2022 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - All Games through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado State | 12 | 6 | 103 | 17.17 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.6 | 
| 2 | Missouri | 13 | 11 | 150 | 13.64 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.5 | 
| 3 | Hawaii | 13 | 9 | 165 | 18.33 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.7 | 
| 4 | USF | 12 | 10 | 166 | 16.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.8 | 
| 5 | Stanford | 12 | 12 | 188 | 15.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.7 | 
| 6 | Minnesota | 13 | 10 | 194 | 19.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.9 | 
| 6 | Arkansas | 13 | 9 | 194 | 21.56 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.9 | 
| 8 | Texas A&M | 12 | 6 | 200 | 33.33 | 1 | 0.5 | 16.7 | 
| 9 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 14 | 237 | 16.93 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.8 | 
| 10 | Colorado | 12 | 10 | 255 | 25.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 21.3 | 
| 11 | Nebraska | 12 | 15 | 270 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.5 | 
| 12 | Charlotte | 12 | 13 | 271 | 20.85 | 0 | 1.1 | 22.6 | 
| 13 | Nevada | 12 | 16 | 293 | 18.31 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.4 | 
| 14 | Iowa | 13 | 18 | 294 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.4 | 22.6 | 
| 15 | Clemson | 14 | 15 | 296 | 19.73 | 0 | 1.1 | 21.1 | 
| 16 | Northwestern | 12 | 20 | 297 | 14.85 | 0 | 1.7 | 24.8 | 
| 17 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 20 | 298 | 14.90 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.9 | 
| 18 | New Mexico | 12 | 14 | 308 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.7 | 
| 19 | Cincinnati | 13 | 20 | 318 | 15.90 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.5 | 
| 20 | UTEP | 12 | 15 | 324 | 21.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.0 | 
| 20 | Virginia | 10 | 13 | 324 | 24.92 | 0 | 1.3 | 32.4 | 
| 22 | South Carolina | 13 | 20 | 328 | 16.40 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.2 | 
| 23 | Georgia State | 12 | 14 | 329 | 23.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 27.4 | 
| 24 | Kentucky | 13 | 14 | 334 | 23.86 | 0 | 1.1 | 25.7 | 
| 25 | Navy | 12 | 24 | 342 | 14.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.5 | 
| 26 | Marshall | 13 | 17 | 349 | 20.53 | 1 | 1.3 | 26.8 | 
| 27 | Wisconsin | 13 | 23 | 352 | 15.30 | 0 | 1.8 | 27.1 | 
| 28 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 13 | 353 | 27.15 | 1 | 1.2 | 32.1 | 
| 29 | Baylor | 13 | 16 | 361 | 22.56 | 1 | 1.2 | 27.8 | 
| 30 | James Madison | 11 | 19 | 362 | 19.05 | 0 | 1.7 | 32.9 | 
| 31 | Notre Dame | 13 | 19 | 368 | 19.37 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.3 | 
| 32 | Texas Tech | 13 | 26 | 369 | 14.19 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.4 | 
| 33 | North Texas | 14 | 17 | 371 | 21.82 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.5 | 
| 34 | Central Michigan | 12 | 21 | 376 | 17.90 | 0 | 1.8 | 31.3 | 
| 35 | Maryland | 13 | 17 | 385 | 22.65 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.6 | 
| 36 | Army | 12 | 24 | 387 | 16.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.3 | 
| 37 | Washington State | 13 | 18 | 391 | 21.72 | 0 | 1.4 | 30.1 | 
| 38 | FIU | 12 | 18 | 398 | 22.11 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.2 | 
| 39 | Liberty | 13 | 22 | 401 | 18.23 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.8 | 
| 40 | Florida State | 13 | 20 | 402 | 20.10 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.9 | 
| 41 | Kansas State | 14 | 25 | 403 | 16.12 | 0 | 1.8 | 28.8 | 
| 42 | Troy | 14 | 23 | 405 | 17.61 | 0 | 1.6 | 28.9 | 
| 43 | Indiana | 12 | 18 | 417 | 23.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.8 | 
| 44 | Arizona | 12 | 21 | 427 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 35.6 | 
| 44 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 21 | 427 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 35.6 | 
| 46 | Arizona State | 12 | 24 | 431 | 17.96 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.9 | 
| 47 | Michigan | 14 | 25 | 440 | 17.60 | 0 | 1.8 | 31.4 | 
| 48 | Tulsa | 12 | 30 | 442 | 14.73 | 0 | 2.5 | 36.8 | 
| 49 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 24 | 443 | 18.46 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.9 | 
| 50 | Florida | 13 | 21 | 449 | 21.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 34.5 | 
| 50 | Oklahoma | 13 | 18 | 449 | 24.94 | 0 | 1.4 | 34.5 | 
| 52 | Massachusetts | 12 | 25 | 450 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.1 | 37.5 | 
| 53 | Arkansas State | 12 | 26 | 451 | 17.35 | 0 | 2.2 | 37.6 | 
| 54 | UCF | 14 | 25 | 452 | 18.08 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.3 | 
| 55 | Utah State | 13 | 23 | 453 | 19.70 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.8 | 
| 56 | California | 12 | 23 | 456 | 19.83 | 0 | 1.9 | 38.0 | 
| 57 | Georgia | 15 | 23 | 460 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.7 | 
| 58 | UNLV | 12 | 30 | 465 | 15.50 | 1 | 2.5 | 38.8 | 
| 59 | NC State | 13 | 25 | 467 | 18.68 | 1 | 1.9 | 35.9 | 
| 60 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 26 | 479 | 18.42 | 0 | 2.2 | 39.9 | 
| 61 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 29 | 488 | 16.83 | 0 | 2.4 | 40.7 | 
| 62 | Louisville | 13 | 27 | 490 | 18.15 | 0 | 2.1 | 37.7 | 
| 63 | San Diego State | 13 | 24 | 493 | 20.54 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.9 | 
| 64 | Tulane | 14 | 31 | 494 | 15.94 | 0 | 2.2 | 35.3 | 
| 65 | Illinois | 13 | 26 | 506 | 19.46 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.9 | 
| 66 | UCLA | 13 | 26 | 512 | 19.69 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.4 | 
| 67 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 36 | 516 | 14.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 43.0 | 
| 68 | Old Dominion | 12 | 26 | 525 | 20.19 | 0 | 2.2 | 43.8 | 
| 69 | Purdue | 14 | 28 | 528 | 18.86 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.7 | 
| 70 | Duke | 13 | 31 | 530 | 17.10 | 0 | 2.4 | 40.8 | 
| 70 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 25 | 530 | 21.20 | 1 | 1.9 | 40.8 | 
| 72 | Houston | 13 | 29 | 536 | 18.48 | 0 | 2.2 | 41.2 | 
| 72 | Ole Miss | 13 | 24 | 536 | 22.33 | 1 | 1.8 | 41.2 | 
| 74 | Louisiana | 13 | 35 | 538 | 15.37 | 0 | 2.7 | 41.4 | 
| 75 | Kansas | 13 | 23 | 539 | 23.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.5 | 
| 76 | Appalachian State | 12 | 26 | 550 | 21.15 | 2 | 2.2 | 45.8 | 
| 77 | Southern Miss | 13 | 25 | 560 | 22.40 | 0 | 1.9 | 43.1 | 
| 78 | Buffalo | 13 | 24 | 561 | 23.38 | 1 | 1.8 | 43.2 | 
| 79 | San Jose State | 12 | 37 | 570 | 15.41 | 2 | 3.1 | 47.5 | 
| 80 | Kent State | 12 | 34 | 575 | 16.91 | 0 | 2.8 | 47.9 | 
| 81 | Rutgers | 12 | 23 | 579 | 25.17 | 2 | 1.9 | 48.3 | 
| 82 | Ball State | 12 | 33 | 581 | 17.61 | 0 | 2.8 | 48.4 | 
| 83 | Fresno State | 14 | 34 | 588 | 17.29 | 0 | 2.4 | 42.0 | 
| 84 | Air Force | 13 | 35 | 593 | 16.94 | 0 | 2.7 | 45.6 | 
| 84 | Alabama | 13 | 34 | 593 | 17.44 | 0 | 2.6 | 45.6 | 
| 86 | Syracuse | 13 | 27 | 594 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.1 | 45.7 | 
| 87 | Mississippi State | 13 | 33 | 596 | 18.06 | 0 | 2.5 | 45.8 | 
| 88 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 28 | 601 | 21.46 | 0 | 2.2 | 46.2 | 
| 89 | Texas | 13 | 35 | 603 | 17.23 | 0 | 2.7 | 46.4 | 
| 90 | Penn State | 13 | 31 | 604 | 19.48 | 0 | 2.4 | 46.5 | 
| 91 | UAB | 13 | 29 | 607 | 20.93 | 0 | 2.2 | 46.7 | 
| 92 | Boston College | 12 | 22 | 608 | 27.64 | 1 | 1.8 | 50.7 | 
| 93 | Rice | 13 | 27 | 616 | 22.81 | 0 | 2.1 | 47.4 | 
| 94 | BYU | 13 | 28 | 621 | 22.18 | 1 | 2.2 | 47.8 | 
| 95 | North Carolina | 14 | 27 | 623 | 23.07 | 0 | 1.9 | 44.5 | 
| 96 | Oregon | 13 | 25 | 630 | 25.20 | 0 | 1.9 | 48.5 | 
| 97 | Michigan State | 12 | 33 | 633 | 19.18 | 1 | 2.8 | 52.8 | 
| 98 | South Alabama | 13 | 35 | 648 | 18.51 | 0 | 2.7 | 49.8 | 
| 99 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 22 | 649 | 29.50 | 1 | 1.8 | 54.1 | 
| 100 | Western Michigan | 12 | 29 | 654 | 22.55 | 0 | 2.4 | 54.5 | 
| 101 | Texas State | 12 | 35 | 655 | 18.71 | 0 | 2.9 | 54.6 | 
| 102 | Connecticut | 13 | 33 | 672 | 20.36 | 0 | 2.5 | 51.7 | 
| 103 | Wyoming | 13 | 30 | 680 | 22.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 52.3 | 
| 104 | Akron | 12 | 36 | 681 | 18.92 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.8 | 
| 105 | LSU | 14 | 30 | 690 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.1 | 49.3 | 
| 106 | Auburn | 12 | 32 | 692 | 21.63 | 1 | 2.7 | 57.7 | 
| 107 | Ohio | 14 | 40 | 701 | 17.53 | 0 | 2.9 | 50.1 | 
| 108 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 35 | 711 | 20.31 | 0 | 2.7 | 54.7 | 
| 109 | Tennessee | 13 | 42 | 718 | 17.10 | 0 | 3.2 | 55.2 | 
| 110 | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 36 | 722 | 20.06 | 0 | 2.8 | 55.5 | 
| 111 | Coastal Carolina | 13 | 34 | 729 | 21.44 | 0 | 2.6 | 56.1 | 
| 112 | Bowling Green | 13 | 34 | 734 | 21.59 | 0 | 2.6 | 56.5 | 
| 113 | Iowa State | 12 | 37 | 745 | 20.14 | 0 | 3.1 | 62.1 | 
| 114 | Ohio State | 13 | 37 | 756 | 20.43 | 0 | 2.8 | 58.2 | 
| 115 | Temple | 12 | 36 | 773 | 21.47 | 1 | 3.0 | 64.4 | 
| 116 | Western Kentucky | 14 | 41 | 777 | 18.95 | 0 | 2.9 | 55.5 | 
| 117 | Oregon State | 13 | 34 | 805 | 23.68 | 1 | 2.6 | 61.9 | 
| 118 | West Virginia | 12 | 41 | 814 | 19.85 | 1 | 3.4 | 67.8 | 
| 119 | UTSA | 14 | 44 | 818 | 18.59 | 0 | 3.1 | 58.4 | 
| 120 | New Mexico State | 13 | 34 | 819 | 24.09 | 1 | 2.6 | 63.0 | 
| 121 | SMU | 13 | 37 | 857 | 23.16 | 0 | 2.8 | 65.9 | 
| 122 | Boise State | 14 | 42 | 886 | 21.10 | 1 | 3.0 | 63.3 | 
| 123 | Memphis | 13 | 37 | 895 | 24.19 | 1 | 2.8 | 68.8 | 
| 124 | Washington | 13 | 52 | 936 | 18.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 72.0 | 
| 125 | Wake Forest | 13 | 52 | 1018 | 19.58 | 0 | 4.0 | 78.3 | 
| 126 | East Carolina | 13 | 50 | 1023 | 20.46 | 1 | 3.8 | 78.7 | 
| 127 | USC | 14 | 51 | 1050 | 20.59 | 0 | 3.6 | 75.0 | 
| 128 | Middle Tennessee State | 13 | 54 | 1057 | 19.57 | 1 | 4.2 | 81.3 | 
| 129 | TCU | 15 | 48 | 1093 | 22.77 | 0 | 3.2 | 72.9 | 
| 130 | Toledo | 14 | 53 | 1104 | 20.83 | 0 | 3.8 | 78.9 | 
| 131 | Utah | 14 | 61 | 1300 | 21.31 | 0 | 4.4 | 92.9 |