2022 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberty | 9 | 26 | 582 | 22.38 | 1 | 2.9 | 64.7 | 
| 2 | Ohio | 5 | 27 | 556 | 20.59 | 1 | 5.4 | 111.2 | 
| 3 | North Texas | 5 | 19 | 483 | 25.42 | 1 | 3.8 | 96.6 | 
| 4 | USF | 4 | 17 | 457 | 26.88 | 1 | 4.3 | 114.3 | 
| 5 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 11 | 440 | 40.00 | 1 | 2.8 | 110.0 | 
| 6 | Connecticut | 10 | 22 | 421 | 19.14 | 0 | 2.2 | 42.1 | 
| 7 | Arkansas State | 4 | 18 | 420 | 23.33 | 0 | 4.5 | 105.0 | 
| 8 | BYU | 11 | 19 | 406 | 21.37 | 0 | 1.7 | 36.9 | 
| 9 | San Diego State | 5 | 16 | 344 | 21.50 | 0 | 3.2 | 68.8 | 
| 10 | Notre Dame | 12 | 17 | 343 | 20.18 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.6 | 
| 11 | TCU | 5 | 18 | 340 | 18.89 | 0 | 3.6 | 68.0 | 
| 12 | Massachusetts | 8 | 21 | 330 | 15.71 | 0 | 2.6 | 41.3 | 
| 13 | FIU | 4 | 13 | 322 | 24.77 | 0 | 3.3 | 80.5 | 
| 14 | Fresno State | 5 | 13 | 313 | 24.08 | 0 | 2.6 | 62.6 | 
| 15 | East Carolina | 5 | 13 | 309 | 23.77 | 0 | 2.6 | 61.8 | 
| 16 | Boston College | 4 | 13 | 297 | 22.85 | 0 | 3.3 | 74.3 | 
| 17 | Memphis | 5 | 13 | 293 | 22.54 | 0 | 2.6 | 58.6 | 
| 18 | Buffalo | 5 | 13 | 291 | 22.38 | 0 | 2.6 | 58.2 | 
| 19 | Hawaii | 5 | 17 | 289 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.4 | 57.8 | 
| 20 | Akron | 4 | 14 | 287 | 20.50 | 0 | 3.5 | 71.8 | 
| 21 | Florida | 5 | 13 | 283 | 21.77 | 0 | 2.6 | 56.6 | 
| 22 | Utah State | 5 | 9 | 278 | 30.89 | 1 | 1.8 | 55.6 | 
| 23 | Texas Tech | 4 | 11 | 274 | 24.91 | 1 | 2.8 | 68.5 | 
| 23 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 12 | 274 | 22.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.7 | 
| 23 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 14 | 274 | 19.57 | 1 | 3.5 | 68.5 | 
| 26 | Tulane | 5 | 12 | 273 | 22.75 | 0 | 2.4 | 54.6 | 
| 27 | Western Michigan | 4 | 13 | 271 | 20.85 | 1 | 3.3 | 67.8 | 
| 28 | Southern Miss | 5 | 14 | 269 | 19.21 | 0 | 2.8 | 53.8 | 
| 29 | Texas A&M | 4 | 7 | 256 | 36.57 | 1 | 1.8 | 64.0 | 
| 29 | Bowling Green | 5 | 10 | 256 | 25.60 | 1 | 2.0 | 51.2 | 
| 31 | Houston | 5 | 15 | 253 | 16.87 | 0 | 3.0 | 50.6 | 
| 32 | Charlotte | 4 | 15 | 252 | 16.80 | 0 | 3.8 | 63.0 | 
| 33 | Kent State | 4 | 11 | 251 | 22.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 62.8 | 
| 33 | Duke | 5 | 12 | 251 | 20.92 | 0 | 2.4 | 50.2 | 
| 35 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 13 | 249 | 19.15 | 0 | 2.6 | 49.8 | 
| 36 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 12 | 248 | 20.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 62.0 | 
| 37 | North Carolina | 5 | 11 | 247 | 22.45 | 1 | 2.2 | 49.4 | 
| 37 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 13 | 247 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.6 | 49.4 | 
| 39 | Georgia | 6 | 10 | 242 | 24.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 40.3 | 
| 40 | Mississippi State | 5 | 7 | 237 | 33.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 47.4 | 
| 41 | South Alabama | 5 | 10 | 234 | 23.40 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.8 | 
| 42 | Boise State | 5 | 11 | 232 | 21.09 | 0 | 2.2 | 46.4 | 
| 43 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 229 | 32.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 57.3 | 
| 44 | UAB | 5 | 9 | 223 | 24.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 44.6 | 
| 45 | Oregon State | 4 | 10 | 219 | 21.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 54.8 | 
| 46 | Syracuse | 5 | 10 | 216 | 21.60 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.2 | 
| 47 | South Carolina | 5 | 9 | 214 | 23.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 42.8 | 
| 48 | Nevada | 4 | 8 | 212 | 26.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 53.0 | 
| 49 | Wyoming | 5 | 9 | 207 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.4 | 
| 49 | New Mexico State | 11 | 11 | 207 | 18.82 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.8 | 
| 51 | Baylor | 4 | 13 | 206 | 15.85 | 0 | 3.3 | 51.5 | 
| 52 | Cincinnati | 5 | 12 | 204 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.4 | 40.8 | 
| 53 | UCF | 5 | 11 | 202 | 18.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 40.4 | 
| 53 | Army | 10 | 11 | 202 | 18.36 | 0 | 1.1 | 20.2 | 
| 55 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 9 | 198 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 49.5 | 
| 56 | Maryland | 4 | 8 | 197 | 24.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.3 | 
| 57 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 10 | 192 | 19.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 48.0 | 
| 58 | Appalachian State | 4 | 7 | 188 | 26.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 47.0 | 
| 58 | Arizona State | 3 | 10 | 188 | 18.80 | 0 | 3.3 | 62.7 | 
| 60 | Washington | 4 | 10 | 187 | 18.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 46.8 | 
| 61 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 10 | 185 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 46.3 | 
| 62 | UCLA | 4 | 10 | 177 | 17.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 44.3 | 
| 63 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 6 | 176 | 29.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 44.0 | 
| 63 | Purdue | 4 | 8 | 176 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 | 
| 65 | UTSA | 5 | 9 | 175 | 19.44 | 1 | 1.8 | 35.0 | 
| 66 | Ball State | 4 | 8 | 173 | 21.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.3 | 
| 66 | Penn State | 4 | 8 | 173 | 21.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.3 | 
| 66 | Rice | 5 | 10 | 173 | 17.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.6 | 
| 69 | Kentucky | 5 | 9 | 172 | 19.11 | 1 | 1.8 | 34.4 | 
| 70 | Auburn | 4 | 12 | 170 | 14.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 42.5 | 
| 71 | Illinois | 4 | 8 | 168 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 | 
| 71 | Oregon | 4 | 8 | 168 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 | 
| 73 | Washington State | 4 | 7 | 167 | 23.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.8 | 
| 74 | Marshall | 5 | 9 | 166 | 18.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.2 | 
| 75 | Louisiana | 5 | 12 | 165 | 13.75 | 0 | 2.4 | 33.0 | 
| 76 | Minnesota | 4 | 5 | 163 | 32.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 40.8 | 
| 77 | Stanford | 3 | 9 | 161 | 17.89 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.7 | 
| 78 | Clemson | 5 | 8 | 159 | 19.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 31.8 | 
| 78 | Tennessee | 5 | 9 | 159 | 17.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 31.8 | 
| 80 | Central Michigan | 4 | 8 | 156 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 | 
| 81 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 9 | 154 | 17.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 38.5 | 
| 82 | Temple | 4 | 10 | 152 | 15.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 38.0 | 
| 83 | Alabama | 5 | 7 | 150 | 21.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 30.0 | 
| 84 | Navy | 4 | 7 | 148 | 21.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.0 | 
| 85 | Old Dominion | 4 | 8 | 146 | 18.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.5 | 
| 86 | Troy | 5 | 10 | 141 | 14.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.2 | 
| 87 | Michigan | 4 | 6 | 140 | 23.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 35.0 | 
| 88 | Rutgers | 3 | 6 | 135 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 | 
| 88 | Texas | 4 | 7 | 135 | 19.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.8 | 
| 88 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 7 | 135 | 19.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 27.0 | 
| 91 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 7 | 133 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.3 | 
| 92 | Virginia | 3 | 5 | 132 | 26.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 44.0 | 
| 93 | Arkansas | 5 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 25.8 | 
| 93 | Ole Miss | 5 | 8 | 129 | 16.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 25.8 | 
| 95 | Indiana | 3 | 7 | 125 | 17.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 41.7 | 
| 96 | Wake Forest | 5 | 5 | 123 | 24.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.6 | 
| 97 | Colorado | 3 | 5 | 122 | 24.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 40.7 | 
| 98 | Missouri | 5 | 7 | 117 | 16.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 23.4 | 
| 99 | UNLV | 4 | 4 | 114 | 28.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.5 | 
| 99 | LSU | 5 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.8 | 
| 99 | Kansas State | 4 | 8 | 114 | 14.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.5 | 
| 102 | USC | 4 | 9 | 113 | 12.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 28.3 | 
| 103 | Iowa | 4 | 5 | 112 | 22.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.0 | 
| 104 | Colorado State | 4 | 5 | 111 | 22.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.8 | 
| 105 | New Mexico | 4 | 7 | 108 | 15.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 27.0 | 
| 106 | Florida State | 5 | 6 | 100 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 20.0 | 
| 106 | Michigan State | 3 | 7 | 100 | 14.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 33.3 | 
| 108 | San Jose State | 4 | 6 | 95 | 15.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.8 | 
| 109 | Utah | 4 | 5 | 94 | 18.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.5 | 
| 110 | Texas State | 4 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.3 | 
| 111 | Oklahoma | 4 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.0 | 
| 112 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 
| 112 | Nebraska | 3 | 5 | 80 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 26.7 | 
| 114 | Tulsa | 4 | 5 | 73 | 14.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.3 | 
| 115 | Toledo | 5 | 6 | 69 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.8 | 
| 116 | UTEP | 4 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.8 | 
| 117 | Iowa State | 3 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 | 
| 118 | SMU | 5 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.6 | 
| 119 | California | 3 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.3 | 
| 120 | NC State | 5 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.0 | 
| 121 | Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.3 | 
| 122 | Kansas | 4 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.3 | 
| 123 | James Madison | 3 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.0 | 
| 124 | Louisville | 5 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 
| 125 | West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.3 | 
| 126 | Northwestern | 3 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.3 | 
| 127 | Arizona | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 
| 128 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 
| 129 | Georgia State | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 
| 129 | Air Force | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |