2023 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall | 7 | 16 | 411 | 25.69 | 1 | 2.3 | 58.7 | 
| 2 | Mississippi State | 7 | 19 | 488 | 25.68 | 1 | 2.7 | 69.7 | 
| 3 | Iowa | 4 | 4 | 102 | 25.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.5 | 
| 4 | Louisiana | 7 | 25 | 633 | 25.32 | 1 | 3.6 | 90.4 | 
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 18 | 453 | 25.17 | 1 | 3.0 | 75.5 | 
| 6 | Nebraska | 7 | 7 | 176 | 25.14 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.1 | 
| 7 | Baylor | 9 | 34 | 854 | 25.12 | 2 | 3.8 | 94.9 | 
| 8 | Kentucky | 6 | 12 | 301 | 25.08 | 1 | 2.0 | 50.2 | 
| 9 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 27 | 672 | 24.89 | 1 | 3.9 | 96.0 | 
| 10 | Purdue | 8 | 14 | 344 | 24.57 | 1 | 1.8 | 43.0 | 
| 11 | Notre Dame | 3 | 4 | 98 | 24.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 32.7 | 
| 12 | Northwestern | 5 | 9 | 219 | 24.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 43.8 | 
| 13 | Appalachian State | 5 | 10 | 242 | 24.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.4 | 
| 14 | Colorado State | 7 | 16 | 382 | 23.88 | 1 | 2.3 | 54.6 | 
| 15 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 5 | 119 | 23.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 39.7 | 
| 16 | Wake Forest | 8 | 16 | 378 | 23.63 | 1 | 2.0 | 47.3 | 
| 17 | UCF | 7 | 13 | 306 | 23.54 | 0 | 1.9 | 43.7 | 
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 10 | 235 | 23.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 58.8 | 
| 19 | Texas Tech | 6 | 23 | 540 | 23.48 | 0 | 3.8 | 90.0 | 
| 20 | Duke | 5 | 12 | 280 | 23.33 | 0 | 2.4 | 56.0 | 
| 20 | Penn State | 3 | 3 | 70 | 23.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.3 | 
| 22 | Clemson | 4 | 4 | 93 | 23.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.3 | 
| 23 | Florida | 7 | 10 | 232 | 23.20 | 0 | 1.4 | 33.1 | 
| 24 | Southern Miss | 9 | 31 | 704 | 22.71 | 1 | 3.4 | 78.2 | 
| 25 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 15 | 338 | 22.53 | 0 | 2.5 | 56.3 | 
| 26 | Indiana | 9 | 23 | 515 | 22.39 | 1 | 2.6 | 57.2 | 
| 27 | Virginia | 9 | 14 | 313 | 22.36 | 0 | 1.6 | 34.8 | 
| 28 | NC State | 4 | 8 | 178 | 22.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.5 | 
| 29 | Charlotte | 9 | 22 | 485 | 22.05 | 0 | 2.4 | 53.9 | 
| 30 | North Carolina | 5 | 10 | 220 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 | 
| 31 | Colorado | 8 | 11 | 241 | 21.91 | 0 | 1.4 | 30.1 | 
| 32 | Arkansas State | 7 | 13 | 284 | 21.85 | 0 | 1.9 | 40.6 | 
| 33 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 13 | 280 | 21.54 | 0 | 2.2 | 46.7 | 
| 34 | TCU | 7 | 20 | 426 | 21.30 | 0 | 2.9 | 60.9 | 
| 35 | Memphis | 3 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.3 | 
| 36 | Kent State | 11 | 40 | 849 | 21.23 | 0 | 3.6 | 77.2 | 
| 37 | Arizona State | 9 | 28 | 594 | 21.21 | 0 | 3.1 | 66.0 | 
| 38 | San Diego State | 8 | 18 | 380 | 21.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.5 | 
| 39 | UCLA | 5 | 9 | 189 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.8 | 
| 39 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 | 
| 41 | North Texas | 7 | 25 | 517 | 20.68 | 0 | 3.6 | 73.9 | 
| 42 | West Virginia | 4 | 9 | 186 | 20.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.5 | 
| 42 | Kansas | 4 | 6 | 124 | 20.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.0 | 
| 44 | Arkansas | 8 | 13 | 268 | 20.62 | 0 | 1.6 | 33.5 | 
| 45 | Rice | 7 | 19 | 391 | 20.58 | 0 | 2.7 | 55.9 | 
| 46 | Toledo | 3 | 9 | 184 | 20.44 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.3 | 
| 47 | UNLV | 5 | 20 | 408 | 20.40 | 0 | 4.0 | 81.6 | 
| 48 | Wisconsin | 6 | 15 | 305 | 20.33 | 0 | 2.5 | 50.8 | 
| 49 | Texas State | 5 | 17 | 344 | 20.24 | 0 | 3.4 | 68.8 | 
| 50 | Western Michigan | 8 | 15 | 303 | 20.20 | 0 | 1.9 | 37.9 | 
| 51 | BYU | 7 | 21 | 424 | 20.19 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.6 | 
| 52 | Troy | 3 | 6 | 121 | 20.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.3 | 
| 53 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 13 | 261 | 20.08 | 0 | 2.6 | 52.2 | 
| 54 | Hawaii | 8 | 16 | 321 | 20.06 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.1 | 
| 55 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 15 | 300 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 37.5 | 
| 56 | Syracuse | 7 | 13 | 259 | 19.92 | 0 | 1.9 | 37.0 | 
| 57 | Utah State | 7 | 11 | 218 | 19.82 | 0 | 1.6 | 31.1 | 
| 58 | Navy | 7 | 21 | 415 | 19.76 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.3 | 
| 59 | Louisville | 4 | 15 | 296 | 19.73 | 0 | 3.8 | 74.0 | 
| 60 | Tulsa | 8 | 8 | 157 | 19.63 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.6 | 
| 61 | Houston | 8 | 20 | 390 | 19.50 | 1 | 2.5 | 48.8 | 
| 62 | Oregon State | 5 | 11 | 213 | 19.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 42.6 | 
| 63 | Utah | 5 | 7 | 135 | 19.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 27.0 | 
| 64 | Auburn | 7 | 20 | 383 | 19.15 | 0 | 2.9 | 54.7 | 
| 65 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 19 | 363 | 19.11 | 1 | 2.1 | 40.3 | 
| 66 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 28 | 533 | 19.04 | 0 | 3.1 | 59.2 | 
| 67 | SMU | 3 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 | 
| 67 | Ohio | 3 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.3 | 
| 67 | Liberty | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 | 
| 67 | Air Force | 4 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.3 | 
| 71 | Massachusetts | 9 | 35 | 663 | 18.94 | 0 | 3.9 | 73.7 | 
| 72 | Washington State | 7 | 13 | 244 | 18.77 | 0 | 1.9 | 34.9 | 
| 73 | Connecticut | 9 | 28 | 524 | 18.71 | 0 | 3.1 | 58.2 | 
| 74 | Kansas State | 4 | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.0 | 
| 75 | Iowa State | 6 | 8 | 149 | 18.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.8 | 
| 76 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 9 | 167 | 18.56 | 0 | 1.1 | 20.9 | 
| 77 | Texas A&M | 6 | 14 | 258 | 18.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.0 | 
| 78 | Texas | 2 | 11 | 202 | 18.36 | 0 | 5.5 | 101.0 | 
| 79 | Florida State | 1 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 55.0 | 
| 79 | Rutgers | 6 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.2 | 
| 81 | Central Michigan | 7 | 24 | 438 | 18.25 | 0 | 3.4 | 62.6 | 
| 82 | Boise State | 6 | 15 | 270 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 45.0 | 
| 82 | Nevada | 10 | 24 | 432 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.4 | 43.2 | 
| 82 | USF | 6 | 12 | 216 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 | 
| 82 | Oregon | 2 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 
| 86 | Temple | 9 | 32 | 575 | 17.97 | 1 | 3.6 | 63.9 | 
| 87 | Army | 6 | 7 | 125 | 17.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 20.8 | 
| 88 | UAB | 8 | 26 | 462 | 17.77 | 0 | 3.3 | 57.8 | 
| 89 | California | 7 | 17 | 298 | 17.53 | 0 | 2.4 | 42.6 | 
| 90 | New Mexico | 8 | 22 | 385 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.8 | 48.1 | 
| 90 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 18 | 315 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.6 | 45.0 | 
| 92 | Sam Houston State | 9 | 19 | 332 | 17.47 | 0 | 2.1 | 36.9 | 
| 93 | Wyoming | 4 | 7 | 122 | 17.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.5 | 
| 94 | Illinois | 7 | 15 | 258 | 17.20 | 0 | 2.1 | 36.9 | 
| 95 | South Carolina | 7 | 16 | 274 | 17.13 | 0 | 2.3 | 39.1 | 
| 96 | Fresno State | 4 | 17 | 291 | 17.12 | 0 | 4.3 | 72.8 | 
| 96 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 25 | 428 | 17.12 | 0 | 2.5 | 42.8 | 
| 98 | Ball State | 8 | 18 | 308 | 17.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 38.5 | 
| 99 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 | 
| 100 | James Madison | 2 | 8 | 134 | 16.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 67.0 | 
| 101 | FIU | 8 | 19 | 316 | 16.63 | 0 | 2.4 | 39.5 | 
| 102 | USC | 5 | 15 | 249 | 16.60 | 0 | 3.0 | 49.8 | 
| 102 | Michigan State | 8 | 10 | 166 | 16.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.8 | 
| 104 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 23 | 379 | 16.48 | 0 | 2.3 | 37.9 | 
| 105 | Stanford | 9 | 15 | 245 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.7 | 27.2 | 
| 106 | New Mexico State | 5 | 10 | 162 | 16.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.4 | 
| 107 | Georgia State | 6 | 9 | 145 | 16.11 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.2 | 
| 108 | Alabama | 2 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.0 | 
| 108 | Cincinnati | 9 | 12 | 192 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.3 | 
| 110 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 16 | 255 | 15.94 | 0 | 2.7 | 42.5 | 
| 111 | Maryland | 5 | 13 | 206 | 15.85 | 0 | 2.6 | 41.2 | 
| 112 | East Carolina | 10 | 19 | 300 | 15.79 | 0 | 1.9 | 30.0 | 
| 113 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 13 | 205 | 15.77 | 0 | 2.6 | 41.0 | 
| 114 | San Jose State | 6 | 13 | 203 | 15.62 | 0 | 2.2 | 33.8 | 
| 115 | Boston College | 6 | 10 | 156 | 15.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 26.0 | 
| 116 | Akron | 10 | 28 | 435 | 15.54 | 0 | 2.8 | 43.5 | 
| 117 | Bowling Green | 6 | 14 | 217 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.3 | 36.2 | 
| 117 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.8 | 
| 119 | Buffalo | 9 | 29 | 447 | 15.41 | 0 | 3.2 | 49.7 | 
| 120 | UTEP | 9 | 10 | 154 | 15.40 | 0 | 1.1 | 17.1 | 
| 121 | Tulane | 3 | 10 | 149 | 14.90 | 0 | 3.3 | 49.7 | 
| 122 | Old Dominion | 7 | 16 | 235 | 14.69 | 0 | 2.3 | 33.6 | 
| 123 | LSU | 3 | 7 | 97 | 13.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 32.3 | 
| 124 | Minnesota | 7 | 11 | 146 | 13.27 | 0 | 1.6 | 20.9 | 
| 125 | Ole Miss | 2 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 | 
| 126 | South Alabama | 6 | 12 | 152 | 12.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.3 | 
| 127 | Missouri | 2 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.5 | 
| 128 | Arizona | 3 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.3 | 
| 129 | Oklahoma | 3 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.3 | 
| 129 | UTSA | 4 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.8 | 
| 131 | Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.0 |