Kickoff Returns Career Leaders and Records

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Leaders

  • Since 1976
Leaders Table
Rk Player Ret From To School
1Troy Stoudermire*14420082012Minnesota
2Tyron Carrier*14120082011Houston
3T.J. Graham*13720082011North Carolina State
4David Gilreath*13520072010Wisconsin
Kerwynn Williams*13520092012Utah State
6Damaris Johnson*13420082010Tulsa
7Tyler Allen13120112014Eastern Michigan
8Darius Phillips*13020142017Western Michigan
Trumaine Riley13020032006Eastern Michigan
10Darryl Surgent*12820102013Louisiana
11C.J Sanders*12720152019SMU
Brandon West*12720062009Western Michigan
13Isaiah Burse*12620102013Fresno State
14Brelan Chancellor*12520102013North Texas
15Brandon Thompkins12420062009Arkansas State
16Jeff Liggon12319931996Tulane
Torrey Smith*12320082010Maryland
18Jessie Henderson12220052008SMU
Velus Jones Jr.*12220162021Tennessee
20Autrey Golden*11920122015UTEP
Dennis Johnson*11920082012Arkansas
22Perrish Cox*11720062009Oklahoma State
Jason Jacoby11719941997Tulsa
24Cedric Johnson11619931996UTEP
25Janarion Grant*11520132017Rutgers
Chris Johnson*11520042007East Carolina
Sean Riley*11520162019Syracuse
28Will Blackmon*11420022005Boston College
Joe Redding11419851988Louisiana
Maurice Thomas*11420152019Miami (OH)
31Antonio Brown*11320072009Central Michigan
32Michael Grandberry*11220052008Memphis
Brandon James*11220062009Florida
Derek Pegues*11220052008Mississippi State
Michael Pierce11219861989Tulane
Deante' Purvis11220082011UNLV
37Brandon Boykin*11020082011Georgia
Kevin Robinson11020042007Utah State
39Michael Perry10919951998Rice
Brandon Tate*10920052008North Carolina
41Victor Bolden*10820132016Oregon State
Desmond Gee*10820062009Middle Tennessee State
Darrius Sims*10820132016Vanderbilt
44Luther Ambrose10720082011Louisiana-Monroe
Aron Cruickshank*10720182022Rutgers
Mark Johnson10719861990Vanderbilt
Phillip Livas*10720072010Louisiana Tech
Jabari Marshall10720062008Duke
Savon Scarver*10720172021Utah State
50Chris Culliver*10620072010South Carolina
Joe Reed*10620162019Virginia
Mark Seay10619871991Long Beach State
Michael Walker*10620152018Boston College
Brandon Williams*10620022005Wisconsin
55T.Y. Hilton*10520082011Florida International
Qadry Ismail10519891992Syracuse
57Hassan Hall*10420182022Georgia Tech
Marcus Thomas*10420102013Navy
59Zek Parker10319982001Louisville
Taveon Rogers10320102011New Mexico State
61Keelan Ewaliko*10220142017Hawaii
Justin Gilbert*10220102013Oklahoma State
Dwayne Harris*10220072010East Carolina
Aregeros Turner*10220132016Northern Illinois
Scott Wesley10220032005Army
66Tyler Ervin*10120112015San Jose State
67Deon Mitchell10019951998Northern Illinois
Charles Nelson*10020142017Oregon
Keith Stephens10019861988Louisville
Kylen Towner*10020142017Western Kentucky
71Raymond Calais*9920162019Louisiana
Cyrus Gray*9920082011Texas A&M
Leodis McKelvin*9920042007Troy
Isaiah Rodgers9920162019Massachusetts
Roger Williams*9920062009Bowling Green State
76Derrick Mason9819931996Michigan State
77Tavon Austin*9720092012West Virginia
Eric Blount9719881991North Carolina
Broderick Clark*9720022005Louisville
Shedro Louis*9720192023Tulane
Travis Shelton9720042008Temple
82Frantrell Forrest9620072010UAB
Marcus Sullivan*9620102014UNLV
Jaylen Walton*9620122015Ole Miss
85Derek Abney9520002003Kentucky
Domanick Davis*9519992002LSU
Terrance Strickland9519881992Tulane
88D.J. Beshears9420092012Kansas
Dennis Norfleet*9420122014Michigan
Kermit Whitfield*9420132016Florida State
91Mardy Gilyard*9320052009Cincinnati
Derin Graham9319982000Indiana
Dante Love*9320052008Ball State
Chris Montgomery9320152017Charlotte
Deltha O'Neal9319961999California
Jamal Rogers*9320072010Miami (OH)
97Willie Floyd9220062011Florida Atlantic
Colin Lockett*9220102013San Diego State
Kene Nwangwu*9220162020Iowa State
Deandre Reaves*9220122015Marshall
101Melvin Anderson9119831986Minnesota
Keith Crawford9119851987Ohio
Terance Mathis9119851989New Mexico
Ty Montgomery*9120112014Stanford
Ryan Wells9119992002Stanford
Terrell Willis9119931995Rutgers
107Javier Arenas*9020062009Alabama
Josh Davis*9020002003Nebraska
Quincy McDuffie*9020092012UCF
Jason Southall*9020012004UAB
111Terrence Austin*8920062009UCLA
Matthew Harding8919921995Hawaii
William White8920012003Army
Carlos Wiggins*8920122015New Mexico
115George Atkinson III*8820112013Notre Dame
Dorien Bryant*8820042007Purdue
John Eubanks*8820022005Southern Mississippi
Marcus Herford*8820052008Kansas
Nyheim Hines*8820152017North Carolina State
Kevin Marion*8820042007Wake Forest
Raheem Mostert*8820112014Purdue
Jonas Rutledge8820012003SMU
123Brian Battie*8720202023Auburn
Jovon Bouknight*8720022005Wyoming
Diivory Edgecomb8720052008Florida Atlantic
Jakeem Grant*8720122015Texas Tech
William Likely*8720132016Maryland
Khalfani Muhammad*8720132016California
Marcus Murphy*8720102014Missouri
Tony Pollard*8720152018Memphis
Marcus Wall8719921995North Carolina
Anthony Williams8719881991Wake Forest
Myles Willis*8720132016Boston College
134V'Angelo Bentley*8620122015Illinois
Tim Frager8619871990Boston College
Trent Guy*8620062009Louisville
Terrell Jackson8620072011Buffalo
James Rodgers*8620072011Oregon State
John Ross*8620132016Washington
140Malik Dunner8520152019Ball State
Champ Flemings*8520182022Arkansas State
Tony Jackson8519891993Vanderbilt
Jeremy Maclin*8520072008Missouri
Shane Wynn8520112014Indiana
145Chris Douglas8420002003Duke
Mike Edwards8420112012Hawaii
Darrin Greer8419861989California
Travell Harris*8420182021Washington State
Richard Leonard*8420112015Florida International
Fred Owens8419851989Wisconsin
Stephen Simmons*8420072010Northwestern
Fred Smith8420032007Tulane
Jeff Smith*8420062009Boston College
Alvis Whitted8419941997North Carolina State
Isaiah Wright*8420162019Temple
156Mikail Baker*8320052010Baylor
Matt Brown*8320092012Temple
A.J. Jefferson*8320062009Fresno State
Venric Mark*8320102013Northwestern
Omari Thompson8319992001Army
161Milt Bowen8219982002Miami (OH)
Ron Cook Jr.*8220192023Buffalo
Chris Garrett*8220062009Ohio
Rannell Hall*8220112014UCF
Nathan Jones8220012003Rutgers
Brandon Rutley8220082011San Jose State
Jamill Smith*8220102013Ball State
Kendal Smith8219851988Utah State
Eric Stephens*8220092012Texas Tech
170Steve Breaston*8120032006Michigan
Reggie Campbell*8120042007Navy
A.C. Carter8119992002Indiana
Eddie Harris8119821985Toledo
Howard Jackson*8120012004UTEP
Darius Jennings*8120112014Virginia
Tyrell Johnson*8120142017Arizona
Randy Jones8119871990Duke
Rashaad Penny*8120142017San Diego State
Hank Poteat8119961999Pitt
Josh Smith*8120102011UCLA
Marcus Thigpen*8120052008Indiana
Corey Welch8120082011Eastern Michigan
Kerrith Whyte*8120152018Florida Atlantic
Chandler Worthy8120112014Troy
185Jamaal Bell*8020202023Nevada
Jordan Byrd*8020182022San Diego State
Ernest Calhoun8020132016Kent State
Jason Chery8020052008Louisiana
Kwane Doster8020022004Vanderbilt
Greg Heaggans*8020022005Kansas
Aaron Kinebrew8019881991Kent State
Lindsey Lamar*8020092012South Florida
Jamal Miles*8020092012Arizona State
Eric Page*8020092011Toledo
Sean Schembra8019992002Ball State
R.J. Shelton*8020132016Michigan State
Syndric Steptoe8020032006Arizona
Max Suter*8020072010Syracuse
199Tony Collins7919771980East Carolina
Andre Debose*7920102014Florida
Erick Franklin7920012004Louisiana Tech
Carlos Henderson*7920142016Louisiana Tech
Adoree Jackson*7920142016USC
Jesse Williams7919771980Richmond
Nick Williams*7920092012Connecticut
206Steve Brown7819791982Oregon
Devin Campbell*7820122015Buffalo
Willie Gault7819791982Tennessee
T.J. Glover*7820122014South Alabama
Tony James7819891992Mississippi State
Diontae Johnson*7820152018Toledo
Chris Owusu*7820082011Stanford
Justin Veltung*7820092012Idaho
Manley Woods7819901994New Mexico
215Sheldon Canley7719881990San Jose State
Tyler Lockett*7720112014Kansas State
T.J. Logan*7720132016North Carolina
Terry Moss7720032006Ball State
Arkeel Newsome*7720142017Connecticut
Dwayne Owens7719901992Oregon State
Niles Paul*7720072010Nebraska
Alex Ross*7720132016Missouri
Leonard Scott*7719992002Tennessee
Devonte Williams*7720152017Indiana
225Kama Bailey*7620082011Idaho
Korey Beard7619891992SMU
Dontayo Gage7620062009Eastern Michigan
Jamal Golden*7620112015Georgia Tech
Nick Hill*7620102014Michigan State
Roy Lewis7619811984Cal State Fullerton
J.J. Nelson7620112014UAB
Mike Palys7619851988Temple
Bernard Reedy*7620102013Toledo
Orwin Smith*7620092012Georgia Tech
235Ishmael Adams*7520122016UCLA
Reggie Allen7519951998Central Michigan
Henry Bailey7519911994UNLV
Lyle Fitte*7520092013Louisiana Tech
Andre Forde7519992002Buffalo
Curtis Francis*7520042007UCF
Quinton Jones*7520032006Boise State
Cliff Reed7519811984Western Michigan
Eric Russell*7520102011Middle Tennessee State
John Stone7519982001Wake Forest
245Thomas Bailey7419911994Auburn
Shawn Bayes7420052008Kent State
Devon Edwards*7420132016Duke
Jeff Frederick7419921994Temple
Monty Gilbreath7419861989San Diego State
Corey Harris7419881991Vanderbilt
Akeem Hunt*7420112014Purdue
Kurt Johnson7419891992Kentucky
Kio Sanford7419941997Kentucky
Shawn Shoemaker7419972000Kent State
C.J. Spiller*7420062009Clemson
Deonce Whitaker7419982001San Jose State