2024 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/14/2024
| 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 |
| 1 | Florida | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 6 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 1 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Texas | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 1 | Navy | 3 | 10 | 110 | 11.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 36.7 |
| 1 | Tulane | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 3 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Rice | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 2 | 8 | 104 | 13.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 52.0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 3 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.3 |
| 1 | Oregon | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| 1 | Michigan | 5 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.4 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 3 | 5 | 73 | 14.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 24.3 |
| 1 | Georgia | 6 | 9 | 133 | 14.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.2 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.5 |
| 1 | Army | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.8 |
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.3 |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.5 |
| 1 | North Texas | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.5 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 2 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 2 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 4 | 7 | 113 | 16.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 28.3 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 3 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 2 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 41.5 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 1 | TCU | 1 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 51.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 6 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.7 |
| 1 | Auburn | 3 | 6 | 104 | 17.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.7 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.8 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 1 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.6 |
| 1 | Boston College | 3 | 6 | 106 | 17.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.3 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 1 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 2 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 4 | 7 | 128 | 18.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 4 | 8 | 149 | 18.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.3 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 11 | 207 | 18.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 41.4 |
| 1 | Indiana | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 1 | UCF | 4 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 2 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.5 |
| 1 | SMU | 2 | 6 | 115 | 19.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 57.5 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 2 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.5 |
| 1 | Nevada | 3 | 11 | 214 | 19.45 | 0 | 3.7 | 71.3 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Akron | 2 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 3 | 6 | 120 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 3 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.3 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 4 | 8 | 174 | 21.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.5 |
| 1 | Duke | 2 | 8 | 175 | 21.88 | 0 | 4.0 | 87.5 |
| 1 | USC | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 3 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 4 | 89 | 22.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 89.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 68 | 22.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 6 | 8 | 184 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.7 |
| 1 | Ohio | 1 | 3 | 70 | 23.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 70.0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.7 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 6 | 4 | 95 | 23.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.8 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 4 | 8 | 191 | 23.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.8 |
| 1 | LSU | 3 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.3 |
| 1 | UAB | 2 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
| 1 | Florida International | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 76.0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 5 | 2 | 52 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 10.4 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 2 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 3 | 4 | 107 | 26.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 35.7 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 2 | 4 | 107 | 26.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 53.5 |
| 1 | California | 3 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 18.7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | 84 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 4 | 6 | 168 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 42.0 |
| 1 | South Florida | 3 | 4 | 122 | 30.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 40.7 |
| 1 | Kent State | 2 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 3 | 1 | 66 | 66.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 22.0 |
| 93 | Houston | 3 | 4 | 108 | 27.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 36.0 |
| 93 | Utah | 4 | 9 | 251 | 27.89 | 1 | 2.3 | 62.8 |
| 93 | Boise State | 3 | 9 | 280 | 31.11 | 1 | 3.0 | 93.3 |
| 93 | Wyoming | 3 | 5 | 163 | 32.60 | 1 | 1.7 | 54.3 |
| 93 | Utah State | 2 | 3 | 135 | 45.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 67.5 |
| 93 | Fresno State | 1 | 2 | 114 | 57.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 114.0 |