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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185 | Peyton Jones |  | RB | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| 185 | Chris Johnson Jr. |  | RB | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| 185 | Cade Yacamelli |  | RB | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 185 | Braylon McReynolds | ULM | RB | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 185 | Daylon Singleton | | WR | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| 185 | Elijah Porter | NIU | RB | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | 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 | Jadan Baugh |  | RB | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - |
| 185 | Wayne Knight | JMU | RB | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 185 | Maurice Stephens | KENT | WR | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| 217 | Justin Ruffin Jr. | CMU | WR | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 217 | Zuberi Mobley | TULN | RB | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| 217 | Titus Lyons | TXST | TE | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| 217 | Sieh Bangura | OHIO | RB | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 217 | Jamari Hawkins | MEM | WR | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 217 | Ja'shon Benjamin |  | RB | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| 217 | Kyler Pearson | ECU | WR | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 217 | Jayden Moore | | WR | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 217 | Joey Mattord | EMU | RB | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 217 | Devon Rice |  | RB | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 217 | Logan Diggs |  | RB | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| 217 | Tanook Hines |  | WR | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 217 | Rico Scott |  | WR | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 217 | Cedric Hawkins | ARST | RB | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 217 | Dominic Knicely | CCU | RB | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 217 | Marquis Johnson |  | WR | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 217 | Gregory DeRosiers | MEM | RB | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| 217 | Ronnel Johnson | MOST | WR | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| 217 | CJ Johnson II | TLSA | WR | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| 217 | Bryson Hammer |  | WR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 217 | Christian Washington |  | RB | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 217 | Jeyquan Smith | USF | WR | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 217 | Amari Brundidge | UAB | RB | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| 217 | Kyle Miller |  | WR | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 217 | Chris Wheatley-Humphrey |  | RB | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 217 | DJ McKinney | UNM | RB | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| 217 | Keenan Phillips | USA | RB | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 217 | Jacquon Gibson | MASS | WR | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| 217 | Tate Nagy |  | WR | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | - |
| 217 | Will Nixon |  | RB | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 217 | Kaleb Mathis | COLO | WR | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 217 | Donovan Brown | | WR | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| 217 | Miles Coleman | UNT | WR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 217 | Tristian Gentry |  | WR | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | - |
| 217 | Joshua Thompson | UTEP | WR | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| 217 | Isaiah Mozee |  | RB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 217 | Jacob Emmers | TLSA | WR | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 217 | Caleb Ramseur | NEV | RB | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 217 | Gavin Freeman | OKST | WR | 3 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 217 | Antonio Harris |  | RB | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| 217 | Lynel Billups-Williams | M-OH | WR | 3 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 217 | Monterrio Elston Jr. | | RB | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 217 | Samuel Baddoo | MASS | WR | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| 217 | Isaiah Jacobs | UAB | RB | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - |
| 217 | Taeo Todd | GASO | RB | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 217 | Daune Morris |  | RB | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| 217 | Max Guest | APP | RB | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| 217 | Jonah Coleman |  | RB | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 217 | Asaad Waseem | FAU | WR | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - |
| 266 | Logan Christensen | UNLV | S | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 266 | Caleb Merritt |  | DT | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 266 | Michael Pettway | JXST | WR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 266 | Duncan Brune | OHIO | RB | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 266 | Jamar Searcy |  | RB | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 266 | George Pettaway | JMU | RB | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 266 | Mikey Matthews | | WR | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 266 | Quincy Craig | | RB | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 266 | Chase Farrell |  | WR | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 266 | Lavon Brown | CSU | WR | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 266 | A'Khori Jones | LIB | S | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 266 | Darrell Smith | UL | RB | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 266 | Dierre Hill Jr. |  | RB | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 266 | Steven Blanco | UL | RB | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 266 | Tykeem Wallace | KENN | WR | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 266 | Brock Townsend | CMU | RB | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 266 | Matthew McDoom |  | CB | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 266 | Deshaun Buchanan | UNM | RB | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 266 | Hunter Welcing | | TE | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 266 | Koredell Bartley | | DB | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 266 | Jacobe Hayes |  | WR | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 266 | Tyler Brown |  | WR | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 266 | Cole Mullins |  | DL | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 266 | Jason Jeffares | CLT | TE | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 266 | Luke Voorhees |  | TE | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 266 | Jamal Roberts | | RB | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 266 | Christian Berry | KENT | TE | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 266 | Matt Adcock | MEM | TE | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 266 | Jordyn Bailey | | WR | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 266 | Sterling Lockett | | WR | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 266 | Rylan Green | ULM | TE | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 266 | Samuel Singleton |  | RB | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 266 | Jadyn Marshall | | DB | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 266 | Matthew Henry | WKU | WR | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 266 | Kyre Duplessis | DEL | WR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - |