2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in October Only through 10/31/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Florida Atlantic 4 18 537 29.83 2 4.5 134.3
2 Georgia Tech 4 18 404 22.44 0 4.5 101.0
3 Akron 4 18 383 21.28 0 4.5 95.8
4 San Diego State 5 17 459 27.00 2 3.4 91.8
5 Middle Tennessee State 4 11 321 29.18 1 2.8 80.3
6 Sam Houston State 4 16 296 18.50 0 4.0 74.0
7 Arkansas State 4 11 276 25.09 0 2.8 69.0
8 Delaware 4 12 266 22.17 0 3.0 66.5
9 Michigan State 4 13 259 19.92 0 3.3 64.8
10 Texas State 4 11 255 23.18 1 2.8 63.8
11 Florida 4 13 251 19.31 0 3.3 62.8
12 South Alabama 4 8 250 31.25 1 2.0 62.5
13 Charlotte 4 11 248 22.55 0 2.8 62.0
14 Colorado State 4 8 244 30.50 0 2.0 61.0
15 Kent State 5 16 304 19.00 0 3.2 60.8
16 Louisville 4 11 240 21.82 0 2.8 60.0
17 Tulane 4 8 229 28.63 1 2.0 57.3
18 FIU 4 10 217 21.70 0 2.5 54.3
19 Kennesaw State 4 11 204 18.55 0 2.8 51.0
20 Ball State 4 8 202 25.25 0 2.0 50.5
21 Tulsa 4 11 200 18.18 0 2.8 50.0
22 Marshall 4 12 199 16.58 0 3.0 49.8
23 Kansas State 4 7 197 28.14 0 1.8 49.3
24 James Madison 5 9 246 27.33 0 1.8 49.2
25 Western Michigan 5 9 243 27.00 1 1.8 48.6
26 Louisiana 4 9 194 21.56 0 2.3 48.5
27 Stanford 5 12 237 19.75 0 2.4 47.4
28 Texas Tech 4 8 189 23.63 0 2.0 47.3
29 California 5 12 236 19.67 0 2.4 47.2
30 North Dakota State 5 11 235 21.36 0 2.2 47.0
31 Virginia Tech 4 6 178 29.67 0 1.5 44.5
32 Ohio 4 5 172 34.40 1 1.3 43.0
33 Bowling Green 5 11 212 19.27 0 2.2 42.4
33 Louisiana Tech 5 12 212 17.67 0 2.4 42.4
35 Fresno State 4 7 169 24.14 0 1.8 42.3
35 Boston College 4 8 169 21.13 0 2.0 42.3
37 Jacksonville State 3 5 126 25.20 0 1.7 42.0
38 Appalachian State 4 6 161 26.83 0 1.5 40.3
39 Old Dominion 5 10 201 20.10 0 2.0 40.2
40 Kansas 5 5 190 38.00 1 1.0 38.0
40 Western Kentucky 4 7 152 21.71 0 1.8 38.0
42 Nebraska 4 8 150 18.75 0 2.0 37.5
43 Clemson 4 5 149 29.80 0 1.3 37.3
44 Arizona State 5 10 186 18.60 0 2.0 37.2
45 Maryland 4 6 146 24.33 0 1.5 36.5
46 Central Michigan 4 6 145 24.17 0 1.5 36.3
47 Oregon 4 7 142 20.29 0 1.8 35.5
48 SMU 4 7 141 20.14 0 1.8 35.3
49 Troy 4 8 136 17.00 0 2.0 34.0
50 UTEP 4 7 135 19.29 0 1.8 33.8
51 Baylor 4 5 133 26.60 0 1.3 33.3
52 Missouri State 4 7 131 18.71 0 1.8 32.8
53 Nevada 4 2 129 64.50 0 0.5 32.3
53 Vanderbilt 4 7 129 18.43 0 1.8 32.3
55 Southern Miss 4 7 128 18.29 0 1.8 32.0
56 Buffalo 4 4 127 31.75 0 1.0 31.8
56 UNLV 4 6 127 21.17 0 1.5 31.8
56 Washington 4 8 127 15.88 0 2.0 31.8
59 Miami (OH) 4 9 125 13.89 0 2.3 31.3
60 Alabama 4 5 124 24.80 0 1.3 31.0
61 Liberty 4 3 123 41.00 0 0.8 30.8
61 Temple 4 6 123 20.50 0 1.5 30.8
63 Minnesota 4 6 122 20.33 0 1.5 30.5
64 Georgia State 4 7 120 17.14 0 1.8 30.0
65 Ohio State 4 7 118 16.86 0 1.8 29.5
66 UAB 4 6 117 19.50 0 1.5 29.3
67 Miami (FL) 4 6 116 19.33 0 1.5 29.0
68 Pittsburgh 5 8 141 17.63 0 1.6 28.2
69 North Carolina 5 4 139 34.75 1 0.8 27.8
69 Florida State 4 7 111 15.86 0 1.8 27.8
71 New Mexico State 4 7 109 15.57 0 1.8 27.3
72 TCU 4 7 108 15.43 0 1.8 27.0
73 Houston 4 5 107 21.40 0 1.3 26.8
74 Sacramento State 4 6 106 17.67 0 1.5 26.5
75 Northwestern 5 6 131 21.83 0 1.2 26.2
76 East Carolina 4 4 101 25.25 0 1.0 25.3
76 Coastal Carolina 4 5 101 20.20 0 1.3 25.3
76 Massachusetts 4 5 101 20.20 0 1.3 25.3
79 Georgia Southern 4 6 93 15.50 0 1.5 23.3
80 Connecticut 4 3 92 30.67 0 0.8 23.0
81 Wyoming 4 4 89 22.25 0 1.0 22.3
82 Illinois 4 4 88 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
82 Utah State 4 4 88 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
84 UCF 4 4 86 21.50 0 1.0 21.5
85 Utah 4 6 84 14.00 0 1.5 21.0
86 Purdue 4 4 83 20.75 0 1.0 20.8
87 Kentucky 4 5 80 16.00 0 1.3 20.0
88 Eastern Michigan 4 4 78 19.50 0 1.0 19.5
88 UCLA 4 5 78 15.60 0 1.3 19.5
90 Syracuse 5 5 97 19.40 0 1.0 19.4
91 Iowa State 4 4 76 19.00 0 1.0 19.0
92 Toledo 4 7 74 10.57 0 1.8 18.5
93 New Mexico 4 4 73 18.25 0 1.0 18.3
93 Penn State 4 4 73 18.25 0 1.0 18.3
93 USC 4 5 73 14.60 0 1.3 18.3
96 Rutgers 4 3 72 24.00 0 0.8 18.0
96 Notre Dame 4 4 72 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
98 Virginia 5 5 88 17.60 0 1.0 17.6
99 San Jose State 5 4 86 21.50 0 0.8 17.2
100 Duke 4 3 67 22.33 0 0.8 16.8
100 North Texas 4 5 67 13.40 0 1.3 16.8
102 Wake Forest 4 3 66 22.00 0 0.8 16.5
102 NC State 4 4 66 16.50 0 1.0 16.5
104 Rice 4 5 65 13.00 0 1.3 16.3
105 Navy 5 4 79 19.75 0 0.8 15.8
106 Memphis 5 4 76 19.00 0 0.8 15.2
107 Wisconsin 4 3 60 20.00 0 0.8 15.0
108 Missouri 4 2 59 29.50 0 0.5 14.8
108 USF 4 4 59 14.75 0 1.0 14.8
110 Northern Illinois 4 3 56 18.67 0 0.8 14.0
111 West Virginia 4 3 54 18.00 0 0.8 13.5
112 BYU 5 3 66 22.00 0 0.6 13.2
113 Michigan 4 3 52 17.33 0 0.8 13.0
114 Boise State 4 3 50 16.67 0 0.8 12.5
114 Oklahoma State 4 5 50 10.00 0 1.3 12.5
116 Hawaii 4 3 47 15.67 0 0.8 11.8
116 Colorado 4 5 47 9.40 0 1.3 11.8
118 Washington State 5 6 56 9.33 0 1.2 11.2
119 Oregon State 4 4 44 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
120 Texas A&M 4 3 41 13.67 0 0.8 10.3
121 Iowa 4 2 37 18.50 0 0.5 9.3
121 LSU 4 2 37 18.50 0 0.5 9.3
123 UTSA 4 2 35 17.50 0 0.5 8.8
124 Mississippi State 4 1 34 34.00 0 0.3 8.5
124 Auburn 4 2 34 17.00 0 0.5 8.5
126 Air Force 5 2 39 19.50 0 0.4 7.8
126 Cincinnati 4 3 31 10.33 0 0.8 7.8
128 South Carolina 4 2 29 14.50 0 0.5 7.3
129 Tennessee 4 3 26 8.67 0 0.8 6.5
130 Arkansas 4 1 25 25.00 0 0.3 6.3
131 Ole Miss 4 1 23 23.00 0 0.3 5.8
132 Oklahoma 4 1 18 18.00 0 0.3 4.5
133 Army 5 2 22 11.00 0 0.4 4.4
134 Georgia 4 1 16 16.00 0 0.3 4.0
135 Louisiana-Monroe 4 1 15 15.00 0 0.3 3.8
136 Texas 4 1 12 12.00 0 0.3 3.0
137 Indiana 5 1 0 0.00 0 0.2 0.0