2023 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamze El-Zayat | EMU | SR | WR | 5 | 1 | 96 | 96.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 19.2 |
| 1 | Brashard Smith | Miami (Fl) | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 222 | 44.40 | 1 | 1.3 | 55.5 |
| 1 | Matthew Golden | Houston | SO | WR | 5 | 3 | 132 | 44.00 | 1 | 0.6 | 26.4 |
| 1 | Braeden Wisloski | Maryland | FR | WR | 5 | 4 | 152 | 38.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 30.4 |
| 1 | Kobe Johnson | CSU | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 179 | 35.80 | 1 | 1.7 | 59.7 |
| 1 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | FR | WR | 5 | 6 | 213 | 35.50 | 1 | 1.2 | 42.6 |
| 1 | Tyrone Tracy Jr. | Purdue | SR | RB | 5 | 6 | 202 | 33.67 | 1 | 1.2 | 40.4 |
| 1 | Barion Brown | Kentucky | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 198 | 33.00 | 1 | 1.2 | 39.6 |
| 1 | Julian Gray | NC State | SO | WR | 5 | 10 | 320 | 32.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 64.0 |
| 1 | Ismail Mahdi | Texas St | SO | RB | 5 | 9 | 280 | 31.11 | 1 | 1.8 | 56.0 |
| 1 | Jaylon Jackson | EMU | SR | RB | 5 | 6 | 182 | 30.33 | 1 | 1.2 | 36.4 |
| 1 | Drae McCray | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 5 | 10 | 297 | 29.70 | 1 | 2.0 | 59.4 |
| 1 | Jayden McGowan | Vanderbilt | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 289 | 28.90 | 1 | 1.7 | 48.2 |
| 1 | Zachariah Branch | USC | FR | WR | 4 | 6 | 171 | 28.50 | 1 | 1.5 | 42.8 |
| 1 | Marion Lukes | CMU | JR | RB | 5 | 12 | 324 | 27.00 | 1 | 2.4 | 64.8 |
| 1 | Sam Martin | Temple | FR | SAF | 5 | 14 | 344 | 24.57 | 1 | 2.8 | 68.8 |