2022 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baylor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Texas | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 2 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Army | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 1 | SMU | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 18 | Troy | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.0 |
| 18 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.0 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.0 |
| 18 | Bowling Green | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 18 | Kansas | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 18 | Washington | 1 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 18 | Clemson | 2 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.5 |
| 18 | South Alabama | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 18 | Purdue | 2 | 2 | 46 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 18 | Ohio State | 1 | 2 | 50 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.0 |
| 18 | Wake Forest | 1 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 51.0 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | 1 | 2 | 64 | 32.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 64.0 |
| 31 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 26.0 |
| 31 | North Carolina State | 1 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 32.0 |
| 31 | Texas Tech | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 31 | San Jose State | 1 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 38.0 |
| 31 | Duke | 1 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.0 |
| 31 | Connecticut | 1 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 55.0 |
| 31 | Marshall | 1 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.0 |
| 31 | Buffalo | 2 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.5 |
| 31 | UCF | 2 | 3 | 86 | 28.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 43.0 |
| 31 | Mississippi | 1 | 3 | 86 | 28.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 86.0 |
| 31 | Oregon | 1 | 3 | 106 | 35.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 106.0 |
| 31 | Syracuse | 1 | 3 | 118 | 39.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 118.0 |
| 43 | Houston | 1 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 35.0 |
| 43 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 41.0 |
| 43 | Akron | 1 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 66.0 |
| 43 | Mississippi State | 1 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 70.0 |
| 43 | Minnesota | 1 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 71.0 |
| 43 | Ohio | 2 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 43 | LSU | 2 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.5 |
| 43 | Tennessee | 1 | 4 | 89 | 22.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 89.0 |
| 43 | Oregon State | 1 | 4 | 91 | 22.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 91.0 |
| 43 | Wyoming | 1 | 4 | 95 | 23.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 95.0 |
| 43 | Rice | 1 | 4 | 97 | 24.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 97.0 |
| 43 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 4 | 105 | 26.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 105.0 |
| 43 | Memphis | 1 | 4 | 121 | 30.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 121.0 |
| 43 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 4 | 127 | 31.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 127.0 |
| 57 | Alabama | 1 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 67.0 |
| 57 | Fresno State | 2 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 48.5 |
| 57 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 5 | 101 | 20.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 101.0 |
| 57 | Louisville | 1 | 5 | 119 | 23.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 119.0 |
| 57 | North Carolina | 2 | 5 | 124 | 24.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 62.0 |
| 62 | Air Force | 1 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 0 | 6.0 | 99.0 |
| 62 | Michigan | 2 | 6 | 105 | 17.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.5 |
| 62 | Kansas State | 2 | 6 | 107 | 17.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.5 |
| 62 | USC | 2 | 6 | 146 | 24.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 73.0 |
| 62 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 6 | 161 | 26.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 80.5 |
| 67 | East Carolina | 1 | 7 | 108 | 15.43 | 0 | 7.0 | 108.0 |
| 67 | Georgia | 3 | 7 | 150 | 21.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 50.0 |
| 69 | Utah | 2 | 8 | 136 | 17.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 68.0 |
| 69 | Boise State | 2 | 8 | 195 | 24.38 | 0 | 4.0 | 97.5 |
| 69 | Toledo | 2 | 8 | 195 | 24.38 | 0 | 4.0 | 97.5 |
| 72 | UTSA | 2 | 9 | 67 | 7.44 | 0 | 4.5 | 33.5 |
| 72 | Tulane | 2 | 9 | 141 | 15.67 | 0 | 4.5 | 70.5 |
| 72 | New Mexico State | 2 | 9 | 246 | 27.33 | 1 | 4.5 | 123.0 |
| 75 | TCU | 3 | 10 | 243 | 24.30 | 0 | 3.3 | 81.0 |