2023 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in October Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIU | 4 | 14 | 243 | 17.36 | 0 | 3.5 | 60.8 | 
| 2 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 13 | 281 | 21.62 | 0 | 3.3 | 70.3 | 
| 2 | Buffalo | 4 | 13 | 222 | 17.08 | 0 | 3.3 | 55.5 | 
| 2 | USC | 4 | 13 | 198 | 15.23 | 0 | 3.3 | 49.5 | 
| 5 | Central Michigan | 4 | 12 | 233 | 19.42 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.3 | 
| 5 | Colorado State | 4 | 12 | 211 | 17.58 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.8 | 
| 5 | Akron | 3 | 12 | 188 | 15.67 | 0 | 4.0 | 62.7 | 
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 11 | 230 | 20.91 | 0 | 2.8 | 57.5 | 
| 8 | Oregon State | 3 | 11 | 223 | 20.27 | 0 | 3.7 | 74.3 | 
| 8 | North Texas | 4 | 11 | 205 | 18.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 51.3 | 
| 8 | Southern Miss | 3 | 11 | 193 | 17.55 | 0 | 3.7 | 64.3 | 
| 8 | South Carolina | 3 | 11 | 156 | 14.18 | 0 | 3.7 | 52.0 | 
| 8 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 11 | 156 | 14.18 | 0 | 2.8 | 39.0 | 
| 14 | Houston | 3 | 10 | 260 | 26.00 | 1 | 3.3 | 86.7 | 
| 14 | Kent State | 3 | 10 | 257 | 25.70 | 0 | 3.3 | 85.7 | 
| 14 | Kansas | 3 | 10 | 215 | 21.50 | 0 | 3.3 | 71.7 | 
| 14 | BYU | 3 | 10 | 202 | 20.20 | 0 | 3.3 | 67.3 | 
| 14 | Northwestern | 3 | 10 | 199 | 19.90 | 0 | 3.3 | 66.3 | 
| 14 | TCU | 3 | 10 | 187 | 18.70 | 0 | 3.3 | 62.3 | 
| 14 | Liberty | 4 | 10 | 181 | 18.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 45.3 | 
| 14 | Maryland | 3 | 10 | 171 | 17.10 | 0 | 3.3 | 57.0 | 
| 14 | Ball State | 3 | 10 | 167 | 16.70 | 0 | 3.3 | 55.7 | 
| 14 | Massachusetts | 3 | 10 | 162 | 16.20 | 0 | 3.3 | 54.0 | 
| 24 | Western Michigan | 4 | 9 | 208 | 23.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 52.0 | 
| 24 | Fresno State | 3 | 9 | 185 | 20.56 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.7 | 
| 24 | UTSA | 4 | 9 | 183 | 20.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 45.8 | 
| 24 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 9 | 155 | 17.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 38.8 | 
| 28 | Notre Dame | 3 | 8 | 277 | 34.63 | 1 | 2.7 | 92.3 | 
| 28 | Toledo | 4 | 8 | 263 | 32.88 | 1 | 2.0 | 65.8 | 
| 28 | UNLV | 3 | 8 | 196 | 24.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 65.3 | 
| 28 | Rice | 3 | 8 | 191 | 23.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 63.7 | 
| 28 | Appalachian State | 3 | 8 | 182 | 22.75 | 0 | 2.7 | 60.7 | 
| 28 | Louisiana | 3 | 8 | 172 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 57.3 | 
| 28 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 8 | 171 | 21.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 57.0 | 
| 28 | Baylor | 3 | 8 | 168 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 56.0 | 
| 28 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 8 | 154 | 19.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 38.5 | 
| 28 | Kentucky | 3 | 8 | 149 | 18.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 49.7 | 
| 28 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 8 | 147 | 18.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.8 | 
| 28 | Connecticut | 3 | 8 | 129 | 16.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 43.0 | 
| 28 | Stanford | 3 | 8 | 114 | 14.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 38.0 | 
| 28 | Nevada | 3 | 8 | 106 | 13.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 35.3 | 
| 42 | Marshall | 4 | 7 | 267 | 38.14 | 1 | 1.8 | 66.8 | 
| 42 | Wake Forest | 4 | 7 | 192 | 27.43 | 1 | 1.8 | 48.0 | 
| 42 | Utah | 3 | 7 | 189 | 27.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 63.0 | 
| 42 | Texas | 3 | 7 | 169 | 24.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 56.3 | 
| 42 | Texas Tech | 3 | 7 | 152 | 21.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 50.7 | 
| 42 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 7 | 139 | 19.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.3 | 
| 42 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 7 | 133 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.3 | 
| 42 | West Virginia | 3 | 7 | 130 | 18.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.3 | 
| 42 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 121 | 17.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.3 | 
| 42 | NC State | 3 | 7 | 118 | 16.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 39.3 | 
| 42 | Oklahoma | 3 | 7 | 103 | 14.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 34.3 | 
| 42 | Temple | 3 | 7 | 94 | 13.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 31.3 | 
| 42 | Texas State | 3 | 7 | 91 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 30.3 | 
| 55 | Cincinnati | 3 | 6 | 124 | 20.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.3 | 
| 55 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 6 | 121 | 20.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.3 | 
| 55 | Army | 4 | 6 | 113 | 18.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.3 | 
| 55 | California | 3 | 6 | 109 | 18.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.3 | 
| 55 | UAB | 3 | 6 | 105 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 | 
| 55 | New Mexico | 3 | 6 | 104 | 17.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.7 | 
| 55 | SMU | 3 | 6 | 103 | 17.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.3 | 
| 55 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 | 
| 55 | South Alabama | 3 | 6 | 84 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 | 
| 55 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 6 | 75 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 | 
| 55 | Arizona State | 3 | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.7 | 
| 55 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 6 | 67 | 11.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.8 | 
| 67 | Florida State | 4 | 5 | 209 | 41.80 | 1 | 1.3 | 52.3 | 
| 67 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 5 | 179 | 35.80 | 1 | 1.7 | 59.7 | 
| 67 | Penn State | 3 | 5 | 144 | 28.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 48.0 | 
| 67 | Memphis | 3 | 5 | 125 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 41.7 | 
| 67 | UCLA | 4 | 5 | 120 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.0 | 
| 67 | James Madison | 3 | 5 | 112 | 22.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.3 | 
| 67 | Washington | 3 | 5 | 111 | 22.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.0 | 
| 67 | Auburn | 3 | 5 | 107 | 21.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 35.7 | 
| 67 | USF | 3 | 5 | 104 | 20.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 34.7 | 
| 67 | Tulsa | 3 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 32.0 | 
| 67 | Hawaii | 3 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 27.7 | 
| 67 | Old Dominion | 3 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 25.3 | 
| 67 | Virginia | 3 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 25.3 | 
| 67 | Indiana | 3 | 5 | 70 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 23.3 | 
| 81 | Tulane | 3 | 4 | 108 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 36.0 | 
| 81 | Duke | 3 | 4 | 103 | 25.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 34.3 | 
| 81 | Alabama | 3 | 4 | 101 | 25.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 33.7 | 
| 81 | Missouri | 3 | 4 | 98 | 24.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 32.7 | 
| 81 | Nebraska | 3 | 4 | 96 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 32.0 | 
| 81 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.0 | 
| 81 | Ohio State | 4 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.8 | 
| 81 | Iowa | 3 | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.7 | 
| 81 | Georgia | 3 | 4 | 84 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.0 | 
| 81 | Florida | 3 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.7 | 
| 81 | Washington State | 4 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.8 | 
| 81 | Purdue | 3 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.7 | 
| 81 | Arkansas State | 3 | 4 | 75 | 18.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.0 | 
| 81 | Michigan | 3 | 4 | 73 | 18.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.3 | 
| 81 | San Diego State | 2 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 | 
| 81 | Texas A&M | 3 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.0 | 
| 81 | Utah State | 3 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.3 | 
| 81 | Navy | 3 | 4 | 50 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.7 | 
| 81 | Oregon | 3 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.0 | 
| 81 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.0 | 
| 101 | Iowa State | 3 | 3 | 137 | 45.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 45.7 | 
| 101 | North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 88 | 29.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 22.0 | 
| 101 | Georgia State | 3 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.3 | 
| 101 | New Mexico State | 4 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.8 | 
| 101 | Arkansas | 3 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 
| 101 | Boise State | 3 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.3 | 
| 101 | Boston College | 3 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 | 
| 101 | Wyoming | 3 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 | 
| 101 | Charlotte | 3 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 
| 101 | UCF | 3 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 
| 101 | Michigan State | 3 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 
| 101 | Ohio | 4 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.3 | 
| 101 | San Jose State | 4 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.8 | 
| 101 | Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 | 
| 115 | LSU | 3 | 2 | 90 | 45.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 30.0 | 
| 115 | UTEP | 3 | 2 | 71 | 35.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 23.7 | 
| 115 | Mississippi State | 3 | 2 | 49 | 24.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 16.3 | 
| 115 | Bowling Green | 3 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.0 | 
| 115 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.8 | 
| 115 | Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.8 | 
| 115 | East Carolina | 3 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.0 | 
| 115 | Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.3 | 
| 115 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 
| 124 | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 43 | 43.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 14.3 | 
| 124 | Clemson | 3 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.3 | 
| 124 | Syracuse | 3 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.0 | 
| 124 | Rutgers | 3 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.3 | 
| 124 | Ole Miss | 3 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 
| 124 | Troy | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.7 | 
| 124 | Louisville | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 
| 124 | Colorado | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |