2023 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Brashard Smith Miami (Fl) JR WR 8 13 404 31.08 1 1.6 50.5
2 Jayden Harrison Marshall JR WR 12 21 645 30.71 2 1.8 53.8
3 Shedro Louis Tulane SR RB 12 15 460 30.67 1 1.3 38.3
4 Elijhah Badger Ariz St JR WR 8 18 544 30.22 0 2.3 68.0
5 Drae McCray Texas Tech JR WR 9 14 422 30.14 1 1.6 46.9
6 Jaylin Lucas Indiana SO RB 8 17 502 29.53 1 2.1 62.8
7 Keilan Robinson Texas SR RB 7 11 321 29.18 1 1.6 45.9
8 Ja'Quez Cross Ark St SO RB 12 21 612 29.14 1 1.8 51.0
9 Jacquez Stuart Toledo JR RB 12 20 582 29.10 1 1.7 48.5
10 Julian Gray NC State SO WR 7 12 329 27.42 1 1.7 47.0
11 Jayden McGowan Vanderbilt SO WR 8 13 354 27.23 1 1.6 44.3
12 Mekhi Mews Georgia SO WR 9 13 348 26.77 0 1.4 38.7
13 Tyrone Tracy Jr. Purdue SR RB 9 15 396 26.40 1 1.7 44.0
14 Jacob De Jesus UNLV JR WR 12 29 762 26.28 0 2.4 63.5
15 DeAndre Buchannon Ga South FR WR 13 23 604 26.26 1 1.8 46.5
16 Kendrick Law Alabama SO WR 7 10 259 25.90 0 1.4 37.0
17 Jaylin Noel Iowa State JR WR 6 7 180 25.71 0 1.2 30.0
18 Ismail Mahdi Texas St SO RB 13 22 563 25.59 1 1.7 43.3
19 Zylan Perry La-Lafytte FR RB 13 34 862 25.35 1 2.6 66.3
20 Kenny Johnson Pittsburgh FR WR 9 11 278 25.27 1 1.2 30.9
21 Sutton Smith Memphis SO RB 11 19 479 25.21 0 1.7 43.5
22 Braeden Wisloski Maryland FR WR 10 13 327 25.15 1 1.3 32.7
23 Nicholas Singleton Penn State SO RB 9 11 272 24.73 0 1.2 30.2
24 Jalil Farooq Oklahoma JR WR 8 12 296 24.67 0 1.5 37.0
25 Milan Tucker App St JR WR 14 23 547 23.78 0 1.6 39.1
26 Brian Battie Auburn JR RB 9 20 473 23.65 0 2.2 52.6
26 Henry Rutledge Charlotte SO RB 9 17 402 23.65 0 1.9 44.7
28 Marion Lukes CMU JR RB 11 24 564 23.50 1 2.2 51.3
29 Kenari Wilcher Illinois FR WR 8 11 258 23.45 0 1.4 32.3
30 Isaiah Sategna Arkansas FR WR 8 19 440 23.16 0 2.4 55.0
31 Major Everhart TCU FR WR 8 23 529 23.00 0 2.9 66.1
32 Mikey Matthews Utah FR WR 9 11 250 22.73 0 1.2 27.8
33 Xavier Williams Kent State SR RB 12 15 340 22.67 0 1.3 28.3
34 Christian Leary Ga Tech JR WR 9 19 428 22.53 0 2.1 47.6
35 Antavious Willis USM JR CB 11 25 563 22.52 0 2.3 51.2
36 Jaylon Jackson EMU SR RB 13 18 405 22.50 1 1.4 31.2
37 Quinton Jackson Rice FR RB 11 14 314 22.43 0 1.3 28.5
38 Bryce Sheppert Kent State SR S 12 14 311 22.21 0 1.2 25.9
39 Easton Messer Western Ky FR WR 11 15 333 22.20 0 1.4 30.3
40 Kenan Christon SDSU SR RB 12 15 331 22.07 0 1.3 27.6
41 Malcolm Gillie Ball State JR WR 9 14 304 21.71 0 1.6 33.8
42 DJ Barksdale James Mad FR S 13 15 319 21.27 0 1.2 24.5
43 Kaylon Horton N Texas SR WR 11 32 679 21.22 0 2.9 61.7
44 Zachariah Branch USC FR WR 7 16 338 21.13 1 2.3 48.3
45 Jaelen Gill Fresno St SR WR 13 25 527 21.08 0 1.9 40.5
46 A.J. Henning N'western SR WR 10 12 252 21.00 0 1.2 25.2
47 Bryan Domino UConn FR WR 8 16 335 20.94 0 2.0 41.9
48 Alred Luke La-Monroe SO WR 9 18 376 20.89 0 2.0 41.8
49 Colson Yankoff UCLA SR RB 12 16 334 20.88 0 1.3 27.8
50 Cam Stone Hawai'i SR DB 11 16 331 20.69 0 1.5 30.1
51 Malik Phillips Sam Hou St JR WR 11 17 350 20.59 0 1.5 31.8
52 Sam Martin Temple FR SAF 11 26 534 20.54 1 2.4 48.5
53 Keelan Marion BYU SO WR 8 12 244 20.33 0 1.5 30.5
54 Aaron Bedgood Liberty SR WR 13 22 444 20.18 0 1.7 34.2
55 Tyler Bradley Navy FR SB 10 16 322 20.13 0 1.6 32.2
56 LaMareon James ODU JR CB 12 18 348 19.33 0 1.5 29.0
57 Malik Washington Virginia SR WR 9 12 231 19.25 0 1.3 25.7
58 Greg Desrosiers Jr. U Mass SO RB 9 27 515 19.07 0 3.0 57.2
59 Jamal Hailey W Mich FR RB 9 12 227 18.92 0 1.3 25.2
60 Ja'Vin Simpkins Coast Car FR RB 11 21 395 18.81 0 1.9 35.9
61 Blake Hester Akron JR RB 12 31 580 18.71 0 2.6 48.3
62 Sam Hicks CMU JR RB 11 13 241 18.54 0 1.2 21.9
63 Gary Bryant Jr. Oregon SO WR 11 13 239 18.38 0 1.2 21.7
64 Jamaal Bell Nevada SR WR 11 24 439 18.29 0 2.2 39.9
65 Ron Cook, Jr. Buffalo SR RB 11 19 344 18.11 0 1.7 31.3
66 Ross Fournet FIU SO WR 10 12 213 17.75 0 1.2 21.3
67 Xzavier Henderson Cincinnati SR WR 9 11 192 17.45 0 1.2 21.3
68 Quentin Redding Minnesota SO WR 10 14 224 16.00 0 1.4 22.4

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.