What Does Kick Return Average Measure?
Kick return average is kickoff-return yards divided by kickoff returns. This table ranks college football players for the selected season and displays the applicable minimum qualifier where one is used.
College Football Kick Return Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Pos | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 496 | Will Anciaux |  | TE | 9.0 | 9.0 | - | - | - | 9.0 | - |
| 496 | Jewlyen Roberts | TLSA | TE | 9.0 | 9.0 | - | - | - | 9.0 | - |
| 496 | Levani Damuni |  | LB | 9.0 | 9.0 | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| 496 | Carson Bruhn |  | TE | 9.0 | 9.0 | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| 496 | Royal Capell | OKST | WR | 9.0 | 9.0 | - | - | - | 9.0 | - |
| 496 | Cameron Dickey |  | RB | 9.0 | 9.0 | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| 507 | Cade Wolford | KENT | RB | 8.8 | 19.0 | 8.8 | - | - | 8.5 | 9.0 |
| 508 | Landen Lucas | TLSA | TE | 8.6 | 7.7 | 8.6 | - | - | 9.5 | 5.0 |
| 509 | Rylan Green | ULM | TE | 8.5 | 12.0 | - | - | - | 12.0 | 5.0 |
| 509 | Jaquise Martin |  | WR | 8.5 | 8.5 | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
| 509 | Christian Berry | KENT | TE | 8.5 | 8.5 | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
| 512 | Davion Gause |  | RB | 8.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - | - | 8.0 |
| 512 | Alex Ford | KENN | DB | 8.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - | 8.0 | - |
| 512 | Blaze Kamoku | HAW | WR | 8.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - | 8.0 | - |
| 512 | Keenan Phillips | USA | RB | 8.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | - | - | 0.0 | 12.0 |
| 512 | Jameson Geers |  | TE | 8.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - | 8.0 | - |
| 512 | Keany Parks | | DB | 8.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - | - | 8.0 |
| 512 | Bobby Golden |  | WR | 8.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - | - | 8.0 |
| 512 | Gideon Ituka |  | RB | 8.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - | 8.0 | - |
| 512 | Derik LeCaptain | | LB | 8.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 512 | Floyd Chalk IV | SJSU | RB | 8.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - | 8.0 | - |
| 522 | Joshua Burnham |  | DL | 7.5 | 9.0 | - | - | - | 7.5 | - |
| 522 | Steven Blanco | UL | RB | 7.5 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | 15.0 |
| 522 | Xavier Townsend |  | WR | 7.5 | 15.0 | 7.5 | - | - | 7.5 | - |
| 522 | Jaylon Stone |  | DL | 7.5 | 5.0 | - | - | - | 7.5 | - |
| 526 | Braylon McReynolds | ULM | RB | 7.0 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
| 526 | Sean Patrick | AKR | RB | 7.0 | - | 7.0 | 7.0 | - | 7.0 | - |
| 526 | Chance Morrow |  | WR | 7.0 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
| 526 | Lakota Dippre | JMU | TE | 7.0 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
| 530 | Trey Johnson | BGSU | WR | 6.5 | 6.5 | - | - | - | 6.5 | - |
| 530 | Shane Porter | SHSU | RB | 6.5 | -5.0 | - | - | - | 18.0 | -5.0 |
| 530 | Hunter Welcing |  | TE | 6.5 | 6.5 | - | - | - | 6.5 | - |
| 533 | Fabian Rogosch | TROY | TE | 6.0 | 6.0 | - | - | - | 6.0 | - |
| 533 | David Mbadinga | GASO | RB | 6.0 | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | 6.0 |
| 533 | Anthony Speca |  | LB | 6.0 | 6.0 | - | - | - | 6.0 | - |
| 533 | Trent Walker | ORST | WR | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | - |
| 533 | Landon Roldan |  | WR | 6.0 | 6.0 | - | - | - | 6.0 | - |
| 533 | Luke Harpring |  | TE | 6.0 | 6.0 | - | - | - | 6.0 | - |
| 533 | Romelo Ware | NIU | RB | 6.0 | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | 6.0 |
| 533 | Gideon Davidson |  | RB | 6.0 | 12.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | 12.0 |
| 533 | Cyrus Polu | | LB | 6.0 | 6.0 | - | - | - | 6.0 | - |
| 533 | Jacob Godfrey | ULM | WR | 6.0 | - | - | 6.0 | - | 0.0 | 12.0 |
| 533 | Gemari Sands | FAU | RB | 6.0 | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | 6.0 |
| 544 | Matthew Lusardi |  | TE | 5.5 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 5.5 | - |
| 545 | Miles Coleman | UNT | WR | 5.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.3 | - | 3.0 | 6.5 |
| 546 | Isaiah Dunn | | CB | 5.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | 5.0 | - |
| 546 | Solomon Vanhorse |  | RB | 5.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | 5.0 | - |
| 546 | Cameron Harpole |  | TE | 5.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | 5.0 | - |
| 546 | Bauer Sharp |  | TE | 5.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | 5.0 |
| 546 | Derrick Rogers Jr. | FAU | DB | 5.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | 5.0 | - |
| 546 | Smith Snowden | | CB | 5.0 | 6.3 | - | - | - | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 546 | Brayden Johnson | UAB | TE | 5.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | 5.0 |
| 546 | Carter Nelson |  | TE | 5.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | 5.0 | - |
| 546 | David Kasemervisz | RICE | WR | 5.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | 5.0 | - |
| 555 | Kaleb Cost | | DB | 4.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | 4.0 | - |
| 555 | Zay Robinson | | WR | 4.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | 4.0 | - |
| 555 | D.J. Harris Jr. | USF | FB | 4.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | 4.0 |
| 555 | Parker Livingstone |  | WR | 4.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | 4.0 | - |
| 555 | Jalen Likely | JXST | RB | 4.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | 4.0 | - |
| 560 | Dylan Mann | TROY | DT | 3.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | 3.0 |
| 560 | Kaleb Edwards |  | TE | 3.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | 3.0 |
| 560 | Channing Goodwin |  | WR | 3.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | 3.0 | - |
| 560 | Hudson Miller |  | LB | 3.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | 3.0 | - |
| 560 | Dashawn Martin | KENT | WR | 3.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | 3.0 |
| 560 | Luke Voorhees |  | TE | 3.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| 560 | Deshawn McCuin |  | S | 3.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | 3.0 | - |
| 560 | Easton Messer | FAU | WR | 3.0 | - | - | 3.0 | - | - | 3.0 |
| 568 | Samuel Baddoo | MASS | WR | 2.7 | 4.0 | 2.7 | - | - | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| 569 | Sam Edwards |  | LB | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| 569 | Jake Simpson | TXST | TE | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | 2.0 | - |
| 569 | Kentrel Bullock | USA | RB | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | 2.0 | - |
| 569 | Jaden Hamm | | TE | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| 569 | Eli Jacon-Duffy | BGSU | TE | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | 2.0 | - |
| 569 | Christian Ross | MEM | TE | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| 575 | Jadyn Ott |  | RB | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - |
| 575 | Tuli Tagovailoa-Amosa | SJSU | WR | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - |
| 575 | Derrell Farrar | LIB | LB | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| 575 | Dean Connors | | RB | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| 575 | Cam Wallace | | RB | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| 575 | Shane Payton Hodges | JXST | DE | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - |
| 575 | Jaden Barnes | APP | WR | 1.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 1.0 |
| 575 | Kendrick Bell | | WR | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| 575 | Riley Williams | ORST | TE | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - |
| 575 | Iverson Hooks | UAB | WR | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - |
| 585 | Tory Blaylock | | RB | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | - | 0.5 | - |
| 585 | Brandon Young Jr. | UNT | TE | 0.5 | -2.0 | - | - | - | 3.0 | -2.0 |
| 587 | Kolin Wilson |  | RB | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
| 587 | Jordan Clemons | FIU | RB | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| 587 | Justin Weaver | ARMY | CB | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
| 587 | DAndre Hardeman Jr. | RICE | RB | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
| 587 | T'sai McDaniel | UAB | CB | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| 587 | AJ Ashworth | ODU | LB | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
| 587 | Josh Sagapolutele | HAW | DL | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| 587 | Chibi Anwunah | | DL | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| 587 | Drew Rodriguez | CSU | LB | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| 587 | Andrew Baker |  | LB | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
| 587 | Amaree Williams |  | TE | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| 587 | Jeremiah Ballard | TLSA | WR | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| 587 | Tripp Walsh | | TE | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
| 587 | Eric Winters |  | S | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |