2017 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Akron | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 37 | 37.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 37.0 |
| 1 | Army | 1 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 40.0 |
| 13 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.0 |
| 13 | Kansas | 3 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.3 |
| 13 | Appalachian State | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 13 | Purdue | 2 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.5 |
| 13 | Utah State | 2 | 2 | 46 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 13 | Air Force | 1 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.0 |
| 13 | South Florida | 1 | 2 | 125 | 62.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 125.0 |
| 21 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 21 | Illinois | 4 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.8 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.3 |
| 21 | Toledo | 1 | 3 | 69 | 23.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 69.0 |
| 21 | Wyoming | 1 | 3 | 99 | 33.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 99.0 |
| 26 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 44.0 |
| 26 | Tulane | 3 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.0 |
| 26 | Bowling Green | 2 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 26 | Florida International | 1 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 71.0 |
| 26 | Missouri | 2 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.5 |
| 26 | Colorado | 2 | 4 | 92 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.0 |
| 26 | Cincinnati | 2 | 4 | 94 | 23.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.0 |
| 26 | Marshall | 1 | 4 | 94 | 23.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 94.0 |
| 26 | Oregon | 3 | 4 | 95 | 23.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.7 |
| 26 | Arizona State | 4 | 4 | 96 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 26 | Boston College | 4 | 4 | 103 | 25.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.8 |
| 26 | South Carolina | 3 | 4 | 106 | 26.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 35.3 |
| 26 | UNLV | 1 | 4 | 124 | 31.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 124.0 |
| 26 | Troy | 2 | 4 | 148 | 37.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 74.0 |
| 26 | East Carolina | 4 | 4 | 161 | 40.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 40.3 |
| 41 | Northwestern | 3 | 5 | 60 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 20.0 |
| 41 | LSU | 4 | 5 | 78 | 15.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.5 |
| 41 | Nevada | 2 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 48.0 |
| 41 | Rutgers | 4 | 5 | 102 | 20.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.5 |
| 41 | California | 3 | 5 | 132 | 26.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 44.0 |
| 41 | Minnesota | 3 | 5 | 139 | 27.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 46.3 |
| 41 | San Diego State | 2 | 5 | 158 | 31.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 79.0 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | 5 | 5 | 183 | 36.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 36.6 |
| 49 | Kansas State | 3 | 6 | 66 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 49 | Florida State | 4 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.8 |
| 49 | Oregon State | 3 | 6 | 102 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 49 | North Carolina | 4 | 6 | 108 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.0 |
| 49 | Arizona | 1 | 6 | 117 | 19.50 | 0 | 6.0 | 117.0 |
| 49 | Western Michigan | 2 | 6 | 126 | 21.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.0 |
| 49 | Mississippi State | 4 | 6 | 132 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.0 |
| 49 | Temple | 3 | 6 | 135 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 49 | Utah | 3 | 6 | 135 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 49 | Texas | 4 | 6 | 156 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 39.0 |
| 49 | BYU | 4 | 6 | 164 | 27.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 41.0 |
| 49 | Kentucky | 3 | 6 | 167 | 27.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 55.7 |
| 49 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 6 | 222 | 37.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 111.0 |
| 62 | Michigan | 4 | 7 | 96 | 13.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 24.0 |
| 62 | Washington | 2 | 7 | 117 | 16.71 | 0 | 3.5 | 58.5 |
| 62 | Stanford | 5 | 7 | 120 | 17.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 24.0 |
| 62 | North Carolina State | 2 | 7 | 151 | 21.57 | 0 | 3.5 | 75.5 |
| 62 | Colorado State | 2 | 7 | 156 | 22.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 78.0 |
| 62 | Texas A&M | 4 | 7 | 157 | 22.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 39.3 |
| 62 | Virginia | 3 | 7 | 175 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 58.3 |
| 62 | Indiana | 4 | 7 | 248 | 35.43 | 1 | 1.8 | 62.0 |
| 70 | Memphis | 2 | 8 | 116 | 14.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 58.0 |
| 70 | Wake Forest | 3 | 8 | 140 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 46.7 |
| 70 | Michigan State | 4 | 8 | 142 | 17.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.5 |
| 70 | Tulsa | 3 | 8 | 174 | 21.75 | 0 | 2.7 | 58.0 |
| 70 | Nebraska | 4 | 8 | 175 | 21.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.8 |
| 70 | Navy | 3 | 8 | 177 | 22.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 59.0 |
| 70 | Connecticut | 3 | 8 | 189 | 23.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 63.0 |
| 70 | Texas Tech | 4 | 8 | 208 | 26.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 52.0 |
| 78 | Arkansas | 5 | 9 | 168 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.6 |
| 78 | Duke | 3 | 9 | 171 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 57.0 |
| 78 | Fresno State | 4 | 9 | 190 | 21.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.5 |
| 78 | Houston | 2 | 9 | 210 | 23.33 | 1 | 4.5 | 105.0 |
| 82 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 10 | 221 | 22.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.2 |
| 82 | Syracuse | 4 | 10 | 221 | 22.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 55.3 |
| 82 | West Virginia | 4 | 10 | 237 | 23.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 59.3 |
| 82 | Mississippi | 4 | 10 | 244 | 24.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 61.0 |
| 86 | Georgia | 6 | 11 | 201 | 18.27 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.5 |
| 86 | SMU | 3 | 11 | 250 | 22.73 | 0 | 3.7 | 83.3 |
| 88 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 12 | 271 | 22.58 | 0 | 3.0 | 67.8 |
| 88 | Louisville | 3 | 12 | 276 | 23.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 92.0 |
| 88 | Iowa State | 4 | 12 | 345 | 28.75 | 1 | 3.0 | 86.3 |
| 91 | Baylor | 3 | 13 | 293 | 22.54 | 0 | 4.3 | 97.7 |
| 91 | USC | 4 | 13 | 297 | 22.85 | 0 | 3.3 | 74.3 |
| 93 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 14 | 312 | 22.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 78.0 |
| 94 | Alabama | 5 | 15 | 265 | 17.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.0 |
| 94 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 15 | 276 | 18.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 92.0 |
| 94 | Iowa | 5 | 15 | 277 | 18.47 | 0 | 3.0 | 55.4 |
| 94 | Washington State | 5 | 15 | 376 | 25.07 | 0 | 3.0 | 75.2 |
| 98 | Auburn | 7 | 16 | 404 | 25.25 | 0 | 2.3 | 57.7 |
| 99 | TCU | 4 | 17 | 324 | 19.06 | 0 | 4.3 | 81.0 |
| 99 | Clemson | 5 | 17 | 325 | 19.12 | 0 | 3.4 | 65.0 |
| 99 | Penn State | 4 | 17 | 360 | 21.18 | 0 | 4.3 | 90.0 |
| 102 | Maryland | 6 | 18 | 361 | 20.06 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.2 |
| 102 | UCLA | 4 | 18 | 514 | 28.56 | 0 | 4.5 | 128.5 |
| 104 | UCF | 4 | 28 | 552 | 19.71 | 0 | 7.0 | 138.0 |
| 104 | Notre Dame | 7 | 28 | 632 | 22.57 | 0 | 4.0 | 90.3 |
| 106 | Ohio State | 5 | 29 | 543 | 18.72 | 1 | 5.8 | 108.6 |