2011 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tre Mason | Auburn | FR | RB | 6 | 11 | 379 | 34.45 | 1 | 1.8 | 63.2 |
| 2 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | FR | RB | 9 | 14 | 466 | 33.29 | 1 | 1.6 | 51.8 |
| 3 | Raheem Mostert | Purdue | FR | WR | 10 | 18 | 587 | 32.61 | 1 | 1.8 | 58.7 |
| 4 | Luther Ambrose | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 10 | 24 | 774 | 32.25 | 2 | 2.4 | 77.4 |
| 5 | Vernon Frazier | UTEP | SR | RB | 10 | 25 | 806 | 32.24 | 0 | 2.5 | 80.6 |
| 6 | John Evans | Western Ky | FR | RB | 11 | 18 | 579 | 32.17 | 1 | 1.6 | 52.6 |
| 7 | Rannell Hall | UCF | FR | WR | 11 | 18 | 576 | 32.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 52.4 |
| 8 | Chaz Powell | Penn State | SR | DB | 9 | 15 | 477 | 31.80 | 1 | 1.7 | 53.0 |
| 9 | Jeremy Deering | Rutgers | SO | RB | 10 | 17 | 530 | 31.18 | 1 | 1.7 | 53.0 |
| 10 | T.Y. Hilton | FIU | SR | WR | 13 | 18 | 548 | 30.44 | 0 | 1.4 | 42.2 |
| 11 | Tavon Austin | WVU | JR | WR | 10 | 22 | 654 | 29.73 | 2 | 2.2 | 65.4 |
| 12 | Jamal Miles | Ariz St | JR | WR | 10 | 21 | 612 | 29.14 | 2 | 2.1 | 61.2 |
| 13 | Justin Gilbert | Okla St | SO | DB | 9 | 16 | 461 | 28.81 | 2 | 1.8 | 51.2 |
| 14 | Greg McCoy | TCU | SR | DB | 11 | 24 | 691 | 28.79 | 2 | 2.2 | 62.8 |
| 15 | Ty Montgomery | Stanford | FR | WR | 10 | 18 | 510 | 28.33 | 1 | 1.8 | 51.0 |
| 16 | Colin Lockett | SDSU | SO | WR | 10 | 14 | 393 | 28.07 | 1 | 1.4 | 39.3 |
| 17 | Andre Debose | Florida | SO | WR | 7 | 12 | 334 | 27.83 | 1 | 1.7 | 47.7 |
| 17 | Khalek Shepherd | Virginia | FR | RB | 10 | 12 | 334 | 27.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 33.4 |
| 19 | Lee Clubb | CSU | FR | WR | 10 | 13 | 355 | 27.31 | 0 | 1.3 | 35.5 |
| 20 | Trey Franks | Oklahoma | SO | WR | 7 | 11 | 299 | 27.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 42.7 |
| 21 | Derek Good | CSU | SR | RB | 10 | 24 | 652 | 27.17 | 0 | 2.4 | 65.2 |
| 22 | Ralph David Abernathy IV | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 12 | 36 | 977 | 27.14 | 1 | 3.0 | 81.4 |
| 23 | Nick Hill | Mich St | FR | RB | 9 | 20 | 542 | 27.10 | 0 | 2.2 | 60.2 |
| 24 | Antwan Goodley | Baylor | FR | WR | 8 | 13 | 352 | 27.08 | 0 | 1.6 | 44.0 |
| 25 | Eric Page | Toledo | JR | WR | 12 | 28 | 753 | 26.89 | 1 | 2.3 | 62.8 |
| 26 | Buddy Jackson | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 11 | 17 | 457 | 26.88 | 1 | 1.5 | 41.5 |
| 27 | Taveon Rogers | NMSU | SR | WR | 12 | 43 | 1154 | 26.84 | 3 | 3.6 | 96.2 |
| 28 | Sammy Watkins | Clemson | FR | WR | 8 | 24 | 640 | 26.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 80.0 |
| 29 | Jarvis West | Iowa State | FR | WR | 9 | 15 | 399 | 26.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 44.3 |
| 30 | Ben McRoy | Texas Tech | SO | ATH | 6 | 23 | 606 | 26.35 | 0 | 3.8 | 101.0 |
| 31 | Nick Williams | U Conn | JR | WR | 10 | 30 | 788 | 26.27 | 0 | 3.0 | 78.8 |
| 32 | Deante' Purvis | UNLV | SR | RB | 8 | 29 | 757 | 26.10 | 1 | 3.6 | 94.6 |
| 33 | Kevin Smith | Washington | SO | WR | 8 | 15 | 389 | 25.93 | 0 | 1.9 | 48.6 |
| 34 | Tyron Carrier | Houston | SR | WR | 13 | 27 | 698 | 25.85 | 1 | 2.1 | 53.7 |
| 35 | Donte Harden | Ohio | SR | RB | 12 | 24 | 620 | 25.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 51.7 |
| 36 | Travis Benjamin | Miami (Fl) | SR | WR | 8 | 15 | 383 | 25.53 | 0 | 1.9 | 47.9 |
| 37 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | FR | RB | 10 | 22 | 560 | 25.45 | 1 | 2.2 | 56.0 |
| 38 | Andre Booker | Marshall | JR | WR | 9 | 20 | 508 | 25.40 | 0 | 2.2 | 56.4 |
| 39 | Tommylee Lewis | N Illinois | FR | WR | 11 | 30 | 755 | 25.17 | 2 | 2.7 | 68.6 |
| 40 | Jesse Callier | Washington | SO | RB | 8 | 15 | 377 | 25.13 | 0 | 1.9 | 47.1 |
| 41 | Matt Brown | Temple | JR | RB | 13 | 28 | 703 | 25.11 | 1 | 2.2 | 54.1 |
| 42 | Tray Becton-Martin | USM | FR | DB | 12 | 14 | 351 | 25.07 | 0 | 1.2 | 29.3 |
| 43 | T.J. Moe | Missouri | JR | WR | 9 | 14 | 349 | 24.93 | 0 | 1.6 | 38.8 |
| 44 | Dayonne Nunley | Miami (Oh) | SO | DB | 11 | 13 | 324 | 24.92 | 0 | 1.2 | 29.5 |
| 45 | Tobias Singleton | Miss | FR | WR | 7 | 12 | 297 | 24.75 | 0 | 1.7 | 42.4 |
| 46 | Mike Edwards | Hawai'i | SO | DB | 13 | 44 | 1086 | 24.68 | 0 | 3.4 | 83.5 |
| 47 | T.J. Thorpe | N Carolina | FR | WR | 11 | 31 | 763 | 24.61 | 0 | 2.8 | 69.4 |
| 48 | Cody Hoffman | BYU | SO | WR | 12 | 29 | 712 | 24.55 | 1 | 2.4 | 59.3 |
| 49 | Chuck Jacobs | Utah State | JR | WR | 13 | 18 | 441 | 24.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 33.9 |
| 49 | Jared Abbrederis | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 10 | 12 | 294 | 24.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 29.4 |
| 51 | Brendan Bigelow | California | FR | RB | 8 | 12 | 292 | 24.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 36.5 |
| 52 | Deon Long | New Mexico | FR | WR | 8 | 15 | 363 | 24.20 | 1 | 1.9 | 45.4 |
| 53 | Jeremiah Kobena | Syracuse | FR | WR | 9 | 33 | 797 | 24.15 | 0 | 3.7 | 88.6 |
| 54 | Jerry Gates | BGSU | SO | DB | 11 | 31 | 748 | 24.13 | 1 | 2.8 | 68.0 |
| 55 | Jeremy Wright | Louisville | SO | RB | 10 | 13 | 313 | 24.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.3 |
| 56 | Tyler Ervin | SJSU | FR | DB | 11 | 28 | 672 | 24.00 | 1 | 2.5 | 61.1 |
| 57 | Jordan Bernstine | Iowa | SR | DB | 8 | 21 | 503 | 23.95 | 0 | 2.6 | 62.9 |
| 58 | George Atkinson III | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 8 | 18 | 431 | 23.94 | 0 | 2.3 | 53.9 |
| 59 | Robert Woods | USC | SO | WR | 10 | 14 | 335 | 23.93 | 0 | 1.4 | 33.5 |
| 60 | Kyle Middlebrooks | Ariz St | SO | WR | 10 | 13 | 310 | 23.85 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.0 |
| 61 | Isiah Barton | Wash St | SR | WR | 10 | 30 | 715 | 23.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 71.5 |
| 62 | Josh Smith | UCLA | SR | WR | 10 | 32 | 762 | 23.81 | 0 | 3.2 | 76.2 |
| 63 | Michael Bowman | ECU | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 260 | 23.64 | 0 | 1.4 | 32.5 |
| 64 | Dervon Wallace | W Mich | SR | DB | 12 | 35 | 827 | 23.63 | 0 | 2.9 | 68.9 |
| 65 | Chandler Worthy | Troy | FR | WR | 10 | 24 | 563 | 23.46 | 0 | 2.4 | 56.3 |
| 66 | Robert Hollomon | Kent State | FR | RB | 10 | 16 | 373 | 23.31 | 0 | 1.6 | 37.3 |
| 67 | Venric Mark | N'western | SO | WR | 10 | 32 | 745 | 23.28 | 0 | 3.2 | 74.5 |
| 68 | Jamill Smith | Ball State | SO | WR | 11 | 23 | 535 | 23.26 | 0 | 2.1 | 48.6 |
| 69 | T.J. Graham | NC State | SR | WR | 10 | 31 | 716 | 23.10 | 0 | 3.1 | 71.6 |
| 70 | Dominic Rufran | Wyoming | FR | WR | 10 | 13 | 300 | 23.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.0 |
| 71 | Josh Lenz | Iowa State | JR | WR | 9 | 20 | 461 | 23.05 | 0 | 2.2 | 51.2 |
| 72 | Reggie Dunn | Utah | JR | WR | 12 | 24 | 552 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.0 |
| 72 | Brandon Boykin | Georgia | SR | DB | 10 | 19 | 437 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 43.7 |
| 74 | Marcus Thomas | Navy | SO | RB | 10 | 24 | 549 | 22.88 | 1 | 2.4 | 54.9 |
| 75 | Princeton McCarty | Idaho | SR | RB | 12 | 19 | 434 | 22.84 | 1 | 1.6 | 36.2 |
| 76 | Nick Adams | UAB | SR | WR | 10 | 20 | 456 | 22.80 | 1 | 2.0 | 45.6 |
| 77 | Martavious Odoms | Michigan | SR | WR | 9 | 11 | 250 | 22.73 | 0 | 1.2 | 27.8 |
| 78 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | JR | RB | 13 | 36 | 817 | 22.69 | 0 | 2.8 | 62.8 |
| 79 | Bruce Ellington | S Carolina | FR | WR | 9 | 14 | 315 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.0 |
| 80 | Ronnie Tyler | Maryland | SR | WR | 7 | 13 | 292 | 22.46 | 0 | 1.9 | 41.7 |
| 81 | Kendall Brock | Nevada | FR | RB | 8 | 24 | 537 | 22.38 | 0 | 3.0 | 67.1 |
| 82 | Andre Hal | Vanderbilt | SO | DB | 8 | 10 | 223 | 22.30 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.9 |
| 83 | Jonathan Warzeka | Air Force | SR | WR | 11 | 17 | 377 | 22.18 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.3 |
| 84 | Jordan Poyer | Oregon St | JR | DB | 9 | 26 | 574 | 22.08 | 0 | 2.9 | 63.8 |
| 84 | Levander Liggins | La Tech | FR | ATH | 9 | 12 | 265 | 22.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.4 |
| 86 | Mychal Bailey | Kentucky | SR | DB | 8 | 18 | 393 | 21.83 | 0 | 2.3 | 49.1 |
| 87 | Nathan Jeffery | UTEP | FR | RB | 10 | 13 | 283 | 21.77 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.3 |
| 88 | Tracy Lampley | USM | JR | WR | 13 | 17 | 369 | 21.71 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.4 |
| 89 | Jamison Crowder | Duke | FR | WR | 9 | 27 | 583 | 21.59 | 0 | 3.0 | 64.8 |
| 90 | Lovell Jackson | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 9 | 27 | 580 | 21.48 | 0 | 3.0 | 64.4 |
| 90 | Justin Veltung | Idaho | JR | WR | 10 | 23 | 494 | 21.48 | 0 | 2.3 | 49.4 |
| 92 | Bradley Randle | UNLV | SO | RB | 9 | 13 | 278 | 21.38 | 0 | 1.4 | 30.9 |
| 93 | Ryan Clark | Ohio | JR | DB | 12 | 18 | 384 | 21.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.0 |
| 94 | Troy Evans | Marshall | SR | WR | 8 | 12 | 255 | 21.25 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.9 |
| 94 | Tramaine Thompson | Kansas St | SO | WR | 8 | 12 | 255 | 21.25 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.9 |
| 96 | Malcolm Moulton | Minnesota | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 191 | 21.22 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.3 |
| 97 | Isaiah Burse | Fresno St | SO | WR | 11 | 59 | 1250 | 21.19 | 0 | 5.4 | 113.6 |
| 98 | Brelan Chancellor | N Texas | SO | WR | 10 | 35 | 735 | 21.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 73.5 |
| 98 | Roderick Hall | Ark St | SR | WR | 10 | 13 | 273 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.3 |
| 100 | Shane Wynn | Indiana | FR | WR | 10 | 38 | 795 | 20.92 | 1 | 3.8 | 79.5 |
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.