2008 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 01/08/2009
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis Shelton | Temple | SR | WR | 11 | 23 | 720 | 31.30 | 1 | 2.1 | 65.5 |
| 2 | Michael Ray Garvin | FSU | SR | DB | 12 | 22 | 662 | 30.09 | 1 | 1.8 | 55.2 |
| 3 | Perrish Cox | Okla St | JR | DB | 13 | 30 | 895 | 29.83 | 2 | 2.3 | 68.8 |
| 4 | A.J. Jefferson | Fresno St | JR | DB | 11 | 31 | 908 | 29.29 | 1 | 2.8 | 82.5 |
| 5 | Aaron Brown | TCU | SR | RB | 10 | 18 | 526 | 29.22 | 1 | 1.8 | 52.6 |
| 6 | Bryan Williams | Akron | SR | DB | 12 | 21 | 609 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 50.8 |
| 7 | Joe Burnett | UCF | SR | DB | 12 | 26 | 745 | 28.65 | 2 | 2.2 | 62.1 |
| 8 | L.J. Flintall | Ohio | JR | RB | 9 | 13 | 368 | 28.31 | 1 | 1.4 | 40.9 |
| 9 | Brandon Banks | Kansas St | JR | WR | 12 | 18 | 498 | 27.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 41.5 |
| 10 | DeMarco Murray | Oklahoma | SO | RB | 13 | 28 | 774 | 27.64 | 0 | 2.2 | 59.5 |
| 11 | Marshwan Gilyard | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 14 | 36 | 994 | 27.61 | 2 | 2.6 | 71.0 |
| 12 | Austin Collie | BYU | JR | WR | 13 | 18 | 495 | 27.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 38.1 |
| 13 | Tristan Davis | Auburn | SR | RB | 10 | 24 | 657 | 27.38 | 2 | 2.4 | 65.7 |
| 14 | C.J. Spiller | Clemson | JR | RB | 12 | 19 | 516 | 27.16 | 1 | 1.6 | 43.0 |
| 15 | Chris Garrett | Ohio | JR | WR | 11 | 23 | 618 | 26.87 | 1 | 2.1 | 56.2 |
| 16 | Brandon Rutley | SJSU | FR | RB | 12 | 27 | 718 | 26.59 | 0 | 2.3 | 59.8 |
| 17 | Dontavia Bogan | S Florida | SO | WR | 13 | 29 | 770 | 26.55 | 0 | 2.2 | 59.2 |
| 18 | Malcolm Lane | Hawai'i | JR | WR | 14 | 24 | 635 | 26.46 | 0 | 1.7 | 45.4 |
| 19 | Leonard Johnson | Iowa State | FR | DB | 12 | 41 | 1081 | 26.37 | 0 | 3.4 | 90.1 |
| 20 | Darius Marshall | Marshall | SO | RB | 12 | 30 | 790 | 26.33 | 0 | 2.5 | 65.8 |
| 21 | Jahvid Best | California | SO | RB | 12 | 16 | 421 | 26.31 | 0 | 1.3 | 35.1 |
| 22 | Jordan Shipley | Texas | SR | WR | 13 | 15 | 394 | 26.27 | 1 | 1.2 | 30.3 |
| 23 | Torrey Smith | Maryland | FR | WR | 13 | 42 | 1089 | 25.93 | 1 | 3.2 | 83.8 |
| 24 | Armando Allen Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 13 | 21 | 543 | 25.86 | 1 | 1.6 | 41.8 |
| 25 | Delano Howell | Stanford | FR | RB | 9 | 11 | 284 | 25.82 | 0 | 1.2 | 31.6 |
| 26 | Phillip Livas | La Tech | SO | WR | 13 | 32 | 826 | 25.81 | 1 | 2.5 | 63.5 |
| 27 | Troy Stoudermire | Minnesota | FR | DB | 13 | 42 | 1083 | 25.79 | 0 | 3.2 | 83.3 |
| 28 | Jason Mccourty | Rutgers | SR | DB | 13 | 17 | 438 | 25.76 | 0 | 1.3 | 33.7 |
| 29 | Derrick Williams | Penn State | SR | WR | 13 | 20 | 515 | 25.75 | 2 | 1.5 | 39.6 |
| 30 | Aaron Valentin | Purdue | SR | WR | 12 | 16 | 411 | 25.69 | 0 | 1.3 | 34.3 |
| 31 | Jorrick Calvin | Troy | JR | DB | 13 | 27 | 693 | 25.67 | 1 | 2.1 | 53.3 |
| 32 | Dustin Woods | Miami (Oh) | JR | WR | 11 | 17 | 436 | 25.65 | 0 | 1.5 | 39.6 |
| 32 | Royce Hill | N Texas | FR | DB | 12 | 17 | 436 | 25.65 | 0 | 1.4 | 36.3 |
| 34 | Damaris Johnson | Tulsa | FR | WR | 14 | 54 | 1382 | 25.59 | 1 | 3.9 | 98.7 |
| 35 | Chris Williams | NMSU | SR | WR | 12 | 16 | 409 | 25.56 | 1 | 1.3 | 34.1 |
| 36 | Josh Smith | Colorado | SO | WR | 12 | 50 | 1276 | 25.52 | 1 | 4.2 | 106.3 |
| 37 | David Reed | Utah | JR | WR | 13 | 25 | 635 | 25.40 | 0 | 1.9 | 48.8 |
| 38 | Mikail Baker | Baylor | JR | WR | 11 | 30 | 758 | 25.27 | 1 | 2.7 | 68.9 |
| 38 | Johnny White | N Carolina | SO | DB | 12 | 15 | 379 | 25.27 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.6 |
| 40 | Dennis Rogan | Tennessee | SO | DB | 12 | 28 | 698 | 24.93 | 0 | 2.3 | 58.2 |
| 41 | Trent Guy | Louisville | JR | WR | 10 | 13 | 324 | 24.92 | 1 | 1.3 | 32.4 |
| 42 | James Rodgers | Oregon St | SO | WR | 12 | 33 | 818 | 24.79 | 1 | 2.8 | 68.2 |
| 43 | Dyrell Roberts | Va Tech | FR | WR | 14 | 22 | 545 | 24.77 | 0 | 1.6 | 38.9 |
| 44 | Mike Wallace | Miss | SR | WR | 13 | 35 | 861 | 24.60 | 1 | 2.7 | 66.2 |
| 45 | Kenny Lewis | BGSU | SR | DB | 12 | 23 | 561 | 24.39 | 0 | 1.9 | 46.8 |
| 46 | Patrick Mealy | Army | SO | RB | 9 | 12 | 291 | 24.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 32.3 |
| 47 | Kejon Murphy | Utah State | JR | DB | 12 | 17 | 412 | 24.24 | 0 | 1.4 | 34.3 |
| 48 | Jordan Todman | U Conn | FR | RB | 11 | 15 | 363 | 24.20 | 0 | 1.4 | 33.0 |
| 49 | Chris Culliver | S Carolina | SO | DB | 13 | 34 | 821 | 24.15 | 0 | 2.6 | 63.2 |
| 49 | Walter Thurmond | Oregon | JR | DB | 12 | 20 | 483 | 24.15 | 0 | 1.7 | 40.3 |
| 51 | Terrence Austin | UCLA | JR | WR | 12 | 46 | 1109 | 24.11 | 0 | 3.8 | 92.4 |
| 52 | Jeremy Maclin | Missouri | SO | WR | 14 | 42 | 1010 | 24.05 | 1 | 3.0 | 72.1 |
| 53 | Jabari Marshall | Duke | SR | DB | 12 | 31 | 744 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.6 | 62.0 |
| 54 | Cyrus Gray | Texas A&M | FR | RB | 12 | 49 | 1169 | 23.86 | 1 | 4.1 | 97.4 |
| 55 | Jamar Wall | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 13 | 20 | 477 | 23.85 | 0 | 1.5 | 36.7 |
| 56 | Josh Ferguson | UTEP | SR | DB | 12 | 24 | 572 | 23.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.7 |
| 57 | John Mosure | CSU | SO | RB | 13 | 16 | 381 | 23.81 | 1 | 1.2 | 29.3 |
| 58 | Juaquin Iglesias | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 14 | 20 | 475 | 23.75 | 0 | 1.4 | 33.9 |
| 59 | Marcus Anderson | NMSU | JR | WR | 12 | 22 | 522 | 23.73 | 0 | 1.8 | 43.5 |
| 60 | Niles Paul | Nebraska | SO | WR | 13 | 41 | 969 | 23.63 | 1 | 3.2 | 74.5 |
| 61 | Javier Arenas | Alabama | JR | DB | 14 | 26 | 614 | 23.62 | 0 | 1.9 | 43.9 |
| 62 | Roddy Jones | Ga Tech | FR | RB | 13 | 15 | 354 | 23.60 | 0 | 1.2 | 27.2 |
| 63 | Darius Butler | U Conn | SR | DB | 10 | 20 | 471 | 23.55 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.1 |
| 64 | Aaron Winchester | W Mich | FR | RB | 13 | 19 | 446 | 23.47 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.3 |
| 65 | Ramarcus Brown | Georgia | SR | DB | 13 | 26 | 610 | 23.46 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.9 |
| 66 | Deante Purvis | UNLV | FR | DB | 11 | 18 | 422 | 23.44 | 0 | 1.6 | 38.4 |
| 67 | Jeremy Stewart | Stanford | SO | RB | 10 | 14 | 328 | 23.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 32.8 |
| 68 | Stephen Willis | Western Ky | SR | RB | 11 | 13 | 304 | 23.38 | 0 | 1.2 | 27.6 |
| 69 | Jewel Hampton | Iowa | FR | RB | 13 | 23 | 537 | 23.35 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.3 |
| 69 | Boubacar Cissoko | Michigan | FR | DB | 12 | 20 | 467 | 23.35 | 0 | 1.7 | 38.9 |
| 71 | Kyle Williams | Ariz St | JR | WR | 11 | 27 | 630 | 23.33 | 0 | 2.5 | 57.3 |
| 72 | Kama Bailey | Idaho | FR | RB | 11 | 41 | 955 | 23.29 | 0 | 3.7 | 86.8 |
| 72 | T.J. Graham | NC State | FR | WR | 13 | 42 | 978 | 23.29 | 1 | 3.2 | 75.2 |
| 74 | Chase Minnifield | Virginia | FR | DB | 12 | 18 | 417 | 23.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.8 |
| 75 | O'Neill Chambers | BYU | FR | WR | 13 | 35 | 809 | 23.11 | 0 | 2.7 | 62.2 |
| 76 | Brandon James | Florida | JR | 14 | 32 | 738 | 23.06 | 0 | 2.3 | 52.7 | |
| 77 | Michael Johnson | UNLV | FR | WR | 12 | 37 | 853 | 23.05 | 0 | 3.1 | 71.1 |
| 77 | Martavious Odoms | Michigan | FR | WR | 11 | 20 | 461 | 23.05 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.9 |
| 79 | Michael Holmes | Syracuse | SO | DB | 12 | 41 | 941 | 22.95 | 1 | 3.4 | 78.4 |
| 80 | Derek Pegues | Miss St | SR | DB | 11 | 31 | 708 | 22.84 | 0 | 2.8 | 64.4 |
| 81 | Demetrius McCray | Indiana | JR | RB | 12 | 17 | 387 | 22.76 | 0 | 1.4 | 32.3 |
| 82 | Brandon West | W Mich | JR | RB | 12 | 28 | 637 | 22.75 | 0 | 2.3 | 53.1 |
| 83 | Luther Ambrose | La-Monroe | FR | RB | 11 | 23 | 522 | 22.70 | 1 | 2.1 | 47.5 |
| 84 | Davion Mauldin | SDSU | JR | DB | 10 | 26 | 588 | 22.62 | 1 | 2.6 | 58.8 |
| 85 | Chantz Staden | Wash St | JR | RB | 11 | 43 | 970 | 22.56 | 0 | 3.9 | 88.2 |
| 85 | Trindon Holliday | LSU | JR | WR | 13 | 27 | 609 | 22.56 | 0 | 2.1 | 46.8 |
| 87 | Travis Benjamin | Miami (Fl) | FR | WR | 12 | 22 | 496 | 22.55 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.3 |
| 88 | Marcus Thigpen | Indiana | SR | RB | 12 | 38 | 853 | 22.45 | 0 | 3.2 | 71.1 |
| 89 | A.J. Jenkins | Illinois | FR | WR | 12 | 22 | 490 | 22.27 | 1 | 1.8 | 40.8 |
| 90 | Tyron Carrier | Houston | FR | WR | 13 | 27 | 601 | 22.26 | 1 | 2.1 | 46.2 |
| 91 | Kevin Jones | Ark St | SR | WR | 12 | 14 | 311 | 22.21 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.9 |
| 92 | Freddie Parham | USM | JR | WR | 13 | 28 | 620 | 22.14 | 0 | 2.2 | 47.7 |
| 93 | Stephen Simmons | N'western | SO | RB | 10 | 23 | 509 | 22.13 | 0 | 2.3 | 50.9 |
| 94 | Brian Fludd | Nevada | SR | WR | 12 | 24 | 530 | 22.08 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.2 |
| 95 | Dennis Johnson | Arkansas | FR | RB | 12 | 41 | 905 | 22.07 | 1 | 3.4 | 75.4 |
| 96 | Jessie Henderson | SMU | SR | WR | 12 | 48 | 1056 | 22.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 88.0 |
| 97 | Devon Brown | Wk Forest | FR | WR | 12 | 16 | 350 | 21.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.2 |
| 98 | Richard Samuel | Georgia | FR | RB | 11 | 18 | 390 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.5 |
| 99 | Jason Chery | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 12 | 44 | 953 | 21.66 | 1 | 3.7 | 79.4 |
| 100 | Corey Welch | E Mich | FR | RB | 12 | 26 | 562 | 21.62 | 0 | 2.2 | 46.8 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 kickoff returns per game played.