2022 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2023

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Lideatrick Griffin Miss St JR WR 10 12 444 37.00 1 1.2 44.4
2 Barion Brown Kentucky FR WR 9 11 372 33.82 1 1.2 41.3
3 Jaylin Lucas Indiana FR RB 8 14 457 32.64 2 1.8 57.1
4 Key'Shawn Smith Miami (Fl) SO WR 8 21 640 30.48 1 2.6 80.0
5 Silas Bolden Oregon St SO WR 8 10 303 30.30 0 1.3 37.9
6 Malik Knowles Kansas St SR WR 9 13 393 30.23 0 1.4 43.7
7 Milan Tucker App St SO DB 11 21 600 28.57 1 1.9 54.5
8 Lawrence Keys III Tulane JR WR 11 16 456 28.50 0 1.5 41.5
9 Ta'ron Keith BGSU SO RB 10 16 455 28.44 1 1.6 45.5
10 Nikko Reed Colorado SO CB 5 7 196 28.00 0 1.4 39.2
11 Smoke Harris La Tech JR WR 11 18 501 27.83 0 1.6 45.5
12 Ja'Shaun Poke Kent State SR WR 8 15 411 27.40 0 1.9 51.4
13 Jordan Byrd SDSU SR RB 11 19 505 26.58 1 1.7 45.9
14 Terrell Vaughn Utah State JR WR 12 19 503 26.47 1 1.6 41.9
15 Quentin Redding Minnesota FR WR 12 18 469 26.06 0 1.5 39.1
16 Christian Washington New Mexico FR RB 8 11 286 26.00 1 1.4 35.8
17 Kaylon Horton N Texas JR WR 13 27 699 25.89 1 2.1 53.8
18 Jayce Rogers Houston SR DB 11 17 437 25.71 1 1.5 39.7
19 Jaylen Stinson Duke JR DB 12 15 380 25.33 0 1.3 31.7
20 Raleek Brown USC FR RB 7 9 224 24.89 0 1.3 32.0
21 Jaylon Jackson EMU JR RB 13 23 571 24.83 1 1.8 43.9
22 Johnnie Lang Ark St SR RB 10 32 779 24.34 1 3.2 77.9
23 Trebor Pena Syracuse SO WR 7 10 243 24.30 0 1.4 34.7
24 Julian Gray NC State FR WR 11 15 364 24.27 0 1.4 33.1
25 Shedro Louis Liberty JR RB 12 19 461 24.26 1 1.6 38.4
26 Keilan Robinson Texas JR RB 9 12 290 24.17 0 1.3 32.2
27 Keegan Wilburn Ohio SO WR 12 29 699 24.10 1 2.4 58.3
28 Sean Tyler W Mich JR RB 11 25 588 23.52 1 2.3 53.5
29 Tiaquelin Mims USM FR WR 9 11 256 23.27 0 1.2 28.4
30 Dayton Wade Miss JR WR 9 12 279 23.25 0 1.3 31.0
31 Amechi Uzodinma II Ball State SR CB 11 15 347 23.13 0 1.4 31.5
32 Jayden McGowan Vanderbilt FR WR 8 12 276 23.00 0 1.5 34.5
32 Kazmeir Allen UCLA JR WR 7 9 207 23.00 0 1.3 29.6
34 Braylon McReynolds USA FR RB 10 14 321 22.93 0 1.4 32.1
35 Matthew McDoom Coast Car FR CB 12 19 432 22.74 1 1.6 36.0
36 Hobbs Nyberg BYU SO WR 9 15 341 22.73 0 1.7 37.9
37 Jermaine Brown Jr. UAB JR RB 12 18 409 22.72 0 1.5 34.1
38 Isaac Guerendo Wisconsin SR RB 11 16 361 22.56 0 1.5 32.8
39 D.J. Taylor Ariz St SO DB 6 10 225 22.50 0 1.7 37.5
40 Michael Mathison Western Ky JR WR 13 20 449 22.45 0 1.5 34.5
41 Giles Jackson Washington JR WR 9 12 268 22.33 0 1.3 29.8
42 Blake Hester Akron SO RB 11 18 401 22.28 0 1.6 36.5
43 Derius Davis TCU SR WR 9 12 264 22.00 0 1.3 29.3
44 Demick Starling Virginia JR WR 8 14 306 21.86 0 1.8 38.3
45 Jaelen Gill BC SR WR 9 19 413 21.74 0 2.1 45.9
46 Ron Cook, Jr. Buffalo SR RB 10 19 410 21.58 0 1.9 41.0
47 LaMareon James ODU SO CB 12 20 425 21.25 0 1.7 35.4
48 Kearis Jackson Georgia SR WR 8 11 233 21.18 0 1.4 29.1
49 Lexington Joseph FIU JR RB 12 27 566 20.96 0 2.3 47.2
50 Greg Desrosiers Jr. U Mass FR RB 11 27 562 20.81 0 2.5 51.1
51 Shadrick Byrd Charlotte SO RB 11 28 575 20.54 0 2.5 52.3
52 Octavian Smith Jr. Maryland FR WR 10 13 266 20.46 0 1.3 26.6
53 Ryan O'Keefe UCF SR WR 11 18 366 20.33 0 1.6 33.3
54 Brian Battie S Florida SO RB 11 32 646 20.19 0 2.9 58.7
55 Deion Burks Purdue FR WR 11 13 259 19.92 0 1.2 23.5
56 Donnovan Moorer Texas St SO WR 10 15 298 19.87 0 1.5 29.8
57 Victor Rosa UConn FR RB 10 12 237 19.75 0 1.2 23.7
58 Jason Thompson Stanford FR WR 4 12 235 19.58 0 3.0 58.8
59 Nikko Remigio Fresno St SR WR 12 14 271 19.36 0 1.2 22.6
60 Jalen Perdue Hawai'i SR DB 9 20 387 19.35 0 2.2 43.0
61 Jayden Harrison Marshall SO WR 10 14 269 19.21 0 1.4 26.9
62 Craig Williams Baylor JR RB 8 10 192 19.20 0 1.3 24.0
63 Shamar Garrett SJSU JR RB 9 14 268 19.14 0 1.6 29.8
64 Walter Dawn Jr. UTEP SR WR 11 13 239 18.38 0 1.2 21.7
65 Maquel Haywood Navy SO SB 11 14 253 18.07 0 1.3 23.0
66 Bentlee Sanders Nevada SR DB 11 16 285 17.81 0 1.5 25.9
67 Daniyel Ngata Ariz St SO RB 6 9 156 17.33 0 1.5 26.0
68 Aron Cruickshank Rutgers SR WR 9 12 205 17.08 0 1.3 22.8
69 Alred Luke La-Monroe FR WR 9 18 305 16.94 0 2.0 33.9
70 Corey Cuascut-Palmer Temple FR SAF 9 14 226 16.14 0 1.6 25.1
71 Keegan Holles CSU FR RB 9 11 163 14.82 0 1.2 18.1

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 kickoff returns per game played.