2020 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Byrd | SDSU | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 171 | 57.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 85.5 |
| 2 | Camron Harrell | USM | JR | DB | 1 | 3 | 145 | 48.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 145.0 |
| 3 | Lamont Wade | Penn State | SR | S | 3 | 4 | 187 | 46.75 | 1 | 1.3 | 62.3 |
| 4 | Perry Carter Jr. | La-Monroe | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 86 | 43.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 86.0 |
| 5 | Jalen Virgil | App St | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 162 | 40.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 54.0 |
| 6 | D'Shawn Jamison | Texas | JR | DB | 2 | 5 | 202 | 40.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 101.0 |
| 7 | Lideatrick Griffin | Miss St | FR | WR | 3 | 6 | 229 | 38.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 76.3 |
| 8 | Dakereon Joyner | S Carolina | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 75 | 37.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 75.0 |
| 9 | Emmanuel Logan-Greene | New Mexico | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 142 | 35.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 71.0 |
| 10 | D.J. Taylor | Ariz St | FR | DB | 3 | 8 | 279 | 34.88 | 1 | 2.7 | 93.0 |
| 11 | Aron Cruickshank | Rutgers | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 207 | 34.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 69.0 |
| 12 | Shane Simpson | Virginia | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 171 | 34.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 85.5 |
| 13 | Travell Harris | Wash St | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 92 | 30.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 46.0 |
| 14 | TJ Sheffield | Purdue | FR | WR | 1 | 4 | 116 | 29.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 116.0 |
| 14 | Gary Bryant Jr. | USC | FR | WR | 3 | 6 | 174 | 29.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 58.0 |
| 16 | Thomas Pannunzio | CSU | JR | WR | 1 | 4 | 115 | 28.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 115.0 |
| 17 | Britain Covey | Utah | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 113 | 28.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 37.7 |
| 18 | Shedro Louis | Liberty | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 56.0 |
| 19 | Tre Tucker | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 2 | 4 | 111 | 27.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 55.5 |
| 20 | Calvin Turner | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 216 | 27.00 | 1 | 2.7 | 72.0 |
| 21 | Ron Cook, Jr. | Buffalo | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 157 | 26.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 52.3 |
| 22 | Devin Chandler | Wisconsin | FR | WR | 4 | 6 | 156 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 39.0 |
| 23 | Jayden Reed | Mich St | SO | WR | 2 | 4 | 103 | 25.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 51.5 |
| 24 | Deuce Vaughn | Kansas St | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 51.0 |
| 24 | Brennan Presley | Okla St | FR | WR | 3 | 4 | 102 | 25.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 34.0 |
| 26 | Bryson Denley | BGSU | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 101 | 25.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 101.0 |
| 26 | Chance Warren | Navy | JR | SB | 2 | 4 | 101 | 25.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.5 |
| 28 | Dontae Crow | Wyoming | SR | WR | 2 | 5 | 126 | 25.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 63.0 |
| 29 | Nathaniel Peat | Stanford | SO | RB | 3 | 9 | 226 | 25.11 | 0 | 3.0 | 75.3 |
| 30 | Dannis Jackson | Miss | SO | WR | 2 | 4 | 100 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.0 |
| 31 | Deion Hair-Griffin | N Texas | SR | WR | 3 | 10 | 239 | 23.90 | 0 | 3.3 | 79.7 |
| 32 | Trestan Ebner | Baylor | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 119 | 23.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 59.5 |
| 33 | John Gentry | Utah State | FR | RB | 1 | 5 | 118 | 23.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 118.0 |
| 33 | Avery Williams | Boise St | SR | CB | 2 | 5 | 118 | 23.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 59.0 |
| 35 | Travis Etienne | Clemson | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 94 | 23.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.3 |
| 36 | DJ Turner | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 70 | 23.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 70.0 |
| 36 | Jeremiah Knight | Akron | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 70 | 23.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 35.0 |
| 38 | Damond Philyaw-Johnson | Duke | JR | WR | 2 | 7 | 160 | 22.86 | 0 | 3.5 | 80.0 |
| 39 | Josh Kelly | Fresno St | FR | WR | 2 | 3 | 68 | 22.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.0 |
| 40 | Caleb Christensen | BYU | FR | DB | 3 | 7 | 157 | 22.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 52.3 |
| 41 | Zonovan Knight | NC State | SO | RB | 2 | 5 | 112 | 22.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 56.0 |
| 41 | Bo Melton | Rutgers | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 112 | 22.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.3 |
| 43 | Isaac Jernagin | Nevada | FR | WR | 3 | 6 | 134 | 22.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.7 |
| 44 | Walter Dawn Jr. | UTEP | SR | WR | 1 | 5 | 110 | 22.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 110.0 |
| 44 | Mike Harley | Miami (Fl) | SR | WR | 3 | 8 | 176 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 58.7 |
| 46 | Jalen Cropper | Fresno St | SO | WR | 2 | 6 | 130 | 21.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 65.0 |
| 47 | Kris Hutson | Oregon | FR | WR | 3 | 5 | 107 | 21.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 35.7 |
| 48 | Kene Nwangwu | Iowa State | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.3 |
| 49 | Travis Levy | BC | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 49 | Steven Jones | App St | JR | DB | 3 | 4 | 84 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.0 |
| 51 | Velus Jones Jr. | Tennessee | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 125 | 20.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.7 |
| 52 | Trayvon Rudolph | N Illinois | FR | WR | 2 | 13 | 267 | 20.54 | 0 | 6.5 | 133.5 |
| 53 | LaJohntay Wester | FAU | FR | WR | 3 | 8 | 162 | 20.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 54.0 |
| 54 | Phillip Brooks | Kansas St | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.0 |
| 54 | Chad Alexander | New Mexico | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.0 |
| 56 | Rico Arnold | Charlotte | SO | WR | 1 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 79.0 |
| 56 | Jaylen Stinson | Duke | FR | S | 2 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.5 |
| 56 | Shermari Jones | Coast Car | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.3 |
| 59 | Chris Tyree | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 3 | 6 | 118 | 19.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.3 |
| 60 | Kobe Lewis | CMU | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 60 | Caullin Lacy | USA | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 62 | Tahj Washington | Memphis | FR | WR | 3 | 6 | 115 | 19.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.3 |
| 63 | Chris Smith | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 2 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 63 | Alante Brown | Nebraska | FR | WR | 3 | 5 | 95 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 31.7 |
| 63 | Jermaine Brown Jr. | UAB | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.5 |
| 63 | Rasheen Ali | Marshall | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.3 |
| 67 | Winston Wright Jr. | WVU | SO | WR | 2 | 10 | 187 | 18.70 | 0 | 5.0 | 93.5 |
| 68 | Wayne Toussant | La Tech | SO | WR | 3 | 10 | 182 | 18.20 | 0 | 3.3 | 60.7 |
| 69 | Ryan O'Keefe | UCF | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 54.0 |
| 70 | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | Iowa | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.5 |
| 71 | Noah Whittington | Western Ky | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.0 |
| 72 | Khaleb Hood | Ga South | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 86 | 17.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 28.7 |
| 73 | Kearis Jackson | Georgia | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.5 |
| 74 | Ke'Shawn Williams | Wk Forest | FR | WR | 2 | 5 | 82 | 16.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 41.0 |
| 75 | D'Wayne Eskridge | W Mich | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.5 |
| 76 | Jeff Foreman | Ark St | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 77 | Danzel McKinley-Lewis | Toledo | SR | WR | 2 | 7 | 110 | 15.71 | 0 | 3.5 | 55.0 |
| 78 | Hassan Hall | Louisville | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 79 | Quian Williams | EMU | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.0 |
| 80 | Malik Jackson | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 43.0 |
| 81 | Isaiah Graham | La Tech | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.0 |
| 82 | Christian Beal-Smith | Wk Forest | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.0 |
| 83 | Peter Stehr | BC | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 84 | Brennon Dingle | UTSA | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 17.0 |
| 85 | Grant Smith | W Mich | FR | C | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
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.