2016 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games at Home Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Henderson | La Tech | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 201 | 50.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 50.3 |
| 1 | Jarred Craft | La Tech | JR | RB | 5 | 1 | 45 | 45.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Keishawn Bierria | Washington | JR | LB | 7 | 1 | 45 | 45.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 6.4 |
| 1 | DJ Calhoun | Ariz St | JR | LB | 6 | 1 | 42 | 42.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Janarion Grant | Rutgers | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 119 | 39.67 | 1 | 1.0 | 39.7 |
| 1 | Deebo Samuel | S Carolina | SO | WR | 5 | 5 | 194 | 38.80 | 1 | 1.0 | 38.8 |
| 1 | Rodney Smith | Minnesota | SO | RB | 7 | 5 | 193 | 38.60 | 1 | 0.7 | 27.6 |
| 1 | Timothy McVey | Air Force | JR | RB | 6 | 5 | 174 | 34.80 | 1 | 0.8 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Aregeros Turner | N Illinois | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 207 | 34.50 | 1 | 1.2 | 41.4 |
| 1 | Antonio Callaway | Florida | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 97 | 32.33 | 1 | 0.8 | 24.3 |
| 1 | Byron Pringle | Kansas St | SO | WR | 6 | 12 | 382 | 31.83 | 1 | 2.0 | 63.7 |
| 1 | Adoree' Jackson | USC | JR | DB | 6 | 10 | 317 | 31.70 | 1 | 1.7 | 52.8 |
| 1 | Jabir Frye | Troy | FR | RB | 6 | 12 | 369 | 30.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 61.5 |
| 1 | John Ross | Washington | JR | WR | 7 | 8 | 243 | 30.38 | 1 | 1.1 | 34.7 |
| 1 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 299 | 29.90 | 1 | 3.3 | 99.7 |
| 1 | T.J. Logan | N Carolina | SR | TB | 6 | 10 | 295 | 29.50 | 1 | 1.7 | 49.2 |
| 1 | Tra Barnett | Georgia St | FR | RB | 5 | 7 | 203 | 29.00 | 1 | 1.4 | 40.6 |
| 1 | Kene Nwangwu | Iowa State | FR | RB | 7 | 18 | 507 | 28.17 | 1 | 2.6 | 72.4 |
| 1 | Quadree Henderson | Pittsburgh | SO | WR | 7 | 17 | 473 | 27.82 | 1 | 2.4 | 67.6 |
| 1 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 7 | 25 | 686 | 27.44 | 1 | 3.6 | 98.0 |
| 1 | Joe Mixon | Oklahoma | SO | RB | 6 | 10 | 270 | 27.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 45.0 |
| 1 | LaQuvionte Gonzalez | Kansas | JR | WR | 6 | 15 | 400 | 26.67 | 1 | 2.5 | 66.7 |
| 1 | Rashaad Penny | SDSU | JR | RB | 6 | 8 | 213 | 26.63 | 1 | 1.3 | 35.5 |
| 1 | Elijah Lilly | New Mexico | FR | DB | 4 | 8 | 208 | 26.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 52.0 |
| 1 | Xavier Johnson | USA | JR | RB | 6 | 11 | 285 | 25.91 | 1 | 1.8 | 47.5 |
| 1 | Victor Bolden Jr. | Oregon St | SR | WR | 7 | 13 | 335 | 25.77 | 1 | 1.9 | 47.9 |
| 1 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | JR | CB | 6 | 17 | 432 | 25.41 | 1 | 2.8 | 72.0 |
| 1 | Myles Willis | BC | SR | RB | 6 | 10 | 245 | 24.50 | 1 | 1.7 | 40.8 |