2016 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kylen Towner | Western Ky | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 205 | 68.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 102.5 |
| 2 | Nyheim Hines | NC State | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 118 | 59.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 118.0 |
| 3 | Darrynton Evans | App St | FR | ATH | 1 | 3 | 124 | 41.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 124.0 |
| 4 | Rashaad Penny | SDSU | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 162 | 40.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 81.0 |
| 5 | Parris Campbell | Ohio State | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 105 | 35.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 105.0 |
| 5 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 70 | 35.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 70.0 |
| 7 | Barry J. Sanders | Okla St | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 138 | 34.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 69.0 |
| 8 | John Armstrong | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 1 | 4 | 133 | 33.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 133.0 |
| 9 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 96 | 32.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 96.0 |
| 10 | Teldrick Morgan | Maryland | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 90 | 30.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 90.0 |
| 11 | Paul Harris | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 89 | 29.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 89.0 |
| 12 | Rodney Smith | Minnesota | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 57 | 28.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 57.0 |
| 13 | Carlos Henderson | La Tech | JR | WR | 2 | 6 | 170 | 28.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 85.0 |
| 14 | KaVontae Turpin | TCU | SO | WR | 2 | 6 | 165 | 27.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 82.5 |
| 15 | Brandon Wilson | Houston | SR | CB | 1 | 4 | 109 | 27.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 109.0 |
| 16 | Derrius Guice | LSU | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 81 | 27.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 81.0 |
| 17 | Anthony Julmisse | Colorado | FR | WR | 2 | 4 | 107 | 26.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 53.5 |
| 18 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | FR | WR | 2 | 7 | 183 | 26.14 | 0 | 3.5 | 91.5 |
| 19 | Zach Pascal | ODU | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 78 | 26.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 78.0 |
| 19 | Corey Jones | Toledo | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 52 | 26.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 52.0 |
| 21 | D.J. Reed | Kansas St | SO | DB | 2 | 6 | 150 | 25.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 75.0 |
| 21 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 1 | 3 | 75 | 25.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 75.0 |
| 23 | Chris Thompson | Florida | SR | WR | 2 | 5 | 124 | 24.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 62.0 |
| 24 | Nathan Cottrell | Ga Tech | FR | AB | 1 | 3 | 74 | 24.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 74.0 |
| 25 | Brandon Holloway | Miss St | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 73.0 |
| 26 | Deebo Samuel | S Carolina | SO | WR | 1 | 4 | 97 | 24.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 97.0 |
| 27 | Adoree' Jackson | USC | JR | DB | 1 | 4 | 96 | 24.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 96.0 |
| 28 | Henri Murphy | Va Tech | SO | WR | 2 | 7 | 167 | 23.86 | 0 | 3.5 | 83.5 |
| 29 | Tyler Wilson | N Texas | FR | WR | 1 | 4 | 93 | 23.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 93.0 |
| 30 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 3 | 5 | 116 | 23.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 38.7 |
| 31 | Emmett Thomas | CMU | SO | DB | 1 | 7 | 162 | 23.14 | 0 | 7.0 | 162.0 |
| 32 | Bishop Louie | Tulsa | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 46 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.0 |
| 33 | Devonte Williams | Indiana | FR | RB | 1 | 5 | 110 | 22.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 110.0 |
| 33 | Jason Huntley | NMSU | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | 88 | 22.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 88.0 |
| 33 | Aleva Hifo | BYU | FR | WR | 1 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 66.0 |
| 36 | Bo Hardy | Ohio | SR | S | 2 | 6 | 131 | 21.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 65.5 |
| 37 | Tony Nicholson | Baylor | FR | WR | 2 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.5 |
| 37 | ArDarius Stewart | Alabama | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.0 |
| 39 | Deanté Gray | TCU | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.5 |
| 40 | D.J. Moore | Maryland | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 40 | Quadree Henderson | Pittsburgh | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 42 | Natrell Jamerson | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 2 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.0 |
| 43 | Darrius Sims | Vanderbilt | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 82 | 20.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 82.0 |
| 44 | Detrich Clark | CSU | JR | WR | 1 | 8 | 160 | 20.00 | 0 | 8.0 | 160.0 |
| 44 | Jourdan Lewis | Michigan | SR | CB | 1 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 46 | Tra Barnett | Georgia St | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 79.0 |
| 46 | Daryl Rollins-Davis | Ark St | SO | RB | 2 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.5 |
| 48 | Hayden Jones | UCF | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| 49 | Miles Sanders | Penn State | FR | RB | 2 | 7 | 137 | 19.57 | 0 | 3.5 | 68.5 |
| 50 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | JR | CB | 2 | 6 | 115 | 19.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 57.5 |
| 51 | Boston Scott | La Tech | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 95 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 47.5 |
| 52 | Desmond Anderson | MTSU | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.0 |
| 53 | Myles Willis | BC | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 54 | John Ross | Washington | JR | WR | 2 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 45.0 |
| 54 | Myles Campbell | Ga South | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 54 | Dejaun Butler | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 57 | Jaron Johnson | EMU | JR | WR | 1 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 89.0 |
| 58 | Cedrick Wilson | Boise St | JR | WR | 1 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 70.0 |
| 59 | Xavier Johnson | USA | JR | RB | 2 | 8 | 139 | 17.38 | 0 | 4.0 | 69.5 |
| 60 | Shelton Gibson | WVU | JR | WR | 2 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.5 |
| 61 | Xavier Hall | NMSU | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 62 | Joe Mixon | Oklahoma | SO | RB | 2 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 41.5 |
| 63 | James Gray | N Texas | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 64 | Robert Taylor | Wash St | JR | DB | 1 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.0 |
| 64 | Kerryon Johnson | Auburn | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 66 | Solomon Vault | N'western | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 47.0 |
| 67 | Levarious Varnado | La-Lafytte | JR | DB | 2 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 68 | Elijah St. Hilaire | Army | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 108 | 15.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 54.0 |
| 69 | B.J. Smith | Troy | FR | RB | 2 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.5 |
| 70 | Reggie Davis | Georgia | SR | FL | 1 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 76.0 |
| 71 | Markis McCray | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 1 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 52.0 |
| 71 | Alfred Smith | La Tech | FR | WR | 2 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 71 | Matt Guidry | UTSA | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 74 | Tyler Siudzinski | Texas St | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 74 | Tristan Payton | UCF | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 76 | Traveon Samuel | Louisville | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 77 | Kyle Fulks | Utah | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 78 | Michael Pittman Jr. | USC | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 79 | D'Nerius Antoine | USM | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 80 | Brandon McDowell | Texas St | JR | CB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 80 | Rachid Ibrahim | Pittsburgh | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 82 | Shaquille Johnson | Western Ky | SR | TE | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
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.