2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | 3 | 4 | 224 | 56.00 | 2 | 1.3 | 74.7 |
| 2 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 5 | 218 | 43.60 | 1 | 2.5 | 109.0 |
| 2 | Iowa | 4 | 4 | 166 | 41.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 41.5 |
| 2 | UTSA | 3 | 8 | 280 | 35.00 | 1 | 2.7 | 93.3 |
| 2 | Arizona State | 3 | 5 | 167 | 33.40 | 1 | 1.7 | 55.7 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 11 | 355 | 32.27 | 1 | 2.8 | 88.8 |
| 7 | Missouri | 4 | 3 | 105 | 35.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 26.3 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 3 | 90 | 30.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 90.0 |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 5 | 150 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 37.5 |
| 7 | Alabama | 5 | 6 | 168 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 33.6 |
| 7 | Colorado State | 2 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 7 | Florida | 4 | 9 | 241 | 26.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 60.3 |
| 7 | Texas Tech | 3 | 4 | 107 | 26.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 35.7 |
| 7 | Wyoming | 1 | 3 | 77 | 25.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 77.0 |
| 7 | Utah | 4 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.8 |
| 7 | Virginia | 4 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.8 |
| 7 | Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 4 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | 49 | 24.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 16.3 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 5 | 4 | 97 | 24.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 19.4 |
| 7 | NC State | 4 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.0 |
| 7 | Clemson | 4 | 11 | 261 | 23.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 65.3 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 3 | 5 | 115 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 38.3 |
| 7 | Houston | 4 | 4 | 92 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Ball State | 2 | 4 | 91 | 22.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.5 |
| 7 | Michigan | 3 | 5 | 113 | 22.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.7 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 3 | 4 | 90 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.0 |
| 7 | West Virginia | 4 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.3 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 2 | 7 | 155 | 22.14 | 0 | 3.5 | 77.5 |
| 7 | Wake Forest | 5 | 8 | 177 | 22.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.4 |
| 7 | Louisville | 5 | 11 | 242 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 48.4 |
| 7 | Louisiana | 1 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 7 | Tulane | 2 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.0 |
| 7 | North Texas | 2 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 7 | Auburn | 4 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 7 | Oregon | 4 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.5 |
| 7 | UCF | 4 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.0 |
| 7 | South Carolina | 4 | 6 | 126 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.5 |
| 7 | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 7 | SMU | 3 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.0 |
| 7 | Purdue | 4 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.8 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 4 | 9 | 186 | 20.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.5 |
| 7 | Baylor | 3 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.3 |
| 7 | Penn State | 3 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.3 |
| 7 | UCLA | 5 | 7 | 141 | 20.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.2 |
| 7 | Stanford | 4 | 9 | 180 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 45.0 |
| 7 | Rice | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 7 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 7 | TCU | 3 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.3 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Washington | 5 | 7 | 139 | 19.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 27.8 |
| 7 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 8 | 157 | 19.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 52.3 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 4 | 5 | 98 | 19.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.5 |
| 7 | Utah State | 4 | 5 | 98 | 19.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.5 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Fresno State | 3 | 6 | 116 | 19.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.7 |
| 7 | Missouri State | 2 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.0 |
| 7 | Kansas | 3 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.7 |
| 7 | LSU | 4 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 7 | Delaware | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 3 | 11 | 204 | 18.55 | 0 | 3.7 | 68.0 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 3 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.7 |
| 7 | Illinois | 4 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 3 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.3 |
| 7 | Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 109 | 18.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.3 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 5 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 7 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 7 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Duke | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| 7 | UNLV | 1 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.0 |
| 7 | San Jose State | 2 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.5 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.0 |
| 7 | Florida State | 4 | 7 | 121 | 17.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.3 |
| 7 | Texas State | 2 | 9 | 153 | 17.00 | 0 | 4.5 | 76.5 |
| 7 | Arizona | 4 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 7 | Akron | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.8 |
| 7 | Oregon State | 4 | 8 | 132 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 4 | 5 | 82 | 16.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.5 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 2 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.5 |
| 7 | Bowling Green | 2 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.5 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 6 | 97 | 16.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.3 |
| 7 | California | 4 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 7 | New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 7 | Temple | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 7 | BYU | 4 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 7 | Georgia | 4 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 7 | Washington State | 5 | 5 | 79 | 15.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.8 |
| 7 | Ole Miss | 4 | 6 | 94 | 15.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.5 |
| 7 | Maryland | 4 | 6 | 92 | 15.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Toledo | 2 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Colorado | 4 | 7 | 102 | 14.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 25.5 |
| 7 | Sacramento State | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 7 | USC | 5 | 6 | 83 | 13.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 16.6 |
| 7 | Marshall | 1 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.0 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 5 | 68 | 13.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.0 |
| 7 | UTEP | 3 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.7 |
| 7 | Texas | 4 | 5 | 63 | 12.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.8 |
| 7 | Boise State | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.3 |
| 7 | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 7 | Mississippi State | 4 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.5 |
| 7 | Indiana | 3 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.7 |
| 7 | Kent State | 2 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.5 |
| 7 | Boston College | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |