2016 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Navy | 2 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 26.5 |
| 1 | Rice | 1 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 4 | 7 | 71 | 10.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 1 | UCF | 3 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 20.3 |
| 1 | Utah State | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 3 | 8 | 108 | 13.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 36.0 |
| 1 | California | 3 | 13 | 178 | 13.69 | 0 | 4.3 | 59.3 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.5 |
| 1 | Army | 1 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 43.0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 3 | 11 | 172 | 15.64 | 0 | 3.7 | 57.3 |
| 1 | Texas | 3 | 8 | 129 | 16.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 43.0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 5 | 11 | 185 | 16.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 37.0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 2 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 42.5 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 5 | 14 | 239 | 17.07 | 0 | 2.8 | 47.8 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 19 | 325 | 17.11 | 0 | 4.8 | 81.3 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 3 | 10 | 174 | 17.40 | 0 | 3.3 | 58.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 4 | 11 | 192 | 17.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 48.0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 3 | 10 | 176 | 17.60 | 0 | 3.3 | 58.7 |
| 1 | Duke | 3 | 8 | 141 | 17.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 47.0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 4 | 7 | 127 | 18.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 31.8 |
| 1 | Toledo | 1 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 91.0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 4 | 10 | 184 | 18.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 46.0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 1 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 92.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 4 | 9 | 167 | 18.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 41.8 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 11 | 205 | 18.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 51.3 |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.3 |
| 1 | Auburn | 4 | 5 | 95 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.8 |
| 1 | LSU | 5 | 11 | 209 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 41.8 |
| 1 | Penn State | 7 | 24 | 459 | 19.13 | 0 | 3.4 | 65.6 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 3 | 11 | 211 | 19.18 | 0 | 3.7 | 70.3 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 4 | 9 | 174 | 19.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.5 |
| 1 | Kent State | 3 | 9 | 175 | 19.44 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.3 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | 6 | 117 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.3 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 2 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 2 | 6 | 117 | 19.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.5 |
| 1 | Clemson | 7 | 25 | 490 | 19.60 | 0 | 3.6 | 70.0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 6 | 13 | 256 | 19.69 | 0 | 2.2 | 42.7 |
| 1 | Oregon | 5 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.8 |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 6 | 119 | 19.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 119.0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 3 | 5 | 100 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 33.3 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 8 | 160 | 20.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 80.0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 1 | 5 | 100 | 20.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 | Houston | 2 | 5 | 101 | 20.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 50.5 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 3 | 6 | 123 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 4 | 9 | 185 | 20.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.3 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 7 | 14 | 289 | 20.64 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.3 |
| 1 | Akron | 2 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 3 | 6 | 124 | 20.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.3 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.0 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 4 | 12 | 252 | 21.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 64.0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 2 | 5 | 107 | 21.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 53.5 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 6 | 15 | 324 | 21.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 54.0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 6 | 23 | 500 | 21.74 | 0 | 3.8 | 83.3 |
| 1 | Iowa | 5 | 9 | 197 | 21.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 39.4 |
| 1 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 1 | TCU | 3 | 6 | 132 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 1 | SMU | 2 | 8 | 176 | 22.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 88.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 3 | 9 | 200 | 22.22 | 0 | 3.0 | 66.7 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.5 |
| 1 | Indiana | 4 | 14 | 316 | 22.57 | 0 | 3.5 | 79.0 |
| 1 | USC | 5 | 11 | 250 | 22.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 50.0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 2 | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 57.0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 3 | 4 | 92 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.7 |
| 1 | Georgia | 2 | 3 | 69 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.5 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 3 | 6 | 138 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 7 | 163 | 23.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 54.3 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 3 | 70 | 23.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 70.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 4 | 9 | 216 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 54.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 4 | 17 | 412 | 24.24 | 0 | 4.3 | 103.0 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 3 | 74 | 24.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 74.0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 15 | 375 | 25.00 | 0 | 3.8 | 93.8 |
| 1 | Temple | 2 | 10 | 250 | 25.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 125.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 6 | 13 | 326 | 25.08 | 0 | 2.2 | 54.3 |
| 1 | South Florida | 2 | 8 | 201 | 25.13 | 0 | 4.0 | 100.5 |
| 1 | Louisville | 3 | 17 | 431 | 25.35 | 0 | 5.7 | 143.7 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 7 | 181 | 25.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 45.3 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 4 | 12 | 314 | 26.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 78.5 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 5 | 132 | 26.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 66.0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 5 | 7 | 185 | 26.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 37.0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 1 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 53.0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 6 | 164 | 27.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 54.7 |
| 1 | Illinois | 5 | 9 | 257 | 28.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 51.4 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 1 | 3 | 86 | 28.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 86.0 |
| 1 | Florida | 4 | 4 | 118 | 29.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.5 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 1 | 2 | 60 | 30.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 60.0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Idaho | 1 | 2 | 65 | 32.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 65.0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 5 | 164 | 32.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 54.7 |
| 101 | Ohio State | 6 | 21 | 490 | 23.33 | 1 | 3.5 | 81.7 |
| 101 | Notre Dame | 3 | 11 | 292 | 26.55 | 1 | 3.7 | 97.3 |
| 101 | Utah | 3 | 8 | 214 | 26.75 | 1 | 2.7 | 71.3 |
| 101 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 6 | 164 | 27.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 41.0 |
| 101 | Arizona State | 3 | 5 | 139 | 27.80 | 1 | 1.7 | 46.3 |
| 101 | Rutgers | 5 | 6 | 203 | 33.83 | 1 | 1.2 | 40.6 |
| 101 | Virginia | 3 | 9 | 316 | 35.11 | 1 | 3.0 | 105.3 |
| 101 | Missouri | 3 | 4 | 149 | 37.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 49.7 |
| 101 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 3 | 130 | 43.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 130.0 |