2025 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - All Games through 01/19/2026

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 14 6 89 14.83 0 0.4 6.4
4 Arizona 13 5 108 21.60 0 0.4 8.3
5 Miami (FL) 16 8 154 19.25 0 0.5 9.6
6 Kentucky 12 8 130 16.25 0 0.7 10.8
6 Louisiana Tech 13 7 141 20.14 0 0.5 10.8
8 Colorado 12 7 139 19.86 0 0.6 11.6
9 Ole Miss 15 10 178 17.80 0 0.7 11.9
10 Georgia 14 13 179 13.77 0 0.9 12.8
11 Rice 13 11 171 15.55 0 0.8 13.2
11 Charlotte 12 8 158 19.75 0 0.7 13.2
13 Florida 12 9 170 18.89 0 0.8 14.2
14 Virginia Tech 12 7 185 26.43 0 0.6 15.4
15 Tennessee 13 12 204 17.00 0 0.9 15.7
16 Syracuse 12 10 199 19.90 0 0.8 16.6
17 Georgia State 12 7 200 28.57 0 0.6 16.7
18 Georgia Tech 13 13 221 17.00 0 1.0 17.0
19 Marshall 12 9 207 23.00 0 0.8 17.3
20 Middle Tennessee State 12 13 217 16.69 0 1.1 18.1
21 Texas Tech 14 16 264 16.50 0 1.1 18.9
22 Ohio State 14 16 266 16.63 0 1.1 19.0
23 BYU 14 16 267 16.69 0 1.1 19.1
24 North Carolina 12 12 244 20.33 0 1.0 20.3
25 USF 13 14 269 19.21 0 1.1 20.7
26 Minnesota 13 12 274 22.83 1 0.9 21.1
27 UCLA 12 12 263 21.92 1 1.0 21.9
28 Auburn 12 12 264 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
29 Appalachian State 13 14 288 20.57 0 1.1 22.2
29 LSU 13 13 288 22.15 0 1.0 22.2
31 Colorado State 12 12 272 22.67 0 1.0 22.7
32 Michigan State 12 17 280 16.47 0 1.4 23.3
33 Nevada 12 9 282 31.33 1 0.8 23.5
34 Boise State 14 13 331 25.46 1 0.9 23.6
35 Cincinnati 13 18 309 17.17 0 1.4 23.8
35 Kansas 12 15 286 19.07 0 1.3 23.8
35 Wake Forest 13 14 309 22.07 0 1.1 23.8
38 Memphis 13 18 314 17.44 0 1.4 24.2
39 Southern Miss 13 13 316 24.31 0 1.0 24.3
39 Clemson 13 11 316 28.73 1 0.8 24.3
41 Florida Atlantic 12 16 301 18.81 0 1.3 25.1
41 Delaware 13 17 326 19.18 0 1.3 25.1
43 Alabama 15 22 380 17.27 1 1.5 25.3
43 UCF 12 14 303 21.64 0 1.2 25.3
45 Michigan 13 17 330 19.41 0 1.3 25.4
46 San Diego State 13 13 335 25.77 1 1.0 25.8
47 New Mexico 13 18 339 18.83 0 1.4 26.1
48 Vanderbilt 13 18 344 19.11 0 1.4 26.5
49 Western Michigan 14 23 372 16.17 0 1.6 26.6
49 Louisville 13 19 346 18.21 0 1.5 26.6
49 Duke 14 19 373 19.63 0 1.4 26.6
52 Oregon 15 20 401 20.05 0 1.3 26.7
53 Troy 14 21 375 17.86 0 1.5 26.8
53 Temple 12 14 322 23.00 0 1.2 26.8
55 Purdue 12 13 323 24.85 1 1.1 26.9
55 Mississippi State 13 14 350 25.00 1 1.1 26.9
57 Notre Dame 12 15 324 21.60 0 1.3 27.0
58 Kent State 12 17 325 19.12 0 1.4 27.1
59 Tulsa 12 20 328 16.40 0 1.7 27.3
60 Virginia 14 25 386 15.44 0 1.8 27.6
61 Illinois 13 13 362 27.85 1 1.0 27.8
62 Oklahoma 13 21 369 17.57 0 1.6 28.4
63 Washington State 13 20 375 18.75 0 1.5 28.8
63 Stanford 12 17 345 20.29 0 1.4 28.8
63 Penn State 13 18 374 20.78 0 1.4 28.8
66 Arkansas 12 13 350 26.92 1 1.1 29.2
67 Air Force 12 21 352 16.76 0 1.8 29.3
68 Utah 13 20 386 19.30 0 1.5 29.7
69 Iowa 13 26 392 15.08 0 2.0 30.2
70 South Carolina 12 21 368 17.52 0 1.8 30.7
71 Texas A&M 13 22 404 18.36 0 1.7 31.1
72 New Mexico State 12 20 375 18.75 1 1.7 31.3
73 Fresno State 13 26 418 16.08 0 2.0 32.2
74 Buffalo 12 18 390 21.67 0 1.5 32.5
75 Western Kentucky 13 16 424 26.50 1 1.2 32.6
76 Texas State 13 22 438 19.91 0 1.7 33.7
77 Oklahoma State 12 20 418 20.90 1 1.7 34.8
77 Washington 13 19 453 23.84 0 1.5 34.8
79 Nebraska 13 28 459 16.39 0 2.2 35.3
80 Arizona State 13 24 468 19.50 0 1.8 36.0
81 Arkansas State 13 25 471 18.84 0 1.9 36.2
81 Coastal Carolina 13 20 471 23.55 1 1.5 36.2
83 Liberty 12 23 435 18.91 0 1.9 36.3
84 Louisiana-Monroe 12 33 437 13.24 1 2.8 36.4
85 Connecticut 13 21 481 22.90 0 1.6 37.0
86 Texas 13 24 492 20.50 0 1.8 37.8
87 Rutgers 12 24 467 19.46 1 2.0 38.9
88 Missouri State 13 29 513 17.69 1 2.2 39.5
89 TCU 13 26 518 19.92 0 2.0 39.8
90 Northern Illinois 12 20 482 24.10 2 1.7 40.2
91 USC 13 20 526 26.30 1 1.5 40.5
92 Navy 13 28 531 18.96 0 2.2 40.8
93 Bowling Green 12 26 495 19.04 0 2.2 41.3
93 Boston College 12 23 495 21.52 0 1.9 41.3
95 James Madison 14 28 583 20.82 0 2.0 41.6
95 Toledo 13 24 541 22.54 0 1.8 41.6
97 Kansas State 12 23 502 21.83 0 1.9 41.8
98 Eastern Michigan 12 23 508 22.09 0 1.9 42.3
99 Missouri 13 32 554 17.31 0 2.5 42.6
100 Baylor 12 25 512 20.48 1 2.1 42.7
101 Ball State 12 28 513 18.32 0 2.3 42.8
101 West Virginia 12 23 514 22.35 1 1.9 42.8
103 Sam Houston State 12 23 519 22.57 0 1.9 43.3
104 Indiana 16 36 708 19.67 0 2.3 44.3
105 Wyoming 12 21 534 25.43 0 1.8 44.5
106 Akron 12 29 543 18.72 2 2.4 45.3
107 UTEP 12 29 551 19.00 0 2.4 45.9
108 Utah State 13 30 607 20.23 0 2.3 46.7
109 UTSA 13 27 609 22.56 1 2.1 46.8
109 Massachusetts 12 22 562 25.55 1 1.8 46.8
111 San Jose State 12 24 572 23.83 1 2.0 47.7
112 Army 13 28 622 22.21 1 2.2 47.8
112 South Alabama 12 25 573 22.92 1 2.1 47.8
114 Miami (OH) 14 26 681 26.19 1 1.9 48.6
115 SMU 13 34 646 19.00 0 2.6 49.7
116 Jacksonville State 14 32 697 21.78 1 2.3 49.8
117 NC State 13 27 653 24.19 1 2.1 50.2
118 Pittsburgh 13 31 655 21.13 0 2.4 50.4
119 Ohio 13 30 671 22.37 0 2.3 51.6
120 Central Michigan 13 33 673 20.39 0 2.5 51.8
121 Hawaii 13 36 684 19.00 0 2.8 52.6
121 Kennesaw State 14 38 736 19.37 0 2.7 52.6
123 UNLV 14 32 748 23.38 1 2.3 53.4
124 East Carolina 13 34 699 20.56 0 2.6 53.8
125 California 13 37 712 19.24 0 2.8 54.8
126 UAB 12 27 673 24.93 1 2.3 56.1
127 North Texas 14 44 804 18.27 0 3.1 57.4
127 Northwestern 13 33 746 22.61 1 2.5 57.4
129 Oregon State 12 29 692 23.86 1 2.4 57.7
130 Houston 13 29 751 25.90 1 2.2 57.8
131 Louisiana 13 41 799 19.49 1 3.2 61.5
132 FIU 13 44 881 20.02 0 3.4 67.8
133 Georgia Southern 13 35 886 25.31 2 2.7 68.2
134 Old Dominion 13 49 947 19.33 0 3.8 72.8
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