2017 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games in October Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ball State | 3 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 4 | 8 | 114 | 14.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.5 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 3 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 3 | 8 | 119 | 14.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 39.7 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 4 | 20 | 307 | 15.35 | 0 | 5.0 | 76.8 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 4 | 14 | 216 | 15.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 54.0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 4 | 12 | 187 | 15.58 | 0 | 3.0 | 46.8 |
| 1 | Marshall | 4 | 10 | 156 | 15.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 39.0 |
| 1 | Florida International | 3 | 10 | 158 | 15.80 | 0 | 3.3 | 52.7 |
| 1 | Iowa | 3 | 6 | 96 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 4 | 21 | 338 | 16.10 | 0 | 5.3 | 84.5 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 3 | 6 | 98 | 16.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.7 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 11 | 181 | 16.45 | 0 | 3.7 | 60.3 |
| 1 | Utah State | 4 | 6 | 100 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 4 | 10 | 169 | 16.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 42.3 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 12 | 203 | 16.92 | 0 | 3.0 | 50.8 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | 17 | 293 | 17.24 | 0 | 4.3 | 73.3 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 3 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.3 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 10 | 175 | 17.50 | 0 | 3.3 | 58.3 |
| 1 | Arizona | 4 | 7 | 123 | 17.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.8 |
| 1 | Alabama | 3 | 12 | 211 | 17.58 | 0 | 4.0 | 70.3 |
| 1 | Stanford | 3 | 8 | 141 | 17.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 47.0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 3 | 10 | 178 | 17.80 | 0 | 3.3 | 59.3 |
| 1 | USC | 4 | 13 | 233 | 17.92 | 0 | 3.3 | 58.3 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 3 | 10 | 180 | 18.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 60.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 11 | 199 | 18.09 | 0 | 2.8 | 49.8 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 4 | 7 | 127 | 18.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 31.8 |
| 1 | Memphis | 4 | 22 | 404 | 18.36 | 0 | 5.5 | 101.0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 3 | 11 | 204 | 18.55 | 0 | 3.7 | 68.0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 3 | 12 | 223 | 18.58 | 0 | 4.0 | 74.3 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 4 | 12 | 224 | 18.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 3 | 12 | 224 | 18.67 | 0 | 4.0 | 74.7 |
| 1 | Missouri | 4 | 15 | 282 | 18.80 | 0 | 3.8 | 70.5 |
| 1 | Tulane | 4 | 12 | 226 | 18.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.5 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 12 | 226 | 18.83 | 0 | 4.0 | 75.3 |
| 1 | Idaho | 4 | 9 | 170 | 18.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 42.5 |
| 1 | Rice | 3 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.7 |
| 1 | Washington | 3 | 12 | 228 | 19.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 76.0 |
| 1 | Temple | 3 | 8 | 153 | 19.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 51.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 7 | 134 | 19.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.5 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 4 | 14 | 270 | 19.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 67.5 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 4 | 12 | 232 | 19.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | 10 | 194 | 19.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 48.5 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 15 | 291 | 19.40 | 0 | 3.8 | 72.8 |
| 1 | UTEP | 3 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 4 | 16 | 312 | 19.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 78.0 |
| 1 | BYU | 4 | 9 | 176 | 19.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 6 | 119 | 19.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.8 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 3 | 7 | 139 | 19.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.3 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 3 | 8 | 159 | 19.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 53.0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 4 | 15 | 300 | 20.00 | 0 | 3.8 | 75.0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 3 | 8 | 161 | 20.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 53.7 |
| 1 | Utah | 4 | 5 | 101 | 20.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.3 |
| 1 | Louisville | 4 | 13 | 263 | 20.23 | 0 | 3.3 | 65.8 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 3 | 11 | 223 | 20.27 | 0 | 3.7 | 74.3 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 9 | 183 | 20.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 45.8 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 4 | 11 | 224 | 20.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 56.0 |
| 1 | UAB | 4 | 13 | 265 | 20.38 | 0 | 3.3 | 66.3 |
| 1 | Duke | 4 | 10 | 204 | 20.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 51.0 |
| 1 | Army | 3 | 10 | 205 | 20.50 | 0 | 3.3 | 68.3 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 3 | 11 | 229 | 20.82 | 0 | 3.7 | 76.3 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 4 | 12 | 251 | 20.92 | 0 | 3.0 | 62.8 |
| 1 | Akron | 4 | 13 | 272 | 20.92 | 0 | 3.3 | 68.0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 4 | 10 | 210 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 52.5 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 4 | 8 | 169 | 21.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.3 |
| 1 | Maryland | 4 | 16 | 338 | 21.13 | 0 | 4.0 | 84.5 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 4 | 10 | 212 | 21.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 53.0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 4 | 7 | 149 | 21.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.3 |
| 1 | Texas | 4 | 8 | 172 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 1 | California | 4 | 5 | 108 | 21.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 3 | 15 | 326 | 21.73 | 0 | 5.0 | 108.7 |
| 1 | UNLV | 4 | 16 | 348 | 21.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 87.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | 14 | 305 | 21.79 | 0 | 4.7 | 101.7 |
| 1 | TCU | 4 | 11 | 240 | 21.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 60.0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 8 | 175 | 21.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 58.3 |
| 1 | Boise State | 4 | 9 | 197 | 21.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 49.3 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 4 | 11 | 241 | 21.91 | 0 | 2.8 | 60.3 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 12 | 264 | 22.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 88.0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 3 | 6 | 133 | 22.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.3 |
| 1 | Navy | 3 | 9 | 200 | 22.22 | 0 | 3.0 | 66.7 |
| 1 | Boston College | 4 | 6 | 134 | 22.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.5 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 2 | 11 | 247 | 22.45 | 0 | 5.5 | 123.5 |
| 1 | Texas State | 3 | 6 | 135 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 6 | 135 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 3 | 8 | 180 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 60.0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 4 | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.5 |
| 1 | UTSA | 4 | 16 | 365 | 22.81 | 0 | 4.0 | 91.3 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 3 | 8 | 183 | 22.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 61.0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 3 | 13 | 298 | 22.92 | 0 | 4.3 | 99.3 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 3 | 4 | 93 | 23.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 4 | 7 | 164 | 23.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 4 | 9 | 211 | 23.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 52.8 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 3 | 13 | 314 | 24.15 | 0 | 4.3 | 104.7 |
| 1 | Washington State | 4 | 14 | 343 | 24.50 | 0 | 3.5 | 85.8 |
| 1 | Purdue | 4 | 6 | 148 | 24.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 37.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 3 | 5 | 124 | 24.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 41.3 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 3 | 6 | 150 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 3 | 7 | 175 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 58.3 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 4 | 18 | 456 | 25.33 | 0 | 4.5 | 114.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | 12 | 305 | 25.42 | 0 | 3.0 | 76.3 |
| 1 | Indiana | 4 | 7 | 179 | 25.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 44.8 |
| 1 | Virginia | 4 | 7 | 181 | 25.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 45.3 |
| 1 | SMU | 3 | 8 | 208 | 26.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 69.3 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 5 | 131 | 26.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 43.7 |
| 1 | South Florida | 3 | 7 | 184 | 26.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 61.3 |
| 1 | Baylor | 3 | 9 | 242 | 26.89 | 0 | 3.0 | 80.7 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 10 | 271 | 27.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 67.8 |
| 1 | Illinois | 4 | 2 | 55 | 27.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.8 |
| 1 | LSU | 3 | 9 | 250 | 27.78 | 0 | 3.0 | 83.3 |
| 1 | Kent State | 4 | 7 | 200 | 28.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 50.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 7 | 208 | 29.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 52.0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 7 | 235 | 33.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 78.3 |
| 117 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 11 | 228 | 20.73 | 1 | 2.8 | 57.0 |
| 117 | UCF | 4 | 23 | 508 | 22.09 | 1 | 5.8 | 127.0 |
| 117 | Hawai'i | 3 | 11 | 251 | 22.82 | 1 | 3.7 | 83.7 |
| 117 | Houston | 4 | 13 | 312 | 24.00 | 1 | 3.3 | 78.0 |
| 117 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 14 | 343 | 24.50 | 1 | 3.5 | 85.8 |
| 117 | Georgia State | 4 | 19 | 510 | 26.84 | 1 | 4.8 | 127.5 |
| 117 | Kansas | 4 | 10 | 309 | 30.90 | 1 | 2.5 | 77.3 |
| 117 | New Mexico State | 3 | 11 | 353 | 32.09 | 1 | 3.7 | 117.7 |
| 117 | Iowa State | 4 | 6 | 196 | 32.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 49.0 |
| 117 | Auburn | 3 | 4 | 160 | 40.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 53.3 |
| 127 | Ohio State | 3 | 19 | 471 | 24.79 | 2 | 6.3 | 157.0 |
| 127 | North Texas | 3 | 16 | 483 | 30.19 | 2 | 5.3 | 161.0 |