2025 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/19/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutgers | 3 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.3 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 15 | 121 | 8.07 | 0 | 3.8 | 30.3 |
| 1 | Kent State | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.7 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.8 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 8 | 93 | 11.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.3 |
| 1 | Florida State | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 1 | USF | 5 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.8 |
| 1 | Georgia | 4 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| 1 | Temple | 4 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| 1 | Missouri State | 5 | 9 | 123 | 13.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 24.6 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.3 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 5 | 4 | 56 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.2 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.3 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.3 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 3 | 7 | 102 | 14.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 5 | 6 | 88 | 14.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.6 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 7 | 104 | 14.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 4 | 9 | 135 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 33.8 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 4 | 13 | 202 | 15.54 | 0 | 3.3 | 50.5 |
| 1 | Missouri | 5 | 16 | 249 | 15.56 | 0 | 3.2 | 49.8 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 4 | 6 | 95 | 15.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.8 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 6 | 96 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 10 | 160 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 5 | 15 | 241 | 16.07 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.2 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 5 | 11 | 177 | 16.09 | 0 | 2.2 | 35.4 |
| 1 | Michigan | 4 | 9 | 145 | 16.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 36.3 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 4 | 8 | 129 | 16.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.3 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 4 | 5 | 81 | 16.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.3 |
| 1 | Stanford | 4 | 7 | 114 | 16.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 28.5 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 5 | 14 | 230 | 16.43 | 0 | 2.8 | 46.0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 4 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.8 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 4 | 7 | 116 | 16.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 5 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.4 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 5 | 14 | 236 | 16.86 | 0 | 2.8 | 47.2 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 4 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 4 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.3 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 5 | 7 | 119 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 23.8 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 5 | 7 | 120 | 17.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 24.0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 5 | 14 | 240 | 17.14 | 0 | 2.8 | 48.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 4 | 11 | 189 | 17.18 | 0 | 2.8 | 47.3 |
| 1 | UTEP | 4 | 10 | 172 | 17.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 43.0 |
| 1 | Rice | 5 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.8 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.5 |
| 1 | Ohio | 5 | 10 | 175 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Utah | 4 | 8 | 141 | 17.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.3 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 4 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.3 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 8 | 143 | 17.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 28.6 |
| 1 | Boise State | 5 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.8 |
| 1 | Arizona | 3 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Navy | 4 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.5 |
| 1 | Louisville | 5 | 12 | 217 | 18.08 | 0 | 2.4 | 43.4 |
| 1 | Maryland | 3 | 12 | 217 | 18.08 | 0 | 4.0 | 72.3 |
| 1 | Oregon | 5 | 10 | 181 | 18.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.2 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 4 | 7 | 128 | 18.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.0 |
| 1 | UCF | 3 | 8 | 147 | 18.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 49.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 5 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 25.8 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 6 | 111 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 5 | 11 | 204 | 18.55 | 0 | 2.2 | 40.8 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 7 | 131 | 18.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.2 |
| 1 | BYU | 4 | 11 | 206 | 18.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 51.5 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 3 | 11 | 206 | 18.73 | 0 | 3.7 | 68.7 |
| 1 | Memphis | 5 | 7 | 133 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.6 |
| 1 | Indiana | 5 | 10 | 192 | 19.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.4 |
| 1 | Toledo | 5 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.4 |
| 1 | Washington State | 11 | 16 | 309 | 19.31 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.1 |
| 1 | LSU | 5 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.6 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 8 | 156 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 4 | 10 | 195 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 48.8 |
| 1 | California | 5 | 14 | 275 | 19.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 55.0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 4 | 11 | 218 | 19.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 54.5 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 5 | 6 | 119 | 19.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.8 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 5 | 100 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 5 | 8 | 160 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 4 | 9 | 186 | 20.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.5 |
| 1 | Marshall | 4 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.8 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 5 | 8 | 166 | 20.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 33.2 |
| 1 | FIU | 5 | 11 | 232 | 21.09 | 0 | 2.2 | 46.4 |
| 1 | Delaware | 5 | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.2 |
| 1 | TCU | 4 | 11 | 237 | 21.55 | 0 | 2.8 | 59.3 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 12 | 15 | 324 | 21.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 9 | 195 | 21.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 48.8 |
| 1 | Florida | 4 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.8 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 5 | 21 | 460 | 21.90 | 0 | 4.2 | 92.0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 5 | 5 | 110 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 1 | SMU | 5 | 14 | 309 | 22.07 | 0 | 2.8 | 61.8 |
| 1 | UAB | 4 | 9 | 199 | 22.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 49.8 |
| 1 | Utah State | 5 | 12 | 267 | 22.25 | 0 | 2.4 | 53.4 |
| 1 | Auburn | 4 | 6 | 134 | 22.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.5 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 5 | 12 | 268 | 22.33 | 0 | 2.4 | 53.6 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.3 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 6 | 4 | 90 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 4 | 5 | 113 | 22.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.3 |
| 1 | Washington | 4 | 9 | 204 | 22.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 51.0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 13 | 21 | 481 | 22.90 | 0 | 1.6 | 37.0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 5 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | 7 | 162 | 23.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 40.5 |
| 1 | Texas | 5 | 7 | 165 | 23.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 4 | 7 | 166 | 23.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.5 |
| 1 | Texas State | 5 | 8 | 191 | 23.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 38.2 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 5 | 120 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 4 | 9 | 218 | 24.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 54.5 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 4 | 9 | 221 | 24.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 55.3 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 1 | Boston College | 4 | 10 | 252 | 25.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 63.0 |
| 1 | NC State | 4 | 7 | 178 | 25.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 44.5 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 4 | 11 | 282 | 25.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 70.5 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 7 | 180 | 25.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 45.0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 5 | 9 | 232 | 25.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 46.4 |
| 1 | Duke | 5 | 6 | 156 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 31.2 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 4 | 5 | 131 | 26.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 32.8 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 2 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 5 | 5 | 163 | 32.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 32.6 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 2 | 66 | 33.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 13.2 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 4 | 1 | 46 | 46.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 11.5 |
| 118 | Alabama | 5 | 9 | 166 | 18.44 | 1 | 1.8 | 33.2 |
| 118 | Oregon State | 10 | 28 | 675 | 24.11 | 1 | 2.8 | 67.5 |
| 118 | Minnesota | 4 | 6 | 157 | 26.17 | 1 | 1.5 | 39.3 |
| 118 | UNLV | 5 | 15 | 393 | 26.20 | 1 | 3.0 | 78.6 |
| 118 | Akron | 4 | 9 | 244 | 27.11 | 1 | 2.3 | 61.0 |
| 118 | Houston | 4 | 9 | 250 | 27.78 | 1 | 2.3 | 62.5 |
| 118 | Mississippi State | 5 | 9 | 255 | 28.33 | 1 | 1.8 | 51.0 |
| 118 | Army | 4 | 10 | 295 | 29.50 | 1 | 2.5 | 73.8 |
| 118 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 15 | 445 | 29.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 89.0 |
| 118 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 5 | 154 | 30.80 | 1 | 1.0 | 30.8 |
| 118 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 7 | 217 | 31.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 54.3 |
| 118 | USC | 4 | 5 | 166 | 33.20 | 1 | 1.3 | 41.5 |
| 118 | Purdue | 3 | 6 | 201 | 33.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 67.0 |
| 118 | Arkansas | 4 | 4 | 151 | 37.75 | 1 | 1.0 | 37.8 |
| 118 | Illinois | 4 | 4 | 157 | 39.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 39.3 |
| 118 | Nevada | 4 | 4 | 169 | 42.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 42.3 |
| 118 | Baylor | 3 | 3 | 136 | 45.33 | 1 | 1.0 | 45.3 |