Kickoff Return Yards Single Season Leaders and Records

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Leaders

  • Since 1976
Leaders Table
Rk Player Yds Year School
1Isaiah Burse16062011Fresno State
2Kerwynn Williams14442010Utah State
3Taveon Rogers14102010New Mexico State
4Damaris Johnson*13822008Tulsa
5Alan Lamar13332021Arkansas State
6Taveon Rogers13182011New Mexico State
7Torrey Smith13092009Maryland
8Rob Kelley13052011Tulane
Robert Kelley13052011Tulane
10Carlos Wiggins13032013New Mexico
11Max Suter12992007Syracuse
12Isaiah Rodgers12952019Massachusetts
13Michael Grandberry*12862007Memphis
14Mardy Gilyard*12812009Cincinnati
15Josh Smith12762008Colorado
16Kevin Robinson12602007Utah State
17Scott Wesley12482004Army
18William White12392002Army
19Mike Edwards12152012Hawaii
20Deonce Whitaker12141998San Jose State
21Aregeros Turner*12072015Northern Illinois
22Victor Bolden*11982013Oregon State
23Tyron Carrier11742010Houston
24Cyrus Gray11692008Texas A&M
25Chris Owusu*11672009Stanford
26Deante' Purvis11652009UNLV
27Diivory Edgecomb11552007Florida Atlantic
28Morgan Burns*11382015Kansas State
29Devin Thomas*11352007Michigan State
30Josh Smith*11322011UCLA
31Damaris Johnson11312009Tulsa
Kerwynn Williams11312009Utah State
Ashlan Davis11312004Tulsa
34Brandon Banks11272009Kansas State
35Tobias Palmer*11242012North Carolina State
36Lionell Singleton11192007Florida International
37Demond Washington*11172010Auburn
38Terrence Austin11092008UCLA
39Dante Love*11002007Ball State
40Reggie Campbell*10982007Navy
41Sean Riley10952016Syracuse
42Brelan Chancellor10942011North Texas
Cortney Grixby10942007Nebraska
44Ty Montgomery*10912013Stanford
45Torrey Smith*10892008Maryland
46Mike Edwards10862011Hawaii
47Gerard Lawson*10852007Oregon State
48Troy Stoudermire*10832008Minnesota
49Leonard Johnson10812008Iowa State
50Corey Anderson10782007Army
51Eric Stephens*10712010Texas Tech
52Christian McCaffrey*10702015Stanford
53Tony Pollard*10682016Memphis
54Tijan Redmon10651995Duke
55Brandon Thompkins10622007Arkansas State
56Troy Stoudermire*10572009Minnesota
57Jessie Henderson10562008SMU
58Warren Norman10502009Vanderbilt
Bobby Rainey10502009Western Kentucky
60Kylen Towner*10482016Western Kentucky
Antonio Brown*10482007Central Michigan
62D.J. Banks10442012Louisiana Tech
63Jeremy Maclin*10392007Missouri
Cedric Johnson10391995UTEP
65Jeff Liggon10381994Tulane
66Tyler Allen10362012Eastern Michigan
Terrence Austin*10362009UCLA
68Ralph David Abernathy IV*10342011Cincinnati
69Dennis Johnson*10312009Arkansas
70T.J. Graham*10282008North Carolina State
71Jeremiah Kobena10272011Syracuse
72Demarcus Ayers*10212013Houston
73Michael Walker10202018Boston College
Kenjon Barner*10202009Oregon
75Jakeem Grant*10172015Texas Tech
Quan Cosby*10172007Texas
77Tandon Doss10162010Indiana
Dontayo Gage10162007Eastern Michigan
79Dervon Wallace*10152011Western Michigan
Shane Wynn10152011Indiana
Leon Berry10152009Mississippi State
82Tyler Allen10142013Eastern Michigan
D.J. Beshears10142011Kansas
Dwayne Owens10141990Oregon State
85David Dunn10131994Fresno State
86Jeremy Maclin*10102008Missouri
87Chris Johnson*10092007East Carolina
88Cameron Scarlett*10082017Stanford
89Dorien Bryant*10072007Purdue
90Khalfani Muhammad10062013California
91Kerrith Whyte10022016Florida Atlantic
92Darryl Stonum10012009Michigan
93Deante' Purvis10002011UNLV
Dwayne Harris*10002009East Carolina
95Nick Hill*9992011Michigan State
96Mardy Gilyard*9942008Cincinnati
Josh Davis*9942002Nebraska
98Anthony Collins9901980East Carolina
Tony Collins9901980East Carolina
100Brandon Boykin*9882009Georgia
Charles Estes9882003Louisiana-Monroe