2026 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/30/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Western Michigan 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
2 Oregon 3 2 15 7.50 0 0.7 5.0
3 UCF 3 2 21 10.50 0 0.7 7.0
4 Auburn 4 2 31 15.50 0 0.5 7.8
5 West Virginia 2 1 16 16.00 0 0.5 8.0
5 Texas A&M 4 2 32 16.00 0 0.5 8.0
7 Texas State 1 1 9 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
7 Oklahoma 3 2 27 13.50 0 0.7 9.0
7 Kansas 2 1 18 18.00 0 0.5 9.0
10 LSU 2 1 20 20.00 0 0.5 10.0
11 Washington State 2 2 25 12.50 0 1.0 12.5
12 Ball State 2 2 26 13.00 0 1.0 13.0
13 Alabama 3 4 44 11.00 0 1.3 14.7
14 Missouri 2 2 31 15.50 0 1.0 15.5
14 Rutgers 2 1 31 31.00 0 0.5 15.5
16 Colorado State 1 1 16 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
16 South Alabama 1 1 16 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
16 Texas Tech 1 1 16 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
19 Akron 1 1 17 17.00 0 1.0 17.0
19 Boston College 1 1 17 17.00 0 1.0 17.0
19 Iowa State 3 2 51 25.50 0 0.7 17.0
19 BYU 2 1 34 34.00 0 0.5 17.0
23 Ohio State 2 3 35 11.67 0 1.5 17.5
24 Indiana 2 2 37 18.50 0 1.0 18.5
25 Louisville 3 3 56 18.67 0 1.0 18.7
26 Illinois 1 1 20 20.00 0 1.0 20.0
26 Colorado 4 4 80 20.00 0 1.0 20.0
28 Tennessee 2 3 41 13.67 0 1.5 20.5
29 Michigan State 4 5 83 16.60 0 1.3 20.8
30 Georgia 1 1 21 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
30 Utah 1 1 21 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
32 Stanford 3 3 65 21.67 0 1.0 21.7
33 Central Michigan 1 1 22 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
33 Tulsa 1 1 22 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
33 Penn State 2 2 44 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
36 Northern Illinois 1 1 23 23.00 0 1.0 23.0
37 Houston 3 5 70 14.00 0 1.7 23.3
38 Florida State 3 3 72 24.00 0 1.0 24.0
39 Fresno State 1 2 25 12.50 0 2.0 25.0
39 Kennesaw State 1 1 25 25.00 0 1.0 25.0
41 Charlotte 1 1 26 26.00 0 1.0 26.0
42 Arizona State 1 1 27 27.00 0 1.0 27.0
43 UTSA 1 2 28 14.00 0 2.0 28.0
43 North Carolina 1 1 28 28.00 0 1.0 28.0
45 Florida 3 5 85 17.00 0 1.7 28.3
46 Virginia 1 2 29 14.50 0 2.0 29.0
47 California 3 3 91 30.33 0 1.0 30.3
48 Wisconsin 2 3 61 20.33 0 1.5 30.5
49 Kansas State 1 1 31 31.00 0 1.0 31.0
50 Clemson 2 3 63 21.00 0 1.5 31.5
51 Oklahoma State 1 2 34 17.00 0 2.0 34.0
52 Northwestern 1 3 35 11.67 0 3.0 35.0
53 South Carolina 4 7 147 21.00 0 1.8 36.8
54 Notre Dame 2 4 74 18.50 0 2.0 37.0
55 East Carolina 1 2 39 19.50 0 2.0 39.0
56 Maryland 2 5 80 16.00 0 2.5 40.0
57 Texas 4 8 164 20.50 0 2.0 41.0
58 NC State 1 2 46 23.00 0 2.0 46.0
59 Purdue 3 7 143 20.43 0 2.3 47.7
60 Troy 1 3 50 16.67 0 3.0 50.0
61 Ole Miss 4 7 230 32.86 0 1.8 57.5
62 Mississippi State 3 5 177 35.40 0 1.7 59.0
63 Cincinnati 2 6 125 20.83 0 3.0 62.5
64 Oregon State 2 5 131 26.20 0 2.5 65.5
65 Wake Forest 1 4 67 16.75 0 4.0 67.0
66 Western Kentucky 2 5 140 28.00 1 2.5 70.0
67 Sam Houston State 1 2 77 38.50 0 2.0 77.0
68 Missouri State 1 4 79 19.75 0 4.0 79.0
68 Georgia Southern 1 3 79 26.33 0 3.0 79.0
70 North Texas 1 5 139 27.80 0 5.0 139.0