2017 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | 10 | 50 | 1114 | 22.28 | 1 | 5.0 | 111.4 |
| 2 | Kansas State | 11 | 40 | 963 | 24.08 | 2 | 3.6 | 87.5 |
| 3 | Stanford | 11 | 39 | 962 | 24.67 | 0 | 3.5 | 87.5 |
| 4 | Oregon State | 10 | 46 | 935 | 20.33 | 0 | 4.6 | 93.5 |
| 5 | California | 11 | 43 | 892 | 20.74 | 0 | 3.9 | 81.1 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 10 | 41 | 859 | 20.95 | 0 | 4.1 | 85.9 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 9 | 34 | 839 | 24.68 | 2 | 3.8 | 93.2 |
| 8 | UCLA | 11 | 42 | 800 | 19.05 | 0 | 3.8 | 72.7 |
| 9 | Kansas | 9 | 37 | 786 | 21.24 | 0 | 4.1 | 87.3 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 38 | 766 | 20.16 | 1 | 3.8 | 76.6 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 10 | 36 | 763 | 21.19 | 1 | 3.6 | 76.3 |
| 12 | Iowa | 11 | 31 | 757 | 24.42 | 0 | 2.8 | 68.8 |
| 13 | West Virginia | 11 | 33 | 753 | 22.82 | 0 | 3.0 | 68.5 |
| 14 | Arkansas | 9 | 34 | 748 | 22.00 | 1 | 3.8 | 83.1 |
| 15 | Boston College | 9 | 31 | 714 | 23.03 | 0 | 3.4 | 79.3 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 12 | 37 | 710 | 19.19 | 0 | 3.1 | 59.2 |
| 17 | Oregon | 10 | 34 | 706 | 20.76 | 0 | 3.4 | 70.6 |
| 18 | Virginia | 9 | 26 | 701 | 26.96 | 1 | 2.9 | 77.9 |
| 19 | Missouri | 10 | 31 | 690 | 22.26 | 0 | 3.1 | 69.0 |
| 20 | Ole Miss | 9 | 31 | 685 | 22.10 | 0 | 3.4 | 76.1 |
| 21 | USC | 12 | 30 | 682 | 22.73 | 0 | 2.5 | 56.8 |
| 22 | Rutgers | 10 | 39 | 676 | 17.33 | 0 | 3.9 | 67.6 |
| 23 | Minnesota | 10 | 32 | 667 | 20.84 | 1 | 3.2 | 66.7 |
| 24 | Arizona State | 11 | 36 | 660 | 18.33 | 0 | 3.3 | 60.0 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 10 | 33 | 654 | 19.82 | 0 | 3.3 | 65.4 |
| 26 | Wake Forest | 9 | 31 | 652 | 21.03 | 0 | 3.4 | 72.4 |
| 27 | South Carolina | 11 | 29 | 643 | 22.17 | 2 | 2.6 | 58.5 |
| 28 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 28 | 621 | 22.18 | 0 | 3.1 | 69.0 |
| 29 | Arizona | 10 | 25 | 616 | 24.64 | 0 | 2.5 | 61.6 |
| 30 | Penn State | 11 | 29 | 614 | 21.17 | 2 | 2.6 | 55.8 |
| 31 | Texas | 12 | 26 | 612 | 23.54 | 0 | 2.2 | 51.0 |
| 32 | Wisconsin | 11 | 30 | 601 | 20.03 | 0 | 2.7 | 54.6 |
| 33 | Texas Tech | 10 | 25 | 596 | 23.84 | 1 | 2.5 | 59.6 |
| 34 | Miami (FL) | 10 | 27 | 591 | 21.89 | 0 | 2.7 | 59.1 |
| 35 | Colorado | 9 | 27 | 585 | 21.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 65.0 |
| 36 | Indiana | 10 | 31 | 579 | 18.68 | 0 | 3.1 | 57.9 |
| 37 | Baylor | 10 | 32 | 578 | 18.06 | 0 | 3.2 | 57.8 |
| 38 | TCU | 12 | 20 | 575 | 28.75 | 1 | 1.7 | 47.9 |
| 39 | Notre Dame | 10 | 28 | 572 | 20.43 | 0 | 2.8 | 57.2 |
| 40 | Syracuse | 9 | 29 | 571 | 19.69 | 0 | 3.2 | 63.4 |
| 41 | Florida State | 10 | 23 | 563 | 24.48 | 0 | 2.3 | 56.3 |
| 42 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 23 | 546 | 23.74 | 0 | 2.3 | 54.6 |
| 43 | Illinois | 9 | 28 | 534 | 19.07 | 0 | 3.1 | 59.3 |
| 44 | Washington | 11 | 24 | 527 | 21.96 | 0 | 2.2 | 47.9 |
| 45 | Florida | 10 | 25 | 520 | 20.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 52.0 |
| 46 | Duke | 10 | 21 | 516 | 24.57 | 0 | 2.1 | 51.6 |
| 47 | Michigan State | 10 | 25 | 515 | 20.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 51.5 |
| 48 | Ohio State | 12 | 23 | 514 | 22.35 | 0 | 1.9 | 42.8 |
| 49 | Tennessee | 9 | 27 | 509 | 18.85 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.6 |
| 50 | Purdue | 12 | 28 | 481 | 17.18 | 0 | 2.3 | 40.1 |
| 51 | Clemson | 12 | 26 | 480 | 18.46 | 0 | 2.2 | 40.0 |
| 52 | Louisville | 11 | 23 | 458 | 19.91 | 0 | 2.1 | 41.6 |
| 53 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 26 | 455 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.6 | 45.5 |
| 54 | Michigan | 11 | 24 | 451 | 18.79 | 0 | 2.2 | 41.0 |
| 55 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 25 | 448 | 17.92 | 0 | 2.3 | 40.7 |
| 56 | NC State | 10 | 21 | 447 | 21.29 | 0 | 2.1 | 44.7 |
| 57 | Iowa State | 10 | 21 | 441 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.1 | 44.1 |
| 58 | Georgia | 12 | 19 | 435 | 22.89 | 0 | 1.6 | 36.3 |
| 59 | Mississippi State | 9 | 21 | 426 | 20.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.3 |
| 60 | Northwestern | 11 | 20 | 396 | 19.80 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.0 |
| 61 | Washington State | 10 | 22 | 390 | 17.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 39.0 |
| 62 | Alabama | 11 | 17 | 377 | 22.18 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.3 |
| 63 | Auburn | 10 | 16 | 360 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 36.0 |
| 64 | Western Michigan | 2 | 8 | 349 | 43.63 | 2 | 4.0 | 174.5 |
| 65 | Connecticut | 3 | 14 | 288 | 20.57 | 0 | 4.7 | 96.0 |
| 66 | Utah | 10 | 15 | 283 | 18.87 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.3 |
| 67 | Fresno State | 2 | 12 | 255 | 21.25 | 0 | 6.0 | 127.5 |
| 68 | BYU | 4 | 12 | 232 | 19.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.0 |
| 69 | Boise State | 3 | 11 | 230 | 20.91 | 0 | 3.7 | 76.7 |
| 70 | LSU | 9 | 12 | 226 | 18.83 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.1 |
| 71 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 11 | 207 | 18.82 | 0 | 3.7 | 69.0 |
| 72 | New Mexico | 1 | 7 | 204 | 29.14 | 1 | 7.0 | 204.0 |
| 73 | Old Dominion | 2 | 7 | 203 | 29.00 | 1 | 3.5 | 101.5 |
| 74 | Army | 2 | 9 | 200 | 22.22 | 0 | 4.5 | 100.0 |
| 75 | Nevada | 2 | 9 | 186 | 20.67 | 0 | 4.5 | 93.0 |
| 76 | Southern Miss | 3 | 10 | 172 | 17.20 | 0 | 3.3 | 57.3 |
| 77 | Utah State | 2 | 9 | 165 | 18.33 | 0 | 4.5 | 82.5 |
| 78 | UTEP | 2 | 8 | 160 | 20.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 80.0 |
| 79 | Houston | 2 | 4 | 158 | 39.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 79.0 |
| 79 | Central Michigan | 3 | 9 | 158 | 17.56 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.7 |
| 81 | Colorado State | 3 | 6 | 156 | 26.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 52.0 |
| 82 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 6 | 153 | 25.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 51.0 |
| 83 | San Jose State | 2 | 7 | 151 | 21.57 | 0 | 3.5 | 75.5 |
| 84 | UCF | 2 | 7 | 149 | 21.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 74.5 |
| 85 | Memphis | 2 | 6 | 142 | 23.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 71.0 |
| 86 | Bowling Green | 2 | 8 | 139 | 17.38 | 0 | 4.0 | 69.5 |
| 87 | Louisiana | 2 | 7 | 136 | 19.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 68.0 |
| 88 | East Carolina | 2 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 64.5 |
| 89 | Charlotte | 1 | 6 | 124 | 20.67 | 0 | 6.0 | 124.0 |
| 90 | Rice | 2 | 8 | 120 | 15.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 60.0 |
| 91 | Kent State | 2 | 7 | 116 | 16.57 | 0 | 3.5 | 58.0 |
| 92 | Marshall | 1 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 0 | 7.0 | 112.0 |
| 93 | UNLV | 1 | 7 | 104 | 14.86 | 0 | 7.0 | 104.0 |
| 94 | New Mexico State | 2 | 6 | 101 | 16.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 50.5 |
| 95 | Akron | 2 | 5 | 100 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 50.0 |
| 95 | South Alabama | 2 | 6 | 100 | 16.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 50.0 |
| 97 | San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 99 | 99.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 49.5 |
| 98 | UAB | 1 | 4 | 96 | 24.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 96.0 |
| 99 | Toledo | 1 | 5 | 94 | 18.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 94.0 |
| 100 | SMU | 1 | 5 | 87 | 17.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 87.0 |
| 101 | USF | 2 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 42.0 |
| 102 | Idaho | 1 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 6.0 | 82.0 |
| 103 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 5 | 79 | 15.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 39.5 |
| 104 | Hawaii | 1 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 71.0 |
| 105 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.5 |
| 106 | Arkansas State | 1 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 62.0 |
| 107 | Ohio | 2 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.5 |
| 108 | Wyoming | 2 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 109 | Appalachian State | 2 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.5 |
| 110 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.5 |
| 111 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 50 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 112 | Tulsa | 1 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 45.0 |
| 112 | Air Force | 1 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 45.0 |
| 112 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.5 |
| 115 | Navy | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 116 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 117 | Georgia State | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 118 | Texas State | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 119 | North Texas | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 119 | UTSA | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 121 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 122 | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 123 | Tulane | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 124 | Ball State | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 124 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 126 | Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 127 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |