2026 National Leaders Kickoffs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/31/2026
| Name | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 8 | 60 | 3775 | 62.92 | 31 | 51.67 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Wake Forest | 8 | 58 | 3627 | 62.53 | 39 | 67.24 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Alabama | 8 | 57 | 3610 | 63.33 | 48 | 84.21 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 55 | 3488 | 63.42 | 37 | 67.27 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | USC | 9 | 55 | 3449 | 62.71 | 34 | 61.82 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 8 | 56 | 3441 | 61.45 | 41 | 73.21 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Ole Miss | 8 | 54 | 3414 | 63.22 | 37 | 68.52 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 52 | 3348 | 64.38 | 44 | 84.62 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Memphis | 8 | 52 | 3337 | 64.17 | 45 | 86.54 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | North Texas | 7 | 53 | 3243 | 61.19 | 28 | 52.83 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | UCLA | 8 | 51 | 3235 | 63.43 | 38 | 74.51 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | James Madison | 8 | 51 | 3230 | 63.33 | 34 | 66.67 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Georgia | 7 | 50 | 3204 | 64.08 | 34 | 68.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 7 | 50 | 3190 | 63.80 | 39 | 78.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Texas | 8 | 50 | 3153 | 63.06 | 33 | 66.00 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Louisville | 7 | 49 | 3129 | 63.86 | 43 | 87.76 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | LSU | 7 | 48 | 3091 | 64.40 | 39 | 81.25 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Oregon State | 7 | 49 | 3063 | 62.51 | 30 | 61.22 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Fresno State | 8 | 48 | 3036 | 63.25 | 26 | 54.17 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Indiana | 8 | 46 | 2981 | 64.80 | 40 | 86.96 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Arizona | 7 | 46 | 2945 | 64.02 | 36 | 78.26 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Northwestern | 7 | 48 | 2926 | 60.96 | 13 | 27.08 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Florida | 7 | 46 | 2914 | 63.35 | 36 | 78.26 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 45 | 2912 | 64.71 | 28 | 62.22 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Penn State | 8 | 46 | 2906 | 63.17 | 29 | 63.04 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Boise State | 7 | 47 | 2900 | 61.70 | 30 | 63.83 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Utah | 7 | 44 | 2843 | 64.61 | 33 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Liberty | 7 | 47 | 2831 | 60.23 | 20 | 42.55 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | North Dakota State | 8 | 44 | 2815 | 63.98 | 35 | 79.55 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | South Carolina | 7 | 45 | 2746 | 61.02 | 26 | 57.78 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | SMU | 7 | 42 | 2722 | 64.81 | 38 | 90.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 42 | 2712 | 64.57 | 39 | 92.86 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Texas State | 7 | 43 | 2694 | 62.65 | 30 | 69.77 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 42 | 2692 | 64.10 | 35 | 83.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | West Virginia | 7 | 43 | 2672 | 62.14 | 30 | 69.77 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Mississippi State | 8 | 42 | 2659 | 63.31 | 21 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Tennessee | 7 | 42 | 2657 | 63.26 | 35 | 83.33 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | UTSA | 7 | 44 | 2639 | 59.98 | 23 | 52.27 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Baylor | 7 | 42 | 2634 | 62.71 | 23 | 54.76 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Missouri | 7 | 41 | 2607 | 63.59 | 31 | 75.61 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Houston | 7 | 41 | 2575 | 62.80 | 26 | 63.41 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | Iowa State | 7 | 39 | 2532 | 64.92 | 34 | 87.18 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | South Alabama | 7 | 42 | 2526 | 60.14 | 6 | 14.29 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Florida State | 7 | 39 | 2517 | 64.54 | 32 | 82.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Oregon | 7 | 40 | 2516 | 62.90 | 26 | 65.00 | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | Georgia State | 7 | 40 | 2516 | 62.90 | 16 | 40.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 47 | Ohio | 7 | 40 | 2514 | 62.85 | 26 | 65.00 | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | Cincinnati | 7 | 42 | 2504 | 59.62 | 15 | 35.71 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Kentucky | 7 | 39 | 2501 | 64.13 | 36 | 92.31 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Oklahoma | 8 | 39 | 2498 | 64.05 | 32 | 82.05 | 1 | 1 |
| 51 | New Mexico | 7 | 39 | 2477 | 63.51 | 26 | 66.67 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Toledo | 7 | 42 | 2469 | 58.79 | 16 | 38.10 | 0 | 1 |
| 53 | UNLV | 8 | 39 | 2465 | 63.21 | 16 | 41.03 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | BYU | 7 | 38 | 2453 | 64.55 | 30 | 78.95 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | Louisiana | 7 | 40 | 2433 | 60.83 | 12 | 30.00 | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Hawaii | 8 | 41 | 2432 | 59.32 | 14 | 34.15 | 3 | 0 |
| 57 | Texas A&M | 7 | 38 | 2428 | 63.89 | 32 | 84.21 | 0 | 1 |
| 58 | Connecticut | 7 | 38 | 2400 | 63.16 | 28 | 73.68 | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | Duke | 7 | 38 | 2389 | 62.87 | 18 | 47.37 | 0 | 1 |
| 60 | Air Force | 7 | 38 | 2368 | 62.32 | 35 | 92.11 | 3 | 2 |
| 61 | San Diego State | 8 | 39 | 2361 | 60.54 | 21 | 53.85 | 1 | 3 |
| 62 | Purdue | 7 | 38 | 2357 | 62.03 | 18 | 47.37 | 1 | 1 |
| 63 | Nebraska | 7 | 40 | 2356 | 58.90 | 14 | 35.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 64 | Clemson | 7 | 36 | 2321 | 64.47 | 25 | 69.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Tulane | 8 | 37 | 2303 | 62.24 | 26 | 70.27 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 | Iowa | 7 | 38 | 2303 | 60.61 | 17 | 44.74 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Auburn | 8 | 36 | 2302 | 63.94 | 31 | 86.11 | 2 | 2 |
| 68 | Kansas | 7 | 39 | 2294 | 58.82 | 15 | 38.46 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Kansas State | 7 | 37 | 2293 | 61.97 | 22 | 59.46 | 0 | 2 |
| 70 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 36 | 2292 | 63.67 | 19 | 52.78 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Nevada | 7 | 36 | 2276 | 63.22 | 19 | 52.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 36 | 2269 | 63.03 | 23 | 63.89 | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | Tulsa | 7 | 37 | 2265 | 61.22 | 13 | 35.14 | 1 | 1 |
| 74 | Syracuse | 7 | 37 | 2263 | 61.16 | 19 | 51.35 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Virginia | 8 | 35 | 2243 | 64.09 | 26 | 74.29 | 0 | 1 |
| 76 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 36 | 2237 | 62.14 | 25 | 69.44 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | NC State | 7 | 36 | 2222 | 61.72 | 16 | 44.44 | 1 | 1 |
| 78 | Delaware | 7 | 36 | 2221 | 61.69 | 15 | 41.67 | 0 | 3 |
| 79 | Arkansas State | 7 | 37 | 2216 | 59.89 | 15 | 40.54 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Western Michigan | 8 | 39 | 2213 | 56.74 | 9 | 23.08 | 5 | 1 |
| 81 | USF | 7 | 36 | 2212 | 61.44 | 16 | 44.44 | 1 | 1 |
| 82 | Minnesota | 7 | 34 | 2198 | 64.65 | 28 | 82.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Army | 7 | 38 | 2190 | 57.63 | 7 | 18.42 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Michigan State | 8 | 35 | 2179 | 62.26 | 23 | 65.71 | 0 | 1 |
| 85 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 34 | 2177 | 64.03 | 20 | 58.82 | 2 | 2 |
| 86 | Arizona State | 7 | 34 | 2165 | 63.68 | 21 | 61.76 | 1 | 3 |
| 86 | San Jose State | 8 | 36 | 2165 | 60.14 | 17 | 47.22 | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 34 | 2141 | 62.97 | 22 | 64.71 | 0 | 2 |
| 89 | North Carolina | 7 | 34 | 2138 | 62.88 | 18 | 52.94 | 0 | 2 |
| 90 | Colorado State | 7 | 35 | 2135 | 61.00 | 11 | 31.43 | 3 | 6 |
| 91 | UAB | 7 | 33 | 2111 | 63.97 | 24 | 72.73 | 1 | 0 |
| 92 | Michigan | 8 | 33 | 2097 | 63.55 | 22 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Illinois | 7 | 33 | 2091 | 63.36 | 23 | 69.70 | 0 | 2 |
| 94 | Washington | 7 | 33 | 2084 | 63.15 | 22 | 66.67 | 3 | 1 |
| 95 | Stanford | 8 | 33 | 2081 | 63.06 | 18 | 54.55 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 32 | 2076 | 64.88 | 29 | 90.63 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Navy | 7 | 35 | 2069 | 59.11 | 8 | 22.86 | 1 | 2 |
| 98 | Appalachian State | 7 | 32 | 2068 | 64.63 | 28 | 87.50 | 0 | 1 |
| 98 | UCF | 7 | 33 | 2068 | 62.67 | 25 | 75.76 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Temple | 7 | 33 | 2065 | 62.58 | 17 | 51.52 | 0 | 1 |
| 101 | Southern Miss | 7 | 33 | 2041 | 61.85 | 8 | 24.24 | 2 | 1 |
| 102 | East Carolina | 7 | 33 | 2024 | 61.33 | 19 | 57.58 | 2 | 1 |
| 103 | Wisconsin | 7 | 32 | 2023 | 63.22 | 13 | 40.63 | 1 | 0 |
| 104 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 31 | 2013 | 64.94 | 26 | 83.87 | 0 | 3 |
| 105 | Marshall | 7 | 32 | 2012 | 62.88 | 17 | 53.13 | 1 | 2 |
| 106 | Maryland | 7 | 33 | 2005 | 60.76 | 11 | 33.33 | 2 | 0 |
| 107 | Kennesaw State | 7 | 32 | 1959 | 61.22 | 26 | 81.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | Rutgers | 7 | 32 | 1959 | 61.22 | 22 | 68.75 | 1 | 1 |
| 109 | Massachusetts | 6 | 30 | 1941 | 64.70 | 23 | 76.67 | 0 | 1 |
| 110 | Troy | 7 | 31 | 1939 | 62.55 | 15 | 48.39 | 2 | 0 |
| 111 | FIU | 7 | 31 | 1911 | 61.65 | 11 | 35.48 | 2 | 0 |
| 112 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 33 | 1904 | 57.70 | 10 | 30.30 | 3 | 3 |
| 113 | Arkansas | 7 | 29 | 1897 | 65.41 | 24 | 82.76 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | TCU | 7 | 29 | 1891 | 65.21 | 25 | 86.21 | 1 | 1 |
| 115 | Missouri State | 7 | 32 | 1889 | 59.03 | 5 | 15.63 | 1 | 2 |
| 116 | Middle Tennessee State | 7 | 31 | 1855 | 59.84 | 11 | 35.48 | 2 | 3 |
| 117 | Wyoming | 7 | 29 | 1851 | 63.83 | 19 | 65.52 | 4 | 0 |
| 118 | Boston College | 7 | 29 | 1836 | 63.31 | 13 | 44.83 | 0 | 2 |
| 119 | Bowling Green | 8 | 31 | 1779 | 57.39 | 10 | 32.26 | 1 | 0 |
| 120 | California | 8 | 29 | 1773 | 61.14 | 14 | 48.28 | 1 | 2 |
| 121 | Rice | 7 | 28 | 1770 | 63.21 | 18 | 64.29 | 1 | 1 |
| 122 | New Mexico State | 7 | 28 | 1719 | 61.39 | 5 | 17.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 | Buffalo | 6 | 28 | 1712 | 61.14 | 23 | 82.14 | 1 | 0 |
| 124 | Charlotte | 7 | 28 | 1678 | 59.93 | 14 | 50.00 | 0 | 2 |
| 125 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 28 | 1671 | 59.68 | 13 | 46.43 | 1 | 0 |
| 126 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 26 | 1668 | 64.15 | 19 | 73.08 | 0 | 1 |
| 127 | Washington State | 8 | 28 | 1649 | 58.89 | 8 | 28.57 | 3 | 1 |
| 128 | Old Dominion | 8 | 26 | 1632 | 62.77 | 16 | 61.54 | 0 | 1 |
| 129 | Ball State | 7 | 26 | 1620 | 62.31 | 13 | 50.00 | 1 | 2 |
| 130 | Colorado | 7 | 25 | 1561 | 62.44 | 14 | 56.00 | 2 | 1 |
| 130 | Sacramento State | 8 | 28 | 1561 | 55.75 | 8 | 28.57 | 1 | 2 |
| 132 | Utah State | 7 | 25 | 1547 | 61.88 | 11 | 44.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 133 | Akron | 7 | 24 | 1535 | 63.96 | 13 | 54.17 | 0 | 2 |
| 134 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 24 | 1525 | 63.54 | 13 | 54.17 | 0 | 1 |
| 135 | Central Michigan | 7 | 26 | 1511 | 58.12 | 8 | 30.77 | 2 | 2 |
| 136 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 21 | 1298 | 61.81 | 9 | 42.86 | 0 | 1 |
| 137 | Kent State | 8 | 23 | 1241 | 53.96 | 3 | 13.04 | 1 | 0 |
| 138 | UTEP | 7 | 16 | 1021 | 63.81 | 12 | 75.00 | 0 | 2 |