2024 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/20/2024
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Florida | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| 4 | North Texas | 2 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Mississippi | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 5 | Temple | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Baylor | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 5 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| 10 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| 14 | Texas | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 15 | Virginia | 2 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.5 |
| 16 | Auburn | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 17 | Rice | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 18 | Purdue | 5 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.4 |
| 18 | Oregon | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.0 |
| 20 | Hawai'i | 3 | 9 | 123 | 13.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.0 |
| 21 | Texas Tech | 4 | 5 | 73 | 14.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.3 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 3 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.7 |
| 23 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.5 |
| 24 | Georgia | 5 | 8 | 122 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 24.4 |
| 25 | BYU | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 26 | Penn State | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 26 | Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 26 | Navy | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 26 | Iowa | 2 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.3 |
| 31 | Houston | 2 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.5 |
| 32 | West Virginia | 2 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 41.5 |
| 33 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 33 | Texas State | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 33 | TCU | 1 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 51.0 |
| 36 | Boston College | 1 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.0 |
| 37 | Appalachian State | 1 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 38 | Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.3 |
| 38 | Old Dominion | 1 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.0 |
| 38 | SMU | 1 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.0 |
| 41 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 41 | Illinois | 2 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 41 | Alabama | 3 | 6 | 108 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 44 | Louisville | 4 | 7 | 128 | 18.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.0 |
| 45 | New Mexico | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 45 | Nevada | 2 | 8 | 148 | 18.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 74.0 |
| 47 | Michigan | 4 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.3 |
| 47 | Missouri | 3 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 47 | UCF | 4 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 50 | Stanford | 3 | 7 | 134 | 19.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.7 |
| 51 | San Diego State | 3 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.0 |
| 52 | Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.0 |
| 52 | Akron | 2 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 54 | Notre Dame | 1 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 55 | Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 55 | Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 57 | Duke | 2 | 8 | 175 | 21.88 | 0 | 4.0 | 87.5 |
| 58 | USC | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 58 | UCLA | 3 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 58 | Ohio State | 2 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.0 |
| 61 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 4 | 89 | 22.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 89.0 |
| 62 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 4 | 90 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.0 |
| 63 | Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 63 | New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 65 | Mississippi State | 5 | 4 | 93 | 23.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.6 |
| 66 | Texas A&M | 2 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.5 |
| 67 | Arkansas | 4 | 4 | 95 | 23.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.8 |
| 68 | Nebraska | 4 | 8 | 191 | 23.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.8 |
| 69 | Kansas State | 4 | 7 | 170 | 24.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 42.5 |
| 70 | LSU | 4 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 70 | Kansas | 5 | 4 | 100 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 20.0 |
| 70 | Florida International | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 73 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 76.0 |
| 74 | Washington | 3 | 7 | 179 | 25.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 59.7 |
| 75 | Colorado State | 2 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.0 |
| 75 | Florida State | 4 | 2 | 52 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.0 |
| 75 | Ball State | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 78 | Cincinnati | 3 | 4 | 107 | 26.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 35.7 |
| 79 | South Florida | 3 | 5 | 137 | 27.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 45.7 |
| 80 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 81 | Utah | 3 | 8 | 237 | 29.63 | 1 | 2.7 | 79.0 |
| 82 | California | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 30.0 |
| 83 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 5 | 153 | 30.60 | 1 | 5.0 | 153.0 |
| 84 | San Jose State | 2 | 4 | 124 | 31.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 62.0 |
| 85 | Kent State | 2 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 16.0 |
| 86 | Boise State | 3 | 6 | 199 | 33.17 | 1 | 2.0 | 66.3 |
| 87 | Utah State | 3 | 5 | 166 | 33.20 | 1 | 1.7 | 55.3 |
| 88 | Wyoming | 2 | 3 | 116 | 38.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 58.0 |
| 89 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 42 | 42.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 21.0 |
| 90 | UAB | 2 | 2 | 101 | 50.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 50.5 |
| 91 | Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 114 | 57.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 57.0 |