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Leaderboard

Season Average (Minimum 1.2 returns per game)

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Type
Leaderboard
Section
All-Time Individual Leaders on Special Teams
Group
KICKOFF RETURNS
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Anthony Davis

Southern California

1972-1974

#1
Kick returns
37
Yards
1,299
TDs
6
Yards/return
35.11

Evan Berry

Tennessee

2014-2017

#2
Kick returns
53
Yards
1,820
TDs
4
Yards/return
34.34

Eric Booth

Southern Miss.

1994-1997

#3
Kick returns
35
Yards
1,135
TDs
2
Yards/return
32.43

Duke Johnson

Miami (FL)

2012-2014

#4
Kick returns
41
Yards
1,288
TDs
2
Yards/return
31.41

Overton Curtis

Utah St.

1957-1958

#5
Kick returns
32
Yards
991
TDs
30.97
Yards/return
Not listed

Reggie Dunn

Utah

2010-2012

#6
Kick returns
48
Yards
1,482
TDs
5
Yards/return
30.88

Morgan Burns

Kansas St.

2013-2015

#7
Kick returns
51
Yards
1,572
TDs
5
Yards/return
30.82

Justin Miller

Clemson

2001-2004

#8
Kick returns
50
Yards
1,534
TDs
3
Yards/return
30.68

Lideatrick Griffin

Mississippi St.

2020-2023

#9
Kick returns
53
Yards
1,621
TDs
2
Yards/return
30.58

Fred Montgomery

New Mexico St.

1991-1992

#10
Kick returns
39
Yards
1,191
TDs
30.54
Yards/return
Not listed

Bryan Williams

Akron

2005-2008

#11
Kick returns
42
Yards
1,279
TDs
1
Yards/return
30.45

Rashaad Penny

San Diego St.

2014-2017

#12
Kick returns
81
Yards
2,449
TDs
7
Yards/return
30.23

Tony Pollard

Memphis

2016-2018

#13
Kick returns
87
Yards
2,616
TDs
7
Yards/return
30.07

Chad Owens

Hawaii

2001-2004

#14
Kick returns
46
Yards
1,354
TDs
2
Yards/return
29.43

A.J. Jefferson

Fresno St.

2006-2009

#15
Kick returns
83
Yards
2,440
TDs
3
Yards/return
29.40

Altie Taylor

Utah St.

1966-1968

#16
Kick returns
40
Yards
1,170
TDs
2
Yards/return
29.25

Devin Thomas

Michigan St.

2006-2007

#17
Kick returns
39
Yards
1,135
TDs
0
Yards/return
29.10

Deebo Samuel

South Carolina

2015-2018

#18
Kick returns
42
Yards
1,219
TDs
4
Yards/return
29.02

Charles Pauley

San Jose St.

2001-2002

#19
Kick returns
50
Yards
1,441
TDs
2
Yards/return
28.82

Stan Brown

Purdue

1968-1970

#20
Kick returns
49
Yards
1,412
TDs
2
Yards/return
28.82

Henry White

Colgate

1974-1977

#21
Kick returns
41
Yards
1,180
TDs
2
Yards/return
28.78

Kevin Johnson

Syracuse

1995-1998

#22
Kick returns
50
Yards
1,437
TDs
4
Yards/return
28.74

Joe Reed

Virginia

2016-2019

#23
Kick returns
106
Yards
3,042
TDs
5
Yards/return
28.69

Jonathan Stewart

Oregon

2005-2007

#24
Kick returns
58
Yards
1,664
TDs
2
Yards/return
28.69

Ihmir Smith-Marsette

Iowa 2017-20 53 1,520 2 28.68 Annual Champions (Ranked on total yards until

1970

#25
Kick returns
Not listed
Yards
Not listed
TDs
Not listed
Yards/return
Not listed

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