He had the biggest play of the game on the first play, a 97 -
yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
Daniyel, a sophomore running back, defensive back, and special teams standout, increased his workload and contributions throughout the season to finish with 863 yards rushing on just 95 carries and added a pair of 90 - plus -
yard kickoff return scores.
Prior to the matchup of the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots last year, there had been a defensive touchdown in four of the six Super Bowls prior, and a 108 -
yard kickoff return from Jacoby Jones in Super Bowl XLVII, making «Yes» the winning bet in five of six years.
In the Cougars» 55 - 21 win over Alhambra, Fadelli broke loose for three rushing touchdowns, a 73 - yard screen pass turned score and an 87 -
yard kickoff return for a touchdown that got the game started.
Box Score Hero: Diggs caught four passes for 89 yards, and had the 100 -
yard kickoff return to start the game.
I had a 3 - yard carry in college and a 16 -
yard kickoff return in the NFL.
I also had a 16 -
yard kickoff return in the NFL.
Jacoby Jones kicked off the second half action with a 108 -
yard kickoff return for a touchdown, putting the Ravens ahead 28 - 6.
Cleveland Brownsshrugged off 100 -
yard kickoff return by Green Bay's Al Carmichael, routedPackers 41 - 10 to share Eastern lead.
Alabama and Clemson have been exchanging haymakers for hours in the College Football Playoff Championship, but the Tide may have put this game on ice thanks to Kenyan Drake's 95 -
yard kickoff return to make it 38 - 27 with 7:31 remaining.
KANSAS CITY (4 -1-0) moved into a first - place tie with San Diego in the Western Division by defeating Denver (1 -4-0) 37 - 10 despite a 100 -
yard kickoff return by the Broncos» Nemiah Wilson and the presence of Quarterback Tobin Rote in the Denver lineup after two seasons of retirement.
The good special teams vibes continued, with Kenyan Drake breaking a 95 -
yard kickoff return shortly after.
One of the Terrapins» two touchdowns came on a 100 -
yard kickoff return by sophomore William Likely, though that only cut Stanford's lead to 28 points in the fourth quarter.
LSU had loaded up on big plays — a 100 -
yard kickoff return by Leonard Fournette, a 75 - yard pass from Anthony Jennings to John Diarse, an 89 - yard rush by Fournette * — while Notre Dame had ground out long touchdown drives: 15 plays and 66 yards, 11 plays and 75 yards, 10 plays and 59 yards.
Show - stopping sophomore wideout Jeremy Maclin, who last season set an NCAA record for all - purpose yards by a freshman, officially launched his Heisman campaign in the second quarter with a 99 -
yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
Nicknamed Goodbye for the way he blows by defenders, he electrified the crowd with an 89 -
yard kickoff return touchdown in the Golden Panthers» 34 — 32 win over Toledo in the Little Caesars Bowl.
Not exact matches
In a preseason game against Hollywood Hills his junior season, Ridley scored a 70 -
yard touchdown on a slant and
returned a
kickoff for another touchdown.
To start the 3rd quarter with CAP receiving the ball, # 10 Trey Zahursky runs up the middle for 72
yards on the
kickoff return.
He caught a 31
yard touchdown pass and
returned a
kickoff to pay dirt.
Kenyan Drake, Henry's backup,
returned a
kickoff 95
yards for a touchdown to put Alabama up by double digits for the first time.
Breaston
returned six
kickoffs for a bowl - record 221
yards, ran the ball three times for 15
yards and caught three passes for 77
yards and a touchdown.
Finally, he has 551
yards and a touchdown on
kickoff returns.
However, Janis did
return the
kickoff 15
yards to start that drive, giving him 116 all purpose
yards on the drive.
After winning the coin toss, the Seahawks would elect to receive the ball and would
return the
kickoff to their 13 -
yard line.
First, De'Anthony Thomas
returned a punt for 80 -
yards in his debut and now Josh Huff took back a
kickoff for a 102 -
yard touchdown for the Philadelphia Eagles.
First, De'Anthony Thomas
returned a punt for 80 -
yards in his debut and now Josh Huff took back a
kickoff for a...
Two newcomers glowed — Jared Cook at tight end (five catches, 56
yards) and Cordarrelle Patterson (used as a runner, a receiver, and on
kickoff returns where he produced a timely 41 - yarder late in the game).
GSU cut the score to 45 - 38 midway through the fourth, but Southern's Jaleel Richardson
returned a short
kickoff 79
yards for a score.
After missing his sophomore season with a shoulder injury, Habibi - Likio rushed for 1,438
yards, gained 2,202 all - purpose, and
returned two
kickoffs for scores among his 21 touchdowns as a junior.
Senior Ethan Titus
returned the season opening
kickoff 85
yards, untouched, carrying the ball like a torch 20
yards out of the end zone.
Trevon Diggs
returns the
kickoff 55
yards to the Auburn 39, then Carlton Davis commits pass interference to prevent another bomb to Ridley.
The Tigers ranked second in kick
return success rate (Tony Pollard averaged 28.1
yards per
return with two scores), fourth in
kickoff success rate (68 percent of Jake Elliott's kicks were touchbacks), fifth in punt success rate (Spencer Smith averaged a booming 45.1
yards per kick), and 16th in field goal efficiency (Elliott made an incredible 12 of 15 field goals longer than 40
yards).
In the previous week Brown had
returned a
kickoff 97 -
yards for the TD.
The Saints relaxed on
kickoff coverage and the Giants tied the game up immediately when David Wilson
returned the ensuing
kickoff 97
yards for a touchdown.
Maryland jumped on Virginia quickly, taking a 17 - 0 lead just over 10 minutes into the game on the strength of a
kickoff return for a touchdown by Stefon Diggs, and a 20 -
yard scoring pass from Hills to Justus Pickett.
Kickoffs were an issue, and Papi White wasn't amazingly productive in punt
returns, but Michael Farkas» punts were unreturnable (he combined a 40.9 -
yard average over 69 kicks with 28 fair catches and 26 punts inside the 20), kick
returns were steady, and place - kicker Louie Zervos was a major weapon.
The NFL has already toyed with reducing
returns, moving
kickoffs to the 35 -
yard line in 2011, and then in 2016 testing a rule moving all touchbacks to the 25 -
yard line instead of the 20.
# 1 RB Johnson - Loud
returns the
kickoff for 85
yards for a TD and the Bruins are up 48 - 20 just like that!
About Harris taking a middle
kickoff return and speeding through the heart of the Dallas coverage for 100
yards.
He also averages 28.2
yards per
kickoff return.
Joe Jarzynka, WR - KR, Washington The 5» 7», 175 - pound senior, a former walk - on, was Mr. Everything for the Huskies last season,
returning 16
kickoffs and 45 punts for 731
yards and a touchdown, and making 19 of 22 PAT attempts and six of eight field goal tries.
Randy Stella, KR, Nebraska — When the 6 - foot, 210 - pound sophomore isn't averaging 23.6
yards per
kickoff return, he's setting up the
return as the Cornhuskers» wedge buster.
Tennessee did manage to pile up over 213 rushing
yards and got a highlight - worthy
kickoff return from Cordarrelle Patterson to keep the game close, but it was the Bulldogs who stayed ahead of the Vols for most of the game.
He completed a touchdown pass, and had three
kickoff returns of 90
yards or more (scoring on two of them).
I love coaching,» says DeHaven, whose San Francisco special teams had a less - than - stellar start, allowing
kickoff returns of 57 and 48
yards in a 36 - 28 loss to the Falcons.
Halfback Ollie Matson, regarded by most pro coaches as the best runner in the business,
returned a
kickoff 105
yards for a touchdown and gained 69
yards in six tries from scrimmage as the Cardinal split - T attack continues to pick up momentum.
He also averaged 45
yards on two
kickoff returns.
On the first
kickoff of the National Championship, Clemson's blocking opens up a 43 -
yard return.
The Bears averaged 7.8
yards per play to ISU's 2.9, Bryce Petty passed for a breezy 343
yards in 31 throws, and in particularly cruel fashion, when the Cyclones finally scored in the final minute of the game, Baylor
returned the ensuing
kickoff for a touchdown.
Billy averaged 5 1/2
yards a carry, gaining 583
yards from scrimmage, and led the conference in
kickoff returns, but he is the first to admit that there was an awful lot he needed to learn about playing football.