2017 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 2 | Troy | 1 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 37.0 |
| 3 | Colorado | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| 5 | Akron | 1 | 6 | 70 | 11.67 | 0 | 6.0 | 70.0 |
| 6 | Kansas | 1 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 37.0 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 8 | BYU | 1 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 38.0 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 1 | 5 | 64 | 12.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 64.0 |
| 10 | Hawai'i | 1 | 7 | 90 | 12.86 | 0 | 7.0 | 90.0 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 11 | Arkansas | 1 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 39.0 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 1 | 5 | 66 | 13.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 66.0 |
| 14 | Bowling Green | 1 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 6.0 | 82.0 |
| 15 | Oregon State | 1 | 5 | 69 | 13.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 69.0 |
| 16 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 16 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 18 | TCU | 1 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 72.0 |
| 19 | Ohio | 1 | 9 | 130 | 14.44 | 0 | 9.0 | 130.0 |
| 20 | Georgia State | 1 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 44.0 |
| 20 | South Carolina | 1 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 44.0 |
| 22 | UAB | 1 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 59.0 |
| 23 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 23 | Indiana | 1 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 45.0 |
| 23 | Temple | 1 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 60.0 |
| 23 | UTSA | 1 | 5 | 75 | 15.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 75.0 |
| 27 | Mississippi State | 1 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 63.0 |
| 28 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 5 | 79 | 15.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 79.0 |
| 29 | Fresno State | 1 | 7 | 111 | 15.86 | 0 | 7.0 | 111.0 |
| 30 | Kent State | 1 | 6 | 97 | 16.17 | 0 | 6.0 | 97.0 |
| 30 | Louisville | 1 | 6 | 97 | 16.17 | 0 | 6.0 | 97.0 |
| 32 | Arkansas State | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 32 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 32 | Wake Forest | 1 | 8 | 132 | 16.50 | 0 | 8.0 | 132.0 |
| 35 | Army | 1 | 6 | 100 | 16.67 | 0 | 6.0 | 100.0 |
| 36 | Nevada | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 36 | New Mexico | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 36 | UNLV | 1 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 85.0 |
| 36 | Utah State | 1 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 85.0 |
| 40 | Air Force | 1 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 69.0 |
| 41 | Washington State | 1 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.0 |
| 42 | West Virginia | 1 | 8 | 139 | 17.38 | 0 | 8.0 | 139.0 |
| 43 | Kansas State | 1 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 44 | Tulane | 1 | 7 | 125 | 17.86 | 0 | 7.0 | 125.0 |
| 45 | Appalachian State | 1 | 4 | 73 | 18.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 73.0 |
| 46 | South Florida | 1 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 74.0 |
| 47 | Toledo | 1 | 8 | 150 | 18.75 | 0 | 8.0 | 150.0 |
| 48 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 48 | Washington | 1 | 8 | 152 | 19.00 | 0 | 8.0 | 152.0 |
| 50 | Charlotte | 1 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 77.0 |
| 51 | Cincinnati | 1 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.0 |
| 52 | Old Dominion | 1 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 53 | Ball State | 1 | 5 | 98 | 19.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 98.0 |
| 54 | Syracuse | 1 | 8 | 157 | 19.63 | 0 | 8.0 | 157.0 |
| 55 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 79.0 |
| 56 | Missouri | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 56 | Tennessee | 1 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 56 | Texas Tech | 1 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.0 |
| 59 | Iowa State | 1 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 81.0 |
| 60 | Virginia | 1 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.0 |
| 60 | Maryland | 1 | 9 | 183 | 20.33 | 0 | 9.0 | 183.0 |
| 62 | Mississippi | 1 | 5 | 102 | 20.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 102.0 |
| 63 | Oregon | 1 | 7 | 143 | 20.43 | 0 | 7.0 | 143.0 |
| 64 | North Carolina State | 1 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 64 | San Diego State | 1 | 4 | 82 | 20.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 82.0 |
| 66 | Buffalo | 1 | 5 | 103 | 20.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 103.0 |
| 67 | Duke | 1 | 8 | 166 | 20.75 | 0 | 8.0 | 166.0 |
| 68 | Connecticut | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 69 | Texas State | 1 | 5 | 106 | 21.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 106.0 |
| 70 | California | 1 | 5 | 107 | 21.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 107.0 |
| 71 | South Alabama | 1 | 6 | 130 | 21.67 | 0 | 6.0 | 130.0 |
| 72 | LSU | 1 | 5 | 109 | 21.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 109.0 |
| 73 | Clemson | 1 | 7 | 153 | 21.86 | 0 | 7.0 | 153.0 |
| 74 | Baylor | 1 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 74 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 66.0 |
| 76 | Florida State | 1 | 5 | 111 | 22.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 111.0 |
| 77 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 6 | 135 | 22.50 | 0 | 6.0 | 135.0 |
| 78 | Utah | 1 | 2 | 46 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.0 |
| 78 | Western Michigan | 1 | 2 | 46 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.0 |
| 78 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 7 | 161 | 23.00 | 0 | 7.0 | 161.0 |
| 81 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 71.0 |
| 82 | UCF | 1 | 10 | 238 | 23.80 | 1 | 10.0 | 238.0 |
| 83 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 73.0 |
| 84 | Massachusetts | 1 | 8 | 199 | 24.88 | 1 | 8.0 | 199.0 |
| 85 | Arizona | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 85 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 4 | 100 | 25.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 100.0 |
| 85 | Memphis | 1 | 6 | 150 | 25.00 | 0 | 6.0 | 150.0 |
| 88 | North Texas | 1 | 6 | 152 | 25.33 | 0 | 6.0 | 152.0 |
| 89 | Idaho | 1 | 3 | 77 | 25.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 77.0 |
| 90 | Central Michigan | 1 | 5 | 133 | 26.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 133.0 |
| 91 | Alabama | 1 | 4 | 107 | 26.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 107.0 |
| 92 | Florida International | 1 | 3 | 89 | 29.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 89.0 |
| 93 | SMU | 1 | 9 | 270 | 30.00 | 0 | 9.0 | 270.0 |
| 94 | Kentucky | 1 | 4 | 141 | 35.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 141.0 |