2016 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice | 2 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 1 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 39.0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 2 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 9 | 31 | 506 | 16.32 | 0 | 3.4 | 56.2 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 1 | SMU | 2 | 5 | 86 | 17.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 43.0 |
| 1 | Army | 2 | 6 | 104 | 17.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 11 | 26 | 452 | 17.38 | 0 | 2.4 | 41.1 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 11 | 33 | 588 | 17.82 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.5 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 1 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 54.0 |
| 1 | BYU | 6 | 18 | 325 | 18.06 | 0 | 3.0 | 54.2 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 42 | 762 | 18.14 | 0 | 3.8 | 69.3 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 13 | 237 | 18.23 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.5 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 10 | 31 | 568 | 18.32 | 0 | 3.1 | 56.8 |
| 1 | Florida International | 2 | 6 | 110 | 18.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 55.0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 11 | 25 | 460 | 18.40 | 0 | 2.3 | 41.8 |
| 1 | Maryland | 10 | 35 | 648 | 18.51 | 0 | 3.5 | 64.8 |
| 1 | Auburn | 10 | 12 | 223 | 18.58 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.3 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 1 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 93.0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 9 | 25 | 466 | 18.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 51.8 |
| 1 | Penn State | 12 | 49 | 919 | 18.76 | 0 | 4.1 | 76.6 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 76.0 |
| 1 | USC | 11 | 33 | 635 | 19.24 | 0 | 3.0 | 57.7 |
| 1 | Washington | 12 | 51 | 983 | 19.27 | 0 | 4.3 | 81.9 |
| 1 | TCU | 11 | 35 | 688 | 19.66 | 0 | 3.2 | 62.5 |
| 1 | Duke | 9 | 27 | 532 | 19.70 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.1 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 8 | 26 | 513 | 19.73 | 0 | 3.3 | 64.1 |
| 1 | Indiana | 11 | 30 | 595 | 19.83 | 0 | 2.7 | 54.1 |
| 1 | LSU | 10 | 38 | 754 | 19.84 | 0 | 3.8 | 75.4 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 9 | 30 | 597 | 19.90 | 0 | 3.3 | 66.3 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Houston | 2 | 5 | 101 | 20.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 50.5 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 10 | 25 | 505 | 20.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 50.5 |
| 1 | Iowa | 11 | 19 | 385 | 20.26 | 0 | 1.7 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 9 | 37 | 750 | 20.27 | 0 | 4.1 | 83.3 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 10 | 42 | 853 | 20.31 | 0 | 4.2 | 85.3 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 2 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.5 |
| 1 | Clemson | 13 | 52 | 1059 | 20.37 | 0 | 4.0 | 81.5 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 10 | 34 | 697 | 20.50 | 0 | 3.4 | 69.7 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 10 | 25 | 514 | 20.56 | 0 | 2.5 | 51.4 |
| 1 | Akron | 1 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 62.0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 11 | 22 | 455 | 20.68 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.4 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 3 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 16 | 340 | 21.25 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.9 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 11 | 24 | 510 | 21.25 | 0 | 2.2 | 46.4 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 11 | 31 | 659 | 21.26 | 0 | 2.8 | 59.9 |
| 1 | UTSA | 2 | 7 | 149 | 21.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 74.5 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 64.0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 10 | 68 | 1451 | 21.34 | 0 | 6.8 | 145.1 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 3 | 8 | 171 | 21.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 57.0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 11 | 23 | 494 | 21.48 | 0 | 2.1 | 44.9 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 1 | UCF | 2 | 5 | 108 | 21.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 54.0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 1 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 65.0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 10 | 16 | 347 | 21.69 | 0 | 1.6 | 34.7 |
| 1 | Ball State | 1 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 87.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 2 | 4 | 88 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 1 | Idaho | 2 | 5 | 110 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 55.0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 6 | 132 | 22.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 66.0 |
| 1 | Texas | 10 | 32 | 707 | 22.09 | 0 | 3.2 | 70.7 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 11 | 44 | 979 | 22.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 89.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.5 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 9 | 28 | 630 | 22.50 | 0 | 3.1 | 70.0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 11 | 31 | 698 | 22.52 | 0 | 2.8 | 63.5 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 9 | 19 | 428 | 22.53 | 0 | 2.1 | 47.6 |
| 1 | Alabama | 12 | 45 | 1015 | 22.56 | 0 | 3.8 | 84.6 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 11 | 250 | 22.73 | 0 | 5.5 | 125.0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 2 | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 57.0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 9 | 19 | 435 | 22.89 | 0 | 2.1 | 48.3 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 11 | 29 | 671 | 23.14 | 0 | 2.6 | 61.0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 9 | 14 | 325 | 23.21 | 0 | 1.6 | 36.1 |
| 1 | Michigan | 11 | 32 | 756 | 23.63 | 0 | 2.9 | 68.7 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 3 | 11 | 262 | 23.82 | 0 | 3.7 | 87.3 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 11 | 262 | 23.82 | 0 | 5.5 | 131.0 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 6 | 143 | 23.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 71.5 |
| 1 | Temple | 2 | 9 | 217 | 24.11 | 0 | 4.5 | 108.5 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 2 | 4 | 97 | 24.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.5 |
| 1 | Illinois | 10 | 21 | 510 | 24.29 | 0 | 2.1 | 51.0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Florida | 11 | 12 | 312 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 28.4 |
| 1 | South Florida | 3 | 16 | 418 | 26.13 | 0 | 5.3 | 139.3 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 4 | 13 | 340 | 26.15 | 0 | 3.3 | 85.0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 12 | 31 | 811 | 26.16 | 0 | 2.6 | 67.6 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 3 | 9 | 236 | 26.22 | 0 | 3.0 | 78.7 |
| 1 | UNLV | 1 | 4 | 109 | 27.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 109.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 2 | 5 | 143 | 28.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 71.5 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 1 | 3 | 86 | 28.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 86.0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 30.0 |
| 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 | Nevada | 1 | 2 | 65 | 32.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 65.0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 2 | 3 | 101 | 33.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 50.5 |
| 100 | California | 10 | 37 | 568 | 15.35 | 1 | 3.7 | 56.8 |
| 100 | Ohio State | 11 | 40 | 778 | 19.45 | 1 | 3.6 | 70.7 |
| 100 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 57 | 1140 | 20.00 | 1 | 5.2 | 103.6 |
| 100 | Washington State | 10 | 41 | 865 | 21.10 | 1 | 4.1 | 86.5 |
| 100 | Michigan State | 9 | 25 | 557 | 22.28 | 1 | 2.8 | 61.9 |
| 100 | Utah | 10 | 30 | 671 | 22.37 | 1 | 3.0 | 67.1 |
| 100 | West Virginia | 11 | 40 | 897 | 22.43 | 1 | 3.6 | 81.5 |
| 100 | Texas Tech | 10 | 30 | 699 | 23.30 | 1 | 3.0 | 69.9 |
| 100 | Syracuse | 8 | 21 | 494 | 23.52 | 1 | 2.6 | 61.8 |
| 100 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 31 | 762 | 24.58 | 1 | 3.1 | 76.2 |
| 100 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 16 | 402 | 25.13 | 1 | 1.8 | 44.7 |
| 100 | UCLA | 10 | 32 | 808 | 25.25 | 1 | 3.2 | 80.8 |
| 100 | Georgia | 11 | 35 | 910 | 26.00 | 1 | 3.2 | 82.7 |
| 100 | Ohio | 2 | 13 | 343 | 26.38 | 1 | 6.5 | 171.5 |
| 100 | Virginia | 9 | 24 | 664 | 27.67 | 1 | 2.7 | 73.8 |
| 100 | Missouri | 9 | 14 | 404 | 28.86 | 1 | 1.6 | 44.9 |
| 100 | Boise State | 3 | 10 | 297 | 29.70 | 1 | 3.3 | 99.0 |
| 117 | Notre Dame | 9 | 31 | 726 | 23.42 | 2 | 3.4 | 80.7 |
| 117 | Arizona State | 10 | 16 | 431 | 26.94 | 2 | 1.6 | 43.1 |
| 117 | Rutgers | 10 | 20 | 555 | 27.75 | 2 | 2.0 | 55.5 |
| 117 | South Carolina | 9 | 18 | 508 | 28.22 | 2 | 2.0 | 56.4 |