2017 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 11 | 34 | 1028 | 30.24 | 4 | 3.1 | 93.5 | 
| 2 | Troy | 11 | 33 | 933 | 28.27 | 3 | 3.0 | 84.8 | 
| 3 | Wyoming | 12 | 21 | 590 | 28.10 | 2 | 1.8 | 49.2 | 
| 4 | Iowa | 8 | 20 | 561 | 28.05 | 0 | 2.5 | 70.1 | 
| 5 | Texas Tech | 9 | 15 | 411 | 27.40 | 1 | 1.7 | 45.7 | 
| 6 | Virginia | 10 | 38 | 1035 | 27.24 | 2 | 3.8 | 103.5 | 
| 7 | Stanford | 9 | 21 | 566 | 26.95 | 0 | 2.3 | 62.9 | 
| 8 | Kansas State | 10 | 32 | 862 | 26.94 | 1 | 3.2 | 86.2 | 
| 9 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 48 | 1287 | 26.81 | 4 | 4.8 | 128.7 | 
| 10 | San Diego State | 11 | 31 | 830 | 26.77 | 4 | 2.8 | 75.5 | 
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 14 | 371 | 26.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 37.1 | 
| 12 | Ole Miss | 8 | 24 | 621 | 25.88 | 1 | 3.0 | 77.6 | 
| 13 | North Carolina | 8 | 31 | 802 | 25.87 | 2 | 3.9 | 100.3 | 
| 13 | Florida State | 9 | 15 | 388 | 25.87 | 0 | 1.7 | 43.1 | 
| 15 | TCU | 10 | 20 | 515 | 25.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 51.5 | 
| 16 | Syracuse | 8 | 26 | 668 | 25.69 | 0 | 3.3 | 83.5 | 
| 17 | Old Dominion | 11 | 34 | 872 | 25.65 | 3 | 3.1 | 79.3 | 
| 18 | UCF | 9 | 22 | 563 | 25.59 | 1 | 2.4 | 62.6 | 
| 19 | Arizona | 12 | 27 | 675 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 56.3 | 
| 20 | Oregon | 10 | 24 | 599 | 24.96 | 1 | 2.4 | 59.9 | 
| 21 | Nebraska | 8 | 22 | 549 | 24.95 | 1 | 2.8 | 68.6 | 
| 22 | West Virginia | 9 | 33 | 823 | 24.94 | 0 | 3.7 | 91.4 | 
| 23 | Boise State | 14 | 37 | 917 | 24.78 | 0 | 2.6 | 65.5 | 
| 24 | Auburn | 7 | 11 | 268 | 24.36 | 0 | 1.6 | 38.3 | 
| 25 | Washington | 11 | 21 | 504 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 45.8 | 
| 26 | Temple | 10 | 25 | 597 | 23.88 | 1 | 2.5 | 59.7 | 
| 27 | Ohio State | 9 | 20 | 472 | 23.60 | 0 | 2.2 | 52.4 | 
| 28 | Boston College | 9 | 28 | 660 | 23.57 | 0 | 3.1 | 73.3 | 
| 29 | Michigan State | 9 | 16 | 377 | 23.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.9 | 
| 30 | Marshall | 12 | 32 | 750 | 23.44 | 2 | 2.7 | 62.5 | 
| 31 | USC | 10 | 29 | 679 | 23.41 | 0 | 2.9 | 67.9 | 
| 32 | New Mexico State | 13 | 29 | 677 | 23.34 | 2 | 2.2 | 52.1 | 
| 33 | NC State | 11 | 25 | 583 | 23.32 | 0 | 2.3 | 53.0 | 
| 34 | Maryland | 6 | 26 | 606 | 23.31 | 0 | 4.3 | 101.0 | 
| 35 | Charlotte | 12 | 43 | 994 | 23.12 | 0 | 3.6 | 82.8 | 
| 36 | Penn State | 9 | 18 | 415 | 23.06 | 1 | 2.0 | 46.1 | 
| 37 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 22 | 507 | 23.05 | 0 | 2.2 | 50.7 | 
| 38 | Wisconsin | 11 | 22 | 505 | 22.95 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.9 | 
| 39 | Duke | 10 | 24 | 550 | 22.92 | 0 | 2.4 | 55.0 | 
| 40 | Tennessee | 9 | 21 | 481 | 22.90 | 1 | 2.3 | 53.4 | 
| 40 | Georgia | 9 | 10 | 229 | 22.90 | 0 | 1.1 | 25.4 | 
| 42 | Appalachian State | 12 | 29 | 650 | 22.41 | 0 | 2.4 | 54.2 | 
| 43 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 25 | 560 | 22.40 | 0 | 2.8 | 62.2 | 
| 44 | Tulane | 9 | 16 | 358 | 22.38 | 0 | 1.8 | 39.8 | 
| 45 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 30 | 668 | 22.27 | 0 | 2.5 | 55.7 | 
| 46 | Minnesota | 9 | 24 | 534 | 22.25 | 1 | 2.7 | 59.3 | 
| 47 | Nevada | 10 | 34 | 751 | 22.09 | 0 | 3.4 | 75.1 | 
| 48 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 47 | 1036 | 22.04 | 0 | 3.9 | 86.3 | 
| 49 | Utah State | 11 | 29 | 638 | 22.00 | 1 | 2.6 | 58.0 | 
| 50 | Louisiana | 12 | 41 | 900 | 21.95 | 2 | 3.4 | 75.0 | 
| 51 | UTSA | 11 | 21 | 460 | 21.90 | 0 | 1.9 | 41.8 | 
| 52 | Texas | 9 | 21 | 459 | 21.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 51.0 | 
| 53 | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 32 | 699 | 21.84 | 1 | 2.5 | 53.8 | 
| 54 | Texas A&M | 9 | 30 | 654 | 21.80 | 1 | 3.3 | 72.7 | 
| 55 | Fresno State | 10 | 24 | 522 | 21.75 | 0 | 2.4 | 52.2 | 
| 56 | Houston | 10 | 25 | 543 | 21.72 | 0 | 2.5 | 54.3 | 
| 57 | Ball State | 12 | 48 | 1042 | 21.71 | 1 | 4.0 | 86.8 | 
| 58 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 48 | 1035 | 21.56 | 1 | 4.4 | 94.1 | 
| 59 | UTEP | 11 | 34 | 732 | 21.53 | 0 | 3.1 | 66.5 | 
| 60 | Missouri | 11 | 39 | 838 | 21.49 | 0 | 3.5 | 76.2 | 
| 61 | Kentucky | 10 | 34 | 730 | 21.47 | 0 | 3.4 | 73.0 | 
| 61 | Colorado | 10 | 19 | 408 | 21.47 | 0 | 1.9 | 40.8 | 
| 63 | Ohio | 13 | 34 | 728 | 21.41 | 0 | 2.6 | 56.0 | 
| 64 | Bowling Green | 10 | 39 | 831 | 21.31 | 0 | 3.9 | 83.1 | 
| 65 | Alabama | 9 | 10 | 213 | 21.30 | 0 | 1.1 | 23.7 | 
| 66 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 40 | 851 | 21.28 | 0 | 3.1 | 65.5 | 
| 67 | Florida | 9 | 22 | 468 | 21.27 | 0 | 2.4 | 52.0 | 
| 68 | Middle Tennessee State | 13 | 25 | 531 | 21.24 | 0 | 1.9 | 40.8 | 
| 69 | Central Michigan | 13 | 44 | 934 | 21.23 | 1 | 3.4 | 71.8 | 
| 70 | New Mexico | 11 | 41 | 868 | 21.17 | 1 | 3.7 | 78.9 | 
| 71 | Cincinnati | 10 | 27 | 571 | 21.15 | 0 | 2.7 | 57.1 | 
| 72 | Rutgers | 8 | 16 | 338 | 21.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.3 | 
| 73 | Kansas | 9 | 35 | 738 | 21.09 | 0 | 3.9 | 82.0 | 
| 74 | Mississippi State | 9 | 24 | 505 | 21.04 | 0 | 2.7 | 56.1 | 
| 75 | Arkansas | 7 | 29 | 608 | 20.97 | 0 | 4.1 | 86.9 | 
| 76 | SMU | 10 | 37 | 772 | 20.86 | 0 | 3.7 | 77.2 | 
| 77 | Oklahoma | 9 | 21 | 436 | 20.76 | 0 | 2.3 | 48.4 | 
| 78 | Georgia State | 11 | 28 | 580 | 20.71 | 1 | 2.5 | 52.7 | 
| 79 | Toledo | 13 | 37 | 765 | 20.68 | 1 | 2.8 | 58.8 | 
| 80 | Wake Forest | 10 | 31 | 640 | 20.65 | 0 | 3.1 | 64.0 | 
| 81 | Connecticut | 9 | 31 | 638 | 20.58 | 0 | 3.4 | 70.9 | 
| 82 | UAB | 13 | 43 | 884 | 20.56 | 0 | 3.3 | 68.0 | 
| 83 | San Jose State | 12 | 43 | 880 | 20.47 | 1 | 3.6 | 73.3 | 
| 84 | Clemson | 9 | 16 | 327 | 20.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.3 | 
| 85 | Arizona State | 9 | 26 | 529 | 20.35 | 0 | 2.9 | 58.8 | 
| 86 | California | 9 | 36 | 728 | 20.22 | 0 | 4.0 | 80.9 | 
| 87 | Oregon State | 9 | 47 | 950 | 20.21 | 0 | 5.2 | 105.6 | 
| 88 | South Carolina | 10 | 23 | 456 | 19.83 | 1 | 2.3 | 45.6 | 
| 89 | Hawaii | 12 | 41 | 812 | 19.80 | 0 | 3.4 | 67.7 | 
| 90 | Illinois | 8 | 20 | 395 | 19.75 | 0 | 2.5 | 49.4 | 
| 91 | Colorado State | 11 | 18 | 355 | 19.72 | 0 | 1.6 | 32.3 | 
| 92 | Southern Miss | 13 | 39 | 767 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.0 | 
| 93 | Northwestern | 10 | 20 | 393 | 19.65 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.3 | 
| 94 | UCLA | 9 | 30 | 586 | 19.53 | 0 | 3.3 | 65.1 | 
| 95 | Massachusetts | 11 | 45 | 876 | 19.47 | 0 | 4.1 | 79.6 | 
| 96 | East Carolina | 8 | 22 | 428 | 19.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 53.5 | 
| 97 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 21 | 408 | 19.43 | 0 | 2.1 | 40.8 | 
| 98 | Indiana | 8 | 17 | 330 | 19.41 | 0 | 2.1 | 41.3 | 
| 99 | LSU | 9 | 13 | 252 | 19.38 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.0 | 
| 100 | Arkansas State | 12 | 35 | 676 | 19.31 | 0 | 2.9 | 56.3 | 
| 100 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 16 | 309 | 19.31 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.1 | 
| 102 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 47 | 901 | 19.17 | 0 | 3.6 | 69.3 | 
| 103 | Utah | 10 | 14 | 268 | 19.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.8 | 
| 104 | Notre Dame | 6 | 15 | 286 | 19.07 | 0 | 2.5 | 47.7 | 
| 105 | North Texas | 14 | 46 | 876 | 19.04 | 0 | 3.3 | 62.6 | 
| 106 | South Alabama | 11 | 28 | 528 | 18.86 | 0 | 2.5 | 48.0 | 
| 106 | Washington State | 8 | 7 | 132 | 18.86 | 0 | 0.9 | 16.5 | 
| 108 | Tulsa | 9 | 31 | 583 | 18.81 | 0 | 3.4 | 64.8 | 
| 109 | Baylor | 9 | 26 | 487 | 18.73 | 0 | 2.9 | 54.1 | 
| 110 | Iowa State | 9 | 18 | 334 | 18.56 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.1 | 
| 111 | Navy | 10 | 27 | 499 | 18.48 | 0 | 2.7 | 49.9 | 
| 112 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 22 | 404 | 18.36 | 0 | 3.1 | 57.7 | 
| 112 | FIU | 12 | 33 | 606 | 18.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 50.5 | 
| 112 | Louisville | 10 | 14 | 257 | 18.36 | 0 | 1.4 | 25.7 | 
| 115 | Michigan | 9 | 18 | 327 | 18.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.3 | 
| 116 | Akron | 13 | 29 | 525 | 18.10 | 0 | 2.2 | 40.4 | 
| 117 | Army | 12 | 33 | 596 | 18.06 | 0 | 2.8 | 49.7 | 
| 118 | USF | 11 | 22 | 395 | 17.95 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.9 | 
| 119 | Rice | 11 | 33 | 589 | 17.85 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.5 | 
| 120 | BYU | 9 | 25 | 445 | 17.80 | 0 | 2.8 | 49.4 | 
| 121 | Purdue | 11 | 24 | 425 | 17.71 | 0 | 2.2 | 38.6 | 
| 122 | Buffalo | 12 | 36 | 634 | 17.61 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.8 | 
| 122 | Air Force | 11 | 23 | 405 | 17.61 | 0 | 2.1 | 36.8 | 
| 124 | Kent State | 11 | 47 | 811 | 17.26 | 0 | 4.3 | 73.7 | 
| 124 | Texas State | 12 | 31 | 535 | 17.26 | 0 | 2.6 | 44.6 | 
| 126 | UNLV | 11 | 30 | 513 | 17.10 | 0 | 2.7 | 46.6 | 
| 127 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 37 | 618 | 16.70 | 0 | 3.1 | 51.5 | 
| 128 | Idaho | 12 | 32 | 529 | 16.53 | 0 | 2.7 | 44.1 | 
| 129 | Miami (OH) | 11 | 33 | 545 | 16.52 | 0 | 3.0 | 49.5 | 
| 130 | Western Michigan | 10 | 32 | 457 | 14.28 | 0 | 3.2 | 45.7 |