2023 Conference USA Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Bedgood | Liberty | SR | WR | 14 | 23 | 463 | 20.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 33.1 |
| 2 | Malik Phillips | Sam Hou St | JR | WR | 11 | 16 | 333 | 20.81 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.3 |
| 3 | Easton Messer | Western Ky | FR | WR | 12 | 15 | 333 | 22.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.8 |
| 4 | Ross Fournet | FIU | SO | WR | 11 | 12 | 213 | 17.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 19.4 |
| 5 | Demarcus Griffin-Taylor | La Tech | SR | DB | 8 | 9 | 222 | 24.67 | 0 | 1.1 | 27.8 |
| 5 | Cyrus Allen | La Tech | SO | WR | 11 | 9 | 186 | 20.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.9 |
| 7 | Torrance Burgess Jr. | UTEP | SO | RB | 10 | 8 | 180 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.0 |
| 7 | Reggie Akles | NMSU | SO | CB | 13 | 8 | 173 | 21.63 | 0 | 0.6 | 13.3 |
| 7 | Jalen Bracey | FIU | SR | WR | 11 | 8 | 156 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.2 |
| 10 | DJ England-Chisolm | MTSU | SR | WR | 11 | 7 | 139 | 19.86 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.6 |
| 10 | Elijah Young | Western Ky | JR | RB | 12 | 7 | 117 | 16.71 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.8 |
| 12 | Smoke Harris | La Tech | SR | WR | 11 | 6 | 125 | 20.83 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.4 |
| 13 | Jonathan Brady | NMSU | SO | WR | 14 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.9 |
| 14 | Zack Dobson | MTSU | SR | WR | 9 | 3 | 68 | 22.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.6 |
| 14 | Zach Hrbacek | Sam Hou St | SO | RB | 4 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.3 |
| 14 | Star Thomas | NMSU | JR | RB | 14 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| 17 | Caden Harris | UTEP | FR | WR | 3 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.3 |
| 17 | Michael Pettway | J'ville St | SO | WR | 12 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| 17 | Kejon Owens | FIU | SO | RB | 10 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| 17 | Victor Venn | Liberty | FR | RB | 10 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| 17 | Kellen Stewart | MTSU | SO | WR | 8 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 17 | Jackson McDonald | FIU | JR | TE | 10 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 17 | Javoni Gardere | UTEP | SO | WR | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 17 | Ryan Rivera | La Tech | SR | TE | 11 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| 25 | Kylen Austin | Liberty | SO | WR | 13 | 1 | 41 | 41.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| 25 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | FR | WR | 9 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| 25 | Antonio Patterson | FIU | FR | RB | 8 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| 25 | Chris Murray | Sam Hou St | SO | DL | 9 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 25 | Tobias Weaver | Sam Hou St | JR | RB | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 25 | Eli Finley | La Tech | FR | TE | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 25 | Jayden Bell | NMSU | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Nate Jones | La Tech | JR | TE | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Emon Allen | Sam Hou St | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Rashion Hodge | Western Ky | JR | LB | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Jordan Yates | Sam Hou St | SR | ATH | 9 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| 25 | Holden Willis | MTSU | JR | WR | 11 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.6 |