leader in college fbs on kick return yard in the last 5 years

Between October 15, 2021 and October 15, 2026, Barion Brown has scored the most kick-return yards, with 1,910 yards.

	NAME	KR YDS	GP	KR	KR AVG	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR AVG	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Barion Brown B. Brown	1,910	50	65	29.4	38.2	6	11	91	8.3	1.8	0
2	Brian Battie B. Battie	1,824	32	74	24.6	57.0	3	0	0		0.0	0
3	Jacquez Stuart J. Stuart	1,664	45	61	27.3	37.0	3	0	0		0.0	0
4	Jamaal Bell J. Bell	1,645	44	76	21.6	37.4	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0
5	Jayden Harrison J. Harrison	1,612	48	59	27.3	33.6	4	0	0		0.0	0
6	Jaden Nixon J. Nixon	1,547	52	68	22.8	29.8	2	2	2	1.0	0.0	0
7	Milan Tucker M. Tucker	1,546	45	66	23.4	34.4	1	0	0		0.0	0
8	Kaden Wetjen K. Wetjen	1,538	40	56	27.5	38.5	2	54	954	17.7	23.9	4
9	Julian Gray J. Gray	1,483	41	61	24.3	36.2	2	3	20	6.7	0.5	0
10	Jaylin Lucas J. Lucas	1,445	43	56	25.8	33.6	3	19	71	3.7	1.7	0
11	Zylan Perry Z. Perry	1,418	46	57	24.9	30.8	1	0	0		0.0	0
12	Kaylon Horton K. Horton	1,371	25	59	23.2	54.8	1	0	0		0.0	0
13	Jacob De Jesus J. De Jesus	1,368	40	59	23.2	34.2	0	63	768	12.2	19.2	0
14	Malcolm Gillie M. Gillie	1,360	34	55	24.7	40.0	2	0	0		0.0	0
15	Kole Wilson K. Wilson	1,341	37	52	25.8	36.2	1	16	144	9.0	3.9	0
16	Marion Lukes M. Lukes	1,284	38	63	20.4	33.8	2	0	0		0.0	0
17	Greg Desrosiers Jr. G. Desrosiers Jr.	1,281	41	65	19.7	31.2	0	0	0		0.0	0
18	Ja'Shaun Poke J. Poke	1,277	29	54	23.6	44.0	0	1	19	19.0	0.7	0
19	Shedro Louis S. Louis	1,268	33	51	24.9	38.4	2	0	0		0.0	0
20	Brashard Smith B. Smith	1,268	44	52	24.4	28.8	1	5	22	4.4	0.5	0
21	Quinton Jackson Q. Jackson	1,267	40	53	23.9	31.7	1	0	0		0.0	0
22	Ta'Ron Keith T. Keith	1,259	43	52	24.2	29.3	2	2	25	12.5	0.6	0
23	Henry Rutledge H. Rutledge	1,245	40	53	23.5	31.1	0	29	201	6.9	5.0	1
24	LaMareon James L. James	1,238	45	53	23.4	27.5	2	0	0		0.0	0
25	Brennan Presley B. Presley	1,198	48	53	22.6	25.0	1	37	155	4.2	3.2	0

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More Kentucky Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,394

Minchey

RUSH

484

Baxter

REC

401

Darby

Team Rankings

PPG

34.7

45th

OPP PPG

28.0

115th

RUSH YDS/G

181.8

54th

PASS YDS/G

232.3

79th

2026 SEC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Georgia	4-0	6-0
2	Alabama	3-1	5-1
3	Kentucky	3-1	5-1
4	Mississippi State	2-1	4-1
5	Missouri	2-1	5-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	UK	@	OKLA	7:30 PM
Sat 10/24	VAN	@	UK	7:30 PM
Sat 11/7	UK	@	TENN	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	FLA	@	UK	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	UK	@	MIZZ	1:00 PM

Last Game

LSU

4 - 2

Final

Kentucky

5 - 1

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
4	Florida International	3	3	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
6	Missouri State	2	4	.333
7	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
8	Delaware	2	4	.333
9	Kennesaw State	1	5	.167
10	Sam Houston	1	5	.167

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333