2022 Southeastern Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devon Achane | Texas A&M | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 198 | 39.60 | 1 | 1.7 | 66.0 |
| 2 | Trevor Etienne | Florida | FR | RB | 5 | 8 | 202 | 25.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 40.4 |
| 3 | Kearis Jackson | Georgia | SR | WR | 6 | 9 | 233 | 25.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 38.8 |
| 4 | Lideatrick Griffin | Miss St | JR | WR | 5 | 5 | 189 | 37.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 37.8 |
| 5 | Jarquez Hunter | Auburn | SO | RB | 4 | 7 | 136 | 19.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.0 |
| 6 | Xavier Legette | S Carolina | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 158 | 26.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 31.6 |
| 7 | Jahmyr Gibbs | Alabama | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 124 | 24.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.0 |
| 8 | Barion Brown | Kentucky | FR | WR | 5 | 4 | 138 | 34.50 | 1 | 0.8 | 27.6 |
| 9 | AJ Green | Arkansas | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 25.8 |
| 10 | Jimmy Holiday | Tennessee | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 102 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.5 |
| 11 | Dayton Wade | Miss | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 116 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.2 |
| 12 | Jayden McGowan | Vanderbilt | FR | WR | 4 | 4 | 82 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.5 |
| 13 | Jalen Preston | Texas A&M | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 58 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 14.5 |
| 14 | Nathaniel Peat | Missouri | SR | RB | 5 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.8 |
| 15 | Xzavier Henderson | Florida | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.3 |
| 16 | Zavion Thomas | Miss St | FR | WR | 4 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.0 |
| 17 | Juju McDowell | S Carolina | SO | RB | 5 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.2 |
| 18 | Kris Abrams-Draine | Missouri | JR | DB | 5 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.6 |
| 19 | Kavosiey Smoke | Kentucky | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.8 |
| 20 | Noah Cain | LSU | JR | RB | 5 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.4 |
| 21 | Ja'Markis Weston | Florida | SO | WR | 5 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.4 |
| 22 | Malik Nabers | LSU | SO | WR | 5 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.2 |
| 23 | Dylan Sampson | Tennessee | FR | RB | 4 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| 24 | Cooper Lutz | Vanderbilt | SR | RB | 4 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.8 |
| 24 | Damari Alston | Auburn | FR | RB | 4 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 26 | Javen Nicholas | LSU | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| 27 | Ja'Corey Brooks | Alabama | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| 28 | Doneiko Slaughter | Tennessee | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| 29 | Langston Patterson | Vanderbilt | FR | LB | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 30 | John Samuel Shenker | Auburn | SR | TE | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 30 | Casey Kelly | Miss | JR | TE | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 32 | Emmanuel Henderson Jr. | Alabama | FR | WR | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 33 | Jalen Knox | Miss | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 34 | Tyler Fromm | Auburn | JR | TE | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 35 | Chauncey Magwood | Kentucky | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.