Illinois Football 2026 Varsity Kickoff Return Yards Avg Stat Leaders

Team Size:

11-Man6/8/9-Man

Leaderboard Info:

Special Teams > Kickoff Returns

#	Name	Yds/Att	Yds	Att	Long	GP
1	Jackson Lawal Columbia	34.67	416	12	94	10
2	Levi JagerWR, CBCCHS (Palos Heights)	32.06	513	16	88	10
3	Joel CastilloWRYorkville	30.93	433	14	90	10
4	Vance BurfordRB, LBMarion	30.56	489	16	89	10
5	Alex TaylorWR, QBSt. Francis (Wheaton)	30.00	330	11	95	8
6	Nolan HodgdonWR, CBWinnebago	29.88	478	16	70	11
7	Andrew JohnsonWR, CBJersey (Jerseyville)	29.25	468	16	97	10
8	Tyler Walker Peotone	29.14	408	14	71	10
9	Andrew GoersWR, QBMCHS (Chicago Heights)	27.62	359	13	84	8
10	Jay CrumbleWR, RBMascoutah	26.31	421	16	86	8
11	Elijah WelchWRSimeon (Chicago)	26.17	314	12	90	8
12	Kyren GriffinRB, OLBMCHS (Chicago Heights)	25.83	310	12	0	8
13	Carter HarrisRB, WRHighland	25.67	308	12	56	11
14	Evinn TracyWR, DBPontiac	25.50	357	14	0	11
15	Tyler KenyonRB, DBStillman Valley	25.21	353	14	85	9
16	Cooper LarsonRB, CBWinnebago	25.13	377	15	86	11
17	Tj OgunribidoWRLake Park (Roselle)	25.00	325	13	55	10
18	Christian ProvoDE, WRTMCV (CO-OP) (Concord)	25.00	325	13	78	10
19	Aran GuanipaWR, CBMt. Carmel	24.36	341	14	90	9
20	Connor WoodRB, CBSouthwestern (Piasa)	23.57	330	14	68	9
21	Jonathan RandolphRB, CBWarren Township (Gurnee)	23.50	282	12	64	10
22	Kingston AndersonWR, FSCollinsville	22.63	430	19	53	10
23	Elijah PurdimanRB, DBMarion	22.27	245	11	75	10
24	Rocco Mertens St. Patrick (Chicago)	22.06	375	17	57	11
25	Conner StinsonOLB, RBNBFW (CO-OP) (New Berlin)	21.93	329	15	85	9
26	Brennon ZengWR, TEBatavia	21.64	238	11	40	10
27	Ike ThompsonWR, DBWaterloo	21.50	258	12	43	11
28	Vince CostaWR, RBBarrington	21.43	300	14	93	11
29	Tate BeranCB, WRGeneva	21.33	448	21	53	10
30	Jayden ConnorDB, RBBloomington	21.15	275	13	54	10
31	Ortez JohnsonRBRTHS (Olympia Fields)	20.82	229	11	58	10
32	Alex FurtekWRTaft (Chicago)	20.69	269	13	37	9
33	Lucas GonzalezWR, DBCarmel (Mundelein)	20.65	351	17	43	10
34	Morgan FoglesongRB, SAstoria/VIT (Astoria)	20.00	320	16	37	10
35	Rhett AlexanderRB, DBOlympia (Stanford)	19.91	219	11	45	10
36	Jamir MooreRB, SBNorth Chicago	19.67	236	12	83	10
37	Jayden RodriguezRB, SIroquois West (Gilman)	19.40	388	20	36	9
38	Lane SmithRB, FSEdwards County (Albion)	18.92	246	13	37	9
39	Westin ChenowethQB, LBAstoria/VIT (Astoria)	18.18	200	11	0	10
40	Caydon FariasWR, OLBWesclin (Trenton)	17.80	356	20	38	10
41	Maverick DeckardRB, WRRobinson	17.71	248	14	0	8
42	Jordan OrtizWR, SPritzker (Chicago)	17.46	192	11	30	8
43	Kyle KeyserRB, CBSt. Rita (Chicago)	17.36	191	11	35	10
44	Ed HortonHBSpringfield	17.08	222	13	54	10
45	Jack HeftonATHNLHS (Noblesville)	16.92	220	13	38	10
46	Jamiere MooreWR, DEElgin	16.92	203	12	31	9
47	Ben SmithWR, CBTinley Park	16.58	199	12	46	11
48	Logan MartinCB, WRPlano	16.54	182	11	33	9
49	Cody Burge EBHS (CO-OP) (Elmwood)	16.31	212	13	0	9
50	Buddy HolmesWR, DBCarrollton	16.07	691	43	36	12