2011 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games at Home Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foswhitt Whittaker | Texas | SR | RB | 5 | 8 | 304 | 38.00 | 1 | 1.6 | 60.8 |
| 2 | Luther Ambrose | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 373 | 37.30 | 1 | 2.0 | 74.6 |
| 3 | Jeremy Deering | Rutgers | SO | RB | 7 | 9 | 326 | 36.22 | 1 | 1.3 | 46.6 |
| 4 | Chaz Powell | Penn State | SR | DB | 7 | 10 | 347 | 34.70 | 1 | 1.4 | 49.6 |
| 5 | Tre Mason | Auburn | FR | RB | 6 | 11 | 379 | 34.45 | 1 | 1.8 | 63.2 |
| 6 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | FR | RB | 7 | 14 | 479 | 34.21 | 1 | 2.0 | 68.4 |
| 7 | Greg McCoy | TCU | SR | DB | 6 | 12 | 390 | 32.50 | 2 | 2.0 | 65.0 |
| 8 | Taveon Rogers | NMSU | SR | WR | 6 | 27 | 846 | 31.33 | 3 | 4.5 | 141.0 |
| 9 | Duane Bennett | Minnesota | SR | RB | 7 | 11 | 344 | 31.27 | 1 | 1.6 | 49.1 |
| 10 | George Atkinson III | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 6 | 17 | 519 | 30.53 | 2 | 2.8 | 86.5 |
| 11 | Donte Harden | Ohio | SR | RB | 5 | 10 | 300 | 30.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 60.0 |
| 11 | Chuck Jacobs | Utah State | JR | WR | 6 | 7 | 210 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 35.0 |
| 13 | Nick Adams | UAB | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 268 | 29.78 | 1 | 1.8 | 53.6 |
| 14 | Deante' Purvis | UNLV | SR | RB | 5 | 16 | 469 | 29.31 | 1 | 3.2 | 93.8 |
| 15 | Tyron Carrier | Houston | SR | WR | 7 | 13 | 372 | 28.62 | 1 | 1.9 | 53.1 |
| 16 | Andre Hal | Vanderbilt | SO | DB | 7 | 15 | 428 | 28.53 | 1 | 2.1 | 61.1 |
| 17 | Khalek Shepherd | Virginia | FR | RB | 7 | 10 | 282 | 28.20 | 0 | 1.4 | 40.3 |
| 18 | Nick Williams | U Conn | JR | WR | 7 | 21 | 592 | 28.19 | 0 | 3.0 | 84.6 |
| 18 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | FR | RB | 8 | 21 | 592 | 28.19 | 2 | 2.6 | 74.0 |
| 20 | Brelan Chancellor | N Texas | SO | WR | 6 | 15 | 419 | 27.93 | 0 | 2.5 | 69.8 |
| 21 | Wayne Times | FIU | JR | WR | 6 | 8 | 223 | 27.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 37.2 |
| 22 | Jerry Gates | BGSU | SO | DB | 6 | 18 | 499 | 27.72 | 1 | 3.0 | 83.2 |
| 23 | Rannell Hall | UCF | FR | WR | 6 | 7 | 194 | 27.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 32.3 |
| 24 | Vernon Frazier | UTEP | SR | RB | 6 | 13 | 352 | 27.08 | 0 | 2.2 | 58.7 |
| 25 | Devrin Young | Tennessee | FR | RB | 6 | 16 | 430 | 26.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 71.7 |
| 26 | Tavon Austin | WVU | JR | WR | 7 | 17 | 455 | 26.76 | 1 | 2.4 | 65.0 |
| 27 | Matt Brown | Temple | JR | RB | 7 | 15 | 401 | 26.73 | 1 | 2.1 | 57.3 |
| 28 | John Evans | Western Ky | FR | RB | 6 | 13 | 347 | 26.69 | 0 | 2.2 | 57.8 |
| 28 | Lovell Jackson | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 6 | 13 | 347 | 26.69 | 0 | 2.2 | 57.8 |
| 30 | Jordan Bernstine | Iowa | SR | DB | 7 | 20 | 529 | 26.45 | 0 | 2.9 | 75.6 |
| 31 | T.J. Thorpe | N Carolina | FR | WR | 7 | 20 | 527 | 26.35 | 0 | 2.9 | 75.3 |
| 32 | Brandon Boykin | Georgia | SR | DB | 6 | 14 | 366 | 26.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 61.0 |
| 33 | Dervon Wallace | W Mich | SR | DB | 5 | 11 | 287 | 26.09 | 0 | 2.2 | 57.4 |
| 34 | Travis Benjamin | Miami (Fl) | SR | WR | 7 | 17 | 443 | 26.06 | 0 | 2.4 | 63.3 |
| 35 | Cody Hoffman | BYU | SO | WR | 7 | 21 | 547 | 26.05 | 1 | 3.0 | 78.1 |
| 36 | Jamal Miles | Ariz St | JR | WR | 7 | 18 | 466 | 25.89 | 1 | 2.6 | 66.6 |
| 37 | Ralph David Abernathy IV | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 6 | 15 | 385 | 25.67 | 0 | 2.5 | 64.2 |
| 37 | Jordan Poyer | Oregon St | JR | DB | 6 | 15 | 385 | 25.67 | 0 | 2.5 | 64.2 |
| 37 | Jamill Smith | Ball State | SO | WR | 5 | 9 | 231 | 25.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 46.2 |
| 40 | Brendan Bigelow | California | FR | RB | 5 | 10 | 256 | 25.60 | 1 | 2.0 | 51.2 |
| 41 | Venric Mark | N'western | SO | WR | 6 | 15 | 382 | 25.47 | 0 | 2.5 | 63.7 |
| 42 | Kevin Smith | Washington | SO | WR | 6 | 15 | 379 | 25.27 | 0 | 2.5 | 63.2 |
| 43 | Ben McRoy | Texas Tech | SO | ATH | 6 | 19 | 475 | 25.00 | 0 | 3.2 | 79.2 |
| 43 | Mike Edwards | Hawai'i | SO | DB | 7 | 18 | 450 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.6 | 64.3 |
| 45 | Jeremy Eddington | Rice | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 149 | 24.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 29.8 |
| 46 | Robert Hollomon | Kent State | FR | RB | 6 | 10 | 247 | 24.70 | 0 | 1.7 | 41.2 |
| 47 | Roderick Hall | Ark St | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 170 | 24.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 34.0 |
| 48 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | JR | RB | 6 | 17 | 412 | 24.24 | 0 | 2.8 | 68.7 |
| 49 | Deon Long | New Mexico | FR | WR | 6 | 15 | 363 | 24.20 | 1 | 2.5 | 60.5 |
| 50 | T.J. Graham | NC State | SR | WR | 7 | 23 | 553 | 24.04 | 0 | 3.3 | 79.0 |
| 51 | David Garrett | Kansas St | SR | DB | 7 | 11 | 264 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 37.7 |
| 52 | Isiah Barton | Wash St | SR | WR | 6 | 18 | 429 | 23.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 71.5 |
| 53 | Andre Booker | Marshall | JR | WR | 5 | 11 | 262 | 23.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 52.4 |
| 54 | Dayonne Nunley | Miami (Oh) | SO | DB | 6 | 10 | 238 | 23.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 39.7 |
| 55 | Jesse Callier | Washington | SO | RB | 6 | 16 | 379 | 23.69 | 0 | 2.7 | 63.2 |
| 56 | LaDarius Perkins | Miss St | SO | RB | 6 | 8 | 189 | 23.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.5 |
| 57 | Nick Hill | Mich St | FR | RB | 7 | 18 | 425 | 23.61 | 0 | 2.6 | 60.7 |
| 58 | Sammy Watkins | Clemson | FR | WR | 7 | 14 | 330 | 23.57 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.1 |
| 59 | Jeremy Wright | Louisville | SO | RB | 5 | 9 | 212 | 23.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 42.4 |
| 60 | Josh Smith | UCLA | SR | WR | 6 | 20 | 469 | 23.45 | 0 | 3.3 | 78.2 |
| 61 | Buddy Jackson | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 8 | 18 | 418 | 23.22 | 1 | 2.3 | 52.3 |
| 62 | Troy Evans | Marshall | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 185 | 23.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 37.0 |
| 63 | Martavious Odoms | Michigan | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 208 | 23.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.7 |
| 64 | Derek Good | CSU | SR | RB | 6 | 21 | 483 | 23.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 80.5 |
| 64 | Raheem Mostert | Purdue | FR | WR | 6 | 11 | 253 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 42.2 |
| 64 | Dominic Rufran | Wyoming | FR | WR | 6 | 9 | 207 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.5 |
| 64 | Lavaris Edwards | Memphis | SR | DB | 5 | 6 | 138 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 27.6 |
| 68 | Marcus Thomas | Navy | SO | RB | 5 | 17 | 390 | 22.94 | 1 | 3.4 | 78.0 |
| 69 | Tommylee Lewis | N Illinois | FR | WR | 5 | 12 | 275 | 22.92 | 0 | 2.4 | 55.0 |
| 70 | D.J. Beshears | Kansas | JR | WR | 6 | 29 | 662 | 22.83 | 0 | 4.8 | 110.3 |
| 71 | Josh Lenz | Iowa State | JR | WR | 6 | 17 | 388 | 22.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 64.7 |
| 72 | Colin Lockett | SDSU | SO | WR | 7 | 21 | 476 | 22.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 68.0 |
| 73 | Rodney Stewart | Colorado | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 113 | 22.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.3 |
| 74 | Lindsey Lamar | S Florida | JR | WR | 7 | 24 | 540 | 22.50 | 0 | 3.4 | 77.1 |
| 74 | Justin Veltung | Idaho | JR | WR | 5 | 10 | 225 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 76 | Kendall Brock | Nevada | FR | RB | 6 | 17 | 382 | 22.47 | 0 | 2.8 | 63.7 |
| 76 | Eric Page | Toledo | JR | WR | 6 | 15 | 337 | 22.47 | 0 | 2.5 | 56.2 |
| 78 | Danté Butler | Tulane | FR | RB | 5 | 7 | 157 | 22.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 31.4 |
| 79 | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | FR | RB | 5 | 13 | 289 | 22.23 | 0 | 2.6 | 57.8 |
| 80 | Mychal Bailey | Kentucky | SR | DB | 7 | 14 | 311 | 22.21 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.4 |
| 81 | Jamison Crowder | Duke | FR | WR | 7 | 21 | 466 | 22.19 | 0 | 3.0 | 66.6 |
| 81 | Darius Jennings | Virginia | FR | WR | 7 | 16 | 355 | 22.19 | 0 | 2.3 | 50.7 |
| 83 | Tyler Ervin | SJSU | FR | DB | 5 | 12 | 263 | 21.92 | 0 | 2.4 | 52.6 |
| 84 | Robert Woods | USC | SO | WR | 7 | 11 | 241 | 21.91 | 0 | 1.6 | 34.4 |
| 85 | Jeremiah Kobena | Syracuse | FR | WR | 7 | 24 | 524 | 21.83 | 0 | 3.4 | 74.9 |
| 86 | Ty Montgomery | Stanford | FR | WR | 7 | 16 | 349 | 21.81 | 0 | 2.3 | 49.9 |
| 87 | Robert Kelley | Tulane | FR | RB | 6 | 35 | 760 | 21.71 | 0 | 5.8 | 126.7 |
| 88 | D.J. Frye- Smith | FAU | FR | DB | 5 | 8 | 173 | 21.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 34.6 |
| 89 | Shane Wynn | Indiana | FR | WR | 6 | 26 | 562 | 21.62 | 1 | 4.3 | 93.7 |
| 90 | Princeton McCarty | Idaho | SR | RB | 6 | 8 | 172 | 21.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.7 |
| 90 | Marcus Mason | Wash St | FR | RB | 6 | 8 | 172 | 21.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.7 |
| 92 | Reggie Dunn | Utah | JR | WR | 6 | 8 | 171 | 21.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.5 |
| 93 | D.J. Vinson | UAB | FR | WR | 5 | 9 | 192 | 21.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 38.4 |
| 93 | Bruce Ellington | S Carolina | FR | WR | 7 | 12 | 256 | 21.33 | 0 | 1.7 | 36.6 |
| 95 | Tony Logan | Maryland | SR | WR | 6 | 10 | 213 | 21.30 | 0 | 1.7 | 35.5 |
| 96 | Orwin Smith | Ga Tech | JR | RB | 7 | 14 | 298 | 21.29 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.6 |
| 96 | Scott Williams | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 7 | 149 | 21.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.3 |
| 98 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | SO | RB | 6 | 9 | 190 | 21.11 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.7 |
| 99 | Tracy Lampley | USM | JR | WR | 6 | 10 | 211 | 21.10 | 0 | 1.7 | 35.2 |
| 100 | Jeffvon Gill | Buffalo | JR | RB | 6 | 11 | 231 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 38.5 |
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.