2022 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2023

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Lideatrick Griffin Miss St JR WR 12 18 561 31.17 1 1.5 46.8
2 Xavier Legette S Carolina SR WR 12 15 453 30.20 1 1.3 37.8
3 Lawrence Keys III Tulane JR WR 12 22 613 27.86 0 1.8 51.1
4 Jaylin Lucas Indiana FR RB 10 20 553 27.65 2 2.0 55.3
5 Milan Tucker App St SO DB 10 20 550 27.50 1 2.0 55.0
5 Barion Brown Kentucky FR WR 12 16 440 27.50 1 1.3 36.7
5 Jaden Nixon Okla St FR RB 12 14 385 27.50 1 1.2 32.1
8 Ta'ron Keith BGSU SO RB 11 18 491 27.28 1 1.6 44.6
9 Smoke Harris La Tech JR WR 11 19 517 27.21 0 1.7 47.0
10 Kaylon Horton N Texas JR WR 12 23 615 26.74 1 1.9 51.3
11 Christian Washington New Mexico FR RB 9 16 427 26.69 1 1.8 47.4
12 Malik Knowles Kansas St SR WR 13 23 592 25.74 0 1.8 45.5
13 Jayce Rogers Houston SR DB 12 17 437 25.71 1 1.4 36.4
14 Quentin Redding Minnesota FR WR 12 19 485 25.53 0 1.6 40.4
15 Trebor Pena Syracuse SO WR 10 12 303 25.25 0 1.2 30.3
16 Keilan Robinson Texas JR RB 13 16 403 25.19 0 1.2 31.0
17 Jermaine Brown Jr. UAB JR RB 12 19 475 25.00 0 1.6 39.6
18 Trevor Etienne Florida FR RB 12 16 397 24.81 0 1.3 33.1
19 Kazmeir Allen UCLA JR WR 10 16 396 24.75 0 1.6 39.6
20 Jaylon Jackson EMU JR RB 12 22 536 24.36 1 1.8 44.7
21 Jordan Byrd SDSU SR RB 12 22 535 24.32 1 1.8 44.6
22 Shedro Louis Liberty JR RB 11 19 461 24.26 1 1.7 41.9
23 Terrell Vaughn Utah State JR WR 12 15 363 24.20 0 1.3 30.3
24 Jayden McGowan Vanderbilt FR WR 11 16 384 24.00 0 1.5 34.9
25 Julian Gray NC State FR WR 12 16 380 23.75 0 1.3 31.7
26 Silas Bolden Oregon St SO WR 12 22 519 23.59 0 1.8 43.3
27 Johnnie Lang Ark St SR RB 11 35 825 23.57 1 3.2 75.0
28 Nikko Remigio Fresno St SR WR 13 19 445 23.42 0 1.5 34.2
29 Amechi Uzodinma II Ball State SR CB 11 16 374 23.38 0 1.5 34.0
30 Blake Hester Akron SO RB 11 20 464 23.20 0 1.8 42.2
31 Hobbs Nyberg BYU SO WR 10 13 301 23.15 0 1.3 30.1
32 Braylon McReynolds USA FR RB 10 15 346 23.07 0 1.5 34.6
33 Daniyel Ngata Ariz St SO RB 10 18 411 22.83 0 1.8 41.1
34 Isaac Guerendo Wisconsin SR RB 11 18 410 22.78 0 1.6 37.3
35 Nikko Reed Colorado SO CB 12 19 430 22.63 0 1.6 35.8
36 Chris Smith La-Lafytte JR RB 10 13 293 22.54 0 1.3 29.3
37 Jaylen Stinson Duke JR DB 12 14 313 22.36 0 1.2 26.1
38 Gabriel Rogers Memphis SR WR 12 14 311 22.21 0 1.2 25.9
39 Jarquez Hunter Auburn SO RB 11 13 288 22.15 0 1.2 26.2
40 Michael Mathison Western Ky JR WR 13 21 463 22.05 0 1.6 35.6
41 Sean Tyler W Mich JR RB 11 26 573 22.04 1 2.4 52.1
42 Demick Starling Virginia JR WR 9 14 306 21.86 0 1.6 34.0
43 Kearis Jackson Georgia SR WR 14 18 391 21.72 0 1.3 27.9
44 Keegan Wilburn Ohio SO WR 12 28 604 21.57 0 2.3 50.3
45 Raleek Brown USC FR RB 14 24 517 21.54 0 1.7 36.9
46 LaMareon James ODU SO CB 12 20 425 21.25 0 1.7 35.4
47 Ron Cook, Jr. Buffalo SR RB 9 15 316 21.07 0 1.7 35.1
48 Giles Jackson Washington JR WR 12 15 312 20.80 0 1.3 26.0
49 Shadrick Byrd Charlotte SO RB 11 30 621 20.70 0 2.7 56.5
50 Aron Cruickshank Rutgers SR WR 11 18 370 20.56 0 1.6 33.6
51 Jaelen Gill BC SR WR 11 22 448 20.36 0 2.0 40.7
52 Octavian Smith Jr. Maryland FR WR 13 17 345 20.29 0 1.3 26.5
53 Lincoln Victor Wash St JR WR 12 22 445 20.23 0 1.8 37.1
54 Donnovan Moorer Texas St SO WR 10 17 343 20.18 0 1.7 34.3
55 Greg Desrosiers Jr. U Mass FR RB 11 29 580 20.00 0 2.6 52.7
56 Brian Battie S Florida SO RB 11 32 639 19.97 0 2.9 58.1
57 Derius Davis TCU SR WR 13 28 558 19.93 0 2.2 42.9
58 Jayden Harrison Marshall SO WR 11 15 298 19.87 0 1.4 27.1
59 Matthew McDoom Coast Car FR CB 12 17 336 19.76 0 1.4 28.0
60 Ryan O'Keefe UCF SR WR 12 20 395 19.75 0 1.7 32.9
61 Lexington Joseph FIU JR RB 11 24 471 19.63 0 2.2 42.8
62 Jimmy Holiday Tennessee JR WR 11 14 270 19.29 0 1.3 24.5
63 Anthony Simpson Arizona SO WR 10 18 342 19.00 0 1.8 34.2
64 Shamar Garrett SJSU JR RB 9 15 284 18.93 0 1.7 31.6
65 Victor Rosa UConn FR RB 11 15 283 18.87 0 1.4 25.7
66 Tommi Hill Nebraska SO WR 10 12 221 18.42 0 1.2 22.1
67 Walter Dawn Jr. UTEP SR WR 11 13 239 18.38 0 1.2 21.7
68 Jeremiah Aaron WVU SO WR 10 12 218 18.17 0 1.2 21.8
69 Maquel Haywood Navy SO SB 11 16 285 17.81 0 1.5 25.9
70 Bentlee Sanders Nevada SR DB 11 19 337 17.74 0 1.7 30.6
71 Alred Luke La-Monroe FR WR 11 22 381 17.32 0 2.0 34.6
72 Jaylin Noel Iowa State SO WR 11 14 237 16.93 0 1.3 21.5
72 Chris Tyree Notre Dame JR RB 13 15 254 16.93 0 1.2 19.5
74 Irone Jackson CMU FR WR 10 13 220 16.92 0 1.3 22.0
75 Jalen Perdue Hawai'i SR DB 10 22 361 16.41 0 2.2 36.1

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 kickoff returns per game played.