2023 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Colorado State 2 3 152 50.67 1 1.5 76.0
2 Appalachian State 1 1 41 41.00 0 1.0 41.0
3 Southern Mississippi 2 7 209 29.86 1 3.5 104.5
4 Clemson 10 7 205 29.29 0 0.7 20.5
5 Kentucky 10 18 526 29.22 2 1.8 52.6
6 Marshall 2 3 86 28.67 0 1.5 43.0
7 Notre Dame 10 17 483 28.41 1 1.7 48.3
8 Iowa State 10 10 272 27.20 0 1.0 27.2
9 Virginia Tech 10 21 570 27.14 2 2.1 57.0
10 Kent State 2 3 80 26.67 0 1.5 40.0
11 Florida State 12 13 341 26.23 1 1.1 28.4
12 Texas Tech 11 29 750 25.86 1 2.6 68.2
13 Texas State 1 2 51 25.50 0 2.0 51.0
14 Mississippi State 9 20 509 25.45 1 2.2 56.6
15 Fresno State 2 2 50 25.00 0 1.0 25.0
16 Georgia 11 17 424 24.94 0 1.5 38.5
17 Baylor 10 33 816 24.73 2 3.3 81.6
17 Nebraska 10 11 272 24.73 0 1.1 27.2
19 Florida Atlantic 2 3 73 24.33 0 1.5 36.5
20 Charlotte 2 1 24 24.00 0 0.5 12.0
21 Houston 9 24 574 23.92 2 2.7 63.8
22 Wake Forest 9 15 358 23.87 1 1.7 39.8
23 Northwestern 11 22 517 23.50 0 2.0 47.0
24 Miami (Florida) 10 28 652 23.29 1 2.8 65.2
25 Penn State 11 14 322 23.00 0 1.3 29.3
26 Washington State 10 19 435 22.89 1 1.9 43.5
27 Alabama 11 19 430 22.63 0 1.7 39.1
28 Duke 9 13 292 22.46 0 1.4 32.4
28 Florida 10 13 292 22.46 0 1.3 29.2
30 Virginia 10 16 358 22.38 0 1.6 35.8
31 Indiana 10 26 579 22.27 1 2.6 57.9
32 Troy 2 4 89 22.25 0 2.0 44.5
33 Georgia Southern 1 4 87 21.75 0 4.0 87.0
34 Syracuse 9 13 282 21.69 0 1.4 31.3
35 Colorado 11 12 259 21.58 0 1.1 23.5
36 Buffalo 1 2 43 21.50 0 2.0 43.0
36 Central Michigan 1 2 43 21.50 0 2.0 43.0
38 Washington 13 27 580 21.48 0 2.1 44.6
39 UCF 10 15 320 21.33 0 1.5 32.0
39 Memphis 2 3 64 21.33 0 1.5 32.0
41 Hawai'i 3 8 170 21.25 0 2.7 56.7
42 Auburn 10 22 466 21.18 0 2.2 46.6
43 Arizona State 10 24 508 21.17 0 2.4 50.8
44 Wisconsin 11 24 507 21.13 0 2.2 46.1
45 Arkansas 9 16 337 21.06 0 1.8 37.4
46 TCU 10 28 589 21.04 0 2.8 58.9
47 San Diego State 2 5 105 21.00 0 2.5 52.5
47 Arkansas State 1 2 42 21.00 0 2.0 42.0
49 Maryland 11 19 398 20.95 1 1.7 36.2
50 Georgia Tech 11 15 313 20.87 0 1.4 28.5
51 Oklahoma State 12 28 584 20.86 0 2.3 48.7
51 California 11 21 438 20.86 1 1.9 39.8
53 UTEP 2 4 83 20.75 0 2.0 41.5
54 Connecticut 4 11 225 20.45 0 2.8 56.3
55 Texas 12 28 571 20.39 1 2.3 47.6
56 Purdue 11 18 365 20.28 0 1.6 33.2
57 Louisville 12 24 485 20.21 0 2.0 40.4
58 UCLA 9 16 323 20.19 0 1.8 35.9
59 Iowa 12 15 302 20.13 0 1.3 25.2
60 UAB 1 5 100 20.00 0 5.0 100.0
60 Georgia State 1 2 40 20.00 0 2.0 40.0
60 Army 3 4 80 20.00 0 1.3 26.7
60 Tennessee 10 9 180 20.00 0 0.9 18.0
64 UNLV 3 9 179 19.89 0 3.0 59.7
65 Missouri 10 11 217 19.73 0 1.1 21.7
66 Kansas 10 23 452 19.65 0 2.3 45.2
67 Utah 12 19 372 19.58 0 1.6 31.0
68 Oregon State 9 22 427 19.41 0 2.4 47.4
69 BYU 10 26 504 19.38 0 2.6 50.4
70 Rutgers 11 4 77 19.25 0 0.4 7.0
71 Temple 2 6 115 19.17 0 3.0 57.5
72 SMU 3 6 114 19.00 0 2.0 38.0
72 Liberty 1 1 19 19.00 0 1.0 19.0
74 West Virginia 12 19 360 18.95 0 1.6 30.0
75 Massachusetts 2 7 132 18.86 0 3.5 66.0
76 Miami (Ohio) 2 4 75 18.75 0 2.0 37.5
76 North Carolina State 9 12 225 18.75 0 1.3 25.0
78 Pittsburgh 10 19 355 18.68 1 1.9 35.5
78 Illinois 10 19 355 18.68 0 1.9 35.5
80 Boise State 3 5 93 18.60 0 1.7 31.0
81 North Texas 1 4 74 18.50 0 4.0 74.0
81 Old Dominion 2 6 111 18.50 0 3.0 55.5
83 Ohio State 10 8 147 18.38 0 0.8 14.7
84 North Carolina 11 14 257 18.36 0 1.3 23.4
85 Oklahoma 10 17 308 18.12 0 1.7 30.8
86 Akron 2 6 108 18.00 0 3.0 54.0
87 LSU 10 16 285 17.81 0 1.6 28.5
88 Vanderbilt 9 17 298 17.53 0 1.9 33.1
89 Nevada 2 4 68 17.00 0 2.0 34.0
89 South Carolina 10 17 289 17.00 0 1.7 28.9
89 South Alabama 1 1 17 17.00 0 1.0 17.0
89 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 1 17 17.00 0 1.0 17.0
93 Michigan State 10 13 215 16.54 0 1.3 21.5
94 Oregon 11 17 281 16.53 0 1.5 25.5
94 Mississippi 10 15 248 16.53 0 1.5 24.8
94 Kansas State 11 15 248 16.53 0 1.4 22.5
97 Louisiana Tech 1 2 33 16.50 0 2.0 33.0
97 Sam Houston State 2 2 33 16.50 0 1.0 16.5
99 Boston College 8 10 164 16.40 0 1.3 20.5
100 Texas A&M 10 18 293 16.28 0 1.8 29.3
101 Cincinnati 10 11 176 16.00 0 1.1 17.6
101 Ohio 1 1 16 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
101 Western Kentucky 1 1 16 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
104 Rice 2 6 95 15.83 0 3.0 47.5
105 USC 10 23 362 15.74 0 2.3 36.2
106 New Mexico 1 6 92 15.33 0 6.0 92.0
106 Middle Tennessee 2 3 46 15.33 0 1.5 23.0
108 Toledo 1 4 61 15.25 0 4.0 61.0
109 Coastal Carolina 1 1 15 15.00 0 1.0 15.0
110 Stanford 9 14 203 14.50 0 1.6 22.6
110 Tulsa 2 2 29 14.50 0 1.0 14.5
112 Michigan 12 12 171 14.25 0 1.0 14.3
113 James Madison 1 2 28 14.00 0 2.0 28.0
113 Northern Illinois 2 2 28 14.00 0 1.0 14.0
113 East Carolina 1 1 14 14.00 0 1.0 14.0
116 San Jose State 2 5 69 13.80 0 2.5 34.5
117 Arizona 11 9 124 13.78 0 0.8 11.3
118 Minnesota 10 16 216 13.50 0 1.6 21.6
119 Tulane 2 5 62 12.40 0 2.5 31.0
120 Wyoming 2 1 11 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
121 UTSA 2 3 30 10.00 0 1.5 15.0
122 Ball State 2 1 9 9.00 0 0.5 4.5
123 Louisiana-Monroe 2 2 12 6.00 0 1.0 6.0