2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 98 | 98.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 98.0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 1 | 2 | 114 | 57.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 114.0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 2 | 4 | 157 | 39.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 78.5 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 3 | 4 | 138 | 34.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 46.0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 | 4 | 132 | 33.00 | 1 | 4.0 | 132.0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 4 | 12 | 345 | 28.75 | 1 | 3.0 | 86.3 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 4 | 6 | 158 | 26.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 39.5 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 42 | 42.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 42.0 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | 1 | 2 | 77 | 38.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 77.0 |
| 8 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 31.0 |
| 8 | James Madison | 4 | 8 | 247 | 30.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 61.8 |
| 8 | Missouri State | 2 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 14.5 |
| 8 | Arkansas State | 4 | 8 | 226 | 28.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 56.5 |
| 8 | Liberty | 5 | 6 | 166 | 27.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 33.2 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 2 | 55 | 27.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 55.0 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 3 | 4 | 109 | 27.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 36.3 |
| 8 | UCF | 1 | 4 | 106 | 26.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 106.0 |
| 8 | Houston | 1 | 3 | 79 | 26.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 79.0 |
| 8 | Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 8 | Central Michigan | 4 | 3 | 77 | 25.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 19.3 |
| 8 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 51.0 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 1 | 4 | 98 | 24.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 98.0 |
| 8 | Indiana | 2 | 6 | 147 | 24.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 73.5 |
| 8 | Memphis | 4 | 4 | 98 | 24.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.5 |
| 8 | Hawaii | 4 | 6 | 145 | 24.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 36.3 |
| 8 | Florida State | 1 | 4 | 95 | 23.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 95.0 |
| 8 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 8 | 189 | 23.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.3 |
| 8 | San Diego State | 2 | 8 | 187 | 23.38 | 0 | 4.0 | 93.5 |
| 8 | Wyoming | 4 | 7 | 162 | 23.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 40.5 |
| 8 | California | 1 | 5 | 115 | 23.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 115.0 |
| 8 | Arizona | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 8 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 8 | Nevada | 4 | 4 | 90 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.5 |
| 8 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 5 | 112 | 22.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.3 |
| 8 | Arizona State | 1 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 67.0 |
| 8 | Auburn | 1 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 67.0 |
| 8 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 8 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 6 | 130 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.5 |
| 8 | Navy | 4 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.8 |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 8 | 167 | 20.88 | 0 | 4.0 | 83.5 |
| 8 | Bowling Green | 3 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.7 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 2 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.0 |
| 8 | San Jose State | 3 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.7 |
| 8 | Stanford | 2 | 9 | 185 | 20.56 | 0 | 4.5 | 92.5 |
| 8 | Michigan | 2 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.5 |
| 8 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 8 | Temple | 4 | 9 | 179 | 19.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.8 |
| 8 | SMU | 1 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 79.0 |
| 8 | Tulane | 3 | 7 | 138 | 19.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.0 |
| 8 | Alabama | 1 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 8 | Penn State | 3 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.3 |
| 8 | Troy | 2 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 48.0 |
| 8 | Kent State | 3 | 6 | 115 | 19.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.3 |
| 8 | Marshall | 4 | 14 | 268 | 19.14 | 0 | 3.5 | 67.0 |
| 8 | Louisiana | 4 | 8 | 153 | 19.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.3 |
| 8 | USC | 2 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 57.0 |
| 8 | UTEP | 2 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 57.0 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 3 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.3 |
| 8 | Western Michigan | 3 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 8 | Fresno State | 3 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 8 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 9 | 170 | 18.89 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.7 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 2 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.0 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 3 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.7 |
| 8 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 8 | 148 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 49.3 |
| 8 | Akron | 3 | 13 | 239 | 18.38 | 0 | 4.3 | 79.7 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.3 |
| 8 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 4 | 73 | 18.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.6 |
| 8 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 10 | 181 | 18.10 | 0 | 3.3 | 60.3 |
| 8 | Sacramento State | 4 | 6 | 108 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.0 |
| 8 | TCU | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 8 | North Dakota State | 5 | 6 | 105 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.0 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 4 | 9 | 157 | 17.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 39.3 |
| 8 | Old Dominion | 4 | 8 | 136 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 2 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.5 |
| 8 | Buffalo | 3 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.7 |
| 8 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 8 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 8 | Ball State | 3 | 7 | 117 | 16.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 39.0 |
| 8 | Missouri | 1 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 50.0 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 8 | Purdue | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 8 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 6 | 94 | 15.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.3 |
| 8 | UNLV | 5 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.4 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 3 | 7 | 109 | 15.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 36.3 |
| 8 | Toledo | 3 | 5 | 77 | 15.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 25.7 |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 6 | 91 | 15.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.3 |
| 8 | Delaware | 2 | 5 | 75 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 37.5 |
| 8 | Southern Miss | 3 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 8 | FIU | 4 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.8 |
| 8 | New Mexico State | 4 | 8 | 113 | 14.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.3 |
| 8 | Texas | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 8 | UAB | 4 | 6 | 84 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.0 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 3 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 8 | Army | 4 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.5 |
| 8 | Appalachian State | 3 | 5 | 68 | 13.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 22.7 |
| 8 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.5 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.3 |
| 8 | Texas State | 2 | 6 | 68 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 8 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 5 | 52 | 10.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.3 |
| 8 | North Texas | 3 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.7 |
| 8 | Rice | 4 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.0 |
| 8 | USF | 5 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 8 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 8 | Boise State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |