2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 North Carolina 4 3 137 45.67 1 0.8 34.3
2 Iowa 5 4 166 41.50 1 0.8 33.2
3 Colorado State 4 6 213 35.50 1 1.5 53.3
4 UTSA 5 8 280 35.00 1 1.6 56.0
5 San Diego State 5 12 411 34.25 2 2.4 82.2
6 Georgia Tech 4 11 355 32.27 1 2.8 88.8
7 Georgia State 4 5 156 31.20 1 1.3 39.0
8 James Madison 5 8 247 30.88 0 1.6 49.4
9 Texas Tech 4 6 184 30.67 0 1.5 46.0
10 Iowa State 5 7 212 30.29 1 1.4 42.4
11 Georgia 5 5 148 29.60 1 1.0 29.6
12 Arizona State 4 8 234 29.25 1 2.0 58.5
13 Ohio 5 13 368 28.31 1 2.6 73.6
14 Arkansas State 5 8 226 28.25 0 1.6 45.2
15 Liberty 5 6 166 27.67 0 1.2 33.2
16 Miami (OH) 5 10 270 27.00 1 2.0 54.0
17 Florida 5 9 241 26.78 0 1.8 48.2
18 South Alabama 5 6 158 26.33 1 1.2 31.6
19 Alabama 6 8 207 25.88 0 1.3 34.5
20 Missouri 5 6 155 25.83 0 1.2 31.0
21 Virginia Tech 5 6 154 25.67 0 1.2 30.8
21 Central Michigan 5 3 77 25.67 0 0.6 15.4
23 Utah 4 2 51 25.50 0 0.5 12.8
24 Arkansas 5 1 25 25.00 0 0.2 5.0
25 Virginia 5 3 74 24.67 0 0.6 14.8
26 Memphis 5 4 98 24.50 0 0.8 19.6
27 Houston 5 7 171 24.43 0 1.4 34.2
28 UCF 5 7 170 24.29 0 1.4 34.0
29 Notre Dame 6 4 97 24.25 0 0.7 16.2
30 Hawaii 6 6 145 24.17 0 1.0 24.2
31 NC State 5 3 72 24.00 0 0.6 14.4
32 Wyoming 5 10 239 23.90 0 2.0 47.8
33 Coastal Carolina 5 8 189 23.63 0 1.6 37.8
34 Clemson 5 12 281 23.42 0 2.4 56.2
35 Northwestern 4 5 115 23.00 0 1.3 28.8
36 Minnesota 5 10 228 22.80 0 2.0 45.6
37 Nevada 4 4 90 22.50 0 1.0 22.5
38 Auburn 5 5 111 22.20 0 1.0 22.2
39 Florida Atlantic 4 6 133 22.17 0 1.5 33.3
40 Louisville 5 11 242 22.00 0 2.2 48.4
40 Michigan 5 7 154 22.00 0 1.4 30.8
40 Oregon 4 2 44 22.00 0 0.5 11.0
43 Missouri State 4 4 87 21.75 0 1.0 21.8
44 Wake Forest 6 9 194 21.56 0 1.5 32.3
45 West Virginia 5 3 64 21.33 0 0.6 12.8
46 Louisiana Tech 4 11 232 21.09 0 2.8 58.0
47 Connecticut 5 11 231 21.00 0 2.2 46.2
47 South Carolina 5 6 126 21.00 0 1.2 25.2
47 Oklahoma 5 5 105 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
47 Navy 4 3 63 21.00 0 0.8 15.8
51 Michigan State 6 15 313 20.87 0 2.5 52.2
52 Cincinnati 4 6 124 20.67 0 1.5 31.0
53 Illinois 5 6 123 20.50 0 1.2 24.6
53 Western Michigan 5 4 82 20.50 0 0.8 16.4
55 Tulane 5 10 204 20.40 0 2.0 40.8
56 Baylor 4 3 61 20.33 0 0.8 15.3
57 Stanford 6 18 365 20.28 0 3.0 60.8
58 Indiana 5 9 182 20.22 0 1.8 36.4
58 Eastern Michigan 6 9 182 20.22 0 1.5 30.3
60 SMU 4 6 121 20.17 0 1.5 30.3
61 UCLA 5 7 141 20.14 0 1.4 28.2
62 Middle Tennessee State 4 9 181 20.11 0 2.3 45.3
63 Miami (FL) 4 9 179 19.89 0 2.3 44.8
63 California 5 9 179 19.89 0 1.8 35.8
65 Washington 5 7 139 19.86 0 1.4 27.8
66 Penn State 6 6 119 19.83 0 1.0 19.8
67 Purdue 5 5 99 19.80 0 1.0 19.8
68 Louisiana 5 10 197 19.70 0 2.0 39.4
69 Florida State 5 11 216 19.64 0 2.2 43.2
70 Utah State 5 5 98 19.60 0 1.0 19.6
71 Temple 5 10 195 19.50 0 2.0 39.0
72 San Jose State 5 5 97 19.40 0 1.0 19.4
73 TCU 4 3 58 19.33 0 0.8 14.5
74 Fresno State 6 7 135 19.29 0 1.2 22.5
75 Nebraska 5 8 154 19.25 0 1.6 30.8
76 Troy 4 5 96 19.20 0 1.3 24.0
77 Kennesaw State 4 10 190 19.00 0 2.5 47.5
77 Arizona 5 3 57 19.00 0 0.6 11.4
77 Kansas 4 2 38 19.00 0 0.5 9.5
77 LSU 5 2 38 19.00 0 0.4 7.6
81 Ball State 5 11 208 18.91 0 2.2 41.6
82 Bowling Green 5 8 148 18.50 0 1.6 29.6
82 Vanderbilt 5 8 148 18.50 0 1.6 29.6
84 Western Kentucky 5 9 166 18.44 0 1.8 33.2
85 Kansas State 4 5 92 18.40 0 1.3 23.0
85 Tennessee 5 5 92 18.40 0 1.0 18.4
87 Louisiana-Monroe 4 3 55 18.33 0 0.8 13.8
88 Akron 5 14 256 18.29 0 2.8 51.2
89 Jacksonville State 5 4 73 18.25 0 0.8 14.6
90 Syracuse 4 5 91 18.20 0 1.3 22.8
91 Marshall 5 17 309 18.18 0 3.4 61.8
92 Sam Houston State 4 11 199 18.09 0 2.8 49.8
93 Duke 4 1 18 18.00 0 0.3 4.5
94 Kentucky 5 7 125 17.86 0 1.4 25.0
95 Texas A&M 6 6 107 17.83 0 1.0 17.8
96 Buffalo 4 5 89 17.80 0 1.3 22.3
97 Wisconsin 4 4 71 17.75 0 1.0 17.8
98 Pittsburgh 5 7 123 17.57 0 1.4 24.6
99 North Dakota State 5 6 105 17.50 0 1.2 21.0
100 Charlotte 5 9 157 17.44 0 1.8 31.4
101 Sacramento State 5 7 122 17.43 0 1.4 24.4
102 Ole Miss 5 7 120 17.14 0 1.4 24.0
103 UTEP 5 9 153 17.00 0 1.8 30.6
103 Old Dominion 5 8 136 17.00 0 1.6 27.2
103 Rutgers 4 1 17 17.00 0 0.3 4.3
106 UNLV 6 6 100 16.67 0 1.0 16.7
107 Oregon State 5 8 132 16.50 0 1.6 26.4
108 USC 7 12 197 16.42 0 1.7 28.1
109 Kent State 5 10 161 16.10 0 2.0 32.2
110 Massachusetts 4 4 64 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
110 BYU 4 1 16 16.00 0 0.3 4.0
112 Tulsa 5 10 158 15.80 0 2.0 31.6
112 Washington State 5 5 79 15.80 0 1.0 15.8
114 Delaware 4 6 94 15.67 0 1.5 23.5
115 Ohio State 6 7 108 15.43 0 1.2 18.0
116 Toledo 5 8 123 15.38 0 1.6 24.6
117 Maryland 5 6 92 15.33 0 1.2 18.4
118 Southern Miss 4 3 45 15.00 0 0.8 11.3
119 FIU 4 4 59 14.75 0 1.0 14.8
120 Texas State 4 15 221 14.73 0 3.8 55.3
121 North Texas 5 5 73 14.60 0 1.0 14.6
122 Colorado 4 7 102 14.57 0 1.8 25.5
123 New Mexico State 5 9 129 14.33 0 1.8 25.8
124 Georgia Southern 5 9 127 14.11 0 1.8 25.4
125 UAB 5 6 84 14.00 0 1.2 16.8
125 New Mexico 4 3 42 14.00 0 0.8 10.5
125 Army 4 3 42 14.00 0 0.8 10.5
128 Appalachian State 4 6 80 13.33 0 1.5 20.0
129 Texas 5 7 91 13.00 0 1.4 18.2
130 East Carolina 4 2 25 12.50 0 0.5 6.3
131 Northern Illinois 4 6 74 12.33 0 1.5 18.5
132 Rice 5 4 48 12.00 0 0.8 9.6
132 Mississippi State 5 3 36 12.00 0 0.6 7.2
134 Oklahoma State 4 4 38 9.50 0 1.0 9.5
135 Boston College 4 2 18 9.00 0 0.5 4.5
136 USF 5 4 34 8.50 0 0.8 6.8
137 Boise State 5 3 25 8.33 0 0.6 5.0