2026 National Leaders Kickoffs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | 4 | 29 | 1814 | 62.55 | 16 | 55.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Alabama | 3 | 28 | 1767 | 63.11 | 23 | 82.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Mississippi State | 3 | 26 | 1651 | 63.50 | 13 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Penn State | 3 | 24 | 1537 | 64.04 | 14 | 58.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | LSU | 3 | 23 | 1505 | 65.43 | 19 | 82.61 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 3 | 24 | 1429 | 59.54 | 18 | 75.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | UCLA | 3 | 22 | 1422 | 64.64 | 18 | 81.82 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 3 | 23 | 1413 | 61.43 | 8 | 34.78 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Texas | 3 | 22 | 1407 | 63.95 | 17 | 77.27 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 3 | 21 | 1347 | 64.14 | 16 | 76.19 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | North Dakota State | 3 | 21 | 1320 | 62.86 | 16 | 76.19 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Florida | 2 | 20 | 1318 | 65.90 | 17 | 85.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ole Miss | 3 | 20 | 1279 | 63.95 | 16 | 80.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Wake Forest | 3 | 19 | 1224 | 64.42 | 14 | 73.68 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Georgia | 2 | 19 | 1206 | 63.47 | 12 | 63.16 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | North Texas | 3 | 20 | 1184 | 59.20 | 8 | 40.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Florida State | 3 | 18 | 1169 | 64.94 | 15 | 83.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 18 | 1161 | 64.50 | 9 | 50.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Fresno State | 3 | 18 | 1150 | 63.89 | 10 | 55.56 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Memphis | 3 | 17 | 1105 | 65.00 | 16 | 94.12 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 2 | 17 | 1045 | 61.47 | 6 | 35.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Auburn | 3 | 16 | 1040 | 65.00 | 16 | 100.00 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Indiana | 2 | 16 | 1040 | 65.00 | 15 | 93.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Tennessee | 2 | 16 | 1037 | 64.81 | 14 | 87.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 3 | 16 | 1036 | 64.75 | 14 | 87.50 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Michigan State | 3 | 16 | 1032 | 64.50 | 13 | 81.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 16 | 1025 | 64.06 | 14 | 87.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | UAB | 3 | 16 | 1018 | 63.63 | 9 | 56.25 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Hawaii | 3 | 16 | 1001 | 62.56 | 7 | 43.75 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | South Carolina | 2 | 17 | 985 | 57.94 | 12 | 70.59 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Clemson | 3 | 15 | 973 | 64.87 | 13 | 86.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 15 | 970 | 64.67 | 14 | 93.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Louisville | 2 | 15 | 949 | 63.27 | 14 | 93.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Texas State | 3 | 15 | 933 | 62.20 | 9 | 60.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Iowa State | 2 | 14 | 917 | 65.50 | 11 | 78.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Ohio | 3 | 15 | 911 | 60.73 | 10 | 66.67 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Utah | 2 | 14 | 909 | 64.93 | 13 | 92.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 14 | 905 | 64.64 | 12 | 85.71 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Michigan | 3 | 14 | 897 | 64.07 | 11 | 78.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Duke | 3 | 14 | 885 | 63.21 | 10 | 71.43 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | West Virginia | 2 | 13 | 845 | 65.00 | 13 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | BYU | 2 | 13 | 844 | 64.92 | 12 | 92.31 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Marshall | 3 | 13 | 844 | 64.92 | 12 | 92.31 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Missouri | 2 | 13 | 841 | 64.69 | 11 | 84.62 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Rutgers | 3 | 14 | 833 | 59.50 | 11 | 78.57 | 0 | 1 |
| 46 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 13 | 832 | 64.00 | 10 | 76.92 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Wisconsin | 2 | 13 | 830 | 63.85 | 6 | 46.15 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Kansas State | 2 | 13 | 829 | 63.77 | 9 | 69.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Oregon | 2 | 13 | 814 | 62.62 | 11 | 84.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Nevada | 2 | 13 | 808 | 62.15 | 5 | 38.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Cincinnati | 2 | 13 | 807 | 62.08 | 8 | 61.54 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Iowa | 2 | 14 | 799 | 57.07 | 7 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 13 | 796 | 61.23 | 6 | 46.15 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Illinois | 2 | 12 | 776 | 64.67 | 11 | 91.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 12 | 776 | 64.67 | 9 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | San Jose State | 3 | 12 | 774 | 64.50 | 8 | 66.67 | 0 | 1 |
| 57 | South Alabama | 2 | 13 | 772 | 59.38 | 2 | 15.38 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Houston | 2 | 12 | 765 | 63.75 | 7 | 58.33 | 0 | 1 |
| 59 | UCF | 2 | 12 | 762 | 63.50 | 9 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 12 | 760 | 63.33 | 9 | 75.00 | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | Boise State | 2 | 13 | 754 | 58.00 | 6 | 46.15 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Georgia State | 2 | 12 | 748 | 62.33 | 2 | 16.67 | 0 | 1 |
| 63 | Purdue | 2 | 12 | 745 | 62.08 | 6 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Maryland | 2 | 12 | 742 | 61.83 | 5 | 41.67 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | East Carolina | 3 | 13 | 731 | 56.23 | 3 | 23.08 | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | Arizona | 2 | 11 | 715 | 65.00 | 11 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Minnesota | 2 | 11 | 715 | 65.00 | 10 | 90.91 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | James Madison | 2 | 11 | 715 | 65.00 | 7 | 63.64 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | SMU | 2 | 11 | 713 | 64.82 | 9 | 81.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | FIU | 3 | 12 | 713 | 59.42 | 5 | 41.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Appalachian State | 2 | 11 | 712 | 64.73 | 10 | 90.91 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Virginia | 2 | 11 | 711 | 64.64 | 9 | 81.82 | 0 | 1 |
| 73 | Texas Tech | 2 | 11 | 710 | 64.55 | 7 | 63.64 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Tulane | 3 | 12 | 707 | 58.92 | 8 | 66.67 | 0 | 1 |
| 75 | Stanford | 3 | 11 | 704 | 64.00 | 7 | 63.64 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Connecticut | 2 | 11 | 701 | 63.73 | 10 | 90.91 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | New Mexico | 2 | 11 | 692 | 62.91 | 7 | 63.64 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | UNLV | 3 | 11 | 688 | 62.55 | 6 | 54.55 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | Temple | 2 | 11 | 681 | 61.91 | 8 | 72.73 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | TCU | 2 | 10 | 659 | 65.90 | 8 | 80.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Baylor | 2 | 11 | 654 | 59.45 | 6 | 54.55 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Liberty | 2 | 12 | 652 | 54.33 | 6 | 50.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 11 | 637 | 57.91 | 4 | 36.36 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Tulsa | 2 | 10 | 635 | 63.50 | 5 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Arizona State | 2 | 10 | 626 | 62.60 | 6 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Washington | 2 | 10 | 625 | 62.50 | 6 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | USF | 2 | 10 | 612 | 61.20 | 7 | 70.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 88 | Louisiana | 2 | 10 | 586 | 58.60 | 4 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | North Carolina | 2 | 9 | 581 | 64.56 | 5 | 55.56 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Kentucky | 2 | 9 | 580 | 64.44 | 7 | 77.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Oregon State | 2 | 9 | 577 | 64.11 | 3 | 33.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 92 | Delaware | 2 | 9 | 564 | 62.67 | 4 | 44.44 | 0 | 1 |
| 93 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 9 | 562 | 62.44 | 3 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Colorado State | 2 | 9 | 560 | 62.22 | 2 | 22.22 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | Toledo | 2 | 10 | 560 | 56.00 | 2 | 20.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 96 | Troy | 2 | 9 | 552 | 61.33 | 4 | 44.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Western Michigan | 2 | 9 | 531 | 59.00 | 5 | 55.56 | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | UTSA | 2 | 9 | 530 | 58.89 | 4 | 44.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | California | 2 | 9 | 524 | 58.22 | 4 | 44.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Massachusetts | 1 | 8 | 520 | 65.00 | 8 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 8 | 520 | 65.00 | 7 | 87.50 | 0 | 1 |
| 102 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 8 | 518 | 64.75 | 7 | 87.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | Old Dominion | 2 | 8 | 508 | 63.50 | 7 | 87.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 8 | 499 | 62.38 | 7 | 87.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | Buffalo | 2 | 8 | 498 | 62.25 | 6 | 75.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 106 | Southern Miss | 2 | 8 | 494 | 61.75 | 1 | 12.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | Northwestern | 1 | 8 | 477 | 59.63 | 4 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | Kansas | 2 | 8 | 477 | 59.63 | 3 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | Sacramento State | 3 | 10 | 473 | 47.30 | 2 | 20.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 110 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 8 | 472 | 59.00 | 6 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | New Mexico State | 2 | 8 | 470 | 58.75 | 1 | 12.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | Arkansas | 2 | 7 | 455 | 65.00 | 7 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | Arkansas State | 2 | 7 | 449 | 64.14 | 3 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 8 | 449 | 56.13 | 2 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | NC State | 2 | 8 | 446 | 55.75 | 4 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | Boston College | 2 | 7 | 438 | 62.57 | 6 | 85.71 | 0 | 1 |
| 116 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 7 | 438 | 62.57 | 2 | 28.57 | 0 | 1 |
| 118 | Syracuse | 2 | 8 | 436 | 54.50 | 5 | 62.50 | 1 | 0 |
| 119 | Charlotte | 2 | 7 | 432 | 61.71 | 5 | 71.43 | 0 | 2 |
| 120 | Central Michigan | 2 | 7 | 414 | 59.14 | 2 | 28.57 | 1 | 0 |
| 121 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 8 | 405 | 50.63 | 3 | 37.50 | 2 | 2 |
| 122 | Akron | 2 | 6 | 385 | 64.17 | 3 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 | Wyoming | 2 | 6 | 365 | 60.83 | 1 | 16.67 | 3 | 0 |
| 124 | Missouri State | 2 | 6 | 347 | 57.83 | 1 | 16.67 | 0 | 1 |
| 125 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 5 | 323 | 64.60 | 4 | 80.00 | 1 | 2 |
| 126 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 5 | 322 | 64.40 | 3 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 126 | Colorado | 2 | 5 | 322 | 64.40 | 1 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 128 | Army | 1 | 5 | 305 | 61.00 | 3 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 129 | San Diego State | 2 | 5 | 297 | 59.40 | 2 | 40.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 130 | Air Force | 1 | 6 | 288 | 48.00 | 3 | 50.00 | 3 | 2 |
| 131 | Ball State | 2 | 4 | 259 | 64.75 | 1 | 25.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 132 | UTEP | 2 | 4 | 258 | 64.50 | 2 | 50.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 133 | Washington State | 2 | 4 | 253 | 63.25 | 1 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 134 | Rice | 2 | 4 | 240 | 60.00 | 2 | 50.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 135 | Bowling Green | 2 | 4 | 230 | 57.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 136 | Navy | 1 | 4 | 198 | 49.50 | 2 | 50.00 | 1 | 2 |
| 137 | Utah State | 2 | 3 | 188 | 62.67 | 2 | 66.67 | 1 | 1 |
| 138 | Kent State | 2 | 3 | 103 | 34.33 | 1 | 33.33 | 1 | 0 |