4 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 4 | 8 | 197 | 24.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.3 |
| 14 | New Mexico State | 4 | 5 | 123 | 24.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.8 |
| 14 | Central Michigan | 4 | 2 | 49 | 24.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.3 |
| 14 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 6 | 145 | 24.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 36.3 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 4 | 6 | 145 | 24.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 36.3 |
| 14 | NC State | 4 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.0 |
| 14 | Memphis | 4 | 6 | 143 | 23.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 35.8 |
| 14 | Houston | 4 | 5 | 119 | 23.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.8 |
| 14 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | 118 | 23.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.5 |
| 14 | New Mexico | 4 | 3 | 70 | 23.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.5 |
| 14 | Nevada | 4 | 7 | 162 | 23.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 40.5 |
| 14 | Notre Dame | 4 | 3 | 69 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.3 |
| 14 | Alabama | 4 | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.5 |
| 14 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 5 | 112 | 22.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.0 |
| 14 | Auburn | 4 | 5 | 111 | 22.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.8 |
| 14 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 6 | 133 | 22.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.3 |
| 14 | USF | 4 | 4 | 88 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 14 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 10 | 219 | 21.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 54.8 |
| 14 | Indiana | 4 | 10 | 218 | 21.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 54.5 |
| 14 | Clemson | 4 | 11 | 239 | 21.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 59.8 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 4 | 8 | 172 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 14 | East Carolina | 4 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.8 |
| 14 | Wake Forest | 4 | 6 | 128 | 21.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.0 |
| 14 | Florida State | 4 | 9 | 191 | 21.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.8 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 4 | 8 | 169 | 21.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.3 |
| 14 | UCLA | 4 | 6 | 126 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.5 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 4 | 5 | 105 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.3 |
| 14 | West Virginia | 4 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 14 | South Alabama | 4 | 6 | 125 | 20.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.3 |
| 14 | Louisiana | 4 | 5 | 104 | 20.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.0 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 4 | 5 | 104 | 20.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.0 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 4 | 8 | 166 | 20.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.5 |
| 14 | Stanford | 4 | 11 | 225 | 20.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 56.3 |
| 14 | Marshall | 4 | 12 | 245 | 20.42 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.3 |
| 14 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 8 | 163 | 20.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 32.6 |
| 14 | Northwestern | 3 | 6 | 122 | 20.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.7 |
| 14 | Liberty | 4 | 6 | 121 | 20.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.3 |
| 14 | Connecticut | 4 | 10 | 201 | 20.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 50.3 |
| 14 | Oregon State | 4 | 10 | 200 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 50.0 |
| 14 | Troy | 4 | 6 | 120 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.0 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 4 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 14 | TCU | 4 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 14 | Toledo | 4 | 6 | 119 | 19.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.8 |
| 14 | Temple | 4 | 8 | 157 | 19.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.3 |
| 14 | Penn State | 4 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.5 |
| 14 | North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.0 |
| 14 | SMU | 4 | 7 | 136 | 19.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.0 |
| 14 | Washington | 4 | 7 | 136 | 19.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.0 |
| 14 | Purdue | 4 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.5 |
| 14 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 8 | 154 | 19.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.5 |
| 14 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.7 |
| 14 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 7 | 134 | 19.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.5 |
| 14 | Syracuse | 3 | 7 | 133 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.3 |
| 14 | Charlotte | 4 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.5 |
| 14 | Utah State | 4 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.5 |
| 14 | Delaware | 4 | 5 | 95 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.8 |
| 14 | Arizona | 4 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.3 |
| 14 | LSU | 4 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 14 | Old Dominion | 4 | 9 | 167 | 18.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 41.8 |
| 14 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.0 |
| 14 | Illinois | 4 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.8 |
| 14 | California | 4 | 4 | 73 | 18.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.3 |
| 14 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 4 | 73 | 18.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.6 |
| 14 | Kentucky | 4 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.8 |
| 14 | Louisville | 4 | 8 | 145 | 18.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.3 |
| 14 | Duke | 4 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| 14 | Buffalo | 4 | 8 | 142 | 17.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.5 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 6 | 105 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.3 |
| 14 | Army | 3 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.3 |
| 14 | Washington State | 4 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.0 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | 4 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.3 |
| 14 | Sacramento State | 5 | 5 | 86 | 17.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.2 |
| 14 | Ole Miss | 4 | 7 | 120 | 17.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.0 |
| 14 | USC | 5 | 10 | 170 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 14 | Kansas State | 4 | 6 | 102 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.5 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 14 | Colorado | 4 | 10 | 169 | 16.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 42.3 |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 7 | 118 | 16.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 29.5 |
| 14 | Tulane | 4 | 7 | 117 | 16.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 29.3 |
| 14 | North Dakota State | 4 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.5 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.5 |
| 14 | Bowling Green | 4 | 10 | 166 | 16.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 41.5 |
| 14 | Boston College | 4 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.5 |
| 14 | Oregon | 4 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.3 |
| 14 | Kansas | 3 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 14 | UNLV | 4 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.8 |
| 14 | Kent State | 4 | 8 | 124 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 14 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 8 | 124 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 14 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 6 | 93 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.3 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.5 |
| 14 | UTEP | 4 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.0 |
| 14 | Missouri State | 4 | 5 | 75 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.8 |
| 14 | Boise State | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 14 | Texas State | 4 | 12 | 178 | 14.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 44.5 |
| 14 | Western Michigan | 4 | 5 | 73 | 14.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.3 |
| 14 | North Texas | 4 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.3 |
| 14 | Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.5 |
| 14 | UAB | 4 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.8 |
| 14 | Ball State | 4 | 8 | 107 | 13.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.8 |
| 14 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 7 | 93 | 13.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 23.3 |
| 14 | Texas | 4 | 7 | 91 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 22.8 |
| 14 | Arkansas State | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 14 | Rice | 4 | 6 | 73 | 12.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.3 |
| 14 | Mississippi State | 4 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.0 |
| 14 | Appalachian State | 4 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 14 | Texas A&M | 4 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.8 |
| 14 | FIU | 4 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Maryland | 4 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 |