2025 College Onside Kicks Recovered Leaders
Onside kicks the kicking team recovered. Recoveries are rare, so the numbers are small.
Only specialists with at least one recovery appear. In 2025, Liam Rickman (2) led college football kickoff specialists in onside kicks recovered, ahead of Nate Reed (2) and Atticus Sappington (1). 9 kickoff specialists qualify.
College rule: a kickoff touchback, or a fair catch inside the 25, starts the receiving team at its 25, so a touchback is a good result for the kicking team. Kickoff Points Added accounts for the rule, so it is the fair way to compare kickoff specialists across leagues and seasons.
Final 2025 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.
| Rk | Player | Team | Recovered | Kickoffs | Avg dist | TB% | Returns | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam Rickman | Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 13.0 | 0% | 2 | −4.6 |
| 2 | Nate Reed | Delaware | 2 | 65 | 62.3 | 65% | 18 | −5.0 |
| 3 | Atticus Sappington | Oregon | 1 | 50 | 63.4 | 66% | 14 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Kyle Lowe | Virginia Tech | 1 | 48 | 61.3 | 75% | 10 | −1.1 |
| 5 | Owen Simpson | UAB | 1 | 57 | 58.7 | 46% | 27 | −26.3 |
| 6 | Owen Wiley | Akron | 1 | 50 | 51.5 | 20% | 29 | −11.9 |
| 7 | Peyton Woodring | Georgia | 1 | 76 | 63.8 | 78% | 15 | +8.6 |
| 8 | Isaiah Hankins | Colorado State | 1 | 42 | 61.6 | 60% | 17 | −4.5 |
| 9 | Andrew Nelms | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 63 | 62.9 | 70% | 18 | +3.1 |
All 2025 College kickoff specialist rankings
Onside Kicks Recovered in other seasons: 2026 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
More 2025 College kickoff specialist leaderboards
- Kickoffs
- Kickoff Touchbacks
- Kickoff Touchback Percentage
- Kickoff Returns Allowed
- Kickoff Return Yards Allowed
- Average Kickoff Return Allowed
- Kickoffs Out of Bounds
- Onside Kicks Attempted
- Kickoff Points Added
- Average Kickoff Distance
- Kickoff Out of Bounds Percentage
- 30+ Yard Return Percentage Allowed
- Kickoff Points per 100 Kickoffs
Other 2025 College rankings
Loading the interactive stats…