What Are Kick Returns?
Kick returns count kickoffs returned by a player. This table ranks college football players for the selected season and displays the applicable minimum qualifier where one is used.
College Football Kick Returns Leaders
| Player | Team | Pos | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | Juwon Gaston | MTSU | S | 9 | 2 | 6 | 9 | - | 5 | 4 |
| 97 | Jaylin Lucas |  | RB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 8 | - | 5 | 4 |
| 97 | Adam Randall |  | RB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - | 6 | 3 |
| 97 | Curtis Harris-Lopez | JMU | S | 9 | 1 | 3 | 7 | - | 6 | 3 |
| 97 | Roman Hemby |  | RB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - | 4 | 5 |
| 97 | Eamonn Dennis | OHIO | WR | 9 | 2 | 5 | 9 | - | 4 | 5 |
| 97 | Major Everhart |  | WR | 9 | 4 | 8 | - | - | 5 | 4 |
| 97 | Ca'Lil Valentine |  | RB | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | - | 4 | 5 |
| 97 | Kaderris Roberts | BGSU | RB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 9 | - | 3 | 6 |
| 97 | Link Rhodes |  | WR | 9 | 2 | 8 | - | - | 5 | 4 |
| 97 | Kendrick Law |  | WR | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | 6 | 3 |
| 112 | Micah Hudson |  | WR | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | 3 | 5 |
| 112 | Makai Lemon |  | WR | 8 | - | 1 | 5 | - | 6 | 2 |
| 112 | Cameron Ross |  | WR | 8 | - | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 112 | Peyton Higgins | TROY | WR | 8 | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 112 | Maurki James | ODU | RB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - | 7 | 1 |
| 112 | Logan Wilson |  | CB | 8 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - | 5 | 3 |
| 112 | DJ Taylor | MTSU | RB | 8 | 3 | 6 | - | - | 6 | 2 |
| 112 | Jaylen McGill |  | RB | 8 | 1 | 6 | - | - | 3 | 5 |
| 112 | Aiden Flora |  | RB | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | 2 | 6 |
| 112 | Kyle Washington |  | WR | 8 | 2 | 5 | 8 | - | 3 | 5 |
| 122 | Allen Middleton | BGSU | WR | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - | 5 | 2 |
| 122 | Clay Thevenin | LT | RB | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - | 3 | 4 |
| 122 | Chris Barnes |  | WR | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - | 4 | 3 |
| 122 | Cade Harris | AF | WR | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | 4 | 3 |
| 122 | Reed Linder | ARST | WR | 7 | 1 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| 122 | Bo MacCormack III |  | RB | 7 | 1 | 5 | - | - | 3 | 4 |
| 122 | Cole Martin |  | DB | 7 | 3 | 6 | - | - | 3 | 4 |
| 122 | Peyton Plott | GASO | WR | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - | 6 | 1 |
| 122 | Vernell Brown III |  | WR | 7 | - | - | 5 | - | 5 | 2 |
| 122 | Preston Fox | WVU | WR | 7 | - | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | 4 |
| 122 | Iverson Howard |  | RB | 7 | 2 | 6 | - | - | 3 | 4 |
| 122 | Demarko Williams | WKU | DB | 7 | 1 | 7 | - | - | 4 | 3 |
| 122 | Ben Black |  | WR | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | 5 | 2 |
| 122 | Jaquel Holman |  | DB | 7 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| 122 | Nicholas Singleton |  | RB | 7 | 4 | 7 | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| 122 | Kelvin Washington | TLSA | RB | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| 138 | Wondame Davis Jr. | UTEP | WR | 6 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| 138 | Elijah Tau-Tolliver |  | RB | 6 | 3 | 5 | - | - | 5 | 1 |
| 138 | J'Koby Williams | | RB | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 3 |
| 138 | Davion Kerr |  | DB | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| 138 | Cade Wolford | KENT | RB | 6 | 1 | 6 | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| 138 | Abraham Williams | UNM | CB | 6 | 1 | 6 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| 138 | Brandon Rehmann | DEL | WR | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | 2 |
| 138 | Noah Whittington |  | RB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | 4 | 2 |
| 138 | Peyton Lewis |  | RB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - | 5 | 1 |
| 138 | Ja'Carree Kelly | DEL | WR | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - | 2 | 4 |
| 138 | TJ Green | | DB | 6 | 2 | 5 | - | - | 4 | 2 |
| 138 | Jon Denman | | RB | 6 | 1 | 6 | - | - | 5 | 1 |
| 138 | Tavorus Jones |  | RB | 6 | 1 | 5 | - | - | 5 | 1 |
| 138 | Mekhi Anderson |  | WR | 6 | 3 | 6 | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| 138 | Duane Thomas Jr. |  | WR | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - | 4 | 2 |
| 138 | Tavare Smith | TULN | S | 6 | 2 | 5 | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 138 | Davon Booth |  | RB | 6 | 2 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| 138 | Jordan Malau'ulu | FRES | WR | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 138 | Braeden Wisloski | JMU | WR | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - | 3 | 3 |
| 138 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | RB | 6 | 1 | 6 | - | - | 5 | 1 |
| 138 | Kobi Foreman | OKST | CB | 6 | 4 | 6 | - | - | 5 | 1 |
| 138 | Deion DeBlanc |  | WR | 6 | - | 3 | 6 | - | 3 | 3 |
| 138 | Izaiah Hartrup |  | WR | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | 3 | 3 |
| 138 | Corey Smith | | RB | 6 | 2 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| 162 | Sutton Smith | MEM | RB | 5 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 162 | Jaden Bradley | UNLV | WR | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| 162 | Marquez Taylor | UTEP | RB | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| 162 | Brandon Inniss |  | WR | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 162 | Joseph Himon II |  | RB | 5 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| 162 | London Montgomery | ECU | RB | 5 | 1 | 5 | - | - | 3 | 2 |
| 162 | Hunter Smith | TEM | RB | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 |
| 162 | Jamarian Samuel | GASO | RB | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | 5 | - |
| 162 | Cataurus Hicks |  | WR | 5 | 1 | 5 | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| 162 | Sam Jackson | OKST | WR | 5 | 1 | 5 | - | - | 3 | 2 |
| 162 | Coleson Fields |  | RB | 5 | 2 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| 162 | Eric Weatherly | BALL | WR | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | 1 | 4 |
| 162 | Parker Jenkins | ECU | RB | 5 | 3 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| 162 | Tre Benson III | ARMY | WR | 5 | - | 3 | 4 | - | 3 | 2 |
| 162 | Cole Tabb |  | RB | 5 | 1 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| 162 | Chris Culliver | | WR | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| 162 | Trae Nickelson III | APP | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | |
| 162 | Daniel Bray |  | RB | 5 | 1 | 5 | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| 162 | Titus Mokiao-Atimalala | | WR | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| 162 | Gabe Glover | JXST | WR | 5 | 1 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| 162 | Kenny Johnson | | WR | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 1 |
| 162 | King Mack | | S | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| 162 | Landen Lucas | TLSA | TE | 5 | 3 | 5 | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| 185 | Chris Johnson Jr. | | RB | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| 185 | Braylon McReynolds | ULM | RB | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 185 | Daylon Singleton | | WR | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| 185 | Aaron Turner | RICE | WR | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| 185 | Javin Whatley |  | WR | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| 185 | Thomas Williams |  | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
| 185 | Cameron Seldon | | WR | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| 185 | Fred Robertson | LT | RB | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| 185 | Jovanni Bermudez | TEM | WR | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| 185 | Tyson Thompson | RICE | WR | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 185 | Victor Rosa |  | RB | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| 185 | Miles Davis | USU | RB | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| 185 | Wayne Knight | JMU | RB | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 185 | Cade Yacamelli |  | RB | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 185 | Maurice Stephens | KENT | WR | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| 185 | Bricen Brantley | | WR | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |