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