2025 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/02/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Alabama | 1 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 33.0 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 2 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 22.0 |
| 4 | UCLA | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 5 | Rutgers | 2 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.0 |
| 6 | Stanford | 3 | 6 | 70 | 11.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.3 |
| 7 | Missouri | 2 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 9 | 14 | 181 | 12.93 | 0 | 1.6 | 20.1 |
| 9 | Tulane | 10 | 5 | 66 | 13.20 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.6 |
| 10 | Syracuse | 2 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.5 |
| 11 | Rice | 11 | 9 | 126 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.5 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 13 | Wake Forest | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| 14 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 15 | Texas Tech | 1 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 46.0 |
| 16 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 24 | 369 | 15.38 | 1 | 2.7 | 41.0 |
| 17 | Western Michigan | 11 | 21 | 329 | 15.67 | 0 | 1.9 | 29.9 |
| 18 | LSU | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 18 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 18 | Middle Tennessee State | 10 | 12 | 192 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.2 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 2 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 18 | Michigan | 2 | 5 | 80 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 40.0 |
| 23 | Fresno State | 10 | 17 | 278 | 16.35 | 0 | 1.7 | 27.8 |
| 24 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.9 |
| 24 | Air Force | 11 | 20 | 330 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.0 |
| 26 | Cincinnati | 2 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.0 |
| 27 | Bowling Green | 9 | 20 | 340 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 37.8 |
| 28 | Memphis | 10 | 16 | 276 | 17.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 27.6 |
| 28 | Missouri State | 10 | 24 | 414 | 17.25 | 1 | 2.4 | 41.4 |
| 30 | Georgia | 2 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.0 |
| 31 | Ball State | 9 | 20 | 351 | 17.55 | 0 | 2.2 | 39.0 |
| 32 | Old Dominion | 10 | 33 | 592 | 17.94 | 0 | 3.3 | 59.2 |
| 33 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 33 | Northwestern | 3 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.0 |
| 33 | Texas A&M | 3 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.0 |
| 36 | Troy | 12 | 19 | 345 | 18.16 | 0 | 1.6 | 28.8 |
| 37 | California | 2 | 4 | 73 | 18.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.5 |
| 38 | Washington State | 7 | 11 | 203 | 18.45 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.0 |
| 39 | Michigan State | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 40 | Utah State | 9 | 21 | 389 | 18.52 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.2 |
| 41 | Army | 11 | 24 | 448 | 18.67 | 0 | 2.2 | 40.7 |
| 42 | New Mexico State | 10 | 19 | 355 | 18.68 | 1 | 1.9 | 35.5 |
| 43 | Appalachian State | 11 | 10 | 188 | 18.80 | 0 | 0.9 | 17.1 |
| 44 | Navy | 11 | 26 | 491 | 18.88 | 0 | 2.4 | 44.6 |
| 45 | North Texas | 12 | 38 | 720 | 18.95 | 0 | 3.2 | 60.0 |
| 46 | Louisville | 3 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 47 | New Mexico | 9 | 11 | 210 | 19.09 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.3 |
| 48 | Akron | 10 | 25 | 479 | 19.16 | 2 | 2.5 | 47.9 |
| 49 | USF | 10 | 14 | 269 | 19.21 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.9 |
| 50 | Liberty | 11 | 22 | 423 | 19.23 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.5 |
| 51 | Delaware | 10 | 15 | 289 | 19.27 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.9 |
| 52 | Arkansas State | 10 | 24 | 464 | 19.33 | 0 | 2.4 | 46.4 |
| 53 | Texas State | 11 | 21 | 409 | 19.48 | 0 | 1.9 | 37.2 |
| 54 | Duke | 2 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.5 |
| 55 | Hawaii | 9 | 28 | 551 | 19.68 | 0 | 3.1 | 61.2 |
| 56 | UTEP | 10 | 21 | 414 | 19.71 | 0 | 2.1 | 41.4 |
| 57 | Kennesaw State | 11 | 30 | 592 | 19.73 | 0 | 2.7 | 53.8 |
| 58 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.5 |
| 59 | Central Michigan | 9 | 29 | 573 | 19.76 | 0 | 3.2 | 63.7 |
| 60 | Charlotte | 9 | 7 | 139 | 19.86 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.4 |
| 61 | East Carolina | 9 | 23 | 457 | 19.87 | 0 | 2.6 | 50.8 |
| 62 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 62 | UCF | 1 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 64 | Southern Miss | 11 | 10 | 201 | 20.10 | 0 | 0.9 | 18.3 |
| 65 | Colorado State | 9 | 7 | 141 | 20.14 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.7 |
| 66 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 16 | 324 | 20.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 32.4 |
| 66 | Auburn | 2 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.5 |
| 66 | BYU | 1 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 81.0 |
| 69 | FIU | 11 | 40 | 812 | 20.30 | 0 | 3.6 | 73.8 |
| 70 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 13 | 264 | 20.31 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.4 |
| 71 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 13 | 265 | 20.38 | 1 | 1.4 | 29.4 |
| 72 | Kent State | 8 | 15 | 307 | 20.47 | 0 | 1.9 | 38.4 |
| 73 | Louisiana | 11 | 36 | 738 | 20.50 | 1 | 3.3 | 67.1 |
| 74 | Iowa State | 1 | 5 | 104 | 20.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 104.0 |
| 75 | Nebraska | 1 | 6 | 125 | 20.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 125.0 |
| 76 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 76 | SMU | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 76 | Connecticut | 9 | 14 | 294 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 32.7 |
| 76 | Houston | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 80 | Maryland | 2 | 9 | 190 | 21.11 | 0 | 4.5 | 95.0 |
| 81 | Penn State | 2 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.5 |
| 82 | Boston College | 2 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.5 |
| 83 | Oregon | 1 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 84 | Sam Houston State | 10 | 19 | 419 | 22.05 | 0 | 1.9 | 41.9 |
| 85 | UTSA | 11 | 24 | 532 | 22.17 | 1 | 2.2 | 48.4 |
| 86 | James Madison | 10 | 17 | 379 | 22.29 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.9 |
| 87 | Buffalo | 10 | 16 | 357 | 22.31 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.7 |
| 88 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.5 |
| 88 | Ole Miss | 3 | 4 | 90 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.0 |
| 90 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 21 | 482 | 22.95 | 0 | 2.1 | 48.2 |
| 91 | Marshall | 10 | 9 | 207 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 20.7 |
| 92 | South Alabama | 10 | 22 | 509 | 23.14 | 1 | 2.2 | 50.9 |
| 93 | Toledo | 9 | 20 | 464 | 23.20 | 0 | 2.2 | 51.6 |
| 94 | Jacksonville State | 12 | 26 | 608 | 23.38 | 1 | 2.2 | 50.7 |
| 95 | UNLV | 12 | 25 | 589 | 23.56 | 1 | 2.1 | 49.1 |
| 96 | Massachusetts | 9 | 14 | 330 | 23.57 | 1 | 1.6 | 36.7 |
| 97 | Ohio | 9 | 22 | 524 | 23.82 | 0 | 2.4 | 58.2 |
| 98 | UAB | 10 | 22 | 556 | 25.27 | 1 | 2.2 | 55.6 |
| 99 | NC State | 3 | 7 | 178 | 25.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 59.3 |
| 100 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 4 | 102 | 25.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 34.0 |
| 100 | Florida | 1 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 51.0 |
| 102 | Georgia State | 9 | 6 | 154 | 25.67 | 0 | 0.7 | 17.1 |
| 103 | Washington | 2 | 7 | 180 | 25.71 | 0 | 3.5 | 90.0 |
| 104 | Boise State | 12 | 12 | 309 | 25.75 | 1 | 1.0 | 25.8 |
| 105 | Wyoming | 9 | 14 | 361 | 25.79 | 0 | 1.6 | 40.1 |
| 106 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 30 | 784 | 26.13 | 2 | 2.7 | 71.3 |
| 107 | Miami (OH) | 11 | 24 | 634 | 26.42 | 1 | 2.2 | 57.6 |
| 108 | Temple | 9 | 10 | 268 | 26.80 | 0 | 1.1 | 29.8 |
| 109 | San Jose State | 9 | 17 | 456 | 26.82 | 1 | 1.9 | 50.7 |
| 110 | Oregon State | 4 | 13 | 354 | 27.23 | 1 | 3.3 | 88.5 |
| 111 | Nevada | 10 | 7 | 194 | 27.71 | 1 | 0.7 | 19.4 |
| 112 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 13 | 367 | 28.23 | 1 | 1.2 | 33.4 |
| 113 | San Diego State | 10 | 8 | 241 | 30.13 | 1 | 0.8 | 24.1 |
| 114 | Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 16.0 |
| 115 | USC | 3 | 5 | 166 | 33.20 | 1 | 1.7 | 55.3 |
| 116 | Purdue | 2 | 6 | 201 | 33.50 | 1 | 3.0 | 100.5 |
| 117 | Arizona State | 1 | 2 | 69 | 34.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 69.0 |
| 118 | Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 118 | 59.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 59.0 |
| 119 | Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 98 | 98.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 32.7 |