2016 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 2 | 118 | 59.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 118.0 |
| 2 | Houston | 1 | 1 | 55 | 55.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 55.0 |
| 3 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 47 | 47.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 47.0 |
| 4 | Mississippi | 1 | 2 | 88 | 44.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 88.0 |
| 4 | Boston College | 1 | 1 | 44 | 44.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 44.0 |
| 6 | Rutgers | 1 | 3 | 119 | 39.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 119.0 |
| 7 | Oregon | 1 | 4 | 153 | 38.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 153.0 |
| 8 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 4 | 146 | 36.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 146.0 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 2 | 5 | 177 | 35.40 | 1 | 2.5 | 88.5 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 35.0 |
| 11 | Tulane | 1 | 4 | 135 | 33.75 | 1 | 4.0 | 135.0 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 1 | 6 | 195 | 32.50 | 1 | 6.0 | 195.0 |
| 13 | Memphis | 1 | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 63.0 |
| 14 | Tulsa | 1 | 3 | 93 | 31.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 93.0 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 31.0 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 2 | 61 | 30.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 61.0 |
| 17 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 5 | 150 | 30.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 150.0 |
| 17 | BYU | 1 | 2 | 60 | 30.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 60.0 |
| 17 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 30.0 |
| 20 | North Texas | 1 | 3 | 88 | 29.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 88.0 |
| 21 | SMU | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.0 |
| 22 | UNLV | 1 | 4 | 113 | 28.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 113.0 |
| 23 | Arizona State | 1 | 3 | 84 | 28.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 84.0 |
| 24 | Old Dominion | 1 | 4 | 109 | 27.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 109.0 |
| 25 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 27.0 |
| 26 | Akron | 1 | 3 | 80 | 26.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 80.0 |
| 27 | Iowa State | 1 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 53.0 |
| 28 | Troy | 1 | 3 | 78 | 26.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 78.0 |
| 28 | Temple | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 30 | Purdue | 1 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 76.0 |
| 31 | Navy | 1 | 4 | 101 | 25.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 101.0 |
| 32 | Duke | 1 | 2 | 50 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.0 |
| 32 | Toledo | 1 | 2 | 50 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.0 |
| 32 | Marshall | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 32 | North Carolina State | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 32 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 37 | South Alabama | 2 | 7 | 174 | 24.86 | 1 | 3.5 | 87.0 |
| 38 | Arkansas State | 1 | 4 | 99 | 24.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 99.0 |
| 39 | UTSA | 1 | 2 | 49 | 24.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.0 |
| 40 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 41 | Kent State | 2 | 4 | 95 | 23.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.5 |
| 42 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.0 |
| 42 | Wyoming | 1 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.0 |
| 44 | Michigan State | 1 | 3 | 70 | 23.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 70.0 |
| 45 | Ohio | 1 | 3 | 69 | 23.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 69.0 |
| 45 | South Florida | 1 | 3 | 69 | 23.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 69.0 |
| 45 | Buffalo | 1 | 2 | 46 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.0 |
| 45 | Massachusetts | 1 | 2 | 46 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.0 |
| 45 | UTEP | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 50 | Minnesota | 1 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 51 | East Carolina | 1 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 51 | Maryland | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 53 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 87.0 |
| 54 | Texas State | 1 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 65.0 |
| 55 | Air Force | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 55 | Army | 2 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.5 |
| 57 | Colorado State | 1 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 64.0 |
| 58 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 58 | Texas Tech | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 58 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 61 | Kansas | 1 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 62 | Hawai'i | 1 | 7 | 143 | 20.43 | 0 | 7.0 | 143.0 |
| 63 | Washington State | 1 | 6 | 122 | 20.33 | 0 | 6.0 | 122.0 |
| 64 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 64 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 64 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 67 | Idaho | 1 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| 68 | Ball State | 1 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 68 | Mississippi State | 1 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 70 | Western Michigan | 1 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.0 |
| 71 | Utah State | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 71 | West Virginia | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 73 | Iowa | 1 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 74.0 |
| 74 | Charlotte | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 75 | Connecticut | 1 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.0 |
| 76 | Virginia | 1 | 7 | 121 | 17.29 | 0 | 7.0 | 121.0 |
| 77 | Rice | 1 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 69.0 |
| 78 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 68.0 |
| 78 | Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 51.0 |
| 78 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 81 | Oregon State | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 82 | LSU | 1 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 64.0 |
| 82 | TCU | 1 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 64.0 |
| 82 | Syracuse | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 82 | Nevada | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 86 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 61.0 |
| 87 | Georgia | 1 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 58.0 |
| 87 | Arkansas | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.0 |
| 89 | Bowling Green | 1 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 71.0 |
| 90 | Colorado | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 91 | San Jose State | 1 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 55.0 |
| 92 | Cincinnati | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| 93 | New Mexico | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 94 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 35.0 |
| 95 | Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 95 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 95 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 98 | Missouri | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 98 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 100 | Arizona | 1 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 39.0 |
| 101 | Alabama | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 101 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 103 | Florida State | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 104 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |