2023 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Baylor 11 39 961 24.64 2 3.5 87.4
2 Georgia Southern 12 39 935 23.97 1 3.3 77.9
3 Kent State 11 40 849 21.23 0 3.6 77.2
4 Southern Mississippi 11 37 840 22.70 1 3.4 76.4
5 Texas State 12 33 834 25.27 2 2.8 69.5
6 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 38 815 21.45 1 3.2 67.9
7 Texas Tech 12 31 795 25.65 1 2.6 66.3
8 UNLV 13 39 843 21.62 0 3.0 64.8
9 Central Michigan 11 39 711 18.23 0 3.5 64.6
10 Massachusetts 11 38 697 18.34 0 3.5 63.4
11 Fresno State 12 35 758 21.66 1 2.9 63.2
12 Toledo 13 38 814 21.42 1 2.9 62.6
13 North Texas 11 35 681 19.46 0 3.2 61.9
14 Miami (Florida) 12 31 740 23.87 1 2.6 61.7
15 Marshall 12 27 735 27.22 2 2.3 61.3
16 Arkansas State 12 29 720 24.83 1 2.4 60.0
17 Temple 11 37 651 17.59 1 3.4 59.2
18 Indiana 11 29 618 21.31 1 2.6 56.2
19 TCU 11 29 611 21.07 0 2.6 55.5
19 Arizona State 11 29 610 21.03 0 2.6 55.5
21 Connecticut 11 32 609 19.03 0 2.9 55.4
22 Virginia Tech 13 29 715 24.66 2 2.2 55.0
23 Kentucky 12 21 659 31.38 3 1.8 54.9
24 Charlotte 11 27 575 21.30 0 2.5 52.3
25 Houston 12 29 625 21.55 2 2.4 52.1
26 Auburn 12 30 619 20.63 0 2.5 51.6
27 Louisiana Tech 11 29 558 19.24 0 2.6 50.7
28 Mississippi State 11 23 550 23.91 1 2.1 50.0
29 UAB 11 29 531 18.31 0 2.6 48.3
30 Oklahoma State 13 30 626 20.87 0 2.3 48.2
31 Akron 11 33 527 15.97 0 3.0 47.9
32 Tulane 13 25 620 24.80 1 1.9 47.7
32 BYU 11 27 525 19.44 0 2.5 47.7
34 Colorado State 11 24 523 21.79 1 2.2 47.5
35 Washington 15 34 703 20.68 0 2.3 46.9
36 San Diego State 11 25 509 20.36 0 2.3 46.3
36 Kansas 12 29 555 19.14 0 2.4 46.3
38 Texas 14 31 636 20.52 1 2.2 45.4
39 Notre Dame 12 20 544 27.20 1 1.7 45.3
40 Memphis 12 25 539 21.56 0 2.1 44.9
41 Northwestern 12 23 535 23.26 0 1.9 44.6
42 Georgia 13 23 579 25.17 0 1.8 44.5
43 Rice 12 26 522 20.08 0 2.2 43.5
44 Navy 11 24 477 19.88 0 2.2 43.4
45 Vanderbilt 11 24 476 19.83 1 2.2 43.3
46 New Mexico 11 27 470 17.41 0 2.5 42.7
47 Buffalo 11 32 469 14.66 0 2.9 42.6
48 Purdue 12 21 509 24.24 1 1.8 42.4
49 Appalachian State 13 25 547 21.88 0 1.9 42.1
49 Eastern Michigan 12 29 505 17.41 1 2.4 42.1
51 USC 13 30 546 18.20 1 2.3 42.0
52 Louisiana-Monroe 11 27 458 16.96 0 2.5 41.6
53 Nevada 11 26 455 17.50 0 2.4 41.4
54 Arkansas 11 21 454 21.62 0 1.9 41.3
54 Western Michigan 11 24 454 18.92 0 2.2 41.3
56 Wisconsin 13 25 531 21.24 0 1.9 40.8
57 Old Dominion 12 29 487 16.79 0 2.4 40.6
58 Miami (Ohio) 13 26 522 20.08 0 2.0 40.2
58 Oregon State 12 26 482 18.54 0 2.2 40.2
60 Washington State 11 20 440 22.00 1 1.8 40.0
61 Florida International 11 25 436 17.44 0 2.3 39.6
62 Wake Forest 11 19 432 22.74 1 1.7 39.3
63 Coastal Carolina 12 28 460 16.43 0 2.3 38.3
64 Liberty 14 26 532 20.46 0 1.9 38.0
65 Georgia Tech 12 21 455 21.67 0 1.8 37.9
66 Illinois 12 25 454 18.16 0 2.1 37.8
67 Western Kentucky 12 23 450 19.57 0 1.9 37.5
68 Louisville 13 24 485 20.21 0 1.8 37.3
69 Florida Atlantic 11 21 408 19.43 0 1.9 37.1
70 North Carolina State 12 22 443 20.14 0 1.8 36.9
70 Ball State 11 24 406 16.92 0 2.2 36.9
72 Sam Houston State 11 23 405 17.61 0 2.1 36.8
73 Alabama 13 21 475 22.62 0 1.6 36.5
73 California 12 21 438 20.86 1 1.8 36.5
73 Pittsburgh 11 22 402 18.27 1 2.0 36.5
76 Boise State 13 24 473 19.71 0 1.8 36.4
77 James Madison 12 22 430 19.55 0 1.8 35.8
78 Bowling Green 12 21 419 19.95 0 1.8 34.9
79 Virginia 11 17 376 22.12 0 1.5 34.2
80 Oklahoma 13 21 442 21.05 0 1.6 34.0
81 Maryland 12 21 406 19.33 1 1.8 33.8
82 UCLA 12 20 401 20.05 0 1.7 33.4
83 Northern Illinois 12 25 391 15.64 0 2.1 32.6
84 SMU 13 22 423 19.23 0 1.7 32.5
85 South Florida 12 19 384 20.21 0 1.6 32.0
86 Iowa 14 19 444 23.37 0 1.4 31.7
87 Texas A&M 12 21 377 17.95 0 1.8 31.4
88 Florida State 13 16 407 25.44 1 1.2 31.3
89 Utah 12 19 372 19.58 0 1.6 31.0
90 UCF 12 17 370 21.76 0 1.4 30.8
91 Hawai'i 12 18 362 20.11 0 1.5 30.2
92 West Virginia 12 19 360 18.95 0 1.6 30.0
93 Syracuse 12 19 359 18.89 0 1.6 29.9
94 Iowa State 12 16 356 22.25 0 1.3 29.7
95 Penn State 12 15 346 23.07 0 1.3 28.8
96 South Carolina 11 18 316 17.56 0 1.6 28.7
97 Florida 11 14 314 22.43 0 1.3 28.5
98 Duke 12 15 336 22.40 0 1.3 28.0
99 Nebraska 12 14 335 23.93 0 1.2 27.9
100 Minnesota 13 25 362 14.48 0 1.9 27.8
101 Missouri 12 17 327 19.24 0 1.4 27.3
101 East Carolina 11 19 300 15.79 0 1.7 27.3
103 LSU 12 17 313 18.41 0 1.4 26.1
104 Kansas State 12 18 311 17.28 0 1.5 25.9
105 Colorado 12 14 305 21.79 0 1.2 25.4
105 Utah State 12 16 305 19.06 0 1.3 25.4
107 Troy 13 18 325 18.06 0 1.4 25.0
108 Tulsa 11 14 270 19.29 0 1.3 24.5
108 UTSA 13 19 319 16.79 0 1.5 24.5
110 Mississippi 12 18 289 16.06 0 1.5 24.1
111 South Alabama 12 17 287 16.88 0 1.4 23.9
112 Oregon 13 20 308 15.40 0 1.5 23.7
113 San Jose State 12 19 283 14.89 0 1.6 23.6
114 Boston College 12 18 282 15.67 0 1.5 23.5
115 Michigan State 11 15 257 17.13 0 1.4 23.4
116 Ohio 12 15 273 18.20 0 1.3 22.8
117 Clemson 12 10 270 27.00 0 0.8 22.5
118 Georgia State 12 16 261 16.31 0 1.3 21.8
119 Wyoming 12 14 258 18.43 0 1.2 21.5
120 North Carolina 12 14 257 18.36 0 1.2 21.4
121 Tennessee 12 13 252 19.38 0 1.1 21.0
122 New Mexico State 14 16 289 18.06 0 1.1 20.6
123 UTEP 11 12 225 18.75 0 1.1 20.5
124 Middle Tennessee 11 13 220 16.92 0 1.2 20.0
125 Cincinnati 11 13 207 15.92 0 1.2 18.8
126 Stanford 11 14 203 14.50 0 1.3 18.5
127 Ohio State 12 11 219 19.91 0 0.9 18.3
128 Michigan 15 17 251 14.76 0 1.1 16.7
129 Army 10 10 165 16.50 0 1.0 16.5
130 Arizona 12 12 166 13.83 0 1.0 13.8
131 Rutgers 12 4 77 19.25 0 0.3 6.4
132 Air Force 12 4 76 19.00 0 0.3 6.3
133 Jacksonville State 12 2 31 15.50 0 0.2 2.6