2022 FBS Independents Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in October Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Desrosiers Jr. | U Mass | FR | RB | 4 | 8 | 201 | 25.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.3 |
| 2 | Jonathan Brady | NMSU | FR | WR | 3 | 5 | 116 | 23.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 38.7 |
| 3 | Victor Rosa | UConn | FR | RB | 4 | 8 | 150 | 18.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.5 |
| 4 | Shedro Louis | Liberty | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 104 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.0 |
| 5 | Braheam Murphy | Army | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 91 | 22.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.8 |
| 6 | Hobbs Nyberg | BYU | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.5 |
| 7 | Chris Tyree | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.3 |
| 8 | Miles Stewart | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.0 |
| 9 | Demario Douglas | Liberty | SO | WR | 4 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.3 |
| 10 | Lopini Katoa | BYU | SR | RB | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| 11 | George Johnson III | U Mass | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 12 | Eric Marsh | NMSU | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 13 | Treon Sibley | Liberty | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.