2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Miami (OH) 2 5 218 43.60 1 2.5 109.0
2 Georgia Tech 2 3 172 57.33 1 1.5 86.0
3 Clemson 2 7 152 21.71 0 3.5 76.0
4 Oregon State 2 7 122 17.43 0 3.5 61.0
5 Arizona State 2 2 120 60.00 1 1.0 60.0
6 Miami (FL) 2 6 112 18.67 0 3.0 56.0
7 UCLA 3 5 108 21.60 0 1.7 36.0
8 Texas Tech 2 4 107 26.75 0 2.0 53.5
9 South Carolina 1 5 106 21.20 0 5.0 106.0
10 Stanford 2 5 98 19.60 0 2.5 49.0
11 Connecticut 1 5 90 18.00 0 5.0 90.0
12 Texas State 1 4 81 20.25 0 4.0 81.0
13 Wyoming 1 3 77 25.67 0 3.0 77.0
14 Syracuse 2 4 76 19.00 0 2.0 38.0
15 Colorado 2 5 75 15.00 0 2.5 37.5
16 NC State 2 3 72 24.00 0 1.5 36.0
17 Florida State 2 4 67 16.75 0 2.0 33.5
18 Tulane 2 3 66 22.00 0 1.5 33.0
19 Louisiana Tech 2 3 65 21.67 0 1.5 32.5
19 Bowling Green 2 4 65 16.25 0 2.0 32.5
21 Wake Forest 2 3 64 21.33 0 1.5 32.0
22 UTSA 2 3 63 21.00 0 1.5 31.5
23 Utah State 2 3 61 20.33 0 1.5 30.5
24 Kentucky 2 3 56 18.67 0 1.5 28.0
25 Northwestern 1 2 54 27.00 0 2.0 54.0
26 Vanderbilt 1 3 52 17.33 0 3.0 52.0
26 Eastern Michigan 2 3 52 17.33 0 1.5 26.0
28 Minnesota 1 2 51 25.50 0 2.0 51.0
28 Louisville 2 3 51 17.00 0 1.5 25.5
30 Kent State 2 4 46 11.50 0 2.0 23.0
31 Washington 2 2 45 22.50 0 1.0 22.5
32 Louisiana 1 2 44 22.00 0 2.0 44.0
32 Auburn 2 2 44 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
32 North Texas 2 2 44 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
32 Texas 2 3 44 14.67 0 1.5 22.0
36 UCF 1 2 42 21.00 0 2.0 42.0
36 Notre Dame 2 2 42 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
38 Marshall 1 3 41 13.67 0 3.0 41.0
39 Houston 2 2 40 20.00 0 1.0 20.0
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
40 USC 2 3 39 13.00 0 1.5 19.5
43 California 2 2 38 19.00 0 1.0 19.0
43 Kansas 2 2 38 19.00 0 1.0 19.0
43 LSU 2 2 38 19.00 0 1.0 19.0
46 Missouri State 1 2 36 18.00 0 2.0 36.0
47 San Jose State 2 2 35 17.50 0 1.0 17.5
47 Northern Illinois 2 3 35 11.67 0 1.5 17.5
47 Pittsburgh 2 3 35 11.67 0 1.5 17.5
50 Arizona 1 1 34 34.00 0 1.0 34.0
51 Texas A&M 2 2 26 13.00 0 1.0 13.0
52 Arkansas 2 1 25 25.00 0 0.5 12.5
52 SMU 2 1 25 25.00 0 0.5 12.5
54 Michigan 1 1 24 24.00 0 1.0 24.0
55 Ohio 1 1 23 23.00 0 1.0 23.0
55 Toledo 1 1 23 23.00 0 1.0 23.0
55 Fresno State 1 2 23 11.50 0 2.0 23.0
58 Buffalo 1 1 21 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
58 Florida Atlantic 1 1 21 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
58 Oregon 2 1 21 21.00 0 0.5 10.5
61 Tulsa 1 1 20 20.00 0 1.0 20.0
61 Kennesaw State 1 1 20 20.00 0 1.0 20.0
61 Alabama 2 1 20 20.00 0 0.5 10.0
64 Delaware 1 1 19 19.00 0 1.0 19.0
65 Georgia State 1 1 18 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
65 Kansas State 1 1 18 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
65 Missouri 1 1 18 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
65 Duke 2 1 18 18.00 0 0.5 9.0
65 Western Kentucky 2 1 18 18.00 0 0.5 9.0
65 Boston College 2 2 18 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
71 Akron 2 1 17 17.00 0 0.5 8.5
71 Rutgers 2 1 17 17.00 0 0.5 8.5
73 New Mexico State 1 1 16 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
73 Temple 1 1 16 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
73 BYU 2 1 16 16.00 0 0.5 8.0
76 Sacramento State 1 1 14 14.00 0 1.0 14.0
77 Illinois 1 1 13 13.00 0 1.0 13.0
77 Mississippi State 2 2 13 6.50 0 1.0 6.5
79 Ole Miss 2 1 9 9.00 0 0.5 4.5
80 Massachusetts 1 1 8 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
81 Oklahoma State 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
82 Washington State 2 1 -2 -2.00 0 0.5 -1.0