2022 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2023

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Johnnie Lang Ark St SR RB 10 32 779 24.34 1 3.2 77.9
2 Kaylon Horton N Texas JR WR 13 27 699 25.89 1 2.1 53.8
2 Keegan Wilburn Ohio SO WR 12 29 699 24.10 1 2.4 58.3
4 Brian Battie S Florida SO RB 11 32 646 20.19 0 2.9 58.7
5 Key'Shawn Smith Miami (Fl) SO WR 8 21 640 30.48 1 2.6 80.0
6 Milan Tucker App St SO DB 11 21 600 28.57 1 1.9 54.5
7 Sean Tyler W Mich JR RB 11 25 588 23.52 1 2.3 53.5
8 Shadrick Byrd Charlotte SO RB 11 28 575 20.54 0 2.5 52.3
9 Jaylon Jackson EMU JR RB 13 23 571 24.83 1 1.8 43.9
10 Lexington Joseph FIU JR RB 12 27 566 20.96 0 2.3 47.2
11 Greg Desrosiers Jr. U Mass FR RB 11 27 562 20.81 0 2.5 51.1
12 Jordan Byrd SDSU SR RB 11 19 505 26.58 1 1.7 45.9
13 Terrell Vaughn Utah State JR WR 12 19 503 26.47 1 1.6 41.9
14 Smoke Harris La Tech JR WR 11 18 501 27.83 0 1.6 45.5
15 Quentin Redding Minnesota FR WR 12 18 469 26.06 0 1.5 39.1
16 Shedro Louis Liberty JR RB 12 19 461 24.26 1 1.6 38.4
17 Jaylin Lucas Indiana FR RB 8 14 457 32.64 2 1.8 57.1
18 Lawrence Keys III Tulane JR WR 11 16 456 28.50 0 1.5 41.5
19 Ta'ron Keith BGSU SO RB 10 16 455 28.44 1 1.6 45.5
20 Michael Mathison Western Ky JR WR 13 20 449 22.45 0 1.5 34.5
21 Lideatrick Griffin Miss St JR WR 10 12 444 37.00 1 1.2 44.4
22 Jayce Rogers Houston SR DB 11 17 437 25.71 1 1.5 39.7
23 Matthew McDoom Coast Car FR CB 12 19 432 22.74 1 1.6 36.0
24 LaMareon James ODU SO CB 12 20 425 21.25 0 1.7 35.4
25 Jaelen Gill BC SR WR 9 19 413 21.74 0 2.1 45.9
26 Ja'Shaun Poke Kent State SR WR 8 15 411 27.40 0 1.9 51.4
27 Ron Cook, Jr. Buffalo SR RB 10 19 410 21.58 0 1.9 41.0
28 Jermaine Brown Jr. UAB JR RB 12 18 409 22.72 0 1.5 34.1
29 Blake Hester Akron SO RB 11 18 401 22.28 0 1.6 36.5
30 Malik Knowles Kansas St SR WR 9 13 393 30.23 0 1.4 43.7
31 Jalen Perdue Hawai'i SR DB 9 20 387 19.35 0 2.2 43.0
32 Jaylen Stinson Duke JR DB 12 15 380 25.33 0 1.3 31.7
33 Barion Brown Kentucky FR WR 9 11 372 33.82 1 1.2 41.3
34 Ryan O'Keefe UCF SR WR 11 18 366 20.33 0 1.6 33.3
35 Julian Gray NC State FR WR 11 15 364 24.27 0 1.4 33.1
36 Isaac Guerendo Wisconsin SR RB 11 16 361 22.56 0 1.5 32.8
37 Amechi Uzodinma II Ball State SR CB 11 15 347 23.13 0 1.4 31.5
38 Jsi Hatfield ECU JR WR 7 12 345 28.75 1 1.7 49.3
39 Hobbs Nyberg BYU SO WR 9 15 341 22.73 0 1.7 37.9
40 Jaden Nixon Okla St FR RB 10 11 334 30.36 1 1.1 33.4
41 Xavier Legette S Carolina SR WR 9 10 322 32.20 1 1.1 35.8
42 Braylon McReynolds USA FR RB 10 14 321 22.93 0 1.4 32.1
43 Chris Carpenter UTSA SO WR 10 11 316 28.73 1 1.1 31.6
44 Demick Starling Virginia JR WR 8 14 306 21.86 0 1.8 38.3
45 Alred Luke La-Monroe FR WR 9 18 305 16.94 0 2.0 33.9
46 Silas Bolden Oregon St SO WR 8 10 303 30.30 0 1.3 37.9
47 Jawhar Jordan Louisville SO RB 10 11 302 27.45 1 1.1 30.2
48 Donnovan Moorer Texas St SO WR 10 15 298 19.87 0 1.5 29.8
49 Demario Douglas Liberty SO WR 13 14 291 20.79 0 1.1 22.4
50 Keilan Robinson Texas JR RB 9 12 290 24.17 0 1.3 32.2
51 Christian Washington New Mexico FR RB 8 11 286 26.00 1 1.4 35.8
52 Bentlee Sanders Nevada SR DB 11 16 285 17.81 0 1.5 25.9
53 Shocky Jacques-Louis Akron SR WR 11 12 281 23.42 0 1.1 25.5
54 Dayton Wade Miss JR WR 9 12 279 23.25 0 1.3 31.0
55 Jayden McGowan Vanderbilt FR WR 8 12 276 23.00 0 1.5 34.5
56 Peyton Sawyer Houston JR WR 12 12 271 22.58 0 1.0 22.6
56 Nikko Remigio Fresno St SR WR 12 14 271 19.36 0 1.2 22.6
58 Jayden Harrison Marshall SO WR 10 14 269 19.21 0 1.4 26.9
59 Giles Jackson Washington JR WR 9 12 268 22.33 0 1.3 29.8
59 Shamar Garrett SJSU JR RB 9 14 268 19.14 0 1.6 29.8
61 Octavian Smith Jr. Maryland FR WR 10 13 266 20.46 0 1.3 26.6
62 Derius Davis TCU SR WR 9 12 264 22.00 0 1.3 29.3
63 Jhaylin Embry BGSU SO WR 6 11 260 23.64 0 1.8 43.3
64 Deion Burks Purdue FR WR 11 13 259 19.92 0 1.2 23.5
64 Jacquez Stuart Toledo SO RB 13 14 259 18.50 0 1.1 19.9
66 Tiaquelin Mims USM FR WR 9 11 256 23.27 0 1.2 28.4
67 Jaylin Lane MTSU SO WR 11 11 254 23.09 0 1.0 23.1
68 Nicholas Singleton Penn State FR RB 10 8 253 31.63 1 0.8 25.3
68 Maquel Haywood Navy SO SB 11 14 253 18.07 0 1.3 23.0
70 Jamaal Bell Nevada JR WR 10 11 252 22.91 0 1.1 25.2
71 OJ Arnold Ga South FR RB 13 13 250 19.23 0 1.0 19.2
72 Trebor Pena Syracuse SO WR 7 10 243 24.30 0 1.4 34.7
73 Walter Dawn Jr. UTEP SR WR 11 13 239 18.38 0 1.2 21.7
74 Victor Rosa UConn FR RB 10 12 237 19.75 0 1.2 23.7
75 Jason Thompson Stanford FR WR 4 12 235 19.58 0 3.0 58.8
75 Ke'Shawn Williams Wk Forest SO WR 11 12 235 19.58 0 1.1 21.4
77 Brennan Presley Okla St JR WR 10 10 234 23.40 0 1.0 23.4
78 Kearis Jackson Georgia SR WR 8 11 233 21.18 0 1.4 29.1
79 Corey Cuascut-Palmer Temple FR SAF 9 14 226 16.14 0 1.6 25.1
80 D.J. Taylor Ariz St SO DB 6 10 225 22.50 0 1.7 37.5
80 Jacoby Jones Ohio JR WR 13 12 225 18.75 0 0.9 17.3
82 Raleek Brown USC FR RB 7 9 224 24.89 0 1.3 32.0
83 De'Javion Stepney CMU FR DB 11 8 214 26.75 0 0.7 19.5
83 Hassan Hall Ga Tech SR RB 8 9 214 23.78 0 1.1 26.8
85 Israel Abanikanda Pittsburgh JR RB 10 11 212 19.27 0 1.1 21.2
86 Jimmy Horn Jr. S Florida SO WR 10 7 209 29.86 1 0.7 20.9
87 Kazmeir Allen UCLA JR WR 7 9 207 23.00 0 1.3 29.6
88 Chris Smith La-Lafytte JR RB 9 8 205 25.63 0 0.9 22.8
88 Aron Cruickshank Rutgers SR WR 9 12 205 17.08 0 1.3 22.8
90 Jonathan Brady NMSU FR WR 13 10 200 20.00 0 0.8 15.4
91 Devon Achane Texas A&M JR RB 6 5 198 39.60 1 0.8 33.0
92 Sam Hicks CMU SO WR 10 7 197 28.14 0 0.7 19.7
93 Nikko Reed Colorado SO CB 5 7 196 28.00 0 1.4 39.2
94 Kaleb Johnson Iowa FR RB 11 7 194 27.71 0 0.6 17.6
94 Gabriel Rogers Memphis SR WR 11 9 194 21.56 0 0.8 17.6
96 Craig Williams Baylor JR RB 8 10 192 19.20 0 1.3 24.0
97 Sam Martin Temple FR SAF 4 8 189 23.63 0 2.0 47.3
98 Mason Blakemore N Illinois SO RB 6 11 186 16.91 0 1.8 31.0
99 Irone Jackson CMU FR WR 10 11 185 16.82 0 1.1 18.5
100 Cole Beck Va Tech SR WR 9 8 179 22.38 0 0.9 19.9