2011 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taveon Rogers | NMSU | SR | WR | 13 | 50 | 1308 | 26.16 | 3 | 3.8 | 100.6 |
| 2 | Foswhitt Whittaker | Texas | SR | RB | 10 | 10 | 424 | 42.40 | 2 | 1.0 | 42.4 |
| 2 | Tyler Lockett | Kansas St | FR | WR | 9 | 16 | 563 | 35.19 | 2 | 1.8 | 62.6 |
| 2 | Luther Ambrose | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 12 | 26 | 811 | 31.19 | 2 | 2.2 | 67.6 |
| 2 | Greg McCoy | TCU | SR | DB | 13 | 32 | 979 | 30.59 | 2 | 2.5 | 75.3 |
| 2 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | FR | RB | 14 | 36 | 983 | 27.31 | 2 | 2.6 | 70.2 |
| 2 | Justin Gilbert | Okla St | SO | DB | 13 | 26 | 703 | 27.04 | 2 | 2.0 | 54.1 |
| 2 | Jamal Miles | Ariz St | JR | WR | 12 | 30 | 788 | 26.27 | 2 | 2.5 | 65.7 |
| 2 | George Atkinson III | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 13 | 35 | 915 | 26.14 | 2 | 2.7 | 70.4 |
| 2 | Tavon Austin | WVU | JR | WR | 13 | 36 | 938 | 26.06 | 2 | 2.8 | 72.2 |
| 2 | Tommylee Lewis | N Illinois | FR | WR | 11 | 30 | 755 | 25.17 | 2 | 2.7 | 68.6 |
| 12 | Latavius Murray | UCF | JR | RB | 12 | 1 | 69 | 69.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 5.8 |
| 12 | Doug Martin | Boise St | SR | RB | 13 | 10 | 338 | 33.80 | 1 | 0.8 | 26.0 |
| 12 | Tim Cornett | UNLV | SO | RB | 11 | 6 | 202 | 33.67 | 1 | 0.5 | 18.4 |
| 12 | Raheem Mostert | Purdue | FR | WR | 12 | 25 | 837 | 33.48 | 1 | 2.1 | 69.8 |
| 12 | John Evans | Western Ky | FR | RB | 11 | 18 | 579 | 32.17 | 1 | 1.6 | 52.6 |
| 12 | Duane Bennett | Minnesota | SR | RB | 12 | 11 | 344 | 31.27 | 1 | 0.9 | 28.7 |
| 12 | Jeremy Deering | Rutgers | SO | RB | 12 | 17 | 530 | 31.18 | 1 | 1.4 | 44.2 |
| 12 | Onterio McCalebb | Auburn | JR | RB | 13 | 11 | 338 | 30.73 | 1 | 0.8 | 26.0 |
| 12 | Adrian Bushell | Louisville | JR | DB | 10 | 9 | 276 | 30.67 | 1 | 0.9 | 27.6 |
| 12 | Rashad Ross | Ariz St | JR | DB | 13 | 13 | 395 | 30.38 | 1 | 1.0 | 30.4 |
| 12 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | FR | RB | 13 | 26 | 763 | 29.35 | 1 | 2.0 | 58.7 |
| 12 | Marqise Lee | USC | FR | WR | 12 | 10 | 285 | 28.50 | 1 | 0.8 | 23.8 |
| 12 | Marcus Jones | Minnesota | FR | WR | 7 | 13 | 370 | 28.46 | 1 | 1.9 | 52.9 |
| 12 | Waymon James | TCU | SO | RB | 13 | 8 | 222 | 27.75 | 1 | 0.6 | 17.1 |
| 12 | Chaz Powell | Penn State | SR | DB | 13 | 27 | 733 | 27.15 | 1 | 2.1 | 56.4 |
| 12 | T.J. Thorpe | N Carolina | FR | WR | 13 | 36 | 960 | 26.67 | 1 | 2.8 | 73.8 |
| 12 | Ralph David Abernathy IV | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 13 | 39 | 1034 | 26.51 | 1 | 3.0 | 79.5 |
| 12 | Tre Mason | Auburn | FR | RB | 12 | 24 | 633 | 26.38 | 1 | 2.0 | 52.8 |
| 12 | Lyle Fitte | La Tech | JR | RB | 6 | 22 | 575 | 26.14 | 1 | 3.7 | 95.8 |
| 12 | Andre Debose | Florida | SO | WR | 12 | 19 | 495 | 26.05 | 1 | 1.6 | 41.3 |
| 12 | Tyron Carrier | Houston | SR | WR | 14 | 30 | 776 | 25.87 | 1 | 2.1 | 55.4 |
| 12 | Jerry Gates | BGSU | SO | DB | 12 | 38 | 981 | 25.82 | 1 | 3.2 | 81.8 |
| 12 | Morris Claiborne | LSU | JR | DB | 14 | 22 | 568 | 25.82 | 1 | 1.6 | 40.6 |
| 12 | Dennis Johnson | Arkansas | JR | RB | 11 | 18 | 461 | 25.61 | 1 | 1.6 | 41.9 |
| 12 | Marquel Wade | Arkansas | FR | WR | 11 | 14 | 358 | 25.57 | 1 | 1.3 | 32.5 |
| 12 | Ty Montgomery | Stanford | FR | WR | 13 | 27 | 680 | 25.19 | 1 | 2.1 | 52.3 |
| 12 | Eric Page | Toledo | JR | WR | 13 | 34 | 856 | 25.18 | 1 | 2.6 | 65.8 |
| 12 | Matt Brown | Temple | JR | RB | 13 | 28 | 703 | 25.11 | 1 | 2.2 | 54.1 |
| 12 | Sammy Watkins | Clemson | FR | WR | 13 | 33 | 826 | 25.03 | 1 | 2.5 | 63.5 |
| 12 | Jeff Demps | Florida | SR | RB | 12 | 10 | 250 | 25.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 20.8 |
| 12 | Cody Hoffman | BYU | SO | WR | 13 | 36 | 879 | 24.42 | 1 | 2.8 | 67.6 |
| 12 | Deante' Purvis | UNLV | SR | RB | 10 | 41 | 1000 | 24.39 | 1 | 4.1 | 100.0 |
| 12 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | SO | RB | 13 | 20 | 482 | 24.10 | 1 | 1.5 | 37.1 |
| 12 | Tyler Ervin | SJSU | FR | DB | 12 | 28 | 672 | 24.00 | 1 | 2.3 | 56.0 |
| 12 | Andre Hal | Vanderbilt | SO | DB | 13 | 31 | 738 | 23.81 | 1 | 2.4 | 56.8 |
| 12 | Deon Long | New Mexico | FR | WR | 10 | 18 | 425 | 23.61 | 1 | 1.8 | 42.5 |
| 12 | Buddy Jackson | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 13 | 23 | 543 | 23.61 | 1 | 1.8 | 41.8 |
| 12 | Princeton McCarty | Idaho | SR | RB | 12 | 19 | 434 | 22.84 | 1 | 1.6 | 36.2 |
| 12 | Nick Adams | UAB | SR | WR | 12 | 20 | 456 | 22.80 | 1 | 1.7 | 38.0 |
| 12 | Brandon Davis | SDSU | SR | DB | 8 | 18 | 409 | 22.72 | 1 | 2.3 | 51.1 |
| 12 | Colin Lockett | SDSU | SO | WR | 13 | 30 | 678 | 22.60 | 1 | 2.3 | 52.2 |
| 12 | Dorian Graham | Syracuse | SR | WR | 12 | 13 | 293 | 22.54 | 1 | 1.1 | 24.4 |
| 12 | Marcus Thomas | Navy | SO | RB | 12 | 33 | 728 | 22.06 | 1 | 2.8 | 60.7 |
| 12 | Shane Wynn | Indiana | FR | WR | 12 | 48 | 1015 | 21.15 | 1 | 4.0 | 84.6 |
| 12 | Brendan Bigelow | California | FR | RB | 11 | 23 | 475 | 20.65 | 1 | 2.1 | 43.2 |