2022 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games in October Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 4 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Navy | 5 | 13 | 126 | 9.69 | 0 | 2.6 | 25.2 |
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 14 | 155 | 11.07 | 0 | 3.5 | 38.8 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 4 | 7 | 79 | 11.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.8 |
| 1 | UCF | 4 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 4 | 11 | 127 | 11.55 | 0 | 2.8 | 31.8 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | 8 | 96 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 4 | 6 | 78 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.5 |
| 1 | Liberty | 4 | 6 | 81 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.3 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.7 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 5 | 9 | 127 | 14.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 25.4 |
| 1 | Washington | 3 | 9 | 127 | 14.11 | 0 | 3.0 | 42.3 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 4 | 8 | 114 | 14.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.5 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 7 | 100 | 14.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 5 | 7 | 103 | 14.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 20.6 |
| 1 | Utah State | 3 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 4 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.5 |
| 1 | North Texas | 4 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 12 | 183 | 15.25 | 0 | 3.0 | 45.8 |
| 1 | Air Force | 4 | 9 | 139 | 15.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 34.8 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 12 | 186 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.4 | 37.2 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 4 | 9 | 140 | 15.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 4 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.8 |
| 1 | Ball State | 4 | 10 | 158 | 15.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 39.5 |
| 1 | Marshall | 4 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 4 | 6 | 96 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 4 | 9 | 147 | 16.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 36.8 |
| 1 | Ohio | 4 | 15 | 245 | 16.33 | 0 | 3.8 | 61.3 |
| 1 | Boise State | 3 | 11 | 181 | 16.45 | 0 | 3.7 | 60.3 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 4 | 10 | 165 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 41.3 |
| 1 | Colorado | 4 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.5 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 4 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Army | 4 | 6 | 101 | 16.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.3 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 4 | 9 | 152 | 16.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 4 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 1 | Clemson | 4 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.3 |
| 1 | Kent State | 4 | 13 | 221 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 55.3 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 10 | 170 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 56.7 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 4 | 8 | 137 | 17.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.3 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 4 | 15 | 258 | 17.20 | 0 | 3.8 | 64.5 |
| 1 | UNLV | 3 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 8 | 138 | 17.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.5 |
| 1 | Texas | 4 | 9 | 157 | 17.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 39.3 |
| 1 | Florida | 4 | 7 | 123 | 17.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.8 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | 12 | 211 | 17.58 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.8 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 4 | 10 | 176 | 17.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 44.0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 5 | 19 | 335 | 17.63 | 0 | 3.8 | 67.0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 4 | 8 | 142 | 17.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.5 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.5 |
| 1 | Louisville | 4 | 10 | 180 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 45.0 |
| 1 | BYU | 4 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.8 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 4 | 12 | 222 | 18.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 55.5 |
| 1 | Nevada | 4 | 7 | 130 | 18.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.5 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 5 | 16 | 299 | 18.69 | 0 | 3.2 | 59.8 |
| 1 | Tulane | 3 | 7 | 131 | 18.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.7 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 4 | 7 | 132 | 18.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 4 | 9 | 170 | 18.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 42.5 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 10 | 189 | 18.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 47.3 |
| 1 | USC | 4 | 10 | 189 | 18.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 47.3 |
| 1 | Troy | 4 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.5 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 5 | 95 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 31.7 |
| 1 | Alabama | 4 | 8 | 152 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 1 | South Florida | 4 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.5 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 9 | 174 | 19.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.5 |
| 1 | UTSA | 3 | 9 | 175 | 19.44 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.3 |
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 6 | 117 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.3 |
| 1 | Purdue | 4 | 11 | 216 | 19.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 54.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 9 | 177 | 19.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.3 |
| 1 | Auburn | 4 | 7 | 138 | 19.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.5 |
| 1 | Akron | 5 | 16 | 316 | 19.75 | 0 | 3.2 | 63.2 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 3 | 9 | 178 | 19.78 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.3 |
| 1 | Houston | 3 | 6 | 120 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 4 | 15 | 301 | 20.07 | 0 | 3.8 | 75.3 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 10 | 204 | 20.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 51.0 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 9 | 184 | 20.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 15 | 307 | 20.47 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.4 |
| 1 | Georgia | 4 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.8 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 4 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.8 |
| 1 | SMU | 4 | 6 | 125 | 20.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.3 |
| 1 | Illinois | 4 | 19 | 397 | 20.89 | 0 | 4.8 | 99.3 |
| 1 | Arizona | 4 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.8 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.8 |
| 1 | Florida International | 5 | 7 | 147 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.4 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 4 | 7 | 147 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.8 |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 7 | 148 | 21.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 49.3 |
| 1 | LSU | 4 | 11 | 233 | 21.18 | 0 | 2.8 | 58.3 |
| 1 | Toledo | 5 | 24 | 509 | 21.21 | 0 | 4.8 | 101.8 |
| 1 | Duke | 4 | 14 | 299 | 21.36 | 0 | 3.5 | 74.8 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 4 | 5 | 107 | 21.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.8 |
| 1 | Temple | 4 | 10 | 214 | 21.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 53.5 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 4 | 10 | 216 | 21.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 54.0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 4 | 8 | 173 | 21.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.3 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 15 | 326 | 21.73 | 0 | 3.8 | 81.5 |
| 1 | Kansas | 4 | 5 | 109 | 21.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.3 |
| 1 | TCU | 5 | 20 | 438 | 21.90 | 0 | 4.0 | 87.6 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 14 | 310 | 22.14 | 0 | 2.8 | 62.0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 4 | 4 | 89 | 22.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.3 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 3 | 8 | 178 | 22.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 59.3 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 5 | 112 | 22.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 4 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.3 |
| 1 | James Madison | 4 | 8 | 181 | 22.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.3 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 12 | 273 | 22.75 | 0 | 2.4 | 54.6 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 4 | 11 | 255 | 23.18 | 0 | 2.8 | 63.8 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 4 | 5 | 120 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 4 | 8 | 193 | 24.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.3 |
| 1 | Maryland | 4 | 7 | 169 | 24.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 42.3 |
| 1 | Virginia | 4 | 6 | 147 | 24.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 36.8 |
| 1 | Indiana | 4 | 9 | 222 | 24.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 55.5 |
| 1 | UAB | 5 | 9 | 225 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 4 | 10 | 250 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 62.5 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 3 | 5 | 127 | 25.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 42.3 |
| 1 | Boston College | 4 | 4 | 102 | 25.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.5 |
| 1 | Utah | 4 | 16 | 410 | 25.63 | 0 | 4.0 | 102.5 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 5 | 13 | 335 | 25.77 | 0 | 2.6 | 67.0 |
| 1 | California | 4 | 3 | 78 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 19.5 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 107 | 26.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.8 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 4 | 7 | 199 | 28.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 49.8 |
| 1 | Rice | 4 | 8 | 233 | 29.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 58.3 |
| 1 | Washington State | 4 | 4 | 118 | 29.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.5 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 4 | 5 | 155 | 31.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 38.8 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 64 | 32.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 4 | 2 | 85 | 42.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 21.3 |
| 127 | Rutgers | 4 | 7 | 166 | 23.71 | 1 | 1.8 | 41.5 |
| 127 | Memphis | 4 | 13 | 315 | 24.23 | 1 | 3.3 | 78.8 |
| 127 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 11 | 365 | 33.18 | 1 | 2.8 | 91.3 |
| 127 | Baylor | 4 | 7 | 238 | 34.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 59.5 |
| 127 | Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 134 | 44.67 | 1 | 0.8 | 33.5 |