2026 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - All Games through 09/12/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2 | USF | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 3 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.5 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 5 | Temple | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| 6 | NC State | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 7 | Old Dominion | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 8 | FIU | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Louisville | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| 10 | Nevada | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 2 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.5 |
| 11 | Iowa | 2 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.5 |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 14 | UCF | 2 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 30.5 |
| 15 | Troy | 2 | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 37.0 |
| 16 | Washington | 2 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.0 |
| 17 | Tulane | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 18 | Fresno State | 2 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.5 |
| 19 | Arkansas State | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| 20 | TCU | 2 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.5 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 2 | 5 | 69 | 13.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 34.5 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| 22 | UTSA | 2 | 5 | 70 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 35.0 |
| 24 | Penn State | 2 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.5 |
| 25 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 36.0 |
| 26 | Missouri State | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| 26 | Rice | 2 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.0 |
| 28 | Notre Dame | 2 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.5 |
| 29 | South Alabama | 2 | 8 | 119 | 14.88 | 0 | 4.0 | 59.5 |
| 30 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 30 | Memphis | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 30 | Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 30 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 30 | Sacramento State | 3 | 8 | 120 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 40.0 |
| 35 | Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.5 |
| 36 | Army | 2 | 8 | 125 | 15.63 | 0 | 4.0 | 62.5 |
| 37 | North Dakota State | 3 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.0 |
| 38 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 38 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 38 | Ball State | 2 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.0 |
| 38 | Navy | 2 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.0 |
| 38 | Houston | 2 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 56.0 |
| 43 | Syracuse | 2 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.5 |
| 44 | Nebraska | 2 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.5 |
| 45 | Alabama | 2 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.5 |
| 46 | East Carolina | 2 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 42.0 |
| 47 | Missouri | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 47 | Utah | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 47 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 47 | Ohio | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 47 | Ole Miss | 2 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.5 |
| 52 | Arizona State | 2 | 5 | 86 | 17.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 43.0 |
| 53 | Texas State | 2 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.0 |
| 54 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.5 |
| 55 | Akron | 2 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.5 |
| 56 | Baylor | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 56 | Clemson | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 56 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 56 | Illinois | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 56 | Kansas | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 56 | Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 56 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.0 |
| 56 | Maryland | 2 | 11 | 198 | 18.00 | 0 | 5.5 | 99.0 |
| 64 | Louisiana | 2 | 8 | 145 | 18.13 | 0 | 4.0 | 72.5 |
| 65 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 45.5 |
| 66 | Duke | 2 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.5 |
| 67 | Wisconsin | 2 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 46.5 |
| 68 | Texas A&M | 2 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.0 |
| 69 | USC | 3 | 5 | 94 | 18.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 31.3 |
| 70 | Hawaii | 3 | 7 | 132 | 18.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.0 |
| 71 | Appalachian State | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 71 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 71 | UCLA | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 74 | Indiana | 2 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.5 |
| 75 | Virginia | 2 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 48.5 |
| 76 | James Madison | 2 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.5 |
| 77 | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 77 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 79 | Texas | 2 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.5 |
| 80 | Florida State | 2 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.5 |
| 81 | Georgia State | 2 | 9 | 185 | 20.56 | 0 | 4.5 | 92.5 |
| 82 | Southern Miss | 2 | 7 | 144 | 20.57 | 0 | 3.5 | 72.0 |
| 83 | UTEP | 2 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.5 |
| 84 | Boise State | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 84 | Florida | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 84 | Washington State | 2 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.5 |
| 87 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 6 | 127 | 21.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.5 |
| 88 | San Jose State | 3 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.3 |
| 89 | Purdue | 2 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.0 |
| 90 | Michigan State | 2 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.5 |
| 91 | Delaware | 2 | 7 | 152 | 21.71 | 0 | 3.5 | 76.0 |
| 92 | San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 93 | Toledo | 2 | 7 | 156 | 22.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 78.0 |
| 94 | Bowling Green | 2 | 5 | 112 | 22.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 56.0 |
| 95 | Stanford | 2 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.5 |
| 96 | Tulsa | 2 | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 57.0 |
| 97 | Tennessee | 2 | 4 | 93 | 23.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.5 |
| 98 | UAB | 2 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 35.5 |
| 99 | Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.0 |
| 100 | LSU | 2 | 4 | 97 | 24.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.5 |
| 101 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 49 | 24.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.0 |
| 102 | Colorado State | 2 | 9 | 221 | 24.56 | 0 | 4.5 | 110.5 |
| 103 | Wyoming | 2 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
| 104 | Kent State | 2 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.5 |
| 104 | Mississippi State | 2 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.5 |
| 106 | Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.0 |
| 107 | North Texas | 2 | 6 | 157 | 26.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 78.5 |
| 108 | Oregon State | 2 | 5 | 131 | 26.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 65.5 |
| 109 | Liberty | 2 | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 27.0 |
| 110 | UNLV | 3 | 3 | 82 | 27.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 27.3 |
| 111 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 2 | 55 | 27.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 27.5 |
| 112 | New Mexico State | 3 | 10 | 277 | 27.70 | 0 | 3.3 | 92.3 |
| 113 | California | 2 | 3 | 85 | 28.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 42.5 |
| 114 | SMU | 2 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 14.5 |
| 115 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 5 | 149 | 29.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 74.5 |
| 116 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 5 | 162 | 32.40 | 1 | 2.5 | 81.0 |
| 117 | BYU | 2 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 17.0 |
| 117 | Marshall | 2 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 17.0 |
| 119 | Texas Tech | 2 | 4 | 147 | 36.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 73.5 |
| 120 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 6 | 238 | 39.67 | 1 | 2.0 | 79.3 |
| 121 | Colorado | 2 | 4 | 169 | 42.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 84.5 |
| 122 | Arizona | 2 | 1 | 46 | 46.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 23.0 |