2021 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in November Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zonovan Knight | NC State | SO | RB | 4 | 9 | 396 | 44.00 | 2 | 2.3 | 99.0 |
| 1 | Brian Battie | S Florida | SO | RB | 4 | 8 | 344 | 43.00 | 2 | 2.0 | 86.0 |
| 1 | Jaylen Stinson | Duke | SO | S | 4 | 15 | 457 | 30.47 | 2 | 3.8 | 114.3 |
| 4 | Nikko Reed | Colorado | FR | CB | 4 | 1 | 100 | 100.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 25.0 |
| 4 | Israel Abanikanda | Pittsburgh | SO | RB | 3 | 2 | 118 | 59.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 39.3 |
| 4 | Brennan Presley | Okla St | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 200 | 50.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 50.0 |
| 4 | Velus Jones Jr. | Tennessee | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 147 | 49.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 36.8 |
| 4 | Jalen Virgil | App St | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 177 | 44.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 44.3 |
| 4 | Brian Brewton | UConn | FR | RB | 3 | 6 | 260 | 43.33 | 1 | 2.0 | 86.7 |
| 4 | Cameron Stone | Wyoming | SO | CB | 4 | 5 | 200 | 40.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 50.0 |
| 4 | Maquel Haywood | Navy | FR | SB | 3 | 4 | 158 | 39.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 52.7 |
| 4 | A.J. Brathwaite, Jr. | Western Ky | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 11.7 |
| 4 | Jayden Harrison | Marshall | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 243 | 34.71 | 1 | 1.8 | 60.8 |
| 4 | Jahmyr Gibbs | Ga Tech | FR | RB | 4 | 8 | 266 | 33.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 66.5 |
| 4 | Stephan Bracey | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 2 | 6 | 193 | 32.17 | 1 | 3.0 | 96.5 |
| 4 | Jacquez Stuart | Toledo | FR | RB | 4 | 8 | 245 | 30.63 | 1 | 2.0 | 61.3 |
| 4 | Michael Mathison | Akron | SO | WR | 3 | 6 | 180 | 30.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 60.0 |
| 4 | Marion Lukes | CMU | FR | RB | 4 | 7 | 206 | 29.43 | 1 | 1.8 | 51.5 |
| 4 | Kazmeir Allen | UCLA | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 277 | 27.70 | 1 | 3.3 | 92.3 |
| 4 | Charlie Jones | Iowa | SR | WR | 4 | 10 | 265 | 26.50 | 1 | 2.5 | 66.3 |
| 4 | Sean Tyler | W Mich | SO | RB | 4 | 9 | 194 | 21.56 | 1 | 2.3 | 48.5 |
| 4 | A.J. Henning | Michigan | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 98 | 16.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 24.5 |