2026 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games in October Only through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 1 | UTEP | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Temple | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 1 | Utah State | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 1 | UCF | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| 1 | UAB | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 2 | 6 | 66 | 11.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Rice | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.5 |
| 1 | James Madison | 2 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 2 | 5 | 69 | 13.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 34.5 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 2 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 2 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 36.0 |
| 1 | FIU | 1 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 58.0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 8 | 118 | 14.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 59.0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 1 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 1 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 2 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.5 |
| 1 | Liberty | 2 | 7 | 107 | 15.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 53.5 |
| 1 | Iowa | 2 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 1 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 47.0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 2 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.5 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 2 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.5 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.5 |
| 1 | Navy | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 1 | Washington | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 1 | Boston College | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 2 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.5 |
| 1 | Maryland | 2 | 8 | 136 | 17.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 68.0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 2 | 5 | 86 | 17.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 43.0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 2 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 1 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 2 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.5 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 2 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 1 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 55.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 2 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 46.0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 2 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.5 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.5 |
| 1 | Washington State | 2 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.5 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 1 | North Dakota State | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 1 | California | 2 | 5 | 95 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 47.5 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 2 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 57.0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 2 | 8 | 153 | 19.13 | 0 | 4.0 | 76.5 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 2 | 6 | 115 | 19.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 57.5 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 2 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.5 |
| 1 | Nevada | 1 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| 1 | LSU | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 2 | 5 | 101 | 20.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 50.5 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 2 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.5 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 2 | 7 | 143 | 20.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 71.5 |
| 1 | NC State | 2 | 8 | 166 | 20.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 83.0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 2 | 5 | 106 | 21.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 53.0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 2 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 1 | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 86.0 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 2 | 5 | 108 | 21.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 54.0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 2 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.5 |
| 1 | Arizona | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Missouri State | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 2 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Akron | 2 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 2 | 4 | 88 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 2 | 6 | 132 | 22.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 66.0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 2 | 8 | 179 | 22.38 | 0 | 4.0 | 89.5 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 5 | 112 | 22.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 112.0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 1 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 1 | Boise State | 2 | 4 | 93 | 23.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.5 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Missouri | 2 | 4 | 95 | 23.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.5 |
| 1 | Marshall | 2 | 5 | 119 | 23.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 59.5 |
| 1 | Duke | 1 | 4 | 97 | 24.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 97.0 |
| 1 | USC | 2 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
| 1 | Army | 2 | 6 | 152 | 25.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 76.0 |
| 1 | Sacramento State | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 2 | 2 | 58 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 2 | 4 | 116 | 29.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 58.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 2 | 7 | 206 | 29.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 103.0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 2 | 3 | 90 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Houston | 2 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 16.5 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 1 | 2 | 72 | 36.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 72.0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 2 | 83 | 41.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 83.0 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 1 | 42 | 42.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 42.0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 89 | 44.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 44.5 |
| 1 | Toledo | 2 | 1 | 49 | 49.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 24.5 |
| 1 | Florida State | 2 | 1 | 71 | 71.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 35.5 |
| 106 | Arkansas State | 2 | 5 | 157 | 31.40 | 1 | 2.5 | 78.5 |
| 106 | Notre Dame | 2 | 5 | 179 | 35.80 | 1 | 2.5 | 89.5 |
| 106 | Oregon State | 2 | 4 | 166 | 41.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 83.0 |
| 106 | Texas State | 1 | 2 | 114 | 57.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 114.0 |