COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
2019: Individual Kickoff Returns
| Rank | Player | Cl | Pos | G | KO Ret | KO Ret Yds | Avg |
| 1 | Joe Reed, Virginia (ACC) | Sr. | WR | 13 | 24 | 796 | 33.2 |
| 2 | Damond Philyaw-Johnson, Duke (ACC) | So. | WR | 11 | 17 | 549 | 32.3 |
| 3 | Hassan Hall, Louisville (ACC) | So. | RB | 13 | 26 | 793 | 30.5 |
| 4 | Ihmir Smith-Marsette, Iowa (Big Ten) | Jr. | WR | 13 | 17 | 503 | 29.6 |
| 5 | Aron Cruickshank, Wisconsin (Big Ten) | So. | WR | 14 | 23 | 674 | 29.3 |
| 6 | CJ Sanders, SMU (AAC) | Sr. | WR | 13 | 33 | 949 | 28.8 |
| 7 | Raymond Calais, Louisiana (Sun Belt) | Sr. | RB | 14 | 19 | 541 | 28.5 |
| 8 | Connor Wedington, Stanford (Pac-12) | Jr. | WR | 11 | 21 | 590 | 28.1 |
| 9 | Antonio Gibson, Memphis (AAC) | Sr. | WR | 14 | 23 | 645 | 28.0 |
| 10 | Keith Mixon, Western Mich. (MAC) | Sr. | WR | 13 | 29 | 813 | 28.0 |
| 11 | Savon Scarver, Utah St. (Mountain West) | Jr. | WR | 12 | 22 | 613 | 27.9 |
| 12 | Marquez Stevenson, Houston (AAC) | Jr. | WR | 12 | 17 | 473 | 27.8 |
| 13 | Shedro Louis, Liberty (FBS Independent) | Fr. | WR | 11 | 24 | 662 | 27.6 |
| 14 | Jamal Parker, Kent St. (MAC) | Sr. | DB | 13 | 29 | 797 | 27.5 |
| 15 | Reggie Todd, Troy (Sun Belt) | Jr. | WR | 12 | 17 | 465 | 27.4 |
| 16 | Javon Leake, Maryland (Big Ten) | Jr. | RB | 12 | 30 | 804 | 26.8 |
| 17 | Blake Watson, Old Dominion (C-USA) | Fr. | RB | 11 | 24 | 633 | 26.4 |
| 18 | Anthony Hawkins, Colorado St. (Mountain West) | Sr. | DB | 12 | 21 | 545 | 26.0 |
| 19 | Giles Jackson, Michigan (Big Ten) | Fr. | WR | 13 | 24 | 622 | 25.9 |
| 20 | Michael Mathison, Akron (MAC) | Fr. | WR | 10 | 17 | 435 | 25.6 |
| 21 | Dre Brown, Illinois (Big Ten) | Sr. | RB | 13 | 25 | 633 | 25.3 |
| 22 | Ronnie Jones, Toledo (MAC) | Sr. | RB | 12 | 22 | 554 | 25.2 |
| 23 | John Hightower, Boise St. (Mountain West) | Sr. | WR | 14 | 26 | 639 | 24.6 |
| 24 | Michael Carter, North Carolina (ACC) | Jr. | RB | 13 | 19 | 466 | 24.5 |
| 25 | Ta'Zhawn Henry, Texas Tech (Big 12) | So. | RB | 9 | 13 | 318 | 24.5 |
| 26 | Isaiah Rodgers, Massachusetts (FBS Independent) | Sr. | DB | 12 | 53 | 1,295 | 24.4 |
| 27 | DL Knock, Ohio (MAC) | Sr. | WR | 13 | 28 | 681 | 24.3 |
| 28 | Velus Jones, Southern California (Pac-12) | Jr. | WR | 12 | 29 | 704 | 24.3 |
| 29 | Malik Dunner, Ball St. (MAC) | Sr. | WR | 12 | 30 | 719 | 24.0 |
| 30 | Champ Flemings, Oregon St. (Pac-12) | So. | WR | 12 | 26 | 614 | 23.6 |
| 31 | J.J. Taylor, Arizona (Pac-12) | Jr. | RB | 11 | 19 | 448 | 23.6 |
| 32 | Travell Harris, Washington St. (Pac-12) | So. | WR | 13 | 33 | 773 | 23.4 |
| 33 | K.D. Nixon, Colorado (Pac-12) | Jr. | WR | 12 | 16 | 374 | 23.4 |
| 34 | Tre Tucker, Cincinnati (AAC) | Fr. | WR | 14 | 23 | 532 | 23.1 |
| 35 | Travis Levy, Boston College (ACC) | Jr. | RB | 13 | 37 | 832 | 22.5 |
| 36 | Lincoln Victor, Hawaii (Mountain West) | Fr. | WR | 12 | 22 | 494 | 22.5 |
| 37 | Bentlee Sanders, South Fla. (AAC) | So. | DB | 12 | 19 | 425 | 22.4 |
| 38 | Jeff Thomas, Miami (FL) (ACC) | Jr. | WR | 10 | 12 | 268 | 22.3 |
| 38 | Maurice Thomas, Miami (OH) (MAC) | Sr. | RB | 14 | 33 | 737 | 22.3 |
| 40 | DeAndre Torrey, North Texas (C-USA) | Jr. | RB | 10 | 22 | 491 | 22.3 |
| 41 | Jeremiah Knight, Akron (MAC) | So. | WR | 12 | 16 | 356 | 22.3 |
| 42 | Jamahl Horne, Kansas (Big 12) | Fr. | WR | 10 | 20 | 442 | 22.1 |
| 43 | Shi Smith, South Carolina (SEC) | Jr. | WR | 10 | 12 | 263 | 21.9 |
| 44 | Bryson Denley, Bowling Green (MAC) | Jr. | RB | 12 | 19 | 413 | 21.7 |
| 45 | Tyleek Collins, UNLV (Mountain West) | So. | WR | 9 | 14 | 304 | 21.7 |
| 46 | Art Thompkins, UConn (AAC) | Sr. | RB | 12 | 34 | 737 | 21.7 |
| 47 | Amare Jones, Tulane (AAC) | So. | RB | 13 | 34 | 732 | 21.5 |
| 48 | Zamore Zigler, San Jose St. (Mountain West) | Sr. | DB | 12 | 16 | 344 | 21.5 |
| 49 | KJ Hamler, Penn St. (Big Ten) | So. | WR | 13 | 24 | 513 | 21.4 |
| 50 | Jordan Byrd, San Diego St. (Mountain West) | So. | RB | 12 | 15 | 319 | 21.3 |
| 51 | Myron Mitchell, UAB (C-USA) | Jr. | WR | 14 | 19 | 403 | 21.2 |
| 52 | Tra Minter, South Alabama (Sun Belt) | Sr. | RB | 12 | 30 | 636 | 21.2 |
| 53 | Aaron Young, Rutgers (Big Ten) | Fr. | RB | 12 | 26 | 550 | 21.2 |
| 54 | David Ellis, Indiana (Big Ten) | Fr. | WR | 13 | 28 | 579 | 20.7 |
| 55 | Isaiah Wright, Temple (AAC) | Sr. | WR | 12 | 27 | 554 | 20.5 |
| 56 | De'Vion Warren, Arkansas (SEC) | Jr. | WR | 9 | 16 | 326 | 20.4 |
| 57 | Jason Huntley, New Mexico St. (FBS Independent) | Sr. | RB | 12 | 15 | 302 | 20.1 |
| 58 | Austin Trammell, Rice (C-USA) | Jr. | WR | 12 | 15 | 299 | 19.9 |
| 59 | Keylon Stokes, Tulsa (AAC) | Jr. | WR | 12 | 19 | 369 | 19.4 |
| 60 | Tyler Snead, East Carolina (AAC) | Fr. | WR | 12 | 25 | 481 | 19.2 |
| 61 | Jahmal Sam, UTSA (C-USA) | Fr. | DB | 12 | 17 | 315 | 18.5 |
| 62 | Markis McCray, La.-Monroe (Sun Belt) | Sr. | WR | 12 | 22 | 403 | 18.3 |
| 63 | Garland LaFrance, Western Ky. (C-USA) | So. | WR | 13 | 19 | 348 | 18.3 |
| 64 | Sam James, West Virginia (Big 12) | Fr. | WR | 12 | 15 | 273 | 18.2 |
| 65 | Justice Shelton-Mosley, Vanderbilt (SEC) | Sr. | WR | 11 | 17 | 307 | 18.1 |
| 66 | Tre Brown, Oklahoma (Big 12) | Jr. | DB | 14 | 23 | 411 | 17.9 |
| 67 | Keyon Lesane, NC State (ACC) | Fr. | WR | 10 | 16 | 278 | 17.4 |
| 68 | Sean Riley, Syracuse (ACC) | Sr. | WR | 12 | 15 | 259 | 17.3 |