2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 120 | 60.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 60.0 |
| 2 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 5 | 218 | 43.60 | 1 | 2.5 | 109.0 |
| 3 | Memphis | 2 | 2 | 71 | 35.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 35.5 |
| 4 | Arizona | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 34.0 |
| 5 | UCLA | 1 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 56.0 |
| 5 | Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 14.0 |
| 7 | San Jose State | 2 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.5 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | 1 | 4 | 107 | 26.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 107.0 |
| 9 | Wyoming | 2 | 6 | 150 | 25.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 75.0 |
| 9 | SMU | 2 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 1 | 4 | 98 | 24.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 98.0 |
| 12 | Temple | 1 | 4 | 96 | 24.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 96.0 |
| 12 | NC State | 2 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 36.0 |
| 14 | Ohio | 2 | 8 | 190 | 23.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 95.0 |
| 15 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 15 | Toledo | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 17 | Louisiana | 1 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 17 | Stanford | 1 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 17 | Tulane | 2 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.0 |
| 17 | North Texas | 2 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 17 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 22 | Clemson | 1 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 65.0 |
| 22 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.5 |
| 24 | Wake Forest | 1 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 64.0 |
| 25 | UCF | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 25 | Notre Dame | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 25 | UTSA | 2 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.5 |
| 25 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 25 | Kansas | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 25 | Liberty | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 31 | Michigan State | 1 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 62.0 |
| 32 | Utah State | 2 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.5 |
| 33 | Texas State | 1 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 81.0 |
| 34 | Nevada | 1 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.0 |
| 34 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.0 |
| 34 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 34 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 34 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 39 | Marshall | 2 | 7 | 138 | 19.71 | 0 | 3.5 | 69.0 |
| 40 | North Carolina | 2 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.5 |
| 40 | UTEP | 2 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.5 |
| 42 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.5 |
| 42 | Delaware | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 44 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.0 |
| 45 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.5 |
| 46 | Oregon State | 1 | 4 | 73 | 18.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 73.0 |
| 47 | Connecticut | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 47 | Missouri State | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 47 | Duke | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 47 | Missouri | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 47 | UNLV | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 52 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.0 |
| 53 | Louisville | 1 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 51.0 |
| 53 | Wisconsin | 1 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 51.0 |
| 53 | Akron | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 56 | Bowling Green | 2 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.5 |
| 57 | BYU | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 57 | Houston | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 57 | Navy | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 60 | Syracuse | 1 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 47.0 |
| 60 | Tulsa | 1 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 47.0 |
| 62 | Appalachian State | 1 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 45.0 |
| 62 | Colorado | 2 | 5 | 75 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 37.5 |
| 64 | New Mexico State | 2 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.0 |
| 65 | Sacramento State | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| 66 | Fresno State | 2 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.0 |
| 67 | Buffalo | 2 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.5 |
| 68 | Ball State | 2 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.0 |
| 68 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.3 |
| 70 | South Alabama | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 71 | Florida State | 1 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 38.0 |
| 72 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.5 |
| 73 | Kent State | 2 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| 74 | FIU | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 75 | Boston College | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 75 | Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 75 | Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 78 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 78 | Rice | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 80 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 81 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 82 | Mississippi State | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 83 | USF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 84 | North Dakota State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 85 | Washington State | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.0 |