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