2021 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2 | BYU | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 4 | Marshall | 1 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 5 | Old Dominion | 1 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 41.0 |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 1 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 37.0 |
| 9 | Michigan | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.5 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 10 | Auburn | 1 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 52.0 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| 13 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 15 | Utah State | 2 | 12 | 178 | 14.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 89.0 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 17 | Army | 2 | 7 | 108 | 15.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 54.0 |
| 18 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 18 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 20 | Central Michigan | 1 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 83.0 |
| 21 | Western Michigan | 1 | 8 | 134 | 16.75 | 0 | 8.0 | 134.0 |
| 22 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 22 | California | 1 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 51.0 |
| 22 | UAB | 1 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 85.0 |
| 25 | Kansas State | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 25 | Cincinnati | 2 | 6 | 108 | 18.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 54.0 |
| 27 | Kent State | 2 | 9 | 163 | 18.11 | 0 | 4.5 | 81.5 |
| 28 | UCF | 1 | 6 | 109 | 18.17 | 0 | 6.0 | 109.0 |
| 29 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 9 | 165 | 18.33 | 0 | 4.5 | 82.5 |
| 30 | Texas Tech | 1 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 74.0 |
| 31 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 7 | 131 | 18.71 | 0 | 3.5 | 65.5 |
| 32 | Baylor | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 32 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 32 | USC | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 35 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 6 | 120 | 20.00 | 0 | 6.0 | 120.0 |
| 36 | Utah | 2 | 13 | 261 | 20.08 | 0 | 6.5 | 130.5 |
| 37 | Appalachian State | 2 | 6 | 121 | 20.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.5 |
| 38 | Oregon State | 1 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.0 |
| 39 | Fresno State | 1 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 83.0 |
| 40 | San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 40 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 40 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 4 | 84 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 43 | Liberty | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 43 | Purdue | 1 | 8 | 172 | 21.50 | 0 | 8.0 | 172.0 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | 1 | 7 | 151 | 21.57 | 0 | 7.0 | 151.0 |
| 46 | Toledo | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 47 | Wyoming | 1 | 7 | 157 | 22.43 | 0 | 7.0 | 157.0 |
| 48 | Mississippi | 1 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 49 | Georgia State | 1 | 6 | 137 | 22.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 137.0 |
| 50 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 3 | 69 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.5 |
| 51 | Houston | 2 | 5 | 117 | 23.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 58.5 |
| 52 | Oregon | 2 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 36.5 |
| 52 | Wake Forest | 2 | 6 | 146 | 24.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 73.0 |
| 54 | Maryland | 1 | 7 | 171 | 24.43 | 0 | 7.0 | 171.0 |
| 55 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 4 | 99 | 24.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 99.0 |
| 56 | UTEP | 1 | 2 | 50 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.0 |
| 57 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 6 | 163 | 27.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 81.5 |
| 58 | Ohio State | 1 | 8 | 222 | 27.75 | 1 | 8.0 | 222.0 |
| 59 | Florida | 1 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 56.0 |
| 60 | UTSA | 2 | 9 | 255 | 28.33 | 0 | 4.5 | 127.5 |
| 61 | Alabama | 3 | 4 | 115 | 28.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 38.3 |
| 62 | Air Force | 1 | 5 | 159 | 31.80 | 1 | 5.0 | 159.0 |
| 63 | Tulsa | 1 | 5 | 161 | 32.20 | 1 | 5.0 | 161.0 |
| 64 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 36.0 |
| 65 | Nevada | 1 | 2 | 128 | 64.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 128.0 |