2022 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.7 |
| 1 | Baylor | 4 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Houston | 5 | 8 | 88 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 17.6 |
| 1 | Temple | 4 | 6 | 68 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 5 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.2 |
| 1 | Tulane | 5 | 14 | 166 | 11.86 | 0 | 2.8 | 33.2 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 13 | 156 | 12.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 39.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 5 | 10 | 129 | 12.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.8 |
| 1 | James Madison | 3 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.7 |
| 1 | Stanford | 3 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.3 |
| 1 | Duke | 5 | 6 | 80 | 13.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 4 | 4 | 56 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 4 | 8 | 114 | 14.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.5 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 11 | 158 | 14.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 31.6 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 5 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.2 |
| 1 | Troy | 5 | 5 | 77 | 15.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.4 |
| 1 | Ball State | 4 | 11 | 174 | 15.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 43.5 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 5 | 13 | 206 | 15.85 | 0 | 2.6 | 41.2 |
| 1 | Army | 10 | 17 | 276 | 16.24 | 0 | 1.7 | 27.6 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 5 | 14 | 230 | 16.43 | 0 | 2.8 | 46.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 14 | 230 | 16.43 | 0 | 2.8 | 46.0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 5 | 12 | 200 | 16.67 | 0 | 2.4 | 40.0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 5 | 20 | 339 | 16.95 | 0 | 4.0 | 67.8 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 5 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.6 |
| 1 | Texas | 4 | 7 | 119 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 29.8 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 5 | 20 | 346 | 17.30 | 0 | 4.0 | 69.2 |
| 1 | Alabama | 5 | 15 | 262 | 17.47 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.4 |
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 12 | 211 | 17.58 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.8 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 11 | 194 | 17.64 | 0 | 2.2 | 38.8 |
| 1 | Florida State | 5 | 14 | 247 | 17.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 49.4 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 14 | 247 | 17.64 | 0 | 3.5 | 61.8 |
| 1 | Maryland | 4 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.3 |
| 1 | Utah | 4 | 15 | 265 | 17.67 | 0 | 3.8 | 66.3 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 12 | 214 | 17.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.5 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 4 | 14 | 253 | 18.07 | 0 | 3.5 | 63.3 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 8 | 16 | 291 | 18.19 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.4 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 5 | 4 | 73 | 18.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.6 |
| 1 | Ohio | 5 | 12 | 221 | 18.42 | 0 | 2.4 | 44.2 |
| 1 | Liberty | 9 | 14 | 262 | 18.71 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.1 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 3 | 7 | 131 | 18.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.7 |
| 1 | California | 3 | 4 | 75 | 18.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 5 | 14 | 263 | 18.79 | 0 | 2.8 | 52.6 |
| 1 | Nevada | 4 | 6 | 113 | 18.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.3 |
| 1 | Kent State | 4 | 12 | 227 | 18.92 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.8 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 5 | 18 | 341 | 18.94 | 0 | 3.6 | 68.2 |
| 1 | South Florida | 4 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| 1 | Washington State | 4 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 5 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.4 |
| 1 | Clemson | 5 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.8 |
| 1 | Marshall | 5 | 8 | 152 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 30.4 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 4 | 8 | 152 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 11 | 209 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.7 | 69.7 |
| 1 | UCLA | 4 | 6 | 115 | 19.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.8 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 5 | 15 | 288 | 19.20 | 0 | 3.0 | 57.6 |
| 1 | Virginia | 3 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 12 | 19 | 368 | 19.37 | 0 | 1.6 | 30.7 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.3 |
| 1 | Akron | 4 | 9 | 175 | 19.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.8 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 14 | 274 | 19.57 | 0 | 2.8 | 54.8 |
| 1 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | 98 | 19.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.5 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 5 | 14 | 275 | 19.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 55.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 4 | 6 | 118 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.5 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 138 | 19.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.5 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 5 | 17 | 335 | 19.71 | 0 | 3.4 | 67.0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.8 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | 7 | 140 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 4 | 8 | 160 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 8 | 160 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 3 | 8 | 160 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 53.3 |
| 1 | Boise State | 5 | 13 | 261 | 20.08 | 0 | 2.6 | 52.2 |
| 1 | Washington | 4 | 13 | 263 | 20.23 | 0 | 3.3 | 65.8 |
| 1 | Illinois | 4 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.3 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 9 | 183 | 20.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 45.8 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 10 | 24 | 489 | 20.38 | 0 | 2.4 | 48.9 |
| 1 | Florida | 5 | 9 | 184 | 20.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.8 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 20 | 412 | 20.60 | 0 | 3.3 | 68.7 |
| 1 | UTSA | 5 | 9 | 187 | 20.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.4 |
| 1 | Arizona | 3 | 5 | 105 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 6 | 12 | 255 | 21.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.5 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 3 | 11 | 235 | 21.36 | 0 | 3.7 | 78.3 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 5 | 15 | 321 | 21.40 | 0 | 3.0 | 64.2 |
| 1 | Rice | 5 | 12 | 258 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.4 | 51.6 |
| 1 | Auburn | 4 | 11 | 239 | 21.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 59.8 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | 9 | 196 | 21.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 49.0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 3 | 6 | 131 | 21.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.7 |
| 1 | SMU | 5 | 13 | 284 | 21.85 | 0 | 2.6 | 56.8 |
| 1 | Kansas | 4 | 10 | 219 | 21.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 54.8 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 5 | 11 | 241 | 21.91 | 0 | 2.2 | 48.2 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.5 |
| 1 | UAB | 5 | 6 | 135 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 5 | 11 | 253 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 50.6 |
| 1 | UTEP | 4 | 4 | 93 | 23.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.3 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 5 | 117 | 23.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.3 |
| 1 | Indiana | 3 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.7 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 94 | 23.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 10 | 236 | 23.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 59.0 |
| 1 | LSU | 5 | 15 | 356 | 23.73 | 0 | 3.0 | 71.2 |
| 1 | UCF | 5 | 5 | 119 | 23.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.8 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 4 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 5 | 5 | 120 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 4 | 9 | 218 | 24.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 54.5 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 4 | 7 | 171 | 24.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 42.8 |
| 1 | USC | 4 | 17 | 416 | 24.47 | 0 | 4.3 | 104.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 4 | 2 | 49 | 24.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.3 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 16 | 399 | 24.94 | 0 | 4.0 | 99.8 |
| 1 | Navy | 4 | 4 | 100 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 5 | 10 | 260 | 26.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 52.0 |
| 1 | TCU | 5 | 7 | 183 | 26.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 36.6 |
| 1 | Memphis | 5 | 17 | 445 | 26.18 | 0 | 3.4 | 89.0 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 9 | 236 | 26.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 47.2 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 5 | 8 | 212 | 26.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 42.4 |
| 1 | Boston College | 4 | 10 | 266 | 26.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 66.5 |
| 1 | Oregon | 4 | 11 | 306 | 27.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 76.5 |
| 1 | North Texas | 5 | 7 | 201 | 28.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 40.2 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 87 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 17.4 |
| 1 | Florida International | 4 | 5 | 149 | 29.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 37.3 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 6 | 185 | 30.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 46.3 |
| 120 | San Jose State | 4 | 12 | 196 | 16.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 49.0 |
| 120 | Mississippi | 5 | 6 | 123 | 20.50 | 1 | 1.2 | 24.6 |
| 120 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 8 | 183 | 22.88 | 1 | 1.6 | 36.6 |
| 120 | BYU | 11 | 26 | 598 | 23.00 | 1 | 2.4 | 54.4 |
| 120 | West Virginia | 3 | 13 | 300 | 23.08 | 1 | 4.3 | 100.0 |
| 120 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 25 | 607 | 24.28 | 1 | 5.0 | 121.4 |
| 120 | New Mexico State | 11 | 25 | 622 | 24.88 | 1 | 2.3 | 56.5 |
| 120 | Oregon State | 4 | 16 | 435 | 27.19 | 1 | 4.0 | 108.8 |
| 120 | UNLV | 4 | 5 | 146 | 29.20 | 1 | 1.3 | 36.5 |
| 120 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 6 | 212 | 35.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 53.0 |
| 130 | Appalachian State | 4 | 7 | 222 | 31.71 | 2 | 1.8 | 55.5 |