2025 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - All Games through 01/02/2026
| 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 |
| 2 | Arizona | 13 | 5 | 108 | 21.60 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.3 |
| 4 | Tulane | 14 | 6 | 89 | 14.83 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.4 |
| 5 | Colorado | 12 | 7 | 139 | 19.86 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.6 |
| 5 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 7 | 141 | 20.14 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.8 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 7 | 185 | 26.43 | 0 | 0.6 | 15.4 |
| 5 | Georgia State | 12 | 7 | 200 | 28.57 | 0 | 0.6 | 16.7 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 12 | 8 | 130 | 16.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.8 |
| 9 | Miami (FL) | 14 | 8 | 154 | 19.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.0 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 12 | 8 | 158 | 19.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.2 |
| 12 | Florida | 12 | 9 | 170 | 18.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.2 |
| 12 | Marshall | 12 | 9 | 207 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.3 |
| 12 | Nevada | 12 | 9 | 282 | 31.33 | 1 | 0.8 | 23.5 |
| 15 | Ole Miss | 14 | 10 | 178 | 17.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.7 |
| 15 | Syracuse | 12 | 10 | 199 | 19.90 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.6 |
| 17 | Rice | 13 | 11 | 171 | 15.55 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.2 |
| 17 | Clemson | 13 | 11 | 316 | 28.73 | 1 | 0.8 | 24.3 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 13 | 12 | 204 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 15.7 |
| 19 | North Carolina | 12 | 12 | 244 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.3 |
| 19 | UCLA | 12 | 12 | 263 | 21.92 | 1 | 1.0 | 21.9 |
| 19 | Auburn | 12 | 12 | 264 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 19 | Colorado State | 12 | 12 | 272 | 22.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.7 |
| 19 | Minnesota | 13 | 12 | 274 | 22.83 | 1 | 0.9 | 21.1 |
| 25 | Georgia | 14 | 13 | 179 | 13.77 | 0 | 0.9 | 12.8 |
| 25 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 13 | 217 | 16.69 | 0 | 1.1 | 18.1 |
| 25 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 13 | 221 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 25 | LSU | 13 | 13 | 288 | 22.15 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.2 |
| 25 | Southern Miss | 13 | 13 | 316 | 24.31 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.3 |
| 25 | Purdue | 12 | 13 | 323 | 24.85 | 1 | 1.1 | 26.9 |
| 25 | Boise State | 14 | 13 | 331 | 25.46 | 1 | 0.9 | 23.6 |
| 25 | San Diego State | 13 | 13 | 335 | 25.77 | 1 | 1.0 | 25.8 |
| 25 | Arkansas | 12 | 13 | 350 | 26.92 | 1 | 1.1 | 29.2 |
| 25 | Illinois | 13 | 13 | 362 | 27.85 | 1 | 1.0 | 27.8 |
| 35 | USF | 13 | 14 | 269 | 19.21 | 0 | 1.1 | 20.7 |
| 35 | Appalachian State | 13 | 14 | 288 | 20.57 | 0 | 1.1 | 22.2 |
| 35 | UCF | 12 | 14 | 303 | 21.64 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.3 |
| 35 | Wake Forest | 13 | 14 | 309 | 22.07 | 0 | 1.1 | 23.8 |
| 35 | Temple | 12 | 14 | 322 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.8 |
| 35 | Mississippi State | 13 | 14 | 350 | 25.00 | 1 | 1.1 | 26.9 |
| 41 | Kansas | 12 | 15 | 286 | 19.07 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.8 |
| 41 | Notre Dame | 12 | 15 | 324 | 21.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.0 |
| 43 | Texas Tech | 14 | 16 | 264 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 18.9 |
| 43 | Ohio State | 14 | 16 | 266 | 16.63 | 0 | 1.1 | 19.0 |
| 43 | BYU | 14 | 16 | 267 | 16.69 | 0 | 1.1 | 19.1 |
| 43 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 16 | 301 | 18.81 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.1 |
| 43 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 16 | 424 | 26.50 | 1 | 1.2 | 32.6 |
| 48 | Michigan State | 12 | 17 | 280 | 16.47 | 0 | 1.4 | 23.3 |
| 48 | Kent State | 12 | 17 | 325 | 19.12 | 0 | 1.4 | 27.1 |
| 48 | Delaware | 13 | 17 | 326 | 19.18 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.1 |
| 48 | Michigan | 13 | 17 | 330 | 19.41 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.4 |
| 48 | Stanford | 12 | 17 | 345 | 20.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.8 |
| 53 | Cincinnati | 13 | 18 | 309 | 17.17 | 0 | 1.4 | 23.8 |
| 53 | Memphis | 13 | 18 | 314 | 17.44 | 0 | 1.4 | 24.2 |
| 53 | New Mexico | 13 | 18 | 339 | 18.83 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.1 |
| 53 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 18 | 344 | 19.11 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.5 |
| 53 | Penn State | 13 | 18 | 374 | 20.78 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.8 |
| 53 | Buffalo | 12 | 18 | 390 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.5 |
| 59 | Louisville | 13 | 19 | 346 | 18.21 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.6 |
| 59 | Duke | 14 | 19 | 373 | 19.63 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.6 |
| 59 | Washington | 13 | 19 | 453 | 23.84 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.8 |
| 62 | Tulsa | 12 | 20 | 328 | 16.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 27.3 |
| 62 | Washington State | 13 | 20 | 375 | 18.75 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.8 |
| 62 | New Mexico State | 12 | 20 | 375 | 18.75 | 1 | 1.7 | 31.3 |
| 62 | Utah | 13 | 20 | 386 | 19.30 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.7 |
| 62 | Oregon | 14 | 20 | 401 | 20.05 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.6 |
| 62 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 20 | 418 | 20.90 | 1 | 1.7 | 34.8 |
| 62 | Coastal Carolina | 13 | 20 | 471 | 23.55 | 1 | 1.5 | 36.2 |
| 62 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 20 | 482 | 24.10 | 2 | 1.7 | 40.2 |
| 62 | USC | 13 | 20 | 526 | 26.30 | 1 | 1.5 | 40.5 |
| 71 | Air Force | 12 | 21 | 352 | 16.76 | 0 | 1.8 | 29.3 |
| 71 | South Carolina | 12 | 21 | 368 | 17.52 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.7 |
| 71 | Oklahoma | 13 | 21 | 369 | 17.57 | 0 | 1.6 | 28.4 |
| 71 | Troy | 14 | 21 | 375 | 17.86 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.8 |
| 71 | Connecticut | 13 | 21 | 481 | 22.90 | 0 | 1.6 | 37.0 |
| 71 | Wyoming | 12 | 21 | 534 | 25.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 44.5 |
| 77 | Alabama | 15 | 22 | 380 | 17.27 | 1 | 1.5 | 25.3 |
| 77 | Texas A&M | 13 | 22 | 404 | 18.36 | 0 | 1.7 | 31.1 |
| 77 | Texas State | 13 | 22 | 438 | 19.91 | 0 | 1.7 | 33.7 |
| 77 | Massachusetts | 12 | 22 | 562 | 25.55 | 1 | 1.8 | 46.8 |
| 81 | Western Michigan | 14 | 23 | 372 | 16.17 | 0 | 1.6 | 26.6 |
| 81 | Liberty | 12 | 23 | 435 | 18.91 | 0 | 1.9 | 36.3 |
| 81 | Boston College | 12 | 23 | 495 | 21.52 | 0 | 1.9 | 41.3 |
| 81 | Kansas State | 12 | 23 | 502 | 21.83 | 0 | 1.9 | 41.8 |
| 81 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 23 | 508 | 22.09 | 0 | 1.9 | 42.3 |
| 81 | West Virginia | 12 | 23 | 514 | 22.35 | 1 | 1.9 | 42.8 |
| 81 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 23 | 519 | 22.57 | 0 | 1.9 | 43.3 |
| 88 | Rutgers | 12 | 24 | 467 | 19.46 | 1 | 2.0 | 38.9 |
| 88 | Arizona State | 13 | 24 | 468 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.0 |
| 88 | Texas | 13 | 24 | 492 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.8 |
| 88 | Toledo | 13 | 24 | 541 | 22.54 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.6 |
| 88 | San Jose State | 12 | 24 | 572 | 23.83 | 1 | 2.0 | 47.7 |
| 93 | Virginia | 14 | 25 | 386 | 15.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 27.6 |
| 93 | Arkansas State | 13 | 25 | 471 | 18.84 | 0 | 1.9 | 36.2 |
| 93 | Baylor | 12 | 25 | 512 | 20.48 | 1 | 2.1 | 42.7 |
| 93 | South Alabama | 12 | 25 | 573 | 22.92 | 1 | 2.1 | 47.8 |
| 97 | Iowa | 13 | 26 | 392 | 15.08 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.2 |
| 97 | Fresno State | 13 | 26 | 418 | 16.08 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.2 |
| 97 | Bowling Green | 12 | 26 | 495 | 19.04 | 0 | 2.2 | 41.3 |
| 97 | TCU | 13 | 26 | 518 | 19.92 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.8 |
| 97 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 26 | 681 | 26.19 | 1 | 1.9 | 48.6 |
| 102 | UTSA | 13 | 27 | 609 | 22.56 | 1 | 2.1 | 46.8 |
| 102 | NC State | 13 | 27 | 653 | 24.19 | 1 | 2.1 | 50.2 |
| 102 | UAB | 12 | 27 | 673 | 24.93 | 1 | 2.3 | 56.1 |
| 105 | Nebraska | 13 | 28 | 459 | 16.39 | 0 | 2.2 | 35.3 |
| 105 | Ball State | 12 | 28 | 513 | 18.32 | 0 | 2.3 | 42.8 |
| 105 | Navy | 13 | 28 | 531 | 18.96 | 0 | 2.2 | 40.8 |
| 105 | James Madison | 14 | 28 | 583 | 20.82 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.6 |
| 105 | Army | 13 | 28 | 622 | 22.21 | 1 | 2.2 | 47.8 |
| 110 | Missouri State | 13 | 29 | 513 | 17.69 | 1 | 2.2 | 39.5 |
| 110 | Akron | 12 | 29 | 543 | 18.72 | 2 | 2.4 | 45.3 |
| 110 | UTEP | 12 | 29 | 551 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.4 | 45.9 |
| 110 | Oregon State | 12 | 29 | 692 | 23.86 | 1 | 2.4 | 57.7 |
| 110 | Houston | 13 | 29 | 751 | 25.90 | 1 | 2.2 | 57.8 |
| 115 | Utah State | 13 | 30 | 607 | 20.23 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.7 |
| 115 | Ohio | 13 | 30 | 671 | 22.37 | 0 | 2.3 | 51.6 |
| 117 | Indiana | 14 | 31 | 614 | 19.81 | 0 | 2.2 | 43.9 |
| 117 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 31 | 655 | 21.13 | 0 | 2.4 | 50.4 |
| 119 | Missouri | 13 | 32 | 554 | 17.31 | 0 | 2.5 | 42.6 |
| 119 | Jacksonville State | 14 | 32 | 697 | 21.78 | 1 | 2.3 | 49.8 |
| 119 | UNLV | 14 | 32 | 748 | 23.38 | 1 | 2.3 | 53.4 |
| 122 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 33 | 437 | 13.24 | 1 | 2.8 | 36.4 |
| 122 | Central Michigan | 13 | 33 | 673 | 20.39 | 0 | 2.5 | 51.8 |
| 122 | Northwestern | 13 | 33 | 746 | 22.61 | 1 | 2.5 | 57.4 |
| 125 | SMU | 13 | 34 | 646 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.6 | 49.7 |
| 125 | East Carolina | 13 | 34 | 699 | 20.56 | 0 | 2.6 | 53.8 |
| 127 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 35 | 886 | 25.31 | 2 | 2.7 | 68.2 |
| 128 | Hawaii | 13 | 36 | 684 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 52.6 |
| 129 | California | 13 | 37 | 712 | 19.24 | 0 | 2.8 | 54.8 |
| 130 | Kennesaw State | 14 | 38 | 736 | 19.37 | 0 | 2.7 | 52.6 |
| 131 | Maryland | 12 | 40 | 947 | 23.68 | 1 | 3.3 | 78.9 |
| 132 | Louisiana | 13 | 41 | 799 | 19.49 | 1 | 3.2 | 61.5 |
| 133 | North Texas | 14 | 44 | 804 | 18.27 | 0 | 3.1 | 57.4 |
| 133 | FIU | 13 | 44 | 881 | 20.02 | 0 | 3.4 | 67.8 |
| 135 | Iowa State | 12 | 47 | 970 | 20.64 | 0 | 3.9 | 80.8 |
| 136 | Old Dominion | 13 | 49 | 947 | 19.33 | 0 | 3.8 | 72.8 |