2025 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida State | 11 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| 1 | Arizona | 12 | 4 | 89 | 22.25 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.4 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 12 | 5 | 63 | 12.60 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.3 |
| 4 | Tulane | 14 | 6 | 89 | 14.83 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.4 |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 6 | 174 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 15.8 |
| 6 | Colorado | 12 | 7 | 139 | 19.86 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.6 |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 7 | 141 | 20.14 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.8 |
| 6 | Georgia State | 11 | 7 | 200 | 28.57 | 0 | 0.6 | 18.2 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 11 | 8 | 130 | 16.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.8 |
| 9 | Miami (FL) | 14 | 8 | 154 | 19.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.0 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 11 | 8 | 158 | 19.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.4 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 11 | 8 | 172 | 21.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.6 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 12 | 8 | 235 | 29.38 | 1 | 0.7 | 19.6 |
| 14 | Florida | 11 | 9 | 170 | 18.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.5 |
| 14 | Syracuse | 11 | 9 | 179 | 19.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.3 |
| 14 | Marshall | 11 | 9 | 207 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.8 |
| 14 | Nevada | 11 | 9 | 282 | 31.33 | 1 | 0.8 | 25.6 |
| 18 | Rice | 12 | 10 | 154 | 15.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.8 |
| 18 | Ole Miss | 14 | 10 | 178 | 17.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.7 |
| 18 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 10 | 187 | 18.70 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.6 |
| 18 | Southern Miss | 12 | 10 | 201 | 20.10 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.8 |
| 18 | UCF | 11 | 10 | 223 | 22.30 | 0 | 0.9 | 20.3 |
| 18 | Clemson | 12 | 10 | 286 | 28.60 | 1 | 0.8 | 23.8 |
| 18 | Arkansas | 11 | 10 | 297 | 29.70 | 1 | 0.9 | 27.0 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | 12 | 10 | 301 | 30.10 | 1 | 0.8 | 25.1 |
| 26 | Tennessee | 12 | 11 | 201 | 18.27 | 0 | 0.9 | 16.8 |
| 26 | Temple | 11 | 11 | 267 | 24.27 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.3 |
| 26 | San Diego State | 12 | 11 | 300 | 27.27 | 1 | 0.9 | 25.0 |
| 29 | UCLA | 12 | 12 | 263 | 21.92 | 1 | 1.0 | 21.9 |
| 29 | Auburn | 11 | 12 | 264 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 24.0 |
| 29 | LSU | 12 | 12 | 267 | 22.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.3 |
| 29 | Colorado State | 11 | 12 | 272 | 22.67 | 0 | 1.1 | 24.7 |
| 33 | Georgia | 13 | 13 | 179 | 13.77 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.8 |
| 33 | Middle Tennessee State | 11 | 13 | 217 | 16.69 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.7 |
| 33 | Appalachian State | 12 | 13 | 249 | 19.15 | 0 | 1.1 | 20.8 |
| 33 | Wake Forest | 12 | 13 | 298 | 22.92 | 0 | 1.1 | 24.8 |
| 33 | Purdue | 11 | 13 | 323 | 24.85 | 1 | 1.2 | 29.4 |
| 33 | Boise State | 13 | 13 | 331 | 25.46 | 1 | 1.0 | 25.5 |
| 33 | Illinois | 12 | 13 | 362 | 27.85 | 1 | 1.1 | 30.2 |
| 40 | BYU | 13 | 14 | 250 | 17.86 | 0 | 1.1 | 19.2 |
| 40 | USF | 12 | 14 | 269 | 19.21 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.4 |
| 40 | Penn State | 12 | 14 | 295 | 21.07 | 0 | 1.2 | 24.6 |
| 40 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 14 | 397 | 28.36 | 1 | 1.2 | 33.1 |
| 44 | Texas Tech | 13 | 15 | 246 | 16.40 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.9 |
| 44 | Ohio State | 13 | 15 | 252 | 16.80 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.4 |
| 44 | Cincinnati | 12 | 15 | 263 | 17.53 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.9 |
| 44 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 15 | 281 | 18.73 | 1 | 1.4 | 25.5 |
| 44 | Kansas | 11 | 15 | 286 | 19.07 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.0 |
| 44 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 15 | 301 | 20.07 | 0 | 1.4 | 27.4 |
| 44 | Notre Dame | 12 | 15 | 324 | 21.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.0 |
| 51 | Michigan State | 11 | 16 | 260 | 16.25 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.6 |
| 51 | Louisville | 12 | 16 | 295 | 18.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.6 |
| 51 | Delaware | 12 | 16 | 307 | 19.19 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.6 |
| 51 | Kent State | 11 | 16 | 319 | 19.94 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.0 |
| 55 | Memphis | 12 | 17 | 299 | 17.59 | 0 | 1.4 | 24.9 |
| 55 | New Mexico | 12 | 17 | 319 | 18.76 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.6 |
| 55 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 17 | 329 | 19.35 | 0 | 1.4 | 27.4 |
| 55 | Michigan | 13 | 17 | 330 | 19.41 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.4 |
| 55 | Stanford | 12 | 17 | 345 | 20.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.8 |
| 55 | Buffalo | 11 | 17 | 365 | 21.47 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.2 |
| 55 | Washington | 12 | 17 | 429 | 25.24 | 0 | 1.4 | 35.8 |
| 55 | Massachusetts | 11 | 17 | 430 | 25.29 | 1 | 1.5 | 39.1 |
| 63 | Tulsa | 11 | 18 | 254 | 14.11 | 0 | 1.6 | 23.1 |
| 63 | Duke | 13 | 18 | 327 | 18.17 | 0 | 1.4 | 25.2 |
| 63 | Washington State | 12 | 18 | 330 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.5 |
| 63 | Utah | 12 | 18 | 352 | 19.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.3 |
| 63 | Oregon | 13 | 18 | 356 | 19.78 | 0 | 1.4 | 27.4 |
| 63 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 18 | 439 | 24.39 | 1 | 1.5 | 36.6 |
| 69 | Texas A&M | 12 | 19 | 356 | 18.74 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.7 |
| 69 | Boston College | 11 | 19 | 416 | 21.89 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.8 |
| 69 | Wyoming | 11 | 19 | 486 | 25.58 | 0 | 1.7 | 44.2 |
| 72 | Virginia | 13 | 20 | 288 | 14.40 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.2 |
| 72 | Air Force | 11 | 20 | 330 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.0 |
| 72 | Alabama | 14 | 20 | 357 | 17.85 | 1 | 1.4 | 25.5 |
| 72 | Oklahoma | 12 | 20 | 357 | 17.85 | 0 | 1.7 | 29.8 |
| 72 | New Mexico State | 11 | 20 | 375 | 18.75 | 1 | 1.8 | 34.1 |
| 72 | Arizona State | 12 | 20 | 384 | 19.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 32.0 |
| 72 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 20 | 418 | 20.90 | 1 | 1.8 | 38.0 |
| 72 | Connecticut | 12 | 20 | 451 | 22.55 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.6 |
| 72 | West Virginia | 11 | 20 | 464 | 23.20 | 1 | 1.8 | 42.2 |
| 72 | USC | 13 | 20 | 526 | 26.30 | 1 | 1.5 | 40.5 |
| 82 | South Carolina | 11 | 21 | 368 | 17.52 | 0 | 1.9 | 33.5 |
| 82 | Troy | 13 | 21 | 375 | 17.86 | 0 | 1.6 | 28.8 |
| 82 | James Madison | 13 | 21 | 471 | 22.43 | 0 | 1.6 | 36.2 |
| 85 | Western Michigan | 13 | 22 | 351 | 15.95 | 0 | 1.7 | 27.0 |
| 85 | Liberty | 11 | 22 | 423 | 19.23 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.5 |
| 85 | Texas State | 12 | 22 | 438 | 19.91 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.5 |
| 85 | Rutgers | 11 | 22 | 457 | 20.77 | 1 | 2.0 | 41.5 |
| 85 | Kansas State | 11 | 22 | 474 | 21.55 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.1 |
| 85 | San Jose State | 11 | 22 | 547 | 24.86 | 1 | 2.0 | 49.7 |
| 91 | Fresno State | 12 | 23 | 357 | 15.52 | 0 | 1.9 | 29.8 |
| 91 | Iowa | 12 | 23 | 363 | 15.78 | 0 | 1.9 | 30.3 |
| 91 | Ball State | 11 | 23 | 420 | 18.26 | 0 | 2.1 | 38.2 |
| 91 | Bowling Green | 11 | 23 | 428 | 18.61 | 0 | 2.1 | 38.9 |
| 91 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 23 | 508 | 22.09 | 0 | 2.1 | 46.2 |
| 91 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 23 | 519 | 22.57 | 0 | 1.9 | 43.3 |
| 91 | Toledo | 12 | 23 | 524 | 22.78 | 0 | 1.9 | 43.7 |
| 91 | UAB | 11 | 23 | 600 | 26.09 | 1 | 2.1 | 54.5 |
| 99 | Nebraska | 12 | 24 | 419 | 17.46 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.9 |
| 99 | UTEP | 11 | 24 | 457 | 19.04 | 0 | 2.2 | 41.5 |
| 99 | Arkansas State | 12 | 24 | 464 | 19.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.7 |
| 99 | Texas | 13 | 24 | 492 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.8 |
| 99 | South Alabama | 11 | 24 | 556 | 23.17 | 1 | 2.2 | 50.5 |
| 104 | Missouri | 12 | 25 | 443 | 17.72 | 0 | 2.1 | 36.9 |
| 104 | TCU | 12 | 25 | 500 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.1 | 41.7 |
| 104 | Baylor | 11 | 25 | 512 | 20.48 | 1 | 2.3 | 46.5 |
| 107 | Navy | 12 | 26 | 491 | 18.88 | 0 | 2.2 | 40.9 |
| 107 | Indiana | 13 | 26 | 515 | 19.81 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.6 |
| 107 | Army | 12 | 26 | 591 | 22.73 | 1 | 2.2 | 49.3 |
| 107 | UTSA | 12 | 26 | 599 | 23.04 | 1 | 2.2 | 49.9 |
| 107 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 26 | 681 | 26.19 | 1 | 2.0 | 52.4 |
| 112 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 27 | 383 | 14.19 | 1 | 2.5 | 34.8 |
| 112 | Akron | 11 | 27 | 521 | 19.30 | 2 | 2.5 | 47.4 |
| 112 | NC State | 12 | 27 | 653 | 24.19 | 1 | 2.3 | 54.4 |
| 112 | Oregon State | 11 | 27 | 664 | 24.59 | 1 | 2.5 | 60.4 |
| 116 | Missouri State | 12 | 28 | 490 | 17.50 | 1 | 2.3 | 40.8 |
| 116 | Ohio | 12 | 28 | 631 | 22.54 | 0 | 2.3 | 52.6 |
| 116 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 28 | 642 | 22.93 | 1 | 2.2 | 49.4 |
| 116 | Northwestern | 12 | 28 | 683 | 24.39 | 1 | 2.3 | 56.9 |
| 116 | Houston | 12 | 28 | 728 | 26.00 | 1 | 2.3 | 60.7 |
| 121 | Utah State | 12 | 29 | 592 | 20.41 | 0 | 2.4 | 49.3 |
| 122 | SMU | 12 | 30 | 582 | 19.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 48.5 |
| 122 | East Carolina | 12 | 30 | 612 | 20.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 51.0 |
| 122 | UNLV | 13 | 30 | 695 | 23.17 | 1 | 2.3 | 53.5 |
| 125 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 31 | 655 | 21.13 | 0 | 2.6 | 54.6 |
| 126 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 32 | 819 | 25.59 | 2 | 2.7 | 68.3 |
| 127 | California | 12 | 33 | 621 | 18.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 51.8 |
| 127 | Hawaii | 12 | 33 | 631 | 19.12 | 0 | 2.8 | 52.6 |
| 127 | Kennesaw State | 13 | 33 | 656 | 19.88 | 0 | 2.5 | 50.5 |
| 127 | Central Michigan | 12 | 33 | 673 | 20.39 | 0 | 2.8 | 56.1 |
| 131 | Louisiana | 12 | 37 | 760 | 20.54 | 1 | 3.1 | 63.3 |
| 131 | Maryland | 11 | 37 | 920 | 24.86 | 1 | 3.4 | 83.6 |
| 133 | Old Dominion | 12 | 40 | 744 | 18.60 | 0 | 3.3 | 62.0 |
| 134 | North Texas | 13 | 41 | 774 | 18.88 | 0 | 3.2 | 59.5 |
| 134 | FIU | 12 | 41 | 830 | 20.24 | 0 | 3.4 | 69.2 |
| 136 | Iowa State | 11 | 44 | 923 | 20.98 | 0 | 4.0 | 83.9 |