2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/31/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Georgia Tech 7 25 662 26.48 1 3.6 94.6
2 San Diego State 6 17 459 27.00 2 2.8 76.5
3 Florida 6 17 402 23.65 0 2.8 67.0
4 Texas State 5 15 336 22.40 1 3.0 67.2
5 Clemson 6 14 325 23.21 0 2.3 54.2
6 Michigan State 5 17 322 18.94 0 3.4 64.4
7 Texas Tech 6 12 296 24.67 0 2.0 49.3
8 Louisville 7 15 291 19.40 0 2.1 41.6
9 UTSA 3 8 280 35.00 1 2.7 93.3
10 Kansas State 6 10 254 25.40 0 1.7 42.3
11 Colorado State 5 8 244 30.50 0 1.6 48.8
12 Arizona State 6 9 239 26.56 1 1.5 39.8
13 Kansas 6 7 228 32.57 1 1.2 38.0
13 Miami (FL) 6 12 228 19.00 0 2.0 38.0
15 Stanford 6 12 227 18.92 0 2.0 37.8
16 Northwestern 6 10 222 22.20 0 1.7 37.0
17 Miami (OH) 2 5 218 43.60 1 2.5 109.0
18 Minnesota 6 10 214 21.40 0 1.7 35.7
19 UCLA 7 11 204 18.55 0 1.6 29.1
20 Alabama 7 8 199 24.88 0 1.1 28.4
21 Virginia Tech 6 7 197 28.14 0 1.2 32.8
22 Washington 7 11 195 17.73 0 1.6 27.9
23 Fresno State 5 9 192 21.33 0 1.8 38.4
24 Boston College 7 10 187 18.70 0 1.4 26.7
25 Iowa 6 5 186 37.20 1 0.8 31.0
25 Oregon 7 9 186 20.67 0 1.3 26.6
27 Vanderbilt 6 10 181 18.10 0 1.7 30.2
28 Maryland 6 10 180 18.00 0 1.7 30.0
29 Florida State 6 11 178 16.18 0 1.8 29.7
30 Wake Forest 7 8 177 22.13 0 1.1 25.3
31 Pittsburgh 7 11 176 16.00 0 1.6 25.1
32 Baylor 6 7 175 25.00 0 1.2 29.2
33 Syracuse 6 9 173 19.22 0 1.5 28.8
34 California 7 10 171 17.10 0 1.4 24.4
35 Nebraska 5 9 168 18.67 0 1.8 33.6
36 SMU 6 8 166 20.75 0 1.3 27.7
36 Oregon State 6 11 166 15.09 0 1.8 27.7
38 Missouri 6 5 164 32.80 0 0.8 27.3
39 Connecticut 2 7 155 22.14 0 3.5 77.5
39 South Carolina 6 8 155 19.38 0 1.3 25.8
41 Utah State 6 7 149 21.29 0 1.2 24.8
41 Colorado 7 12 149 12.42 0 1.7 21.3
43 Houston 6 7 147 21.00 0 1.2 24.5
44 Iowa State 6 7 141 20.14 0 1.2 23.5
45 NC State 6 7 138 19.71 0 1.2 23.0
45 Ohio State 6 8 138 17.25 0 1.3 23.0
47 Kentucky 6 8 136 17.00 0 1.3 22.7
48 Utah 7 8 135 16.88 0 1.1 19.3
49 Michigan 6 6 129 21.50 0 1.0 21.5
49 USC 7 9 129 14.33 0 1.3 18.4
51 UCF 6 6 128 21.33 0 1.0 21.3
52 TCU 6 8 125 15.63 0 1.3 20.8
53 Ole Miss 7 7 117 16.71 0 1.0 16.7
54 Illinois 6 6 112 18.67 0 1.0 18.7
55 Washington State 8 9 108 12.00 0 1.1 13.5
56 Notre Dame 6 4 97 24.25 0 0.7 16.2
57 Penn State 5 5 93 18.60 0 1.0 18.6
58 Ball State 2 4 91 22.75 0 2.0 45.5
59 Middle Tennessee State 1 3 90 30.00 0 3.0 90.0
60 Rutgers 6 4 89 22.25 0 0.7 14.8
61 Virginia 7 5 88 17.60 0 0.7 12.6
62 Duke 6 4 85 21.25 0 0.7 14.2
63 Purdue 6 4 83 20.75 0 0.7 13.8
64 Wisconsin 5 4 80 20.00 0 0.8 16.0
64 North Carolina 6 5 80 16.00 0 0.8 13.3
66 Auburn 7 4 78 19.50 0 0.6 11.1
67 Wyoming 1 3 77 25.67 0 3.0 77.0
67 West Virginia 6 4 77 19.25 0 0.7 12.8
69 Texas 7 6 75 12.50 0 0.9 10.7
70 Mississippi State 7 4 70 17.50 0 0.6 10.0
71 Oklahoma 6 3 67 22.33 0 0.5 11.2
72 Tulane 2 3 66 22.00 0 1.5 33.0
72 Oklahoma State 6 7 66 9.43 0 1.2 11.0
74 Louisiana Tech 2 3 65 21.67 0 1.5 32.5
74 Bowling Green 2 4 65 16.25 0 2.0 32.5
76 Tennessee 6 5 62 12.40 0 0.8 10.3
77 BYU 6 3 59 19.67 0 0.5 9.8
78 Missouri State 2 3 58 19.33 0 1.5 29.0
79 Cincinnati 6 5 57 11.40 0 0.8 9.5
80 LSU 6 3 56 18.67 0 0.5 9.3
81 UNLV 1 3 53 17.67 0 3.0 53.0
82 Eastern Michigan 2 3 52 17.33 0 1.5 26.0
83 Arkansas 6 2 50 25.00 0 0.3 8.3
83 Boise State 5 3 50 16.67 0 0.6 10.0
85 Tulsa 2 3 49 16.33 0 1.5 24.5
86 Toledo 2 3 46 15.33 0 1.5 23.0
86 Kent State 2 4 46 11.50 0 2.0 23.0
88 Texas A&M 6 5 45 9.00 0 0.8 7.5
89 Louisiana 1 2 44 22.00 0 2.0 44.0
89 North Texas 2 2 44 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
91 Marshall 1 3 41 13.67 0 3.0 41.0
92 UTEP 3 3 39 13.00 0 1.0 13.0
93 San Jose State 2 2 35 17.50 0 1.0 17.5
93 Northern Illinois 2 3 35 11.67 0 1.5 17.5
93 Indiana 6 4 35 8.75 0 0.7 5.8
96 Arizona 6 2 34 17.00 0 0.3 5.7
97 Georgia Southern 2 3 33 11.00 0 1.5 16.5
98 Western Michigan 2 1 25 25.00 0 0.5 12.5
99 Ohio 1 1 23 23.00 0 1.0 23.0
100 Buffalo 1 1 21 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
100 Florida Atlantic 1 1 21 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
102 Rice 1 1 20 20.00 0 1.0 20.0
102 Kennesaw State 1 1 20 20.00 0 1.0 20.0
104 Delaware 2 1 19 19.00 0 0.5 9.5
105 Georgia State 1 1 18 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
105 Sam Houston State 1 1 18 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
105 Western Kentucky 2 1 18 18.00 0 0.5 9.0
108 Akron 2 1 17 17.00 0 0.5 8.5
109 New Mexico State 1 1 16 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
109 Temple 1 1 16 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
109 Georgia 6 1 16 16.00 0 0.2 2.7
112 Sacramento State 1 1 14 14.00 0 1.0 14.0
113 Appalachian State 1 1 12 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
114 Massachusetts 1 1 8 8.00 0 1.0 8.0