2025 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/13/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 2 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 3 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.3 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 6.0 | 54.0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 1 | Iowa | 2 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.5 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 3 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.3 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 3 | 7 | 83 | 11.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 27.7 |
| 1 | Kent State | 2 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.5 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 2 | 6 | 76 | 12.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 38.0 |
| 1 | USF | 2 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.5 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 2 | 6 | 81 | 13.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 40.5 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 3 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.7 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 4 | 56 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.7 |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 4 | 56 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 3 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.3 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.7 |
| 1 | Troy | 3 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 3 | 6 | 92 | 15.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.7 |
| 1 | Missouri | 3 | 15 | 231 | 15.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 77.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 2 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 2 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 4 | 13 | 204 | 15.69 | 0 | 3.3 | 51.0 |
| 1 | LSU | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 4 | 9 | 144 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 2 | 5 | 80 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 3 | 5 | 81 | 16.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 2 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.5 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 11 | 185 | 16.82 | 0 | 3.7 | 61.7 |
| 1 | Purdue | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 2 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 42.5 |
| 1 | Louisville | 2 | 6 | 102 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 51.0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 2 | 8 | 137 | 17.13 | 0 | 4.0 | 68.5 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 3 | 7 | 120 | 17.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 3 | 7 | 121 | 17.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 40.3 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 3 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.3 |
| 1 | Georgia | 2 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 3 | 12 | 209 | 17.42 | 0 | 4.0 | 69.7 |
| 1 | Utah | 3 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.7 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 3 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 3 | 12 | 217 | 18.08 | 0 | 4.0 | 72.3 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 7 | 127 | 18.14 | 0 | 3.5 | 63.5 |
| 1 | Temple | 2 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.5 |
| 1 | Memphis | 3 | 6 | 110 | 18.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.7 |
| 1 | UTEP | 2 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 64.5 |
| 1 | Missouri State | 2 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.5 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 6 | 111 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 2 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 2 | 6 | 113 | 18.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.5 |
| 1 | Arizona | 3 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 1 | Baylor | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 1 | UAB | 3 | 8 | 152 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 50.7 |
| 1 | Virginia | 3 | 6 | 116 | 19.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.7 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 14 | 272 | 19.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 68.0 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 3 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.0 |
| 1 | USC | 3 | 6 | 118 | 19.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.3 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 2 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.5 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 2 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.5 |
| 1 | Indiana | 3 | 5 | 99 | 19.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 2 | 6 | 119 | 19.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.5 |
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 1 | Toledo | 3 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 1 | UCF | 2 | 6 | 120 | 20.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.0 |
| 1 | California | 3 | 10 | 202 | 20.20 | 0 | 3.3 | 67.3 |
| 1 | Oregon | 3 | 6 | 123 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | 8 | 164 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 54.7 |
| 1 | TCU | 2 | 7 | 144 | 20.57 | 0 | 3.5 | 72.0 |
| 1 | SMU | 3 | 11 | 227 | 20.64 | 0 | 3.7 | 75.7 |
| 1 | Ohio | 2 | 5 | 104 | 20.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 52.0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 1 | Marshall | 2 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.5 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 2 | 6 | 127 | 21.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.5 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 2 | 7 | 150 | 21.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 75.0 |
| 1 | FIU | 2 | 7 | 150 | 21.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 75.0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 2 | 15 | 327 | 21.80 | 0 | 7.5 | 163.5 |
| 1 | Air Force | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Navy | 3 | 9 | 198 | 22.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 66.0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 3 | 6 | 134 | 22.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.7 |
| 1 | Rice | 3 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 3 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.5 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 3 | 5 | 113 | 22.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.7 |
| 1 | Delaware | 3 | 3 | 68 | 22.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.7 |
| 1 | Texas State | 3 | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 38.0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 3 | 11 | 255 | 23.18 | 0 | 3.7 | 85.0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 7 | 163 | 23.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 54.3 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 3 | 7 | 166 | 23.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 55.3 |
| 1 | Houston | 3 | 10 | 238 | 23.80 | 0 | 3.3 | 79.3 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 3 | 10 | 238 | 23.80 | 0 | 3.3 | 79.3 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 2 | 4 | 96 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 3 | 9 | 216 | 24.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 72.0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 2 | 8 | 199 | 24.88 | 0 | 4.0 | 99.5 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.3 |
| 1 | Florida | 2 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.5 |
| 1 | Stanford | 3 | 4 | 103 | 25.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 34.3 |
| 1 | UTSA | 2 | 5 | 131 | 26.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 65.5 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 3 | 4 | 107 | 26.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 35.7 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 3 | 4 | 108 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 3 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 9.3 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 2 | 4 | 113 | 28.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 56.5 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 2 | 58 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Duke | 2 | 2 | 58 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 3 | 4 | 140 | 35.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 46.7 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 3 | 1 | 39 | 39.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 13.0 |
| 116 | Alabama | 2 | 6 | 128 | 21.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 64.0 |
| 116 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 10 | 260 | 26.00 | 1 | 3.3 | 86.7 |
| 116 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 7 | 217 | 31.00 | 1 | 3.5 | 108.5 |
| 116 | Akron | 3 | 7 | 222 | 31.71 | 1 | 2.3 | 74.0 |
| 116 | NC State | 3 | 5 | 176 | 35.20 | 1 | 1.7 | 58.7 |
| 116 | Arkansas | 2 | 4 | 151 | 37.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 75.5 |
| 116 | Army | 2 | 4 | 174 | 43.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 87.0 |
| 116 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 3 | 132 | 44.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 44.0 |