2022 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 11 | 24 | 642 | 26.75 | 1 | 2.2 | 58.4 |
| 2 | South Alabama | 11 | 23 | 523 | 22.74 | 0 | 2.1 | 47.5 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 10 | 43 | 947 | 22.02 | 1 | 4.3 | 94.7 |
| 4 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 20 | 419 | 20.95 | 0 | 1.8 | 38.1 |
| 5 | Old Dominion | 12 | 25 | 494 | 19.76 | 0 | 2.1 | 41.2 |
| 6 | Marshall | 11 | 17 | 329 | 19.35 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.9 |
| 7 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 30 | 574 | 19.13 | 1 | 2.5 | 47.8 |
| 8 | James Madison | 11 | 20 | 368 | 18.40 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.5 |
| 9 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 26 | 460 | 17.69 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.4 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 11 | 21 | 368 | 17.52 | 0 | 1.9 | 33.5 |
| 11 | Texas State | 11 | 23 | 389 | 16.91 | 0 | 2.1 | 35.4 |
| 12 | Troy | 14 | 20 | 328 | 16.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 23.4 |
| 13 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 23 | 372 | 16.17 | 0 | 2.6 | 41.3 |
| 14 | Georgia State | 11 | 10 | 103 | 10.30 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.4 |