2026 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - All Games through 10/30/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Kentucky 8 2 16 8.00 0 0.3 2.0
2 Auburn 7 2 31 15.50 0 0.3 4.4
3 Vanderbilt 8 2 37 18.50 0 0.3 4.6
4 TCU 7 3 41 13.67 0 0.4 5.9
5 Oklahoma 7 3 51 17.00 0 0.4 7.3
5 SMU 7 2 51 25.50 0 0.3 7.3
7 Virginia Tech 8 5 71 14.20 0 0.6 8.9
7 Appalachian State 7 3 71 23.67 0 0.4 10.1
9 Buffalo 8 6 75 12.50 0 0.8 9.4
10 BYU 7 3 77 25.67 0 0.4 11.0
11 Ohio State 7 7 78 11.14 0 1.0 11.1
12 West Virginia 8 6 80 13.33 0 0.8 10.0
13 Tulane 8 4 82 20.50 0 0.5 10.3
14 UCLA 7 7 87 12.43 0 1.0 12.4
14 Memphis 8 6 87 14.50 0 0.8 10.9
16 Missouri 7 6 90 15.00 0 0.9 12.9
16 Louisiana Tech 7 5 90 18.00 0 0.7 12.9
16 Iowa State 7 4 90 22.50 0 0.6 12.9
19 Wyoming 8 5 95 19.00 0 0.6 11.9
20 Alabama 8 8 102 12.75 0 1.0 12.8
21 Louisville 7 6 105 17.50 0 0.9 15.0
22 Arkansas 7 5 107 21.40 0 0.7 15.3
23 UTEP 7 6 108 18.00 0 0.9 15.4
23 Georgia Tech 7 5 108 21.60 0 0.7 15.4
25 Indiana 8 6 114 19.00 0 0.8 14.3
25 Miami (FL) 7 5 114 22.80 0 0.7 16.3
27 Connecticut 7 7 118 16.86 0 1.0 16.9
28 Arizona 7 4 122 30.50 0 0.6 17.4
29 Oregon 7 10 124 12.40 0 1.4 17.7
29 Illinois 7 7 124 17.71 0 1.0 17.7
31 Rutgers 7 8 125 15.63 0 1.1 17.9
31 UAB 7 6 125 20.83 0 0.9 17.9
33 Oklahoma State 7 7 131 18.71 0 1.0 18.7
34 Washington 7 8 132 16.50 0 1.1 18.9
34 Louisiana-Monroe 7 7 132 18.86 0 1.0 18.9
36 Ohio 8 8 139 17.38 0 1.0 17.4
36 Utah 7 7 139 19.86 0 1.0 19.9
38 North Dakota State 8 7 143 20.43 0 0.9 17.9
39 UCF 8 11 144 13.09 0 1.4 18.0
40 Georgia 7 7 147 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
41 Florida 7 8 150 18.75 0 1.1 21.4
42 LSU 8 7 151 21.57 0 0.9 18.9
43 Tennessee 8 8 154 19.25 0 1.0 19.3
44 Northern Illinois 7 4 156 39.00 1 0.6 22.3
45 Florida Atlantic 8 8 157 19.63 0 1.0 19.6
46 USC 8 8 159 19.88 0 1.0 19.9
46 Minnesota 7 8 159 19.88 0 1.1 22.7
48 New Mexico 7 9 161 17.89 0 1.3 23.0
49 East Carolina 7 10 163 16.30 0 1.4 23.3
50 Penn State 7 10 165 16.50 0 1.4 23.6
51 Washington State 8 10 166 16.60 0 1.3 20.8
52 Wake Forest 7 11 168 15.27 0 1.6 24.0
52 Texas A&M 8 8 168 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
54 South Carolina 7 10 174 17.40 0 1.4 24.9
54 Utah State 7 6 174 29.00 1 0.9 24.9
56 Fresno State 7 12 177 14.75 0 1.7 25.3
57 Temple 7 10 184 18.40 0 1.4 26.3
58 USF 7 15 185 12.33 0 2.1 26.4
59 Troy 8 13 186 14.31 0 1.6 23.3
60 Clemson 7 9 189 21.00 0 1.3 27.0
61 Navy 7 12 190 15.83 0 1.7 27.1
61 Kennesaw State 8 8 190 23.75 1 1.0 23.8
63 San Diego State 8 10 191 19.10 0 1.3 23.9
63 Virginia 8 10 191 19.10 0 1.3 23.9
65 Arizona State 7 10 192 19.20 0 1.4 27.4
66 Florida State 7 7 200 28.57 0 1.0 28.6
66 Texas Tech 7 7 200 28.57 1 1.0 28.6
68 Georgia Southern 7 10 203 20.30 0 1.4 29.0
69 Iowa 7 11 204 18.55 0 1.6 29.1
70 Western Michigan 8 14 205 14.64 0 1.8 25.6
71 Massachusetts 8 8 210 26.25 0 1.0 26.3
72 Eastern Michigan 9 8 211 26.38 1 0.9 23.4
73 Michigan State 8 11 213 19.36 0 1.4 26.6
74 Nebraska 7 13 214 16.46 0 1.9 30.6
74 Old Dominion 8 8 214 26.75 0 1.0 26.8
76 Rice 8 13 218 16.77 0 1.6 27.3
77 Michigan 7 7 219 31.29 1 1.0 31.3
78 Akron 8 11 221 20.09 0 1.4 27.6
79 Baylor 8 12 224 18.67 0 1.5 28.0
79 Boise State 7 10 224 22.40 0 1.4 32.0
81 Duke 7 11 225 20.45 0 1.6 32.1
82 Kansas State 7 9 237 26.33 1 1.3 33.9
83 Syracuse 7 12 240 20.00 0 1.7 34.3
84 Ball State 8 13 241 18.54 0 1.6 30.1
85 Charlotte 8 9 245 27.22 1 1.1 30.6
86 Houston 8 16 248 15.50 0 2.0 31.0
87 Wisconsin 7 14 250 17.86 0 2.0 35.7
88 Stanford 8 13 255 19.62 0 1.6 31.9
89 James Madison 9 16 259 16.19 0 1.8 28.8
89 North Carolina 7 13 259 19.92 0 1.9 37.0
91 Nevada 7 14 260 18.57 0 2.0 37.1
92 Texas 7 13 265 20.38 0 1.9 37.9
93 Texas State 7 9 266 29.56 1 1.3 38.0
94 Tulsa 8 16 270 16.88 0 2.0 33.8
95 UTSA 8 14 276 19.71 1 1.8 34.5
96 Kent State 9 15 279 18.60 0 1.7 31.0
97 Purdue 7 15 283 18.87 0 2.1 40.4
98 FIU 7 14 284 20.29 0 2.0 40.6
99 NC State 7 16 286 17.88 0 2.3 40.9
100 Colorado 7 10 291 29.10 1 1.4 41.6
101 Hawaii 8 15 294 19.60 0 1.9 36.8
101 Marshall 7 13 294 22.62 0 1.9 42.0
103 Sacramento State 9 17 311 18.29 0 1.9 34.6
104 Coastal Carolina 7 19 312 16.42 0 2.7 44.6
104 Central Michigan 8 16 312 19.50 0 2.0 39.0
106 Sam Houston State 8 14 319 22.79 0 1.8 39.9
107 San Jose State 8 12 321 26.75 0 1.5 40.1
108 Ole Miss 7 13 326 25.08 0 1.9 46.6
109 Bowling Green 8 15 331 22.07 1 1.9 41.4
110 Mississippi State 7 12 334 27.83 0 1.7 47.7
111 Notre Dame 7 14 339 24.21 1 2.0 48.4
112 UNLV 7 15 340 22.67 0 2.1 48.6
113 Arkansas State 8 14 344 24.57 1 1.8 43.0
114 Liberty 7 19 350 18.42 0 2.7 50.0
115 Western Kentucky 8 17 356 20.94 1 2.1 44.5
116 Southern Miss 7 19 363 19.11 0 2.7 51.9
117 Miami (OH) 8 14 366 26.14 0 1.8 45.8
118 Jacksonville State 8 13 368 28.31 1 1.6 46.0
119 Kansas 7 10 372 37.20 1 1.4 53.1
120 Cincinnati 7 17 376 22.12 1 2.4 53.7
121 Maryland 7 21 377 17.95 0 3.0 53.9
121 Oregon State 7 16 377 23.56 1 2.3 53.9
121 Pittsburgh 8 15 377 25.13 0 1.9 47.1
124 Boston College 7 18 378 21.00 0 2.6 54.0
125 California 8 16 385 24.06 0 2.0 48.1
126 Middle Tennessee State 8 18 400 22.22 0 2.3 50.0
127 Delaware 8 21 423 20.14 0 2.6 52.9
128 Northwestern 7 22 429 19.50 0 3.1 61.3
129 South Alabama 7 23 452 19.65 0 3.3 64.6
130 North Texas 8 23 467 20.30 0 2.9 58.4
131 Missouri State 8 22 486 22.09 0 2.8 60.8
132 Louisiana 8 25 530 21.20 0 3.1 66.3
133 Georgia State 7 23 539 23.43 0 3.3 77.0
134 Army 7 29 581 20.03 0 4.1 83.0
135 New Mexico State 8 26 593 22.81 0 3.3 74.1
136 Colorado State 7 24 619 25.79 1 3.4 88.4
137 Toledo 8 24 646 26.92 1 3.0 80.8