2026 National Leaders Kickoffs - Games in October Only through 10/13/2026
| Name | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon State | 2 | 19 | 1228 | 64.63 | 15 | 78.95 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | South Alabama | 2 | 18 | 1111 | 61.72 | 4 | 22.22 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 2 | 17 | 1088 | 64.00 | 11 | 64.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Memphis | 2 | 16 | 1029 | 64.31 | 12 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Arizona | 2 | 16 | 1005 | 62.81 | 12 | 75.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | North Texas | 2 | 16 | 1004 | 62.75 | 10 | 62.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | LSU | 2 | 15 | 970 | 64.67 | 13 | 86.67 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Wake Forest | 2 | 15 | 970 | 64.67 | 12 | 80.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Boise State | 2 | 15 | 955 | 63.67 | 11 | 73.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 2 | 15 | 950 | 63.33 | 6 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 2 | 14 | 910 | 65.00 | 12 | 85.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Indiana | 2 | 14 | 907 | 64.79 | 13 | 92.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 14 | 901 | 64.36 | 9 | 64.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Purdue | 2 | 14 | 866 | 61.86 | 8 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Kansas | 2 | 14 | 863 | 61.64 | 9 | 64.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Missouri | 2 | 14 | 850 | 60.71 | 10 | 71.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Louisville | 2 | 13 | 845 | 65.00 | 10 | 76.92 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | West Virginia | 2 | 13 | 814 | 62.62 | 9 | 69.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Tulsa | 2 | 13 | 808 | 62.15 | 6 | 46.15 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | James Madison | 2 | 13 | 806 | 62.00 | 8 | 61.54 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Liberty | 2 | 13 | 803 | 61.77 | 5 | 38.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 12 | 781 | 65.08 | 9 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Georgia | 2 | 12 | 780 | 65.00 | 11 | 91.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Alabama | 2 | 12 | 776 | 64.67 | 11 | 91.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Houston | 2 | 12 | 770 | 64.17 | 10 | 83.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | UAB | 2 | 12 | 768 | 64.00 | 9 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Connecticut | 2 | 12 | 760 | 63.33 | 9 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 12 | 759 | 63.25 | 10 | 83.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | South Carolina | 2 | 12 | 755 | 62.92 | 6 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Fresno State | 2 | 12 | 753 | 62.75 | 8 | 66.67 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Iowa | 2 | 12 | 730 | 60.83 | 5 | 41.67 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | FIU | 2 | 12 | 730 | 60.83 | 3 | 25.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | UTSA | 2 | 12 | 726 | 60.50 | 7 | 58.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 11 | 719 | 65.36 | 8 | 72.73 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Iowa State | 2 | 11 | 715 | 65.00 | 11 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Kentucky | 2 | 11 | 715 | 65.00 | 11 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Florida State | 2 | 11 | 714 | 64.91 | 10 | 90.91 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | USC | 2 | 11 | 710 | 64.55 | 8 | 72.73 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 11 | 703 | 63.91 | 5 | 45.45 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Arizona State | 2 | 11 | 701 | 63.73 | 8 | 72.73 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | UNLV | 2 | 11 | 695 | 63.18 | 3 | 27.27 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 11 | 681 | 61.91 | 9 | 81.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Syracuse | 2 | 11 | 679 | 61.73 | 6 | 54.55 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Arkansas State | 2 | 13 | 678 | 52.15 | 4 | 30.77 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Nebraska | 2 | 12 | 669 | 55.75 | 6 | 50.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Louisiana | 2 | 11 | 659 | 59.91 | 3 | 27.27 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Tennessee | 2 | 10 | 649 | 64.90 | 9 | 90.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 10 | 647 | 64.70 | 9 | 90.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Ohio | 2 | 10 | 647 | 64.70 | 6 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 10 | 645 | 64.50 | 7 | 70.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 51 | Bowling Green | 2 | 12 | 641 | 53.42 | 5 | 41.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 10 | 637 | 63.70 | 6 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | NC State | 2 | 10 | 635 | 63.50 | 2 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Western Michigan | 2 | 11 | 634 | 57.64 | 1 | 9.09 | 2 | 1 |
| 55 | Troy | 1 | 10 | 612 | 61.20 | 1 | 10.00 | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | San Diego State | 2 | 10 | 608 | 60.80 | 4 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Florida | 2 | 9 | 585 | 65.00 | 9 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Texas A&M | 2 | 9 | 585 | 65.00 | 9 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 10 | 583 | 58.30 | 1 | 10.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 60 | New Mexico | 1 | 9 | 582 | 64.67 | 6 | 66.67 | 0 | 1 |
| 61 | Minnesota | 2 | 9 | 581 | 64.56 | 5 | 55.56 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Temple | 2 | 9 | 579 | 64.33 | 7 | 77.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | BYU | 2 | 9 | 577 | 64.11 | 5 | 55.56 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Akron | 2 | 9 | 576 | 64.00 | 5 | 55.56 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Maryland | 2 | 10 | 576 | 57.60 | 2 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Baylor | 1 | 9 | 573 | 63.67 | 6 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | USF | 2 | 9 | 572 | 63.56 | 5 | 55.56 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Ole Miss | 1 | 9 | 571 | 63.44 | 4 | 44.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Ball State | 2 | 9 | 570 | 63.33 | 6 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | New Mexico State | 2 | 9 | 570 | 63.33 | 2 | 22.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Buffalo | 2 | 10 | 566 | 56.60 | 8 | 80.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Navy | 2 | 9 | 565 | 62.78 | 5 | 55.56 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Toledo | 2 | 9 | 559 | 62.11 | 6 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | San Jose State | 2 | 10 | 558 | 55.80 | 2 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Illinois | 2 | 9 | 550 | 61.11 | 4 | 44.44 | 0 | 1 |
| 76 | California | 2 | 9 | 549 | 61.00 | 4 | 44.44 | 0 | 2 |
| 77 | Central Michigan | 2 | 9 | 536 | 59.56 | 1 | 11.11 | 0 | 1 |
| 78 | UCF | 2 | 9 | 532 | 59.11 | 7 | 77.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | Michigan State | 2 | 8 | 522 | 65.25 | 5 | 62.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Air Force | 2 | 8 | 520 | 65.00 | 8 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | North Dakota State | 2 | 8 | 519 | 64.88 | 6 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | North Carolina | 2 | 8 | 517 | 64.63 | 5 | 62.50 | 0 | 1 |
| 83 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 8 | 510 | 63.75 | 6 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 8 | 505 | 63.13 | 7 | 87.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Hawaii | 2 | 9 | 501 | 55.67 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | Army | 2 | 9 | 498 | 55.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | Washington | 2 | 8 | 495 | 61.88 | 5 | 62.50 | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | Delaware | 2 | 8 | 488 | 61.00 | 3 | 37.50 | 0 | 2 |
| 89 | Penn State | 2 | 8 | 476 | 59.50 | 3 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Texas Tech | 1 | 7 | 455 | 65.00 | 7 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Utah | 1 | 7 | 455 | 65.00 | 7 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 7 | 455 | 65.00 | 7 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Virginia | 2 | 7 | 453 | 64.71 | 4 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Massachusetts | 2 | 7 | 450 | 64.29 | 6 | 85.71 | 0 | 1 |
| 94 | Georgia State | 1 | 7 | 450 | 64.29 | 3 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Utah State | 2 | 7 | 446 | 63.71 | 5 | 71.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Rice | 2 | 7 | 445 | 63.57 | 5 | 71.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Nevada | 1 | 7 | 436 | 62.29 | 4 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Washington State | 2 | 7 | 418 | 59.71 | 3 | 42.86 | 1 | 0 |
| 100 | Arkansas | 2 | 6 | 390 | 65.00 | 6 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 6 | 390 | 65.00 | 6 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 6 | 384 | 64.00 | 4 | 66.67 | 0 | 1 |
| 103 | Wisconsin | 1 | 6 | 379 | 63.17 | 2 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Charlotte | 2 | 6 | 366 | 61.00 | 5 | 83.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | Marshall | 2 | 6 | 361 | 60.17 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 |
| 106 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 5 | 325 | 65.00 | 5 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | Oklahoma | 1 | 5 | 325 | 65.00 | 5 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | SMU | 1 | 5 | 325 | 65.00 | 5 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | Duke | 1 | 5 | 325 | 65.00 | 1 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | Wyoming | 2 | 5 | 322 | 64.40 | 3 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | Southern Miss | 1 | 5 | 318 | 63.60 | 1 | 20.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 112 | Old Dominion | 2 | 5 | 317 | 63.40 | 3 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | East Carolina | 1 | 5 | 315 | 63.00 | 4 | 80.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | Kent State | 2 | 5 | 313 | 62.60 | 1 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | UTEP | 2 | 5 | 312 | 62.40 | 4 | 80.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 116 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 5 | 310 | 62.00 | 3 | 60.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 117 | Texas | 1 | 5 | 309 | 61.80 | 4 | 80.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 118 | Texas State | 1 | 5 | 286 | 57.20 | 2 | 40.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 119 | Mississippi State | 1 | 4 | 260 | 65.00 | 2 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 120 | Missouri State | 1 | 4 | 259 | 64.75 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 | UCLA | 1 | 4 | 258 | 64.50 | 3 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 122 | Stanford | 2 | 4 | 253 | 63.25 | 3 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 | Tulane | 1 | 4 | 249 | 62.25 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 124 | Oregon | 1 | 4 | 245 | 61.25 | 1 | 25.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 125 | Colorado State | 1 | 4 | 227 | 56.75 | 2 | 50.00 | 1 | 2 |
| 126 | Boston College | 1 | 3 | 195 | 65.00 | 2 | 66.67 | 0 | 1 |
| 126 | Appalachian State | 1 | 3 | 195 | 65.00 | 2 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 126 | Clemson | 1 | 3 | 195 | 65.00 | 1 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 129 | Kansas State | 1 | 3 | 193 | 64.33 | 2 | 66.67 | 0 | 1 |
| 129 | Michigan | 1 | 3 | 193 | 64.33 | 2 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 131 | Rutgers | 1 | 3 | 173 | 57.67 | 2 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 132 | Auburn | 1 | 3 | 163 | 54.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 133 | TCU | 1 | 2 | 130 | 65.00 | 2 | 100.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 133 | Colorado | 1 | 2 | 130 | 65.00 | 2 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 135 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 2 | 129 | 64.50 | 1 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 136 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 2 | 127 | 63.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 137 | Sacramento State | 1 | 2 | 125 | 62.50 | 1 | 50.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 138 | Cincinnati | 1 | 2 | 124 | 62.00 | 1 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |