2026 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games Won Only through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Missouri State | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 3 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 1 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 7 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 7 | TCU | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| 7 | Temple | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 7 | Tulane | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Clemson | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Hawaii | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 7 | Wyoming | 3 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.7 |
| 7 | Akron | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.3 |
| 7 | Old Dominion | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 3 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Michigan | 3 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 3 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.0 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.3 |
| 7 | SMU | 4 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.8 |
| 7 | BYU | 5 | 2 | 57 | 28.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 11.4 |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 2 | 2 | 60 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 30.0 |
| 26 | Buffalo | 3 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.7 |
| 26 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.0 |
| 26 | Rutgers | 1 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 32.0 |
| 26 | Louisville | 3 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.3 |
| 26 | UAB | 3 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 26 | San Jose State | 3 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.3 |
| 26 | North Carolina | 3 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.7 |
| 26 | Navy | 2 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.5 |
| 26 | Illinois | 3 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.3 |
| 26 | Texas A&M | 3 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.7 |
| 26 | Florida State | 3 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 26 | Boston College | 2 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.5 |
| 26 | UTEP | 1 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| 26 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 26 | Michigan State | 2 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.5 |
| 26 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 26 | Texas State | 2 | 3 | 79 | 26.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 39.5 |
| 26 | Kansas | 2 | 3 | 90 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 45.0 |
| 44 | Sacramento State | 1 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 30.0 |
| 44 | Ohio State | 5 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.6 |
| 44 | Rice | 1 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 58.0 |
| 44 | Wake Forest | 5 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.8 |
| 44 | Fresno State | 4 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.8 |
| 44 | East Carolina | 3 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.0 |
| 44 | Massachusetts | 4 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.3 |
| 44 | South Carolina | 3 | 4 | 73 | 18.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.3 |
| 44 | Southern Miss | 1 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 77.0 |
| 44 | New Mexico | 4 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.5 |
| 44 | Duke | 4 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.3 |
| 44 | Marshall | 3 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.7 |
| 44 | Stanford | 2 | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 44 | Ohio | 4 | 4 | 90 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.5 |
| 44 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 4 | 96 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 19.2 |
| 44 | Arizona | 5 | 4 | 122 | 30.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 24.4 |
| 44 | Colorado | 2 | 4 | 169 | 42.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 84.5 |
| 61 | Oregon | 3 | 5 | 70 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 23.3 |
| 61 | Connecticut | 3 | 5 | 73 | 14.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 24.3 |
| 61 | Washington | 3 | 5 | 74 | 14.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 24.7 |
| 61 | Penn State | 3 | 5 | 78 | 15.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 26.0 |
| 61 | Kent State | 2 | 5 | 79 | 15.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 39.5 |
| 61 | UCF | 3 | 5 | 81 | 16.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 27.0 |
| 61 | Nevada | 2 | 5 | 81 | 16.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 40.5 |
| 61 | Memphis | 5 | 5 | 87 | 17.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.4 |
| 61 | Arizona State | 3 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.3 |
| 61 | LSU | 4 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.3 |
| 61 | Purdue | 3 | 5 | 101 | 20.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 33.7 |
| 61 | Utah | 5 | 5 | 103 | 20.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.6 |
| 61 | Missouri | 5 | 5 | 112 | 22.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.4 |
| 61 | Georgia | 6 | 5 | 113 | 22.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.8 |
| 61 | Tennessee | 5 | 5 | 113 | 22.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.6 |
| 76 | Bowling Green | 2 | 6 | 66 | 11.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 33.0 |
| 76 | UCLA | 5 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.4 |
| 76 | Alabama | 5 | 6 | 91 | 15.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.2 |
| 76 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 6 | 92 | 15.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.0 |
| 76 | San Diego State | 2 | 6 | 94 | 15.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 47.0 |
| 76 | FIU | 3 | 6 | 95 | 15.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.7 |
| 76 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 6 | 101 | 16.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 50.5 |
| 76 | North Dakota State | 5 | 6 | 104 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 20.8 |
| 76 | Minnesota | 4 | 6 | 107 | 17.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.8 |
| 76 | Virginia | 4 | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.0 |
| 76 | Indiana | 6 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 76 | Syracuse | 2 | 6 | 130 | 21.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 65.0 |
| 76 | Tulsa | 3 | 6 | 137 | 22.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.7 |
| 76 | Texas Tech | 5 | 6 | 181 | 30.17 | 1 | 1.2 | 36.2 |
| 90 | Ole Miss | 4 | 7 | 116 | 16.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 29.0 |
| 90 | USC | 6 | 7 | 136 | 19.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.7 |
| 90 | Texas | 4 | 7 | 137 | 19.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.3 |
| 90 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 7 | 140 | 20.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 70.0 |
| 90 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 7 | 145 | 20.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.3 |
| 90 | California | 3 | 7 | 174 | 24.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 58.0 |
| 96 | Baylor | 4 | 8 | 125 | 15.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.3 |
| 96 | Western Michigan | 4 | 8 | 134 | 16.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.5 |
| 96 | NC State | 3 | 8 | 141 | 17.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 47.0 |
| 96 | North Texas | 4 | 8 | 142 | 17.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.5 |
| 96 | Florida | 4 | 8 | 150 | 18.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.5 |
| 96 | Delaware | 2 | 8 | 156 | 19.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 78.0 |
| 96 | Oregon State | 4 | 8 | 217 | 27.13 | 1 | 2.0 | 54.3 |
| 103 | Troy | 3 | 9 | 119 | 13.22 | 0 | 3.0 | 39.7 |
| 103 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 9 | 137 | 15.22 | 0 | 4.5 | 68.5 |
| 103 | Wisconsin | 4 | 9 | 167 | 18.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 41.8 |
| 103 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 9 | 190 | 21.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.5 |
| 103 | New Mexico State | 2 | 9 | 202 | 22.44 | 0 | 4.5 | 101.0 |
| 103 | Boise State | 5 | 9 | 203 | 22.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 40.6 |
| 103 | Cincinnati | 4 | 9 | 219 | 24.33 | 1 | 2.3 | 54.8 |
| 103 | Colorado State | 2 | 9 | 221 | 24.56 | 0 | 4.5 | 110.5 |
| 103 | Mississippi State | 4 | 9 | 244 | 27.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 61.0 |
| 112 | Iowa | 5 | 10 | 176 | 17.60 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.2 |
| 112 | Nebraska | 5 | 10 | 186 | 18.60 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.2 |
| 112 | UTSA | 5 | 10 | 226 | 22.60 | 1 | 2.0 | 45.2 |
| 115 | USF | 4 | 11 | 135 | 12.27 | 0 | 2.8 | 33.8 |
| 115 | Houston | 5 | 11 | 178 | 16.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 35.6 |
| 115 | Maryland | 2 | 11 | 198 | 18.00 | 0 | 5.5 | 99.0 |
| 115 | Central Michigan | 3 | 11 | 223 | 20.27 | 0 | 3.7 | 74.3 |
| 115 | Louisiana | 4 | 11 | 282 | 25.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 70.5 |
| 120 | Northwestern | 4 | 12 | 244 | 20.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.0 |
| 121 | Liberty | 5 | 13 | 237 | 18.23 | 0 | 2.6 | 47.4 |
| 121 | Georgia State | 4 | 13 | 243 | 18.69 | 0 | 3.3 | 60.8 |
| 121 | Army | 3 | 13 | 256 | 19.69 | 0 | 4.3 | 85.3 |
| 121 | UNLV | 4 | 13 | 269 | 20.69 | 0 | 3.3 | 67.3 |
| 121 | Notre Dame | 6 | 13 | 316 | 24.31 | 1 | 2.2 | 52.7 |
| 121 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 13 | 335 | 25.77 | 0 | 2.6 | 67.0 |
| 127 | James Madison | 6 | 14 | 230 | 16.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 38.3 |
| 128 | Toledo | 4 | 16 | 382 | 23.88 | 0 | 4.0 | 95.5 |
| 129 | South Alabama | 4 | 19 | 375 | 19.74 | 0 | 4.8 | 93.8 |