2025 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/08/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ole Miss | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.6 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 6 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 4 | Georgia | 7 | 6 | 75 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.7 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 6 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 5 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Florida State | 5 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.2 |
| 8 | Fresno State | 7 | 14 | 195 | 13.93 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.9 |
| 9 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 19 | 270 | 14.21 | 1 | 2.7 | 38.6 |
| 10 | Appalachian State | 7 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.3 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 6 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.0 |
| 12 | Missouri State | 7 | 15 | 221 | 14.73 | 0 | 2.1 | 31.6 |
| 13 | Virginia | 7 | 13 | 199 | 15.31 | 0 | 1.9 | 28.4 |
| 14 | Western Michigan | 8 | 12 | 186 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.3 |
| 15 | Alabama | 8 | 12 | 187 | 15.58 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.4 |
| 15 | Arkansas State | 7 | 12 | 187 | 15.58 | 0 | 1.7 | 26.7 |
| 17 | Arizona State | 6 | 11 | 172 | 15.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 28.7 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 5 | 7 | 113 | 16.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 22.6 |
| 19 | California | 7 | 18 | 293 | 16.28 | 0 | 2.6 | 41.9 |
| 20 | Ohio | 7 | 14 | 228 | 16.29 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.6 |
| 21 | Liberty | 6 | 10 | 164 | 16.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 27.3 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | 5 | 8 | 133 | 16.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 26.6 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 6 | 10 | 169 | 16.90 | 0 | 1.7 | 28.2 |
| 24 | Arizona | 6 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| 24 | Rice | 6 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| 24 | Florida | 6 | 6 | 102 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 27 | Memphis | 7 | 11 | 188 | 17.09 | 0 | 1.6 | 26.9 |
| 28 | Iowa | 6 | 16 | 274 | 17.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 45.7 |
| 29 | Delaware | 7 | 5 | 86 | 17.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.3 |
| 30 | Duke | 8 | 9 | 155 | 17.22 | 0 | 1.1 | 19.4 |
| 31 | Charlotte | 5 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.4 |
| 32 | BYU | 8 | 11 | 192 | 17.45 | 0 | 1.4 | 24.0 |
| 33 | Penn State | 6 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.7 |
| 33 | Baylor | 5 | 8 | 140 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 28.0 |
| 35 | Texas A&M | 5 | 14 | 246 | 17.57 | 0 | 2.8 | 49.2 |
| 36 | New Mexico | 7 | 14 | 249 | 17.79 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.6 |
| 37 | Old Dominion | 7 | 21 | 375 | 17.86 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.6 |
| 38 | SMU | 7 | 13 | 233 | 17.92 | 0 | 1.9 | 33.3 |
| 39 | Hawaii | 5 | 7 | 126 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 25.2 |
| 39 | Troy | 8 | 14 | 252 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 31.5 |
| 39 | Utah | 7 | 14 | 252 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 39 | Air Force | 6 | 13 | 234 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 39.0 |
| 43 | TCU | 7 | 15 | 273 | 18.20 | 0 | 2.1 | 39.0 |
| 44 | Louisville | 5 | 8 | 146 | 18.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.2 |
| 45 | Ohio State | 7 | 9 | 165 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.6 |
| 46 | North Carolina | 6 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.3 |
| 47 | Central Michigan | 8 | 21 | 391 | 18.62 | 0 | 2.6 | 48.9 |
| 48 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 5 | 94 | 18.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.7 |
| 49 | Oregon State | 5 | 8 | 151 | 18.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 30.2 |
| 50 | UTEP | 6 | 22 | 416 | 18.91 | 0 | 3.7 | 69.3 |
| 51 | Arkansas | 5 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| 51 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.7 |
| 51 | Michigan | 7 | 7 | 133 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 54 | New Mexico State | 6 | 15 | 287 | 19.13 | 1 | 2.5 | 47.8 |
| 55 | FIU | 7 | 25 | 482 | 19.28 | 0 | 3.6 | 68.9 |
| 56 | Colorado | 5 | 6 | 116 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.2 |
| 57 | Navy | 7 | 13 | 252 | 19.38 | 0 | 1.9 | 36.0 |
| 58 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 11 | 214 | 19.45 | 0 | 1.8 | 35.7 |
| 59 | Texas Tech | 7 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.1 |
| 60 | South Carolina | 5 | 10 | 196 | 19.60 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.2 |
| 61 | North Texas | 7 | 26 | 512 | 19.69 | 0 | 3.7 | 73.1 |
| 62 | Indiana | 7 | 17 | 336 | 19.76 | 0 | 2.4 | 48.0 |
| 63 | Bowling Green | 6 | 10 | 198 | 19.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 33.0 |
| 64 | Temple | 6 | 5 | 100 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.7 |
| 64 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 6 | 120 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 17.1 |
| 64 | Rutgers | 5 | 9 | 180 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.0 |
| 67 | Ball State | 7 | 15 | 302 | 20.13 | 0 | 2.1 | 43.1 |
| 68 | Missouri | 5 | 5 | 101 | 20.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.2 |
| 69 | Connecticut | 7 | 10 | 203 | 20.30 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.0 |
| 70 | Clemson | 6 | 7 | 143 | 20.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.8 |
| 70 | Syracuse | 6 | 7 | 143 | 20.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.8 |
| 72 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 10 | 206 | 20.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 34.3 |
| 73 | Texas State | 7 | 18 | 372 | 20.67 | 0 | 2.6 | 53.1 |
| 74 | Louisiana | 7 | 24 | 505 | 21.04 | 1 | 3.4 | 72.1 |
| 75 | East Carolina | 7 | 15 | 316 | 21.07 | 0 | 2.1 | 45.1 |
| 76 | LSU | 6 | 6 | 127 | 21.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.2 |
| 76 | Southern Miss | 6 | 6 | 127 | 21.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.2 |
| 78 | Boise State | 7 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.1 |
| 78 | Kansas | 5 | 6 | 128 | 21.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.6 |
| 80 | James Madison | 7 | 13 | 279 | 21.46 | 0 | 1.9 | 39.9 |
| 81 | UAB | 6 | 13 | 280 | 21.54 | 0 | 2.2 | 46.7 |
| 82 | Washington State | 7 | 9 | 194 | 21.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.7 |
| 83 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 10 | 218 | 21.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 36.3 |
| 84 | Notre Dame | 5 | 7 | 154 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 30.8 |
| 85 | Wyoming | 6 | 11 | 244 | 22.18 | 0 | 1.8 | 40.7 |
| 86 | Texas | 7 | 16 | 355 | 22.19 | 0 | 2.3 | 50.7 |
| 87 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 5 | 111 | 22.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.9 |
| 88 | Auburn | 5 | 6 | 134 | 22.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.8 |
| 89 | Kent State | 7 | 10 | 225 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 32.1 |
| 90 | Iowa State | 6 | 24 | 541 | 22.54 | 0 | 4.0 | 90.2 |
| 91 | Kennesaw State | 8 | 16 | 361 | 22.56 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.1 |
| 92 | USF | 7 | 6 | 137 | 22.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 19.6 |
| 92 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 12 | 274 | 22.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.7 |
| 94 | Kansas State | 6 | 10 | 229 | 22.90 | 0 | 1.7 | 38.2 |
| 95 | Toledo | 7 | 12 | 277 | 23.08 | 0 | 1.7 | 39.6 |
| 96 | Utah State | 7 | 15 | 350 | 23.33 | 0 | 2.1 | 50.0 |
| 97 | Buffalo | 5 | 7 | 164 | 23.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 32.8 |
| 98 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 15 | 354 | 23.60 | 0 | 2.1 | 50.6 |
| 99 | Oregon | 6 | 7 | 167 | 23.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 27.8 |
| 100 | Marshall | 6 | 4 | 96 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 16.0 |
| 100 | Colorado State | 5 | 9 | 216 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 43.2 |
| 102 | Northwestern | 6 | 14 | 340 | 24.29 | 1 | 2.3 | 56.7 |
| 103 | South Alabama | 6 | 14 | 350 | 25.00 | 1 | 2.3 | 58.3 |
| 104 | Washington | 6 | 6 | 151 | 25.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.2 |
| 105 | UNLV | 8 | 19 | 479 | 25.21 | 1 | 2.4 | 59.9 |
| 106 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 20 | 506 | 25.30 | 1 | 2.9 | 72.3 |
| 107 | Boston College | 5 | 8 | 203 | 25.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 40.6 |
| 108 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 5 | 127 | 25.40 | 1 | 0.8 | 21.2 |
| 109 | Tulane | 7 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| 110 | Stanford | 6 | 5 | 128 | 25.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 21.3 |
| 111 | Akron | 6 | 17 | 439 | 25.82 | 2 | 2.8 | 73.2 |
| 112 | Maryland | 5 | 13 | 342 | 26.31 | 1 | 2.6 | 68.4 |
| 113 | San Jose State | 6 | 11 | 295 | 26.82 | 1 | 1.8 | 49.2 |
| 114 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 12 | 323 | 26.92 | 1 | 1.7 | 46.1 |
| 115 | NC State | 6 | 14 | 380 | 27.14 | 1 | 2.3 | 63.3 |
| 116 | UCF | 5 | 4 | 112 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 22.4 |
| 117 | Purdue | 5 | 9 | 254 | 28.22 | 1 | 1.8 | 50.8 |
| 118 | Army | 8 | 15 | 426 | 28.40 | 1 | 1.9 | 53.3 |
| 118 | Houston | 7 | 15 | 426 | 28.40 | 1 | 2.1 | 60.9 |
| 120 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 17 | 488 | 28.71 | 1 | 2.1 | 61.0 |
| 121 | UTSA | 7 | 9 | 259 | 28.78 | 1 | 1.3 | 37.0 |
| 122 | Georgia State | 6 | 4 | 117 | 29.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 19.5 |
| 123 | UCLA | 6 | 6 | 176 | 29.33 | 1 | 1.0 | 29.3 |
| 124 | West Virginia | 6 | 11 | 324 | 29.45 | 1 | 1.8 | 54.0 |
| 125 | Wake Forest | 6 | 6 | 177 | 29.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.5 |
| 126 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 10 | 300 | 30.00 | 1 | 1.4 | 42.9 |
| 127 | San Diego State | 7 | 8 | 241 | 30.13 | 1 | 1.1 | 34.4 |
| 128 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 10 | 303 | 30.30 | 1 | 1.3 | 37.9 |
| 129 | USC | 6 | 8 | 247 | 30.88 | 1 | 1.3 | 41.2 |
| 130 | Illinois | 6 | 9 | 279 | 31.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 46.5 |
| 131 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 3 | 94 | 31.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 18.8 |
| 132 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 5 | 174 | 34.80 | 1 | 1.0 | 34.8 |
| 133 | Massachusetts | 6 | 7 | 254 | 36.29 | 1 | 1.2 | 42.3 |
| 134 | Nevada | 6 | 5 | 190 | 38.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 31.7 |
| 135 | Mississippi State | 6 | 6 | 237 | 39.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 39.5 |
| 136 | Minnesota | 6 | 4 | 165 | 41.25 | 1 | 0.7 | 27.5 |