2021 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | 5 | 14 | 369 | 26.36 | 1 | 2.8 | 73.8 | 
| 2 | Louisville | 5 | 16 | 357 | 22.31 | 0 | 3.2 | 71.4 | 
| 3 | Tulane | 4 | 16 | 337 | 21.06 | 0 | 4.0 | 84.3 | 
| 4 | USF | 4 | 12 | 331 | 27.58 | 2 | 3.0 | 82.8 | 
| 5 | Oregon | 4 | 16 | 330 | 20.63 | 0 | 4.0 | 82.5 | 
| 6 | Duke | 2 | 14 | 323 | 23.07 | 1 | 7.0 | 161.5 | 
| 7 | Rutgers | 4 | 15 | 307 | 20.47 | 0 | 3.8 | 76.8 | 
| 8 | Arizona | 4 | 16 | 304 | 19.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 76.0 | 
| 9 | USC | 3 | 14 | 299 | 21.36 | 0 | 4.7 | 99.7 | 
| 10 | Syracuse | 4 | 15 | 298 | 19.87 | 0 | 3.8 | 74.5 | 
| 11 | Tennessee | 5 | 11 | 292 | 26.55 | 0 | 2.2 | 58.4 | 
| 12 | Colorado | 2 | 9 | 286 | 31.78 | 1 | 4.5 | 143.0 | 
| 13 | Mississippi State | 5 | 9 | 285 | 31.67 | 1 | 1.8 | 57.0 | 
| 14 | Connecticut | 2 | 9 | 276 | 30.67 | 1 | 4.5 | 138.0 | 
| 15 | San Diego State | 2 | 13 | 269 | 20.69 | 1 | 6.5 | 134.5 | 
| 16 | Maryland | 4 | 14 | 261 | 18.64 | 0 | 3.5 | 65.3 | 
| 17 | Kansas State | 3 | 7 | 258 | 36.86 | 2 | 2.3 | 86.0 | 
| 18 | Ohio State | 4 | 13 | 256 | 19.69 | 0 | 3.3 | 64.0 | 
| 19 | Stanford | 3 | 10 | 231 | 23.10 | 0 | 3.3 | 77.0 | 
| 19 | Appalachian State | 2 | 12 | 231 | 19.25 | 0 | 6.0 | 115.5 | 
| 21 | Liberty | 2 | 11 | 221 | 20.09 | 0 | 5.5 | 110.5 | 
| 22 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 10 | 217 | 21.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 54.3 | 
| 23 | Auburn | 5 | 10 | 215 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 | 
| 24 | NC State | 2 | 4 | 209 | 52.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 104.5 | 
| 25 | Baylor | 5 | 11 | 208 | 18.91 | 0 | 2.2 | 41.6 | 
| 26 | Texas | 5 | 10 | 207 | 20.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.4 | 
| 27 | SMU | 2 | 6 | 201 | 33.50 | 1 | 3.0 | 100.5 | 
| 28 | TCU | 3 | 9 | 195 | 21.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 65.0 | 
| 29 | Florida State | 4 | 8 | 188 | 23.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.0 | 
| 30 | Navy | 3 | 8 | 187 | 23.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 62.3 | 
| 30 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 9 | 187 | 20.78 | 0 | 4.5 | 93.5 | 
| 32 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 6 | 183 | 30.50 | 1 | 1.5 | 45.8 | 
| 33 | West Virginia | 3 | 9 | 180 | 20.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.0 | 
| 34 | Clemson | 4 | 7 | 170 | 24.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 42.5 | 
| 35 | North Carolina | 4 | 8 | 166 | 20.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.5 | 
| 36 | Washington State | 4 | 9 | 161 | 17.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 40.3 | 
| 37 | Texas A&M | 3 | 4 | 158 | 39.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 52.7 | 
| 38 | Oregon State | 3 | 7 | 155 | 22.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 51.7 | 
| 39 | Michigan State | 3 | 8 | 147 | 18.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 49.0 | 
| 40 | New Mexico | 2 | 6 | 142 | 23.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 71.0 | 
| 41 | Texas Tech | 4 | 8 | 140 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 | 
| 42 | Purdue | 4 | 11 | 137 | 12.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 34.3 | 
| 43 | Penn State | 5 | 7 | 132 | 18.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.4 | 
| 44 | Notre Dame | 2 | 6 | 131 | 21.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 65.5 | 
| 45 | Wyoming | 1 | 2 | 124 | 62.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 124.0 | 
| 45 | Temple | 2 | 7 | 124 | 17.71 | 0 | 3.5 | 62.0 | 
| 47 | Georgia | 6 | 7 | 123 | 17.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 20.5 | 
| 48 | Colorado State | 2 | 5 | 117 | 23.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 58.5 | 
| 49 | Cincinnati | 3 | 4 | 115 | 28.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 38.3 | 
| 49 | Virginia | 4 | 6 | 115 | 19.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.8 | 
| 51 | Wisconsin | 3 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 37.3 | 
| 52 | Northwestern | 3 | 7 | 108 | 15.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 36.0 | 
| 53 | San Jose State | 2 | 6 | 105 | 17.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.5 | 
| 53 | Michigan | 4 | 6 | 105 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.3 | 
| 55 | Wake Forest | 3 | 4 | 104 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 34.7 | 
| 56 | Memphis | 1 | 5 | 101 | 20.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 101.0 | 
| 57 | Washington | 2 | 5 | 99 | 19.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 49.5 | 
| 58 | Houston | 1 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 93.0 | 
| 58 | South Carolina | 3 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 31.0 | 
| 60 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.0 | 
| 61 | Ohio | 1 | 6 | 89 | 14.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 89.0 | 
| 61 | New Mexico State | 4 | 7 | 89 | 12.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 22.3 | 
| 63 | Ole Miss | 3 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 29.3 | 
| 64 | Oklahoma | 3 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 28.3 | 
| 64 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 6 | 85 | 14.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.3 | 
| 66 | Boston College | 3 | 5 | 79 | 15.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 26.3 | 
| 67 | Iowa State | 5 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.6 | 
| 68 | Indiana | 5 | 5 | 77 | 15.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.4 | 
| 69 | Kansas | 3 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.3 | 
| 70 | Arkansas | 3 | 5 | 75 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 25.0 | 
| 70 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 5 | 75 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.8 | 
| 72 | Tulsa | 4 | 7 | 74 | 10.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.5 | 
| 73 | Arizona State | 2 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.5 | 
| 74 | Massachusetts | 1 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 67.0 | 
| 75 | Western Michigan | 2 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.5 | 
| 76 | Old Dominion | 1 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 64.0 | 
| 76 | Boise State | 4 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.0 | 
| 78 | Arkansas State | 1 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 63.0 | 
| 79 | Southern Miss | 1 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.0 | 
| 80 | Toledo | 1 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.0 | 
| 81 | Rice | 2 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.5 | 
| 81 | Alabama | 5 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.0 | 
| 83 | Nevada | 1 | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 54.0 | 
| 84 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.0 | 
| 84 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.0 | 
| 86 | Missouri | 3 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.0 | 
| 87 | Nebraska | 5 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.8 | 
| 88 | Marshall | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 | 
| 89 | California | 1 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 | 
| 89 | East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 
| 91 | Hawaii | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 | 
| 92 | Utah State | 2 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.5 | 
| 93 | BYU | 3 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.0 | 
| 94 | Georgia State | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 | 
| 94 | Texas State | 2 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.5 | 
| 96 | Army | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 32.0 | 
| 96 | LSU | 4 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.0 | 
| 98 | Iowa | 2 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 
| 99 | UCLA | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 
| 100 | Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.5 | 
| 101 | Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 | 
| 102 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 | 
| 103 | UNLV | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 | 
| 104 | Kent State | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 
| 105 | Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 
| 105 | UAB | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 
| 105 | Florida | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 
| 108 | Air Force | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 
| 109 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |