2026 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 10/30/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTEP | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 6 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 4 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 5 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.8 |
| 1 | USF | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 1 | UTSA | 4 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 1 | Alabama | 6 | 5 | 64 | 12.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.7 |
| 1 | UCF | 5 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 4 | 8 | 105 | 13.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.3 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | 10 | 133 | 13.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 33.3 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 5 | 6 | 80 | 13.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 16.0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 6 | 9 | 121 | 13.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.2 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.2 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.2 |
| 1 | Oregon | 4 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Memphis | 4 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 4 | 5 | 73 | 14.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.3 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 5 | 11 | 168 | 15.27 | 0 | 2.2 | 33.6 |
| 1 | Liberty | 3 | 12 | 184 | 15.33 | 0 | 4.0 | 61.3 |
| 1 | Navy | 5 | 10 | 154 | 15.40 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.8 |
| 1 | Auburn | 5 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.2 |
| 1 | Troy | 4 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.5 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 10 | 158 | 15.80 | 0 | 3.3 | 52.7 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 5 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.4 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 3 | 6 | 96 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 4 | 5 | 82 | 16.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.5 |
| 1 | Rice | 4 | 8 | 132 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 4 | 9 | 149 | 16.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 37.3 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 4 | 10 | 167 | 16.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 41.8 |
| 1 | Kent State | 5 | 12 | 202 | 16.83 | 0 | 2.4 | 40.4 |
| 1 | Colorado | 4 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Houston | 5 | 6 | 103 | 17.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 20.6 |
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 5 | 87 | 17.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.8 |
| 1 | Purdue | 4 | 11 | 192 | 17.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 48.0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 4 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.8 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 5 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.5 |
| 1 | Illinois | 4 | 6 | 106 | 17.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.5 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 3 | 6 | 106 | 17.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.3 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 5 | 9 | 160 | 17.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 4 | 10 | 179 | 17.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 44.8 |
| 1 | LSU | 5 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.8 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 4 | 11 | 198 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 49.5 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 5 | 6 | 110 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 3 | 9 | 165 | 18.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 55.0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 4 | 11 | 202 | 18.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 50.5 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 8 | 147 | 18.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.8 |
| 1 | Clemson | 4 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Florida | 5 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 25.8 |
| 1 | Indiana | 5 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.4 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 6 | 111 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.8 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 5 | 8 | 148 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.6 |
| 1 | Akron | 4 | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 3 | 4 | 75 | 18.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 4 | 12 | 226 | 18.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.5 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 5 | 5 | 95 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.5 |
| 1 | Ball State | 4 | 9 | 171 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 42.8 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 4 | 11 | 211 | 19.18 | 0 | 2.8 | 52.8 |
| 1 | Baylor | 5 | 9 | 173 | 19.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.6 |
| 1 | Delaware | 4 | 10 | 193 | 19.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 48.3 |
| 1 | Washington | 4 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.5 |
| 1 | NC State | 4 | 11 | 213 | 19.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 53.3 |
| 1 | Ohio | 4 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.3 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 4 | 10 | 196 | 19.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 49.0 |
| 1 | Temple | 3 | 7 | 138 | 19.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 4 | 14 | 276 | 19.71 | 0 | 3.5 | 69.0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 5 | 11 | 217 | 19.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 43.4 |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 3 | 8 | 158 | 19.75 | 0 | 2.7 | 52.7 |
| 1 | Utah | 4 | 5 | 101 | 20.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.3 |
| 1 | Texas | 4 | 8 | 164 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 1 | FIU | 3 | 10 | 206 | 20.60 | 0 | 3.3 | 68.7 |
| 1 | Army | 5 | 19 | 392 | 20.63 | 0 | 3.8 | 78.4 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 4 | 7 | 146 | 20.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.5 |
| 1 | Duke | 4 | 9 | 188 | 20.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 5 | 4 | 84 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Virginia | 5 | 7 | 148 | 21.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.6 |
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 6 | 127 | 21.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.8 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 4 | 5 | 106 | 21.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.5 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 4 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.3 |
| 1 | Boston College | 4 | 15 | 319 | 21.27 | 0 | 3.8 | 79.8 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 3 | 7 | 150 | 21.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 50.0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 6 | 129 | 21.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.8 |
| 1 | USC | 5 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 4 | 8 | 175 | 21.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.8 |
| 1 | Arizona | 4 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| 1 | Marshall | 3 | 8 | 177 | 22.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 59.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | 5 | 111 | 22.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.8 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.8 |
| 1 | Boise State | 3 | 4 | 93 | 23.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Missouri State | 4 | 12 | 281 | 23.42 | 0 | 3.0 | 70.3 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 4 | 13 | 307 | 23.62 | 0 | 3.3 | 76.8 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 9 | 213 | 23.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 53.3 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 4 | 96 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Sacramento State | 6 | 12 | 289 | 24.08 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.2 |
| 1 | California | 5 | 7 | 173 | 24.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 34.6 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 7 | 178 | 25.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 35.6 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.8 |
| 1 | BYU | 4 | 3 | 77 | 25.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 3 | 2 | 52 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 17.3 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 4 | 3 | 78 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 19.5 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 5 | 136 | 27.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 5 | 10 | 275 | 27.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 55.0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 5 | 10 | 283 | 28.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 56.6 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 6 | 173 | 28.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 43.3 |
| 1 | SMU | 5 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 5.8 |
| 1 | North Dakota State | 5 | 2 | 58 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 11.6 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 3 | 7 | 209 | 29.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 69.7 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 4 | 5 | 153 | 30.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 38.3 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 4 | 7 | 217 | 31.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 54.3 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 5 | 6 | 195 | 32.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 39.0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 4 | 3 | 123 | 41.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 30.8 |
| 1 | Tulane | 4 | 1 | 54 | 54.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 13.5 |
| 121 | Arkansas State | 4 | 9 | 239 | 26.56 | 1 | 2.3 | 59.8 |
| 121 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 7 | 195 | 27.86 | 1 | 1.4 | 39.0 |
| 121 | Kansas State | 4 | 7 | 195 | 27.86 | 1 | 1.8 | 48.8 |
| 121 | Oregon State | 3 | 7 | 195 | 27.86 | 1 | 2.3 | 65.0 |
| 121 | Utah State | 3 | 6 | 174 | 29.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 58.0 |
| 121 | Toledo | 4 | 8 | 266 | 33.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 66.5 |
| 121 | Charlotte | 4 | 6 | 202 | 33.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 50.5 |
| 121 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | 180 | 36.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 45.0 |
| 121 | Kansas | 4 | 6 | 264 | 44.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 66.0 |
| 121 | Texas State | 3 | 3 | 135 | 45.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 45.0 |
| 121 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 2 | 114 | 57.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 28.5 |