2017 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTEP | 5 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.4 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.4 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 5 | 5 | 70 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 5 | 20 | 287 | 14.35 | 0 | 4.0 | 57.4 |
| 1 | Air Force | 4 | 10 | 151 | 15.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 37.8 |
| 1 | UTSA | 3 | 12 | 185 | 15.42 | 0 | 4.0 | 61.7 |
| 1 | Navy | 4 | 12 | 186 | 15.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 46.5 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 4 | 11 | 171 | 15.55 | 0 | 2.8 | 42.8 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 6 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.8 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 5 | 33 | 517 | 15.67 | 0 | 6.6 | 103.4 |
| 1 | Illinois | 4 | 7 | 110 | 15.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 27.5 |
| 1 | Michigan | 4 | 9 | 143 | 15.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 35.8 |
| 1 | TCU | 4 | 17 | 278 | 16.35 | 0 | 4.3 | 69.5 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.8 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 5 | 12 | 198 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.4 | 39.6 |
| 1 | Iowa | 5 | 14 | 231 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.8 | 46.2 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 4 | 13 | 215 | 16.54 | 0 | 3.3 | 53.8 |
| 1 | Kent State | 5 | 11 | 184 | 16.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 36.8 |
| 1 | Kansas | 4 | 11 | 184 | 16.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 46.0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 5 | 21 | 354 | 16.86 | 0 | 4.2 | 70.8 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 5 | 17 | 288 | 16.94 | 0 | 3.4 | 57.6 |
| 1 | Colorado | 5 | 7 | 120 | 17.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 5 | 11 | 191 | 17.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 38.2 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 19 | 330 | 17.37 | 0 | 3.8 | 66.0 |
| 1 | Idaho | 4 | 10 | 174 | 17.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 43.5 |
| 1 | Ohio | 5 | 29 | 507 | 17.48 | 0 | 5.8 | 101.4 |
| 1 | Army | 5 | 18 | 315 | 17.50 | 0 | 3.6 | 63.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 21 | 369 | 17.57 | 0 | 4.2 | 73.8 |
| 1 | Tulane | 4 | 13 | 229 | 17.62 | 0 | 3.3 | 57.3 |
| 1 | Florida State | 3 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 5 | 9 | 162 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.4 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 4 | 12 | 217 | 18.08 | 0 | 3.0 | 54.3 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 5 | 11 | 199 | 18.09 | 0 | 2.2 | 39.8 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 10 | 181 | 18.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 45.3 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 5 | 7 | 127 | 18.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 25.4 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 11 | 200 | 18.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 5 | 16 | 292 | 18.25 | 0 | 3.2 | 58.4 |
| 1 | BYU | 5 | 11 | 201 | 18.27 | 0 | 2.2 | 40.2 |
| 1 | Memphis | 4 | 22 | 403 | 18.32 | 0 | 5.5 | 100.8 |
| 1 | Alabama | 5 | 21 | 390 | 18.57 | 0 | 4.2 | 78.0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 5 | 23 | 427 | 18.57 | 0 | 4.6 | 85.4 |
| 1 | Temple | 5 | 17 | 316 | 18.59 | 0 | 3.4 | 63.2 |
| 1 | Penn State | 5 | 13 | 243 | 18.69 | 0 | 2.6 | 48.6 |
| 1 | Marshall | 4 | 10 | 187 | 18.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 46.8 |
| 1 | Boston College | 5 | 7 | 131 | 18.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.2 |
| 1 | Troy | 5 | 11 | 208 | 18.91 | 0 | 2.2 | 41.6 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 5 | 14 | 265 | 18.93 | 0 | 2.8 | 53.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 4 | 22 | 419 | 19.05 | 0 | 5.5 | 104.8 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.7 |
| 1 | Duke | 5 | 20 | 386 | 19.30 | 0 | 4.0 | 77.2 |
| 1 | Toledo | 4 | 19 | 368 | 19.37 | 0 | 4.8 | 92.0 |
| 1 | Houston | 4 | 13 | 252 | 19.38 | 0 | 3.3 | 63.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 5 | 31 | 601 | 19.39 | 0 | 6.2 | 120.2 |
| 1 | Washington State | 5 | 21 | 408 | 19.43 | 0 | 4.2 | 81.6 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 4 | 9 | 175 | 19.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.8 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 5 | 19 | 370 | 19.47 | 0 | 3.8 | 74.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | 11 | 215 | 19.55 | 0 | 2.8 | 53.8 |
| 1 | Akron | 5 | 20 | 393 | 19.65 | 0 | 4.0 | 78.6 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 5 | 9 | 177 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 35.4 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 5 | 11 | 217 | 19.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 43.4 |
| 1 | Auburn | 5 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.8 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 4 | 12 | 238 | 19.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.5 |
| 1 | Clemson | 5 | 20 | 397 | 19.85 | 0 | 4.0 | 79.4 |
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 8 | 159 | 19.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 31.8 |
| 1 | LSU | 5 | 13 | 259 | 19.92 | 0 | 2.6 | 51.8 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 5 | 15 | 299 | 19.93 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.8 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 4 | 19 | 380 | 20.00 | 0 | 4.8 | 95.0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 5 | 15 | 301 | 20.07 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.2 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 5 | 17 | 342 | 20.12 | 0 | 3.4 | 68.4 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 5 | 16 | 322 | 20.13 | 0 | 3.2 | 64.4 |
| 1 | Boise State | 4 | 7 | 141 | 20.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 35.3 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 11 | 222 | 20.18 | 0 | 2.8 | 55.5 |
| 1 | UCF | 3 | 15 | 306 | 20.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 102.0 |
| 1 | South Florida | 5 | 24 | 494 | 20.58 | 0 | 4.8 | 98.8 |
| 1 | Ball State | 5 | 20 | 412 | 20.60 | 0 | 4.0 | 82.4 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 11 | 227 | 20.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 56.8 |
| 1 | UNLV | 4 | 20 | 414 | 20.70 | 0 | 5.0 | 103.5 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 23 | 477 | 20.74 | 0 | 5.8 | 119.3 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 5 | 16 | 333 | 20.81 | 0 | 3.2 | 66.6 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 9 | 188 | 20.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 5 | 21 | 440 | 20.95 | 0 | 4.2 | 88.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 4 | 7 | 148 | 21.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.0 |
| 1 | Florida International | 4 | 10 | 214 | 21.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 53.5 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | 10 | 214 | 21.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 53.5 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 5 | 14 | 303 | 21.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 60.6 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 9 | 196 | 21.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 49.0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 5 | 7 | 153 | 21.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 30.6 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 17 | 375 | 22.06 | 0 | 4.3 | 93.8 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 5 | 6 | 133 | 22.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.6 |
| 1 | Baylor | 5 | 16 | 358 | 22.38 | 0 | 3.2 | 71.6 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 5 | 15 | 336 | 22.40 | 0 | 3.0 | 67.2 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 3 | 9 | 203 | 22.56 | 0 | 3.0 | 67.7 |
| 1 | UCLA | 5 | 22 | 501 | 22.77 | 0 | 4.4 | 100.2 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 5 | 9 | 205 | 22.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.0 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 13 | 298 | 22.92 | 0 | 4.3 | 99.3 |
| 1 | California | 5 | 16 | 367 | 22.94 | 0 | 3.2 | 73.4 |
| 1 | North Texas | 5 | 17 | 390 | 22.94 | 0 | 3.4 | 78.0 |
| 1 | SMU | 5 | 29 | 669 | 23.07 | 0 | 5.8 | 133.8 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 6 | 22 | 519 | 23.59 | 0 | 3.7 | 86.5 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 4 | 10 | 236 | 23.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 59.0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 5 | 22 | 522 | 23.73 | 0 | 4.4 | 104.4 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 4 | 7 | 167 | 23.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.8 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 5 | 25 | 602 | 24.08 | 0 | 5.0 | 120.4 |
| 1 | Virginia | 4 | 15 | 383 | 25.53 | 0 | 3.8 | 95.8 |
| 1 | Utah | 4 | 5 | 131 | 26.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 32.8 |
| 1 | Texas | 4 | 15 | 408 | 27.20 | 0 | 3.8 | 102.0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 4 | 9 | 245 | 27.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 61.3 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 4 | 117 | 29.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.3 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 6 | 182 | 30.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 36.4 |
| 1 | Rice | 5 | 2 | 71 | 35.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 14.2 |
| 112 | Louisville | 5 | 24 | 470 | 19.58 | 1 | 4.8 | 94.0 |
| 112 | Hawai'i | 5 | 26 | 548 | 21.08 | 1 | 5.2 | 109.6 |
| 112 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 21 | 450 | 21.43 | 1 | 5.3 | 112.5 |
| 112 | Arkansas | 4 | 16 | 352 | 22.00 | 1 | 4.0 | 88.0 |
| 112 | North Carolina | 5 | 14 | 314 | 22.43 | 1 | 2.8 | 62.8 |
| 112 | North Carolina State | 5 | 20 | 451 | 22.55 | 1 | 4.0 | 90.2 |
| 112 | South Alabama | 5 | 17 | 427 | 25.12 | 1 | 3.4 | 85.4 |
| 112 | Indiana | 4 | 8 | 215 | 26.88 | 1 | 2.0 | 53.8 |
| 112 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 16 | 433 | 27.06 | 1 | 4.0 | 108.3 |
| 112 | Michigan State | 4 | 16 | 435 | 27.19 | 1 | 4.0 | 108.8 |
| 112 | USC | 5 | 19 | 524 | 27.58 | 1 | 3.8 | 104.8 |
| 112 | UAB | 4 | 15 | 421 | 28.07 | 1 | 3.8 | 105.3 |
| 112 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 16 | 471 | 29.44 | 1 | 4.0 | 117.8 |
| 112 | Texas State | 5 | 10 | 312 | 31.20 | 1 | 2.0 | 62.4 |
| 112 | Arkansas State | 3 | 7 | 219 | 31.29 | 1 | 2.3 | 73.0 |
| 112 | Missouri | 4 | 4 | 161 | 40.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 40.3 |
| 112 | Arizona State | 5 | 3 | 151 | 50.33 | 1 | 0.6 | 30.2 |
| 129 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 14 | 393 | 28.07 | 2 | 2.8 | 78.6 |