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Top Returning Players for 2022

Mike Farrell| May 18, 2022 (Updated: July 9, 2025)
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image source=”featured_image” img_size=”large”][vc_column_text]Who are the top statistical returning players to FBS next season? Glad you asked. Here’s your answer.

Passing Yards

Bryce Young – Alabama (4,872)
Will Rogers – Mississippi State (4,739)
Brennan Armstrong – Virginia (4,449)
CJ Stroud – Ohio State (4,435)
Sam Hartman – Wake Forest (4,228)

Rushing Yards

Lew Nichols III – Central Michigan (1,848)
Sean Tucker – Syracuse (1,496)
Deuce Vaughn – Kansas State (1,404)
Rasheen Ali – Marshall (1,401)
Chris Rodriguez Jr. – Kentucky (1,379)

Receiving Yards

Jaxon Smith-Njigba – Ohio State (1,606)
Jordan Addison – Pittsburgh to ??? (1,593)
Mitchell Tinsley – Western Kentucky to Penn State (1,402)
Jacob Cowing – UTEP to Arizona (1,354)
Josh Downs – North Carolina (1,335)

Total Tackles

Jack Campbell – Iowa (140)
Kyle Harmon – San Jose State (134)
Jeremy Banks – Tennessee (128)
Carlton Martial – Troy (126)
Bumper Pool – Arkansas (125)

Sacks

Will Anderson Jr. – Alabama (17.5)
Andre Carter – Army (15.5)
Josaiah Carter – Coastal Carolina (12.5)
Will McDonald – Iowa State (11.5)
Collin Oliver – Oklahoma State (11.5)

Passes Defended

Micah Abraham – Marshall (14)
Donte Kent – Central Michigan (14)
Greg Rubin – Memphis (14)
Clark Phillips III – Utah (13)
Davonte Brown – UCF (13)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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