2024 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/20/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTSA | 1 | 2 | 127 | 63.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 127.0 |
| 1 | Duke | 1 | 2 | 115 | 57.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 115.0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 4 | 4 | 182 | 45.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 45.5 |
| 1 | Iowa | 1 | 4 | 169 | 42.25 | 1 | 4.0 | 169.0 |
| 1 | LSU | 1 | 4 | 155 | 38.75 | 1 | 4.0 | 155.0 |
| 1 | South Florida | 1 | 3 | 115 | 38.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 115.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 1 | 5 | 172 | 34.40 | 1 | 5.0 | 172.0 |
| 8 | Bowling Green | 1 | 3 | 100 | 33.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 100.0 |
| 8 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 5 | 151 | 30.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 75.5 |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 3 | 83 | 27.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 83.0 |
| 8 | Washington State | 1 | 5 | 132 | 26.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 132.0 |
| 8 | Fresno State | 1 | 2 | 52 | 26.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 52.0 |
| 8 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 8 | SMU | 2 | 3 | 77 | 25.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 38.5 |
| 8 | UNLV | 2 | 5 | 125 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 62.5 |
| 8 | James Madison | 1 | 2 | 50 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.0 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 8 | Navy | 2 | 6 | 145 | 24.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 72.5 |
| 8 | USC | 1 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 72.0 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 8 | Syracuse | 1 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 71.0 |
| 8 | BYU | 1 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.0 |
| 8 | Tulane | 2 | 9 | 209 | 23.22 | 0 | 4.5 | 104.5 |
| 8 | TCU | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 8 | Toledo | 1 | 3 | 68 | 22.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 68.0 |
| 8 | Memphis | 1 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 8 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 6 | 133 | 22.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 66.5 |
| 8 | North Texas | 1 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 8 | Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 8 | Kansas State | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 85.0 |
| 8 | Texas A&M | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 8 | California | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 8 | Western Michigan | 1 | 6 | 125 | 20.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 125.0 |
| 8 | North Carolina State | 1 | 5 | 103 | 20.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 103.0 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 1 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 8 | Texas State | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 8 | San Jose State | 1 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 79.0 |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| 8 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 78.0 |
| 8 | Clemson | 2 | 5 | 95 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 47.5 |
| 8 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 8 | Baylor | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 8 | Indiana | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 8 | Boston College | 1 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 51.0 |
| 8 | Michigan | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 8 | Marshall | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 8 | Arizona State | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Penn State | 4 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.5 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 8 | Boise State | 2 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.5 |
| 8 | Louisville | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 8 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 8 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 46.0 |
| 8 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 8 | Oregon | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Arkansas State | 1 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 44.0 |
| 8 | Ohio | 2 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.0 |
| 8 | Colorado | 1 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 72.0 |
| 8 | Texas | 4 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.3 |
| 8 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 52.0 |
| 8 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 8 | Army | 3 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 20.3 |
| 8 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 36.0 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 8 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 8 | Missouri | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| 8 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 8 | Liberty | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 8 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 8 | South Alabama | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |