2025 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - All Games through 12/13/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida State | 12 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 12 | 5 | 63 | 12.60 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.3 |
| 3 | Tulane | 13 | 6 | 89 | 14.83 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| 4 | Arizona | 12 | 4 | 91 | 22.75 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.6 |
| 5 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 6 | 117 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.8 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 12 | 8 | 130 | 16.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.8 |
| 7 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 7 | 136 | 19.43 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.3 |
| 8 | Colorado | 12 | 7 | 139 | 19.86 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.6 |
| 9 | Ole Miss | 12 | 8 | 141 | 17.63 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.8 |
| 10 | Rice | 12 | 10 | 158 | 15.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.2 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 12 | 8 | 158 | 19.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.2 |
| 12 | Georgia | 13 | 13 | 179 | 13.77 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.8 |
| 13 | Florida | 12 | 9 | 170 | 18.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.2 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 12 | 11 | 174 | 15.82 | 0 | 0.9 | 14.5 |
| 15 | BYU | 13 | 13 | 198 | 15.23 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.2 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 12 | 11 | 183 | 16.64 | 0 | 0.9 | 15.3 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 7 | 185 | 26.43 | 0 | 0.6 | 15.4 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | 12 | 11 | 187 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 15.6 |
| 19 | Syracuse | 12 | 10 | 199 | 19.90 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.6 |
| 20 | Georgia State | 12 | 7 | 200 | 28.57 | 0 | 0.6 | 16.7 |
| 21 | Marshall | 12 | 9 | 207 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.3 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 12 | 216 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 23 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 13 | 217 | 16.69 | 0 | 1.1 | 18.1 |
| 24 | Illinois | 12 | 10 | 225 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.8 |
| 25 | Texas Tech | 13 | 16 | 264 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 20.3 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 12 | 12 | 244 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.3 |
| 27 | Ohio State | 13 | 16 | 266 | 16.63 | 0 | 1.2 | 20.5 |
| 28 | Iowa | 12 | 19 | 261 | 13.74 | 0 | 1.6 | 21.8 |
| 29 | UCLA | 12 | 12 | 263 | 21.92 | 1 | 1.0 | 21.9 |
| 30 | Auburn | 12 | 12 | 264 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 31 | Michigan | 12 | 14 | 266 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.2 |
| 32 | LSU | 12 | 12 | 267 | 22.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.3 |
| 33 | USF | 12 | 14 | 269 | 19.21 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.4 |
| 34 | Colorado State | 12 | 12 | 272 | 22.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.7 |
| 35 | Appalachian State | 12 | 13 | 274 | 21.08 | 0 | 1.1 | 22.8 |
| 36 | Michigan State | 12 | 17 | 280 | 16.47 | 0 | 1.4 | 23.3 |
| 37 | Nevada | 12 | 9 | 282 | 31.33 | 1 | 0.8 | 23.5 |
| 38 | Boise State | 14 | 13 | 331 | 25.46 | 1 | 0.9 | 23.6 |
| 39 | Kansas | 12 | 15 | 286 | 19.07 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.8 |
| 40 | Western Michigan | 13 | 20 | 312 | 15.60 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.0 |
| 41 | Virginia | 13 | 21 | 313 | 14.90 | 0 | 1.6 | 24.1 |
| 42 | Washington State | 12 | 17 | 291 | 17.12 | 0 | 1.4 | 24.3 |
| 43 | Wake Forest | 12 | 13 | 293 | 22.54 | 0 | 1.1 | 24.4 |
| 44 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 15 | 295 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.6 |
| 45 | Clemson | 12 | 10 | 299 | 29.90 | 1 | 0.8 | 24.9 |
| 46 | Cincinnati | 12 | 17 | 300 | 17.65 | 0 | 1.4 | 25.0 |
| 47 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 16 | 301 | 18.81 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.1 |
| 48 | UCF | 12 | 14 | 303 | 21.64 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.3 |
| 49 | Louisville | 12 | 17 | 308 | 18.12 | 0 | 1.4 | 25.7 |
| 50 | San Diego State | 12 | 12 | 310 | 25.83 | 1 | 1.0 | 25.8 |
| 51 | Memphis | 12 | 18 | 314 | 17.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.2 |
| 52 | Utah | 12 | 16 | 316 | 19.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.3 |
| 52 | Southern Miss | 12 | 13 | 316 | 24.31 | 0 | 1.1 | 26.3 |
| 54 | Duke | 13 | 18 | 347 | 19.28 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.7 |
| 55 | Oregon | 12 | 16 | 322 | 20.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.8 |
| 55 | Temple | 12 | 14 | 322 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.8 |
| 57 | Purdue | 12 | 13 | 323 | 24.85 | 1 | 1.1 | 26.9 |
| 58 | Notre Dame | 12 | 15 | 324 | 21.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.0 |
| 59 | Kent State | 12 | 17 | 325 | 19.12 | 0 | 1.4 | 27.1 |
| 60 | Delaware | 12 | 17 | 326 | 19.18 | 0 | 1.4 | 27.2 |
| 60 | New Mexico | 12 | 17 | 326 | 19.18 | 0 | 1.4 | 27.2 |
| 62 | Tulsa | 12 | 20 | 328 | 16.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 27.3 |
| 62 | Texas | 12 | 18 | 327 | 18.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.3 |
| 64 | Troy | 13 | 20 | 360 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.7 |
| 65 | Penn State | 12 | 17 | 343 | 20.18 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.6 |
| 66 | Stanford | 12 | 17 | 345 | 20.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.8 |
| 67 | Alabama | 13 | 22 | 380 | 17.27 | 1 | 1.7 | 29.2 |
| 67 | Arkansas | 12 | 13 | 350 | 26.92 | 1 | 1.1 | 29.2 |
| 69 | Air Force | 12 | 21 | 352 | 16.76 | 0 | 1.8 | 29.3 |
| 70 | Oklahoma | 12 | 20 | 356 | 17.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 29.7 |
| 71 | Texas State | 12 | 19 | 361 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 30.1 |
| 72 | South Carolina | 12 | 21 | 368 | 17.52 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.7 |
| 73 | New Mexico State | 12 | 20 | 375 | 18.75 | 1 | 1.7 | 31.3 |
| 74 | Fresno State | 12 | 24 | 381 | 15.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.8 |
| 75 | Buffalo | 12 | 18 | 390 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.5 |
| 76 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 15 | 394 | 26.27 | 1 | 1.3 | 32.8 |
| 77 | Arkansas State | 12 | 21 | 395 | 18.81 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.9 |
| 78 | Texas A&M | 12 | 22 | 404 | 18.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.7 |
| 79 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 20 | 418 | 20.90 | 1 | 1.7 | 34.8 |
| 79 | Washington | 13 | 19 | 453 | 23.84 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.8 |
| 81 | Liberty | 12 | 23 | 435 | 18.91 | 0 | 1.9 | 36.3 |
| 82 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 33 | 437 | 13.24 | 1 | 2.8 | 36.4 |
| 83 | Nebraska | 12 | 26 | 442 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 36.8 |
| 84 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 19 | 464 | 24.42 | 1 | 1.6 | 38.7 |
| 85 | Rutgers | 12 | 24 | 467 | 19.46 | 1 | 2.0 | 38.9 |
| 86 | Arizona State | 12 | 24 | 468 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 87 | Connecticut | 12 | 21 | 481 | 22.90 | 0 | 1.8 | 40.1 |
| 88 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 20 | 482 | 24.10 | 2 | 1.7 | 40.2 |
| 89 | Bowling Green | 12 | 26 | 495 | 19.04 | 0 | 2.2 | 41.3 |
| 89 | TCU | 12 | 25 | 496 | 19.84 | 0 | 2.1 | 41.3 |
| 89 | Boston College | 12 | 23 | 495 | 21.52 | 0 | 1.9 | 41.3 |
| 92 | James Madison | 13 | 26 | 540 | 20.77 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.5 |
| 93 | Army | 12 | 23 | 501 | 21.78 | 1 | 1.9 | 41.8 |
| 93 | Kansas State | 12 | 23 | 502 | 21.83 | 0 | 1.9 | 41.8 |
| 95 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 28 | 547 | 19.54 | 1 | 2.2 | 42.1 |
| 96 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 23 | 508 | 22.09 | 0 | 1.9 | 42.3 |
| 97 | Missouri State | 12 | 26 | 512 | 19.69 | 1 | 2.2 | 42.7 |
| 97 | Baylor | 12 | 25 | 512 | 20.48 | 1 | 2.1 | 42.7 |
| 99 | Ball State | 12 | 28 | 513 | 18.32 | 0 | 2.3 | 42.8 |
| 99 | West Virginia | 12 | 23 | 514 | 22.35 | 1 | 1.9 | 42.8 |
| 101 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 23 | 519 | 22.57 | 0 | 1.9 | 43.3 |
| 102 | Toledo | 12 | 23 | 524 | 22.78 | 0 | 1.9 | 43.7 |
| 103 | USC | 12 | 20 | 526 | 26.30 | 1 | 1.7 | 43.8 |
| 104 | Navy | 12 | 28 | 531 | 18.96 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.3 |
| 105 | Wyoming | 12 | 21 | 534 | 25.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 44.5 |
| 106 | Missouri | 12 | 31 | 536 | 17.29 | 0 | 2.6 | 44.7 |
| 107 | Akron | 12 | 29 | 543 | 18.72 | 2 | 2.4 | 45.3 |
| 108 | Utah State | 12 | 27 | 549 | 20.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 45.8 |
| 109 | UTEP | 12 | 29 | 551 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.4 | 45.9 |
| 110 | Indiana | 13 | 30 | 600 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.2 |
| 111 | NC State | 12 | 24 | 562 | 23.42 | 1 | 2.0 | 46.8 |
| 111 | Massachusetts | 12 | 22 | 562 | 25.55 | 1 | 1.8 | 46.8 |
| 113 | San Jose State | 12 | 24 | 572 | 23.83 | 1 | 2.0 | 47.7 |
| 114 | South Alabama | 12 | 25 | 573 | 22.92 | 1 | 2.1 | 47.8 |
| 115 | UTSA | 12 | 25 | 575 | 23.00 | 1 | 2.1 | 47.9 |
| 116 | Houston | 12 | 25 | 604 | 24.16 | 0 | 2.1 | 50.3 |
| 117 | SMU | 12 | 33 | 619 | 18.76 | 0 | 2.8 | 51.6 |
| 118 | East Carolina | 12 | 30 | 620 | 20.67 | 0 | 2.5 | 51.7 |
| 119 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 26 | 681 | 26.19 | 1 | 2.0 | 52.4 |
| 120 | Ohio | 12 | 28 | 643 | 22.96 | 0 | 2.3 | 53.6 |
| 121 | Kennesaw State | 13 | 36 | 704 | 19.56 | 0 | 2.8 | 54.2 |
| 122 | Hawaii | 12 | 34 | 651 | 19.15 | 0 | 2.8 | 54.3 |
| 123 | California | 12 | 34 | 655 | 19.26 | 0 | 2.8 | 54.6 |
| 123 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 31 | 655 | 21.13 | 0 | 2.6 | 54.6 |
| 125 | Central Michigan | 12 | 33 | 673 | 20.39 | 0 | 2.8 | 56.1 |
| 125 | UAB | 12 | 27 | 673 | 24.93 | 1 | 2.3 | 56.1 |
| 127 | UNLV | 13 | 32 | 748 | 23.38 | 1 | 2.5 | 57.5 |
| 128 | Oregon State | 12 | 29 | 692 | 23.86 | 1 | 2.4 | 57.7 |
| 129 | Northwestern | 12 | 31 | 699 | 22.55 | 1 | 2.6 | 58.3 |
| 130 | North Texas | 13 | 43 | 797 | 18.53 | 0 | 3.3 | 61.3 |
| 131 | Louisiana | 12 | 38 | 742 | 19.53 | 1 | 3.2 | 61.8 |
| 132 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 32 | 818 | 25.56 | 2 | 2.7 | 68.2 |
| 133 | FIU | 12 | 44 | 881 | 20.02 | 0 | 3.7 | 73.4 |
| 134 | Old Dominion | 12 | 47 | 910 | 19.36 | 0 | 3.9 | 75.8 |
| 135 | Maryland | 12 | 40 | 947 | 23.68 | 1 | 3.3 | 78.9 |
| 136 | Iowa State | 12 | 47 | 970 | 20.64 | 0 | 3.9 | 80.8 |