2019 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas State | 13 | 34 | 1003 | 29.50 | 4 | 2.6 | 77.2 |
| 2 | Virginia | 14 | 42 | 1204 | 28.67 | 2 | 3.0 | 86.0 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 14 | 27 | 766 | 28.37 | 2 | 1.9 | 54.7 |
| 4 | Wyoming | 13 | 11 | 305 | 27.73 | 0 | 0.8 | 23.5 |
| 5 | Louisville | 13 | 33 | 904 | 27.39 | 1 | 2.5 | 69.5 |
| 6 | Iowa | 13 | 20 | 531 | 26.55 | 2 | 1.5 | 40.8 |
| 7 | Arizona State | 13 | 23 | 606 | 26.35 | 0 | 1.8 | 46.6 |
| 8 | Oregon | 14 | 29 | 762 | 26.28 | 2 | 2.1 | 54.4 |
| 9 | Memphis | 14 | 46 | 1206 | 26.22 | 3 | 3.3 | 86.1 |
| 10 | SMU | 13 | 43 | 1121 | 26.07 | 2 | 3.3 | 86.2 |
| 11 | Michigan | 13 | 26 | 665 | 25.58 | 1 | 2.0 | 51.2 |
| 12 | Florida State | 13 | 19 | 483 | 25.42 | 0 | 1.5 | 37.2 |
| 13 | Texas | 13 | 18 | 450 | 25.00 | 1 | 1.4 | 34.6 |
| 14 | Duke | 12 | 37 | 923 | 24.95 | 2 | 3.1 | 76.9 |
| 15 | Old Dominion | 12 | 29 | 718 | 24.76 | 0 | 2.4 | 59.8 |
| 16 | Colorado State | 12 | 24 | 591 | 24.63 | 1 | 2.0 | 49.3 |
| 17 | Western Michigan | 13 | 36 | 882 | 24.50 | 0 | 2.8 | 67.8 |
| 18 | Appalachian State | 14 | 23 | 562 | 24.43 | 1 | 1.6 | 40.1 |
| 19 | Liberty | 13 | 40 | 970 | 24.25 | 1 | 3.1 | 74.6 |
| 20 | New Mexico | 12 | 26 | 627 | 24.12 | 0 | 2.2 | 52.3 |
| 21 | Stanford | 12 | 32 | 770 | 24.06 | 0 | 2.7 | 64.2 |
| 22 | Southern Miss | 13 | 33 | 779 | 23.61 | 3 | 2.5 | 59.9 |
| 23 | Tulane | 13 | 42 | 980 | 23.33 | 1 | 3.2 | 75.4 |
| 24 | Louisiana | 14 | 40 | 932 | 23.30 | 0 | 2.9 | 66.6 |
| 25 | North Texas | 12 | 49 | 1141 | 23.29 | 1 | 4.1 | 95.1 |
| 26 | Texas State | 12 | 39 | 899 | 23.05 | 0 | 3.3 | 74.9 |
| 27 | Florida | 13 | 8 | 184 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 14.2 |
| 28 | Ohio | 13 | 35 | 803 | 22.94 | 0 | 2.7 | 61.8 |
| 29 | San Diego State | 13 | 22 | 503 | 22.86 | 1 | 1.7 | 38.7 |
| 30 | Washington | 13 | 17 | 388 | 22.82 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.8 |
| 31 | Maryland | 12 | 45 | 1023 | 22.73 | 2 | 3.8 | 85.3 |
| 32 | Central Michigan | 14 | 33 | 749 | 22.70 | 0 | 2.4 | 53.5 |
| 33 | Ball State | 12 | 42 | 948 | 22.57 | 1 | 3.5 | 79.0 |
| 34 | Kent State | 13 | 48 | 1083 | 22.56 | 1 | 3.7 | 83.3 |
| 35 | Ole Miss | 12 | 18 | 404 | 22.44 | 1 | 1.5 | 33.7 |
| 36 | Clemson | 15 | 23 | 513 | 22.30 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.2 |
| 37 | Hawaii | 15 | 49 | 1092 | 22.29 | 0 | 3.3 | 72.8 |
| 38 | Arkansas State | 13 | 43 | 954 | 22.19 | 1 | 3.3 | 73.4 |
| 38 | Illinois | 13 | 32 | 710 | 22.19 | 0 | 2.5 | 54.6 |
| 40 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 33 | 727 | 22.03 | 1 | 2.5 | 55.9 |
| 41 | Utah State | 13 | 34 | 745 | 21.91 | 2 | 2.6 | 57.3 |
| 42 | UCLA | 12 | 19 | 416 | 21.89 | 1 | 1.6 | 34.7 |
| 43 | Cincinnati | 14 | 27 | 590 | 21.85 | 0 | 1.9 | 42.1 |
| 44 | Colorado | 12 | 22 | 480 | 21.82 | 0 | 1.8 | 40.0 |
| 45 | Ohio State | 14 | 13 | 283 | 21.77 | 0 | 0.9 | 20.2 |
| 46 | Boise State | 14 | 38 | 826 | 21.74 | 1 | 2.7 | 59.0 |
| 47 | Houston | 12 | 26 | 564 | 21.69 | 2 | 2.2 | 47.0 |
| 48 | Oregon State | 12 | 32 | 693 | 21.66 | 0 | 2.7 | 57.8 |
| 49 | Texas Tech | 12 | 36 | 779 | 21.64 | 0 | 3.0 | 64.9 |
| 50 | Troy | 12 | 43 | 929 | 21.60 | 1 | 3.6 | 77.4 |
| 51 | North Carolina | 13 | 24 | 518 | 21.58 | 0 | 1.8 | 39.8 |
| 52 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 41 | 881 | 21.49 | 0 | 2.9 | 62.9 |
| 53 | Akron | 12 | 40 | 859 | 21.48 | 0 | 3.3 | 71.6 |
| 54 | Washington State | 13 | 40 | 858 | 21.45 | 0 | 3.1 | 66.0 |
| 55 | Boston College | 13 | 46 | 978 | 21.26 | 0 | 3.5 | 75.2 |
| 56 | Alabama | 13 | 30 | 637 | 21.23 | 1 | 2.3 | 49.0 |
| 57 | USC | 13 | 40 | 844 | 21.10 | 1 | 3.1 | 64.9 |
| 58 | Arizona | 12 | 34 | 716 | 21.06 | 0 | 2.8 | 59.7 |
| 59 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 34 | 715 | 21.03 | 0 | 2.8 | 59.6 |
| 59 | UTSA | 12 | 31 | 652 | 21.03 | 0 | 2.6 | 54.3 |
| 61 | Kentucky | 13 | 21 | 437 | 20.81 | 0 | 1.6 | 33.6 |
| 62 | Toledo | 12 | 46 | 957 | 20.80 | 0 | 3.8 | 79.8 |
| 63 | Northwestern | 12 | 18 | 374 | 20.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.2 |
| 64 | Tennessee | 13 | 14 | 290 | 20.71 | 0 | 1.1 | 22.3 |
| 65 | Massachusetts | 12 | 75 | 1550 | 20.67 | 0 | 6.3 | 129.2 |
| 66 | West Virginia | 12 | 32 | 656 | 20.50 | 1 | 2.7 | 54.7 |
| 66 | Auburn | 13 | 22 | 451 | 20.50 | 1 | 1.7 | 34.7 |
| 68 | Miami (FL) | 13 | 25 | 511 | 20.44 | 0 | 1.9 | 39.3 |
| 69 | Rice | 12 | 26 | 530 | 20.38 | 0 | 2.2 | 44.2 |
| 70 | UTEP | 12 | 31 | 630 | 20.32 | 1 | 2.6 | 52.5 |
| 71 | USF | 12 | 30 | 609 | 20.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 50.8 |
| 72 | Connecticut | 12 | 39 | 790 | 20.26 | 0 | 3.3 | 65.8 |
| 73 | South Carolina | 12 | 21 | 425 | 20.24 | 0 | 1.8 | 35.4 |
| 74 | Rutgers | 12 | 36 | 727 | 20.19 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.6 |
| 75 | Buffalo | 13 | 9 | 181 | 20.11 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.9 |
| 76 | California | 13 | 22 | 442 | 20.09 | 0 | 1.7 | 34.0 |
| 77 | Temple | 13 | 39 | 781 | 20.03 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.1 |
| 78 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 20 | 398 | 19.90 | 1 | 1.5 | 30.6 |
| 79 | Iowa State | 13 | 24 | 477 | 19.88 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.7 |
| 80 | Kansas | 12 | 44 | 873 | 19.84 | 0 | 3.7 | 72.8 |
| 81 | South Alabama | 12 | 36 | 712 | 19.78 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.3 |
| 82 | San Jose State | 12 | 25 | 492 | 19.68 | 0 | 2.1 | 41.0 |
| 83 | Baylor | 14 | 24 | 472 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.7 | 33.7 |
| 84 | Penn State | 13 | 28 | 549 | 19.61 | 0 | 2.2 | 42.2 |
| 85 | Nevada | 13 | 33 | 645 | 19.55 | 0 | 2.5 | 49.6 |
| 86 | LSU | 15 | 15 | 292 | 19.47 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.5 |
| 87 | BYU | 13 | 22 | 427 | 19.41 | 0 | 1.7 | 32.8 |
| 88 | Florida Atlantic | 14 | 21 | 406 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.0 |
| 89 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 28 | 540 | 19.29 | 0 | 2.2 | 41.5 |
| 90 | Wake Forest | 13 | 22 | 424 | 19.27 | 0 | 1.7 | 32.6 |
| 91 | Notre Dame | 13 | 21 | 403 | 19.19 | 0 | 1.6 | 31.0 |
| 92 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 35 | 671 | 19.17 | 0 | 2.7 | 51.6 |
| 93 | Georgia | 14 | 14 | 268 | 19.14 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.1 |
| 94 | Indiana | 13 | 36 | 688 | 19.11 | 0 | 2.8 | 52.9 |
| 94 | Minnesota | 13 | 18 | 344 | 19.11 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.5 |
| 96 | Syracuse | 12 | 34 | 649 | 19.09 | 0 | 2.8 | 54.1 |
| 97 | UAB | 14 | 28 | 534 | 19.07 | 1 | 2.0 | 38.1 |
| 98 | Tulsa | 12 | 26 | 495 | 19.04 | 0 | 2.2 | 41.3 |
| 99 | Texas A&M | 13 | 20 | 379 | 18.95 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.2 |
| 100 | Fresno State | 12 | 33 | 625 | 18.94 | 0 | 2.8 | 52.1 |
| 101 | Michigan State | 13 | 24 | 454 | 18.92 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.9 |
| 102 | NC State | 12 | 22 | 412 | 18.73 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.3 |
| 103 | Marshall | 13 | 31 | 578 | 18.65 | 0 | 2.4 | 44.5 |
| 104 | Bowling Green | 12 | 43 | 799 | 18.58 | 0 | 3.6 | 66.6 |
| 105 | Arkansas | 12 | 35 | 649 | 18.54 | 0 | 2.9 | 54.1 |
| 106 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 23 | 423 | 18.39 | 0 | 1.9 | 35.3 |
| 107 | Nebraska | 12 | 23 | 417 | 18.13 | 0 | 1.9 | 34.8 |
| 108 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 30 | 540 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 41.5 |
| 109 | Missouri | 12 | 9 | 161 | 17.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.4 |
| 110 | UCF | 13 | 17 | 302 | 17.76 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.2 |
| 111 | Utah | 14 | 10 | 176 | 17.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.6 |
| 112 | Oklahoma | 14 | 35 | 608 | 17.37 | 0 | 2.5 | 43.4 |
| 113 | Charlotte | 13 | 22 | 380 | 17.27 | 0 | 1.7 | 29.2 |
| 114 | Navy | 13 | 13 | 220 | 16.92 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.9 |
| 115 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 17 | 287 | 16.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.1 |
| 116 | Army | 13 | 17 | 286 | 16.82 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.0 |
| 117 | UNLV | 12 | 27 | 454 | 16.81 | 0 | 2.3 | 37.8 |
| 118 | TCU | 12 | 32 | 535 | 16.72 | 0 | 2.7 | 44.6 |
| 119 | Mississippi State | 13 | 26 | 430 | 16.54 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.1 |
| 120 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 38 | 621 | 16.34 | 0 | 3.2 | 51.8 |
| 121 | East Carolina | 12 | 40 | 653 | 16.33 | 1 | 3.3 | 54.4 |
| 122 | FIU | 13 | 31 | 496 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.4 | 38.2 |
| 123 | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 16 | 254 | 15.88 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.5 |
| 124 | Purdue | 12 | 33 | 521 | 15.79 | 0 | 2.8 | 43.4 |
| 125 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 17 | 267 | 15.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 22.3 |
| 126 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 11 | 163 | 14.82 | 0 | 0.9 | 13.6 |
| 127 | Georgia State | 13 | 8 | 114 | 14.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.8 |
| 128 | New Mexico State | 12 | 28 | 378 | 13.50 | 0 | 2.3 | 31.5 |
| 129 | Air Force | 13 | 7 | 93 | 13.29 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.2 |
| 130 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 12 | 141 | 11.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.8 |