2023 Conference USA Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Bedgood | Liberty | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 151 | 21.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 30.2 |
| 1 | Torrance Burgess Jr. | UTEP | SO | RB | 4 | 7 | 131 | 18.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.8 |
| 3 | Elijah Young | Western Ky | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.0 |
| 4 | Jonathan Brady | NMSU | SO | WR | 6 | 4 | 90 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.0 |
| 5 | Jalen Bracey | FIU | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 69 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.3 |
| 5 | Reggie Akles | NMSU | SO | CB | 5 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.6 |
| 5 | DJ England-Chisolm | MTSU | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.0 |
| 5 | Malik Phillips | Sam Hou St | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.0 |
| 5 | Zach Hrbacek | Sam Hou St | SO | RB | 4 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.3 |
| 10 | Easton Messer | Western Ky | FR | WR | 5 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.8 |
| 10 | Smoke Harris | La Tech | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 10 | Cyrus Allen | La Tech | SO | WR | 3 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.0 |
| 10 | Star Thomas | NMSU | JR | RB | 6 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| 10 | Ryan Rivera | La Tech | SR | TE | 4 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| 15 | Kylen Austin | Liberty | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 41 | 41.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 8.2 |
| 15 | Caden Harris | UTEP | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 15 | Dean Patterson | FIU | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| 15 | Kellen Stewart | MTSU | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| 15 | Victor Venn | Liberty | FR | RB | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 15 | Emon Allen | Sam Hou St | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |