2024 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/04/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.0 |
| 6 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 6 | James Madison | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Michigan | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 6 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 6 | Texas | 3 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.7 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.5 |
| 6 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 6 | UNLV | 2 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 6 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 6 | North Carolina State | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 6 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 6 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 50 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 6 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 6 | California | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 27.0 |
| 6 | Georgia | 2 | 2 | 109 | 54.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 54.5 |
| 6 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 81 | 81.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 81.0 |
| 23 | Iowa State | 2 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.0 |
| 23 | Arizona State | 2 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.5 |
| 25 | Western Michigan | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 25 | Buffalo | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 25 | Iowa | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| 25 | Texas Tech | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 25 | Navy | 2 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.5 |
| 25 | Fresno State | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 25 | Washington | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 25 | Alabama | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 25 | Arkansas | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 25 | LSU | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 25 | TCU | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 25 | Boston College | 1 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 25 | Penn State | 3 | 6 | 122 | 20.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.7 |
| 25 | USC | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 25 | Marshall | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 25 | Rutgers | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 25 | Texas State | 1 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 25 | West Virginia | 1 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 25 | Colorado | 1 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.0 |
| 25 | Boise State | 2 | 4 | 98 | 24.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.0 |
| 25 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 2 | 52 | 26.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 52.0 |
| 25 | Indiana | 1 | 2 | 65 | 32.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 65.0 |
| 25 | Mississippi | 1 | 2 | 115 | 57.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 115.0 |
| 25 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 2 | 127 | 63.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 127.0 |
| 51 | Ohio | 2 | 5 | 87 | 17.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 43.5 |
| 51 | SMU | 2 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 45.5 |
| 53 | UTSA | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 53 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 36.0 |
| 53 | Bowling Green | 1 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 44.0 |
| 53 | Nebraska | 1 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 51.0 |
| 53 | Minnesota | 1 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| 53 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 3 | 68 | 22.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 68.0 |
| 53 | Oklahoma | 1 | 3 | 69 | 23.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 69.0 |
| 53 | Florida | 1 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 71.0 |
| 53 | Washington State | 1 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 71.0 |
| 53 | Texas A&M | 1 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 72.0 |
| 53 | Arkansas State | 1 | 3 | 100 | 33.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 100.0 |
| 53 | San Jose State | 1 | 3 | 115 | 38.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 115.0 |
| 65 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 52.0 |
| 65 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 78.0 |
| 65 | South Florida | 1 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 79.0 |
| 65 | Toledo | 1 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 85.0 |
| 65 | Army | 3 | 12 | 297 | 24.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 99.0 |
| 65 | Baylor | 1 | 4 | 155 | 38.75 | 1 | 4.0 | 155.0 |
| 65 | Missouri | 1 | 4 | 169 | 42.25 | 1 | 4.0 | 169.0 |
| 72 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 9 | 181 | 20.11 | 0 | 4.5 | 90.5 |
| 73 | BYU | 1 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 72.0 |
| 73 | East Carolina | 1 | 5 | 103 | 20.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 103.0 |
| 73 | Syracuse | 1 | 5 | 132 | 26.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 132.0 |
| 73 | Connecticut | 1 | 5 | 172 | 34.40 | 1 | 5.0 | 172.0 |
| 77 | South Alabama | 1 | 6 | 125 | 20.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 125.0 |