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 | Matthew Golden | Houston | SO | WR | 7 | 5 | 255 | 51.00 | 2 | 0.7 | 36.4 |
| 1 | Richard Reese | Baylor | SO | RB | 10 | 8 | 311 | 38.88 | 2 | 0.8 | 31.1 |
| 1 | Jayden Harrison | Marshall | JR | WR | 12 | 21 | 645 | 30.71 | 2 | 1.8 | 53.8 |
| 4 | Jaydn Ott | California | SO | RB | 10 | 3 | 144 | 48.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 14.4 |
| 4 | Jakarius Caston | USM | SR | WR | 11 | 4 | 176 | 44.00 | 1 | 0.4 | 16.0 |
| 4 | Kendric Nowling | EMU | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 44 | 44.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Jadarian Price | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 9 | 5 | 216 | 43.20 | 1 | 0.6 | 24.0 |
| 4 | Zavion Thomas | Miss St | SO | WR | 7 | 3 | 129 | 43.00 | 1 | 0.4 | 18.4 |
| 4 | Deuce Spann | FSU | JR | WR | 8 | 6 | 222 | 37.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 27.8 |
| 4 | Kole Wilson | Texas St | SO | WR | 13 | 10 | 367 | 36.70 | 1 | 0.8 | 28.2 |
| 4 | Leyton Smithson | Wash St | SO | WR | 6 | 5 | 181 | 36.20 | 1 | 0.8 | 30.2 |
| 4 | Kobe Johnson | CSU | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 179 | 35.80 | 1 | 1.3 | 44.8 |
| 4 | Demond Claiborne | Wk Forest | SO | RB | 7 | 6 | 196 | 32.67 | 1 | 0.9 | 28.0 |
| 4 | Barion Brown | Kentucky | SO | WR | 7 | 7 | 220 | 31.43 | 1 | 1.0 | 31.4 |
| 4 | Brashard Smith | Miami (Fl) | JR | WR | 8 | 13 | 404 | 31.08 | 1 | 1.6 | 50.5 |
| 4 | Shedro Louis | Tulane | SR | RB | 12 | 15 | 460 | 30.67 | 1 | 1.3 | 38.3 |
| 4 | Drae McCray | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 9 | 14 | 422 | 30.14 | 1 | 1.6 | 46.9 |
| 4 | Jaylin Lucas | Indiana | SO | RB | 8 | 17 | 502 | 29.53 | 1 | 2.1 | 62.8 |
| 4 | Malik Sherrod | Fresno St | JR | RB | 12 | 8 | 236 | 29.50 | 1 | 0.7 | 19.7 |
| 4 | Keilan Robinson | Texas | SR | RB | 7 | 11 | 321 | 29.18 | 1 | 1.6 | 45.9 |
| 4 | Ja'Quez Cross | Ark St | SO | RB | 12 | 21 | 612 | 29.14 | 1 | 1.8 | 51.0 |
| 4 | Jacquez Stuart | Toledo | JR | RB | 12 | 20 | 582 | 29.10 | 1 | 1.7 | 48.5 |
| 4 | Julian Gray | NC State | SO | WR | 7 | 12 | 329 | 27.42 | 1 | 1.7 | 47.0 |
| 4 | Jayden McGowan | Vanderbilt | SO | WR | 8 | 13 | 354 | 27.23 | 1 | 1.6 | 44.3 |
| 4 | Tyrone Tracy Jr. | Purdue | SR | RB | 9 | 15 | 396 | 26.40 | 1 | 1.7 | 44.0 |
| 4 | Bhayshul Tuten | Va Tech | JR | RB | 10 | 10 | 263 | 26.30 | 1 | 1.0 | 26.3 |
| 4 | DeAndre Buchannon | Ga South | FR | WR | 13 | 23 | 604 | 26.26 | 1 | 1.8 | 46.5 |
| 4 | Ismail Mahdi | Texas St | SO | RB | 13 | 22 | 563 | 25.59 | 1 | 1.7 | 43.3 |
| 4 | Zylan Perry | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 13 | 34 | 862 | 25.35 | 1 | 2.6 | 66.3 |
| 4 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | FR | WR | 9 | 11 | 278 | 25.27 | 1 | 1.2 | 30.9 |
| 4 | Braeden Wisloski | Maryland | FR | WR | 10 | 13 | 327 | 25.15 | 1 | 1.3 | 32.7 |
| 4 | Marion Lukes | CMU | JR | RB | 11 | 24 | 564 | 23.50 | 1 | 2.2 | 51.3 |
| 4 | Hamze El-Zayat | EMU | SR | WR | 13 | 9 | 208 | 23.11 | 1 | 0.7 | 16.0 |
| 4 | Jaylon Jackson | EMU | SR | RB | 13 | 18 | 405 | 22.50 | 1 | 1.4 | 31.2 |
| 4 | Zachariah Branch | USC | FR | WR | 7 | 16 | 338 | 21.13 | 1 | 2.3 | 48.3 |
| 4 | Sam Martin | Temple | FR | SAF | 11 | 26 | 534 | 20.54 | 1 | 2.4 | 48.5 |