2023 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Arizona | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 4 | Arkansas | 4 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 5 | Penn State | 4 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.5 |
| 6 | Clemson | 3 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.7 |
| 7 | Hawaii | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 4 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Alabama | 6 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.2 |
| 10 | TCU | 4 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.5 |
| 11 | Ole Miss | 4 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.0 |
| 12 | NC State | 4 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.3 |
| 13 | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 14 | Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.8 |
| 15 | Nebraska | 2 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
| 16 | Michigan State | 5 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 13.2 |
| 17 | East Carolina | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.0 |
| 18 | Florida | 5 | 4 | 75 | 18.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.0 |
| 19 | South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.3 |
| 19 | Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 46 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.3 |
| 21 | Washington State | 3 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.0 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 2 | 49 | 24.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 16.3 |
| 23 | Liberty | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 24 | Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 69 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.3 |
| 25 | Rice | 2 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.5 |
| 26 | Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 75 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.8 |
| 27 | Stanford | 4 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 28 | Georgia | 5 | 7 | 99 | 14.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 19.8 |
| 29 | UCLA | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 29 | Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 29 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 32 | UTEP | 2 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.0 |
| 33 | Kansas | 4 | 7 | 86 | 12.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.5 |
| 34 | USF | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 34 | Temple | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 36 | Oregon | 3 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.3 |
| 37 | Wake Forest | 4 | 3 | 94 | 31.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 23.5 |
| 38 | Purdue | 3 | 4 | 73 | 18.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.3 |
| 39 | Notre Dame | 4 | 4 | 99 | 24.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.8 |
| 40 | Mississippi State | 4 | 5 | 108 | 21.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.0 |
| 41 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 41 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 43 | Florida State | 4 | 7 | 113 | 16.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 28.3 |
| 44 | Michigan | 5 | 7 | 143 | 20.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.6 |
| 45 | SMU | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.0 |
| 46 | Texas | 6 | 10 | 176 | 17.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 29.3 |
| 47 | Northwestern | 2 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.5 |
| 48 | Indiana | 4 | 5 | 120 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.0 |
| 49 | Colorado | 2 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.0 |
| 50 | Buffalo | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 50 | LSU | 4 | 7 | 132 | 18.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.0 |
| 52 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 5 | 134 | 26.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 33.5 |
| 53 | UTSA | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 54 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 8 | 137 | 17.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.3 |
| 55 | Oregon State | 4 | 7 | 138 | 19.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.5 |
| 56 | Maryland | 3 | 5 | 105 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 35.0 |
| 57 | Louisville | 3 | 4 | 110 | 27.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 36.7 |
| 58 | BYU | 4 | 9 | 150 | 16.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 37.5 |
| 59 | Kansas State | 5 | 10 | 190 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 59 | Utah | 3 | 4 | 114 | 28.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 38.0 |
| 61 | Cincinnati | 3 | 6 | 116 | 19.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.7 |
| 62 | Washington | 5 | 12 | 194 | 16.17 | 0 | 2.4 | 38.8 |
| 63 | Wisconsin | 3 | 6 | 117 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 63 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 7 | 156 | 22.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 39.0 |
| 65 | Illinois | 3 | 7 | 118 | 16.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 39.3 |
| 65 | Auburn | 4 | 5 | 157 | 31.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 39.3 |
| 67 | Missouri | 5 | 8 | 203 | 25.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 40.6 |
| 68 | Texas Tech | 4 | 5 | 163 | 32.60 | 1 | 1.3 | 40.8 |
| 69 | Baylor | 2 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.0 |
| 69 | FIU | 1 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 69 | Tulane | 2 | 4 | 82 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 72 | South Alabama | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 73 | Iowa State | 6 | 14 | 253 | 18.07 | 0 | 2.3 | 42.2 |
| 74 | Virginia | 3 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.0 |
| 75 | West Virginia | 3 | 7 | 134 | 19.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.7 |
| 76 | Texas A&M | 5 | 11 | 226 | 20.55 | 0 | 2.2 | 45.2 |
| 77 | Oklahoma | 5 | 13 | 227 | 17.46 | 0 | 2.6 | 45.4 |
| 78 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 7 | 185 | 26.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 46.3 |
| 79 | Memphis | 2 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 46.5 |
| 80 | Bowling Green | 2 | 6 | 95 | 15.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 47.5 |
| 80 | Navy | 2 | 4 | 95 | 23.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.5 |
| 82 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 2 | 50 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.0 |
| 83 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 8 | 151 | 18.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 50.3 |
| 84 | Houston | 3 | 5 | 153 | 30.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 51.0 |
| 85 | Duke | 5 | 9 | 257 | 28.56 | 1 | 1.8 | 51.4 |
| 86 | Wyoming | 1 | 2 | 52 | 26.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 52.0 |
| 87 | Massachusetts | 2 | 4 | 105 | 26.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 52.5 |
| 88 | Charlotte | 1 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 54.0 |
| 88 | New Mexico State | 2 | 5 | 108 | 21.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 54.0 |
| 88 | Utah State | 1 | 1 | 54 | 54.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 54.0 |
| 91 | UCF | 4 | 10 | 238 | 23.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 59.5 |
| 92 | Tulsa | 3 | 7 | 183 | 26.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 61.0 |
| 93 | Connecticut | 2 | 5 | 125 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 62.5 |
| 94 | Troy | 1 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.0 |
| 95 | Boston College | 3 | 10 | 191 | 19.10 | 0 | 3.3 | 63.7 |
| 96 | Southern Miss | 1 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 66.0 |
| 97 | Ball State | 1 | 2 | 70 | 35.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 70.0 |
| 98 | Kentucky | 6 | 16 | 428 | 26.75 | 0 | 2.7 | 71.3 |
| 99 | California | 2 | 7 | 144 | 20.57 | 0 | 3.5 | 72.0 |
| 100 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 77.0 |
| 101 | UNLV | 2 | 8 | 157 | 19.63 | 0 | 4.0 | 78.5 |
| 102 | Marshall | 1 | 5 | 79 | 15.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 79.0 |
| 103 | UAB | 1 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 85.0 |
| 104 | Western Michigan | 1 | 3 | 88 | 29.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 88.0 |
| 105 | USC | 5 | 19 | 465 | 24.47 | 1 | 3.8 | 93.0 |
| 106 | Boise State | 1 | 5 | 98 | 19.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 98.0 |