CFB Team Kickoff Return Defense
2026 season · through Week 9 · lower is better. G counts completed games, FCS opponents included.
Definition138 of 138 FBS teams
| RK | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRES Fresno State | 8 | 5-3 | Pac-12 | 14.69#1 |
| 2 | CCU Coastal Carolina | 8 | 3-5 | Sun Belt | 16.57#2 |
| 3 | WIS Wisconsin | 8 | 5-3 | Big Ten | 18#3 |
| 4 | LIB Liberty | 8 | 7-1 | Conference USA | 18.35#4 |
| 5 | USA South Alabama | 8 | 4-4 | Sun Belt | 18.65#5 |
| 6 | ARMY Army | 8 | 5-3 | American Athletic | 20.03#6 |
| 7 | AKR Akron | 8 | 1-7 | Mid-American | 20.09#7 |
| 8 | UNT North Texas | 8 | 6-2 | American Athletic | 20.30#8 |
| 9 | NU Northwestern | 8 | 6-2 | Big Ten | 20.88#9 |
| 10 | WKU Western Kentucky | 8 | 3-5 | Conference USA | 20.94#10 |
| 11 | MOST Missouri State | 8 | 3-5 | Conference USA | 20.95#11 |
| 12 | NMSU New Mexico State | 8 | 3-5 | Conference USA | 22.16#12 |
| 13 | GAST Georgia State | 8 | 4-4 | Sun Belt | 23.21#13 |
| 14 | ORST Oregon State | 8 | 5-3 | Pac-12 | 24.50#14 |
| 15 | CSU Colorado State | 8 | 3-5 | Pac-12 | 25.96#15 |
| — | AF Air Force | 8 | 6-2 | Mountain West | — |
| — | ALA Alabama | 8 | 6-2 | SEC | — |
| — | APP App State | 8 | 5-3 | Sun Belt | — |
| — | ARIZ Arizona | 8 | 6-2 | Big 12 | — |
| — | ASU Arizona State | 8 | 4-4 | Big 12 | — |
| — | ARK Arkansas | 8 | 3-5 | SEC | — |
| — | ARST Arkansas State | 8 | 4-4 | Sun Belt | — |
| — | AUB Auburn | 8 | 4-4 | SEC | — |
| — | BALL Ball State | 8 | 3-5 | Mid-American | — |
| — | BAY Baylor | 8 | 5-3 | Big 12 | — |
| — | BOIS Boise State | 8 | 7-1 | Pac-12 | — |
| — | BC Boston College | 8 | 4-4 | ACC | — |
| — | BGSU Bowling Green | 9 | 2-7 | Mid-American | — |
| — | BUF Buffalo | 8 | 5-3 | Mid-American | — |
| — | BYU BYU | 8 | 7-1 | Big 12 | — |
| — | CAL California | 9 | 3-6 | ACC | — |
| — | CMU Central Michigan | 8 | 3-5 | Mid-American | — |
| — | CLT Charlotte | 8 | 1-7 | American Athletic | — |
| — | CIN Cincinnati | 8 | 5-3 | Big 12 | — |
| — | CLEM Clemson | 8 | 5-3 | ACC | — |
| — | COLO Colorado | 8 | 3-5 | Big 12 | — |
| — | DEL Delaware | 8 | 4-4 | Conference USA | — |
| — | DUKE Duke | 8 | 6-2 | ACC | — |
| — | ECU East Carolina | 8 | 4-4 | American Athletic | — |
| — | EMU Eastern Michigan | 9 | 4-5 | Mid-American | — |
| — | FLA Florida | 8 | 5-3 | SEC | — |
| — | FAU Florida Atlantic | 8 | 5-3 | American Athletic | — |
| — | FIU Florida International | 8 | 3-5 | Conference USA | — |
| — | FSU Florida State | 8 | 3-5 | ACC | — |
| — | UGA Georgia | 8 | 7-1 | SEC | — |
| — | GASO Georgia Southern | 8 | 4-4 | Sun Belt | — |
| — | GT Georgia Tech | 8 | 2-6 | ACC | — |
| — | HAW Hawai'i | 8 | 2-6 | Mountain West | — |
| — | HOU Houston | 8 | 6-2 | Big 12 | — |
| — | ILL Illinois | 8 | 5-3 | Big Ten | — |
| — | IU Indiana | 9 | 8-1 | Big Ten | — |
| — | IOWA Iowa | 8 | 6-2 | Big Ten | — |
| — | ISU Iowa State | 8 | 4-4 | Big 12 | — |
| — | JXST Jacksonville State | 8 | 6-2 | Conference USA | — |
| — | JMU James Madison | 9 | 7-2 | Sun Belt | — |
| — | KU Kansas | 8 | 3-5 | Big 12 | — |
| — | KSU Kansas State | 8 | 4-4 | Big 12 | — |
| — | KENN Kennesaw State | 8 | 2-6 | Conference USA | — |
| — | KENT Kent State | 9 | 3-6 | Mid-American | — |
| — | UK Kentucky | 8 | 7-1 | SEC | — |
| — | UL Louisiana | 8 | 5-3 | Sun Belt | — |
| — | LT Louisiana Tech | 8 | 6-2 | Sun Belt | — |
| — | LOU Louisville | 8 | 5-3 | ACC | — |
| — | LSU LSU | 8 | 6-2 | SEC | — |
| — | MRSH Marshall | 8 | 5-3 | Sun Belt | — |
| — | MD Maryland | 8 | 2-6 | Big Ten | — |
| — | MASS Massachusetts | 8 | 4-4 | Mid-American | — |
| — | MEM Memphis | 9 | 7-2 | American Athletic | — |
| — | MIA Miami | 8 | 8-0 | ACC | — |
| — | M-OH Miami (OH) | 8 | 5-3 | Mid-American | — |
| — | MICH Michigan | 8 | 5-3 | Big Ten | — |
| — | MSU Michigan State | 8 | 2-6 | Big Ten | — |
| — | MTSU Middle Tennessee | 8 | 4-4 | Conference USA | — |
| — | MINN Minnesota | 8 | 5-3 | Big Ten | — |
| — | MSST Mississippi State | 8 | 4-4 | SEC | — |
| — | MIZ Missouri | 8 | 6-2 | SEC | — |
| — | NAVY Navy | 8 | 2-6 | American Athletic | — |
| — | NCSU NC State | 8 | 4-4 | ACC | — |
| — | NEB Nebraska | 8 | 5-3 | Big Ten | — |
| — | NEV Nevada | 8 | 3-5 | Mountain West | — |
| — | UNM New Mexico | 8 | 7-1 | Mountain West | — |
| — | UNC North Carolina | 8 | 4-4 | ACC | — |
| — | NDSU North Dakota State | 9 | 7-2 | Mountain West | — |
| — | NIU Northern Illinois | 8 | 0-8 | Mountain West | — |
| — | ND Notre Dame | 8 | 7-1 | FBS Independents | — |
| — | OHIO Ohio | 8 | 6-2 | Mid-American | — |
| — | OSU Ohio State | 8 | 6-2 | Big Ten | — |
| — | OU Oklahoma | 8 | 4-4 | SEC | — |
| — | OKST Oklahoma State | 8 | 5-3 | Big 12 | — |
| — | ODU Old Dominion | 9 | 2-7 | Sun Belt | — |
| — | MISS Ole Miss | 8 | 6-2 | SEC | — |
| — | ORE Oregon | 8 | 5-3 | Big Ten | — |
| — | PSU Penn State | 8 | 4-4 | Big Ten | — |
| — | PITT Pittsburgh | 9 | 6-3 | ACC | — |
| — | PUR Purdue | 8 | 3-5 | Big Ten | — |
| — | RICE Rice | 8 | 1-7 | American Athletic | — |
| — | RUTG Rutgers | 8 | 2-6 | Big Ten | — |
| — | SAC Sacramento State | 9 | 2-7 | Mid-American | — |
| — | SHSU Sam Houston | 8 | 1-7 | Conference USA | — |
| — | SDSU San Diego State | 9 | 4-5 | Pac-12 | — |
| — | SJSU San José State | 9 | 4-5 | Mountain West | — |
| — | SMU SMU | 8 | 6-2 | ACC | — |
| — | SC South Carolina | 8 | 5-3 | SEC | — |
| — | USF South Florida | 8 | 6-2 | American Athletic | — |
| — | USM Southern Miss | 8 | 3-5 | Sun Belt | — |
| — | STAN Stanford | 9 | 4-5 | ACC | — |
| — | SYR Syracuse | 8 | 4-4 | ACC | — |
| — | TCU TCU | 8 | 4-4 | Big 12 | — |
| — | TEM Temple | 8 | 2-6 | American Athletic | — |
| — | TENN Tennessee | 8 | 6-2 | SEC | — |
| — | TEX Texas | 8 | 6-2 | SEC | — |
| — | TA&M Texas A&M | 8 | 4-4 | SEC | — |
| — | TXST Texas State | 8 | 4-4 | Pac-12 | — |
| — | TTU Texas Tech | 8 | 7-1 | Big 12 | — |
| — | TOL Toledo | 8 | 6-2 | Mid-American | — |
| — | TROY Troy | 8 | 4-4 | Sun Belt | — |
| — | TULN Tulane | 8 | 4-4 | American Athletic | — |
| — | TLSA Tulsa | 8 | 4-4 | American Athletic | — |
| — | UAB UAB | 8 | 4-4 | American Athletic | — |
| — | UCF UCF | 8 | 4-4 | Big 12 | — |
| — | UCLA UCLA | 8 | 8-0 | Big Ten | — |
| — | CONN UConn | 8 | 4-4 | FBS Independents | — |
| — | ULM UL Monroe | 8 | 1-7 | Sun Belt | — |
| — | UNLV UNLV | 8 | 5-3 | Mountain West | — |
| — | USC USC | 9 | 7-2 | Big Ten | — |
| — | UTAH Utah | 8 | 8-0 | Big 12 | — |
| — | USU Utah State | 8 | 3-5 | Pac-12 | — |
| — | UTEP UTEP | 8 | 1-7 | Mountain West | — |
| — | UTSA UTSA | 8 | 7-1 | American Athletic | — |
| — | VAN Vanderbilt | 8 | 3-5 | SEC | — |
| — | UVA Virginia | 9 | 4-5 | ACC | — |
| — | VT Virginia Tech | 8 | 6-2 | ACC | — |
| — | WAKE Wake Forest | 8 | 7-1 | ACC | — |
| — | WASH Washington | 8 | 5-3 | Big Ten | — |
| — | WSU Washington State | 9 | 1-8 | Pac-12 | — |
| — | WVU West Virginia | 8 | 5-3 | Big 12 | — |
| — | WMU Western Michigan | 9 | 6-3 | Mid-American | — |
| — | WYO Wyoming | 8 | 5-3 | Mountain West | — |
Ranks among 15 FBS teams with a value. Equal values share a rank (T-5). — means not available from source and is left out of ranking.
Data: CollegeFootballData.com · Stats through Week 9. Ranks among FBS teams; games against FCS opponents count toward totals. Values not available from source show as —, never as zero.