2011 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T.Y. Hilton | FIU | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 386 | 35.09 | 0 | 1.4 | 48.3 |
| 2 | Jeremy Deering | Rutgers | SO | RB | 7 | 12 | 401 | 33.42 | 1 | 1.7 | 57.3 |
| 3 | Luther Ambrose | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 8 | 23 | 755 | 32.83 | 2 | 2.9 | 94.4 |
| 4 | Raheem Mostert | Purdue | FR | WR | 8 | 19 | 617 | 32.47 | 0 | 2.4 | 77.1 |
| 4 | John Evans | Western Ky | FR | RB | 8 | 17 | 552 | 32.47 | 1 | 2.1 | 69.0 |
| 6 | Rannell Hall | UCF | FR | WR | 8 | 23 | 714 | 31.04 | 0 | 2.9 | 89.3 |
| 7 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | FR | RB | 10 | 25 | 740 | 29.60 | 2 | 2.5 | 74.0 |
| 8 | Tavon Austin | WVU | JR | WR | 7 | 15 | 437 | 29.13 | 1 | 2.1 | 62.4 |
| 9 | George Atkinson III | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 58 | 29.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 58.0 |
| 10 | T.J. Thorpe | N Carolina | FR | WR | 8 | 20 | 559 | 27.95 | 1 | 2.5 | 69.9 |
| 11 | Tyron Carrier | Houston | SR | WR | 9 | 18 | 501 | 27.83 | 1 | 2.0 | 55.7 |
| 12 | Dennis Johnson | Arkansas | JR | RB | 8 | 12 | 332 | 27.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 41.5 |
| 13 | Chaz Powell | Penn State | SR | DB | 8 | 17 | 470 | 27.65 | 0 | 2.1 | 58.8 |
| 14 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | SO | RB | 8 | 11 | 301 | 27.36 | 1 | 1.4 | 37.6 |
| 15 | Sammy Watkins | Clemson | FR | WR | 8 | 21 | 573 | 27.29 | 1 | 2.6 | 71.6 |
| 16 | Taveon Rogers | NMSU | SR | WR | 7 | 29 | 790 | 27.24 | 2 | 4.1 | 112.9 |
| 17 | Khalek Shepherd | Virginia | FR | RB | 8 | 14 | 378 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 47.3 |
| 18 | Vernon Frazier | UTEP | SR | RB | 8 | 17 | 457 | 26.88 | 0 | 2.1 | 57.1 |
| 19 | Nick Williams | U Conn | JR | WR | 7 | 23 | 618 | 26.87 | 0 | 3.3 | 88.3 |
| 20 | Chuck Jacobs | Utah State | JR | WR | 7 | 14 | 376 | 26.86 | 0 | 2.0 | 53.7 |
| 21 | Tommylee Lewis | N Illinois | FR | WR | 9 | 23 | 607 | 26.39 | 2 | 2.6 | 67.4 |
| 22 | Andre Booker | Marshall | JR | WR | 8 | 17 | 446 | 26.24 | 0 | 2.1 | 55.8 |
| 23 | Nick Hill | Mich St | FR | RB | 9 | 27 | 696 | 25.78 | 0 | 3.0 | 77.3 |
| 24 | Ty Montgomery | Stanford | FR | WR | 9 | 23 | 586 | 25.48 | 1 | 2.6 | 65.1 |
| 25 | Jarvis West | Iowa State | FR | WR | 9 | 18 | 458 | 25.44 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.9 |
| 26 | Tyler Ervin | SJSU | FR | DB | 7 | 18 | 457 | 25.39 | 1 | 2.6 | 65.3 |
| 27 | Jordan Bernstine | Iowa | SR | DB | 8 | 19 | 474 | 24.95 | 0 | 2.4 | 59.3 |
| 28 | Kevin Smith | Washington | SO | WR | 9 | 34 | 847 | 24.91 | 0 | 3.8 | 94.1 |
| 29 | Jared Abbrederis | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 9 | 18 | 445 | 24.72 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.4 |
| 30 | Jamal Miles | Ariz St | JR | WR | 9 | 28 | 692 | 24.71 | 1 | 3.1 | 76.9 |
| 31 | Tre Mason | Auburn | FR | RB | 7 | 16 | 394 | 24.63 | 0 | 2.3 | 56.3 |
| 32 | Ronnie Tyler | Maryland | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 221 | 24.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.6 |
| 33 | Ralph David Abernathy IV | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 7 | 29 | 711 | 24.52 | 0 | 4.1 | 101.6 |
| 34 | Mike Edwards | Hawai'i | SO | DB | 7 | 24 | 585 | 24.38 | 0 | 3.4 | 83.6 |
| 35 | Isiah Barton | Wash St | SR | WR | 9 | 33 | 799 | 24.21 | 0 | 3.7 | 88.8 |
| 35 | Justin Gilbert | Okla St | SO | DB | 9 | 14 | 339 | 24.21 | 1 | 1.6 | 37.7 |
| 37 | Jordan Hall | Ohio State | JR | RB | 7 | 20 | 484 | 24.20 | 0 | 2.9 | 69.1 |
| 37 | Princeton McCarty | Idaho | SR | RB | 7 | 15 | 363 | 24.20 | 1 | 2.1 | 51.9 |
| 37 | Garic Wharton | Arizona | FR | WR | 8 | 10 | 242 | 24.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.3 |
| 40 | Justin Veltung | Idaho | JR | WR | 6 | 16 | 387 | 24.19 | 0 | 2.7 | 64.5 |
| 41 | Tobias Singleton | Miss | FR | WR | 7 | 16 | 386 | 24.13 | 0 | 2.3 | 55.1 |
| 42 | Solomon Patton | Florida | SO | WR | 8 | 10 | 241 | 24.10 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.1 |
| 43 | Levander Liggins | La Tech | FR | ATH | 6 | 11 | 265 | 24.09 | 0 | 1.8 | 44.2 |
| 44 | Deante' Purvis | UNLV | SR | RB | 7 | 32 | 769 | 24.03 | 1 | 4.6 | 109.9 |
| 45 | Eric Page | Toledo | JR | WR | 8 | 15 | 360 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 45.0 |
| 46 | Jerry Gates | BGSU | SO | DB | 8 | 30 | 716 | 23.87 | 1 | 3.8 | 89.5 |
| 47 | Philander Moore | Miss | SO | WR | 6 | 7 | 167 | 23.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 27.8 |
| 48 | Matt Brown | Temple | JR | RB | 8 | 19 | 453 | 23.84 | 1 | 2.4 | 56.6 |
| 49 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | FR | RB | 8 | 16 | 379 | 23.69 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.4 |
| 50 | Robert Hollomon | Kent State | FR | RB | 8 | 13 | 306 | 23.54 | 0 | 1.6 | 38.3 |
| 51 | Ben McRoy | Texas Tech | SO | ATH | 7 | 26 | 609 | 23.42 | 0 | 3.7 | 87.0 |
| 52 | LaDarius Perkins | Miss St | SO | RB | 8 | 15 | 350 | 23.33 | 0 | 1.9 | 43.8 |
| 53 | Travis Benjamin | Miami (Fl) | SR | WR | 7 | 18 | 419 | 23.28 | 0 | 2.6 | 59.9 |
| 54 | Bruce Ellington | S Carolina | FR | WR | 8 | 11 | 256 | 23.27 | 0 | 1.4 | 32.0 |
| 55 | Jamill Smith | Ball State | SO | WR | 8 | 23 | 535 | 23.26 | 0 | 2.9 | 66.9 |
| 56 | Reggie Dunn | Utah | JR | WR | 9 | 21 | 488 | 23.24 | 0 | 2.3 | 54.2 |
| 56 | Nick Adams | UAB | SR | WR | 8 | 17 | 395 | 23.24 | 1 | 2.1 | 49.4 |
| 58 | Nathan Jeffery | UTEP | FR | RB | 8 | 11 | 254 | 23.09 | 0 | 1.4 | 31.8 |
| 59 | Robert Woods | USC | SO | WR | 9 | 13 | 300 | 23.08 | 0 | 1.4 | 33.3 |
| 60 | Josh Smith | UCLA | SR | WR | 10 | 40 | 921 | 23.03 | 0 | 4.0 | 92.1 |
| 61 | Dustin Harris | Texas A&M | JR | DB | 9 | 14 | 321 | 22.93 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.7 |
| 62 | Andre Hal | Vanderbilt | SO | DB | 8 | 26 | 595 | 22.88 | 1 | 3.3 | 74.4 |
| 63 | Derek Good | CSU | SR | RB | 7 | 23 | 526 | 22.87 | 0 | 3.3 | 75.1 |
| 64 | Marquel Wade | Arkansas | FR | WR | 6 | 7 | 160 | 22.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.7 |
| 65 | Trey Franks | Oklahoma | SO | WR | 8 | 16 | 364 | 22.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.5 |
| 65 | Jeremy Wright | Louisville | SO | RB | 6 | 8 | 182 | 22.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.3 |
| 67 | Donnie Duncan | New Mexico | FR | WR | 6 | 10 | 226 | 22.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.7 |
| 68 | Antwan Goodley | Baylor | FR | WR | 8 | 16 | 361 | 22.56 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.1 |
| 69 | Corey Davis | Pittsburgh | FR | RB | 6 | 9 | 202 | 22.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.7 |
| 70 | Devrin Young | Tennessee | FR | RB | 7 | 24 | 538 | 22.42 | 0 | 3.4 | 76.9 |
| 71 | T.J. Moe | Missouri | JR | WR | 9 | 18 | 402 | 22.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.7 |
| 72 | Andre Debose | Florida | SO | WR | 7 | 11 | 245 | 22.27 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.0 |
| 73 | Darius Staten | Navy | SO | RB | 2 | 4 | 89 | 22.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.5 |
| 74 | Jordan Poyer | Oregon St | JR | DB | 9 | 23 | 509 | 22.13 | 0 | 2.6 | 56.6 |
| 75 | Shane Wynn | Indiana | FR | WR | 8 | 37 | 816 | 22.05 | 1 | 4.6 | 102.0 |
| 76 | Martavious Odoms | Michigan | SR | WR | 8 | 16 | 352 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 76 | Javone Lawson | La-Lafytte | JR | WR | 8 | 11 | 242 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 30.3 |
| 78 | Michael Avila | SJSU | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 153 | 21.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.5 |
| 79 | James Richardson | SMU | FR | DB | 7 | 20 | 437 | 21.85 | 0 | 2.9 | 62.4 |
| 80 | D.J. Vinson | UAB | FR | WR | 8 | 17 | 371 | 21.82 | 0 | 2.1 | 46.4 |
| 81 | Venric Mark | N'western | SO | WR | 8 | 24 | 523 | 21.79 | 0 | 3.0 | 65.4 |
| 82 | Rodney Stewart | Colorado | SR | RB | 8 | 11 | 239 | 21.73 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.9 |
| 83 | Jonathan Warzeka | Air Force | SR | WR | 7 | 10 | 217 | 21.70 | 0 | 1.4 | 31.0 |
| 84 | Jeremy Eddington | Rice | SO | RB | 8 | 18 | 390 | 21.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 48.8 |
| 85 | Donte Harden | Ohio | SR | RB | 8 | 17 | 365 | 21.47 | 0 | 2.1 | 45.6 |
| 85 | Tracy Lampley | USM | JR | WR | 9 | 15 | 322 | 21.47 | 0 | 1.7 | 35.8 |
| 87 | Kendall Brock | Nevada | FR | RB | 6 | 22 | 471 | 21.41 | 0 | 3.7 | 78.5 |
| 88 | Dervon Wallace | W Mich | SR | DB | 8 | 22 | 470 | 21.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 58.8 |
| 88 | Troy Evans | Marshall | SR | WR | 8 | 14 | 299 | 21.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.4 |
| 88 | Orwin Smith | Ga Tech | JR | RB | 7 | 11 | 235 | 21.36 | 0 | 1.6 | 33.6 |
| 91 | Jeremiah Kobena | Syracuse | FR | WR | 7 | 24 | 512 | 21.33 | 0 | 3.4 | 73.1 |
| 92 | Lindsey Lamar | S Florida | JR | WR | 7 | 25 | 533 | 21.32 | 0 | 3.6 | 76.1 |
| 93 | Chandler Worthy | Troy | FR | WR | 8 | 20 | 425 | 21.25 | 0 | 2.5 | 53.1 |
| 94 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | JR | RB | 7 | 22 | 467 | 21.23 | 0 | 3.1 | 66.7 |
| 95 | Brelan Chancellor | N Texas | SO | WR | 8 | 29 | 615 | 21.21 | 0 | 3.6 | 76.9 |
| 96 | Spiffy Evans | BC | FR | WR | 7 | 20 | 424 | 21.20 | 0 | 2.9 | 60.6 |
| 97 | Ryan Clark | Ohio | JR | DB | 7 | 11 | 233 | 21.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 33.3 |
| 98 | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | FR | RB | 9 | 26 | 549 | 21.12 | 0 | 2.9 | 61.0 |
| 99 | Marcus Thomas | Navy | SO | RB | 2 | 5 | 105 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 52.5 |
| 99 | Morris Claiborne | LSU | JR | DB | 10 | 15 | 315 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.5 |
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.