2026 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Temple | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 1 | Utah State | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 1 | UCF | 4 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.3 |
| 1 | Oregon | 4 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 5 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.4 |
| 1 | Ball State | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 3 | 6 | 81 | 13.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 3 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 3 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 3 | 5 | 74 | 14.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 24.7 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 1 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 5 | 7 | 107 | 15.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 21.4 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.5 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 3 | 9 | 139 | 15.44 | 0 | 3.0 | 46.3 |
| 1 | Auburn | 4 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.8 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 5 | 8 | 126 | 15.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 25.2 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 5 | 6 | 96 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.2 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 3 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.7 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.3 |
| 1 | Washington State | 5 | 6 | 100 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 2 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 1 | LSU | 4 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.3 |
| 1 | Maryland | 4 | 9 | 154 | 17.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 38.5 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.8 |
| 1 | USC | 5 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.6 |
| 1 | Illinois | 4 | 7 | 124 | 17.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.7 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 4 | 9 | 160 | 17.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| 1 | Boston College | 4 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 4 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.5 |
| 1 | Florida | 4 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.3 |
| 1 | Indiana | 3 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.3 |
| 1 | Louisville | 5 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.6 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 3 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.7 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Missouri State | 2 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 48.0 |
| 1 | Texas | 4 | 6 | 117 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.3 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 1 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 1 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 4 | 11 | 217 | 19.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 54.3 |
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 5 | 99 | 19.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.8 |
| 1 | NC State | 4 | 11 | 218 | 19.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 54.5 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 3 | 6 | 120 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 6 | 121 | 20.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.3 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.3 |
| 1 | Houston | 4 | 5 | 106 | 21.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.5 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 2 | 5 | 106 | 21.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 53.0 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 2 | 8 | 171 | 21.38 | 0 | 4.0 | 85.5 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 5 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.6 |
| 1 | Utah | 4 | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.5 |
| 1 | Virginia | 4 | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.5 |
| 1 | Stanford | 4 | 7 | 151 | 21.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.8 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.7 |
| 1 | North Texas | 2 | 9 | 196 | 21.78 | 0 | 4.5 | 98.0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 2 | 4 | 88 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 1 | Duke | 3 | 7 | 154 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 51.3 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | 5 | 111 | 22.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.8 |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 1 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 67.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 4 | 6 | 135 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.8 |
| 1 | Boise State | 3 | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 1 | UNLV | 1 | 5 | 115 | 23.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 115.0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 3 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.7 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 3 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.7 |
| 1 | Georgia | 4 | 4 | 95 | 23.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.8 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 1 | 4 | 95 | 23.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 95.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.0 |
| 1 | TCU | 3 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 4 | 96 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 32.0 |
| 1 | California | 4 | 8 | 194 | 24.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.5 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 4 | 11 | 267 | 24.27 | 0 | 2.8 | 66.8 |
| 1 | Delaware | 2 | 3 | 74 | 24.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 37.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 4 | 99 | 24.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.5 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 4 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 7 | 178 | 25.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 44.5 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.8 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 6 | 153 | 25.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 76.5 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 1 | 4 | 106 | 26.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 106.0 |
| 1 | BYU | 4 | 2 | 57 | 28.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 14.3 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 4 | 11 | 316 | 28.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 79.0 |
| 1 | SMU | 3 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 9.7 |
| 1 | Toledo | 2 | 6 | 175 | 29.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 87.5 |
| 1 | Akron | 2 | 2 | 59 | 29.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.5 |
| 1 | UAB | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 2 | 77 | 38.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 77.0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 4 | 3 | 116 | 38.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 29.0 |
| 107 | UTSA | 3 | 7 | 171 | 24.43 | 1 | 2.3 | 57.0 |
| 107 | Notre Dame | 5 | 12 | 308 | 25.67 | 1 | 2.4 | 61.6 |
| 107 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 5 | 140 | 28.00 | 1 | 2.5 | 70.0 |
| 107 | Oregon State | 4 | 9 | 297 | 33.00 | 1 | 2.3 | 74.3 |
| 107 | Colorado | 4 | 6 | 226 | 37.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 56.5 |
| 107 | Michigan | 3 | 4 | 163 | 40.75 | 1 | 1.3 | 54.3 |
| 107 | Texas State | 2 | 3 | 123 | 41.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 61.5 |
| 107 | Bowling Green | 2 | 4 | 168 | 42.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 84.0 |
| 107 | Kansas | 3 | 2 | 118 | 59.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 39.3 |