Bobby Leach has averaged the most yards per kick return by a sophomore wide receiver in a season, averaging 91.0 per return in 1982.
| NAME | KR AVG | SEASON | TM | GP | KR | KR YDS | KR YDS/G | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | PR AVG | PR YDS/G | PR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Leach | 91.0 | 1982 |  SMU | 11 | 1 | 91 | 8.3 | 1 | |||||
| 2 |  | E. McPherson | 90.0 | 1980 |  USU | 11 | 1 | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | |||||
| 3 |  | P. Johnson | 89.0 | 1995 |  ORE | 11 | 1 | 89 | 8.1 | 1 | 41 | 342 | 8.3 | 31.1 | 0 |
| 4 |  | J. Wilson | 86.0 | 1993 |  SYR | 9 | 1 | 86 | 9.6 | 1 | |||||
| 5 |  | G. Gary | 84.0 | 1999 |  MD | 11 | 1 | 84 | 7.6 | 0 | 35 | 312 | 8.9 | 28.4 | 0 |
| 6 |  | S. Smith | 62.0 | 2018 |  SC | 11 | 1 | 62 | 5.6 | 0 | |||||
| 7 |  | W. Jones | 62.0 | 1989 |  DUKE | 11 | 1 | 62 | 5.6 | 0 | |||||
| 8 | | G. Simon | 60.5 | 1994 | MD | 11 | 2 | 121 | 11.0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 9 | | J. Faison | 59.0 | 2024 |  ND | 13 | 1 | 59 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 10 | | R. Bussey Jr. | 53.0 | 2017 |  UNT | 13 | 1 | 53 | 4.1 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | | B. Hammer | 52.0 | 2025 |  TOL | 8 | 1 | 52 | 6.5 | 0 | 19 | 204 | 10.7 | 25.5 | 0 |
| 12 | | K. Bailey-Smith | 52.0 | 2013 |  MASS | 8 | 2 | 104 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 13 |  | A. Anderson | 51.0 | 2024 |  LSU | 13 | 3 | 153 | 11.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 14 |  | K. Cheatham | 50.0 | 1996 |  NEB | 7 | 2 | 100 | 14.3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 15 | | K. Coleman | 49.0 | 2019 |  LIB | 5 | 1 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | |||||
| 16 |  | C. Culliver | 48.4 | 2024 |  UNC | 12 | 5 | 242 | 20.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 17 | | T. Magee | 46.0 | 2021 |  LT | 10 | 1 | 46 | 4.6 | 0 | |||||
| 18 |  | P. Richardson | 46.0 | 1989 |  UCLA | 11 | 1 | 46 | 4.2 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | | N. Harbor | 45.0 | 2024 | SC | 13 | 1 | 45 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 20 |  | L. Brown | 45.0 | 2013 |  TCU | 11 | 1 | 45 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 21 | | T.J. Lowder | 45.0 | 2013 |  FIU | 12 | 2 | 90 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 22 |  | I. Hilliard | 44.5 | 1995 |  FLA | 11 | 2 | 89 | 8.1 | 0 | |||||
| 23 |  | C. Jones | 44.0 | 2014 |  ARIZ | 14 | 1 | 44 | 3.1 | 1 | |||||
| 24 |  | C. Whyte | 44.0 | 1999 |  WIS | 6 | 1 | 44 | 7.3 | 0 | |||||
| 25 |  | T. Godwin | 43.0 | 2016 |  UGA | 13 | 1 | 43 | 3.3 | 1 | |||||
StatMuse has season-level data for yards per kick return going back to the 1977 season.
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| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
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3 |  Pittsburgh | 4-1 | 6-2 |
4 |  Louisville | 3-1 | 6-1 |
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| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
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| 1 |  Boise State | 6 | 2 | .750 |
| 2 |  San Diego State | 6 | 1 | .857 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
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| 1 |  BYU | 8 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Texas Tech | 7 | 1 | .875 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
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| 1 |  Georgia Tech | 8 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Virginia | 7 | 1 | .875 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
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| 1 |  Ohio State | 7 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Indiana | 8 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
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| 1 |  Miami (OH) | 5 | 3 | .625 |
| 2 |  Central Michigan | 5 | 3 | .625 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
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| 1 | Notre Dame | 5 | 2 | .714 |
| 2 |  UConn | 5 | 3 | .625 |
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| 1 |  Washington State | 4 | 4 | .500 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 1 | 7 | .125 |
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| 1 |  JMU | 7 | 1 | .875 |
| 2 |  Southern Miss | 6 | 2 | .750 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
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| 1 |  Kennesaw State | 6 | 2 | .750 |
| 2 |  Jacksonville State | 5 | 3 | .625 |
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