2018 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Houston | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 1 | LSU | 5 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 1 | Stanford | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 3 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.3 |
| 1 | South Florida | 2 | 5 | 66 | 13.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Utah | 4 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.5 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 11 | 154 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 38.5 |
| 1 | Michigan | 5 | 6 | 86 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.2 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.3 |
| 1 | Toledo | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 3 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.7 |
| 1 | Tulane | 2 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 3 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Navy | 4 | 9 | 144 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 4 | 11 | 176 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 44.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 3 | 5 | 82 | 16.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 27.3 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 3 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.7 |
| 1 | Air Force | 3 | 8 | 142 | 17.75 | 0 | 2.7 | 47.3 |
| 1 | SMU | 3 | 6 | 107 | 17.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.7 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 6 | 107 | 17.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.5 |
| 1 | Temple | 2 | 7 | 125 | 17.86 | 0 | 3.5 | 62.5 |
| 1 | Maryland | 5 | 15 | 268 | 17.87 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.6 |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 6 | 108 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 10 | 182 | 18.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 45.5 |
| 1 | Purdue | 3 | 12 | 219 | 18.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 73.0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 46.0 |
| 1 | TCU | 4 | 10 | 184 | 18.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 46.0 |
| 1 | Rice | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 1 | Duke | 3 | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.3 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 2 | 9 | 172 | 19.11 | 0 | 4.5 | 86.0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Utah State | 1 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 5 | 7 | 139 | 19.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 27.8 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 1 | Boston College | 2 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.5 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 1 | 5 | 102 | 20.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 102.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 5 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.2 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 3 | 8 | 164 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 54.7 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 3 | 13 | 268 | 20.62 | 0 | 4.3 | 89.3 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 4 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Florida | 4 | 7 | 147 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.8 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 4 | 7 | 147 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.8 |
| 1 | Alabama | 5 | 13 | 273 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.6 | 54.6 |
| 1 | Ohio | 1 | 5 | 106 | 21.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 106.0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 4 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 5 | 10 | 216 | 21.60 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.2 |
| 1 | USC | 3 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.7 |
| 1 | Ball State | 1 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 65.0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 4 | 11 | 240 | 21.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 60.0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 3 | 6 | 131 | 21.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.7 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 5 | 10 | 219 | 21.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.8 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 4 | 88 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.6 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 132 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 2 | 4 | 88 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 6 | 13 | 290 | 22.31 | 0 | 2.2 | 48.3 |
| 1 | Memphis | 2 | 6 | 136 | 22.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 68.0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 2 | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 57.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 4 | 7 | 162 | 23.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 40.5 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 3 | 8 | 187 | 23.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 62.3 |
| 1 | Florida State | 4 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.8 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 5 | 6 | 142 | 23.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 28.4 |
| 1 | Washington | 2 | 4 | 95 | 23.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.5 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 2 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Texas | 4 | 6 | 145 | 24.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 36.3 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 3 | 74 | 24.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 37.0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 5 | 124 | 24.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 1 | 3 | 75 | 25.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 75.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 6 | 151 | 25.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 37.8 |
| 1 | Akron | 1 | 4 | 101 | 25.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 101.0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 2 | 6 | 152 | 25.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 76.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 3 | 7 | 180 | 25.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 60.0 |
| 1 | UCF | 2 | 7 | 180 | 25.71 | 0 | 3.5 | 90.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | 7 | 186 | 26.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 46.5 |
| 1 | Army | 1 | 3 | 80 | 26.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 80.0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 2 | 4 | 109 | 27.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 54.5 |
| 1 | Auburn | 5 | 2 | 55 | 27.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 2 | 57 | 28.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.5 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 4 | 116 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 38.7 |
| 1 | Indiana | 4 | 13 | 381 | 29.31 | 0 | 3.3 | 95.3 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 4 | 6 | 177 | 29.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 44.3 |
| 1 | Missouri | 4 | 6 | 179 | 29.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 44.8 |
| 1 | Arizona | 1 | 2 | 61 | 30.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 61.0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 2 | 3 | 92 | 30.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 46.0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 3 | 94 | 31.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 18.8 |
| 1 | California | 2 | 2 | 65 | 32.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 32.5 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 3 | 7 | 236 | 33.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 78.7 |
| 1 | UCLA | 4 | 5 | 194 | 38.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 48.5 |
| 1 | North Texas | 1 | 2 | 78 | 39.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 78.0 |
| 1 | UAB | 1 | 1 | 44 | 44.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 44.0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | 52 | 52.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 52.0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 1 | 1 | 52 | 52.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 52.0 |
| 107 | Arkansas | 3 | 9 | 202 | 22.44 | 1 | 3.0 | 67.3 |
| 107 | Notre Dame | 4 | 9 | 247 | 27.44 | 1 | 2.3 | 61.8 |
| 107 | Colorado State | 3 | 4 | 126 | 31.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 42.0 |
| 107 | Louisville | 4 | 8 | 252 | 31.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 63.0 |
| 107 | Wyoming | 4 | 5 | 193 | 38.60 | 1 | 1.3 | 48.3 |
| 107 | New Mexico State | 1 | 2 | 130 | 65.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 130.0 |