2025 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/01/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 1 | USF | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 5 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Duke | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Utah | 3 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 1 | Louisville | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 1 | Boston College | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.0 |
| 1 | California | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 44 | 44.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 44.0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 3 | 1 | 46 | 46.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 15.3 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 100 | 100.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 100.0 |
| 29 | Virginia | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| 29 | Mississippi State | 3 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.3 |
| 29 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 29 | Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 29 | San Jose State | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 29 | Houston | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 29 | Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.5 |
| 29 | Texas A&M | 1 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 29 | Colorado | 3 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.7 |
| 29 | Auburn | 4 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 29 | Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 29 | Kansas State | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 29 | Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 46 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.3 |
| 29 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 17.0 |
| 29 | UTSA | 1 | 2 | 67 | 33.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 67.0 |
| 29 | USC | 2 | 2 | 113 | 56.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 56.5 |
| 46 | Nebraska | 3 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.7 |
| 46 | UCLA | 2 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.5 |
| 46 | UTEP | 1 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 43.0 |
| 46 | Michigan | 3 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.3 |
| 46 | Florida | 4 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.8 |
| 46 | SMU | 1 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.0 |
| 46 | Wake Forest | 1 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.0 |
| 46 | Washington State | 3 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.3 |
| 46 | Missouri State | 1 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 62.0 |
| 46 | Texas | 3 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 46 | New Mexico | 1 | 3 | 69 | 23.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 69.0 |
| 46 | East Carolina | 1 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 76.0 |
| 46 | Bowling Green | 2 | 3 | 88 | 29.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 44.0 |
| 46 | Stanford | 3 | 3 | 103 | 34.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 34.3 |
| 60 | Kansas | 3 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.7 |
| 60 | Missouri | 2 | 4 | 73 | 18.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.5 |
| 60 | Ohio State | 2 | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 60 | West Virginia | 2 | 4 | 88 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 60 | Notre Dame | 3 | 4 | 106 | 26.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 35.3 |
| 60 | Colorado State | 1 | 4 | 113 | 28.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 113.0 |
| 60 | UAB | 2 | 4 | 145 | 36.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 72.5 |
| 60 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 4 | 153 | 38.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 51.0 |
| 68 | Alabama | 4 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.3 |
| 68 | Arizona State | 2 | 5 | 118 | 23.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 59.0 |
| 68 | LSU | 3 | 5 | 136 | 27.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 45.3 |
| 68 | Utah State | 2 | 5 | 145 | 29.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 72.5 |
| 72 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 6 | 97 | 16.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.3 |
| 72 | NC State | 3 | 6 | 121 | 20.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.3 |
| 72 | Oklahoma | 4 | 6 | 132 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.0 |
| 72 | Illinois | 4 | 6 | 145 | 24.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 36.3 |
| 76 | Michigan State | 3 | 7 | 97 | 13.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 32.3 |
| 76 | Purdue | 3 | 7 | 217 | 31.00 | 1 | 2.3 | 72.3 |
| 78 | South Carolina | 5 | 8 | 158 | 19.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 31.6 |
| 78 | Maryland | 2 | 8 | 178 | 22.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 89.0 |
| 78 | Iowa State | 2 | 8 | 199 | 24.88 | 0 | 4.0 | 99.5 |