2021 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams 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 | 11 | 15 | 530 | 35.33 | 2 | 1.4 | 48.2 |
| 2 | Bryan Massey | SMU | SO | S | 11 | 20 | 686 | 34.30 | 2 | 1.8 | 62.4 |
| 3 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 12 | 15 | 510 | 34.00 | 2 | 1.3 | 42.5 |
| 4 | Malik Knowles | Kansas St | JR | WR | 12 | 19 | 645 | 33.95 | 2 | 1.6 | 53.8 |
| 5 | Brian Battie | S Florida | SO | RB | 11 | 19 | 644 | 33.89 | 3 | 1.7 | 58.5 |
| 6 | Lideatrick Griffin | Miss St | SO | WR | 10 | 14 | 459 | 32.79 | 1 | 1.4 | 45.9 |
| 7 | Jalen Virgil | App St | SR | WR | 11 | 26 | 781 | 30.04 | 2 | 2.4 | 71.0 |
| 8 | Brian Brewton | UConn | FR | RB | 9 | 24 | 717 | 29.88 | 2 | 2.7 | 79.7 |
| 9 | Derius Davis | TCU | SR | WR | 11 | 16 | 473 | 29.56 | 1 | 1.5 | 43.0 |
| 10 | LaMareon James | ODU | FR | CB | 12 | 18 | 529 | 29.39 | 2 | 1.5 | 44.1 |
| 11 | Kazmeir Allen | UCLA | JR | RB | 12 | 21 | 612 | 29.14 | 1 | 1.8 | 51.0 |
| 12 | Emeka Egbuka | Ohio State | FR | WR | 11 | 20 | 580 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 52.7 |
| 13 | Will Shipley | Clemson | FR | RB | 9 | 12 | 333 | 27.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 37.0 |
| 14 | Travis Levy | BC | SR | RB | 11 | 17 | 468 | 27.53 | 1 | 1.5 | 42.5 |
| 15 | Velus Jones Jr. | Tennessee | SR | WR | 12 | 22 | 605 | 27.50 | 1 | 1.8 | 50.4 |
| 16 | Jordan Byrd | SDSU | SR | RB | 13 | 22 | 601 | 27.32 | 1 | 1.7 | 46.2 |
| 17 | Brenden Rice | Colorado | FR | WR | 10 | 16 | 425 | 26.56 | 0 | 1.6 | 42.5 |
| 18 | Juju McDowell | S Carolina | FR | RB | 11 | 15 | 394 | 26.27 | 0 | 1.4 | 35.8 |
| 19 | Jayden Harrison | Marshall | SO | WR | 12 | 14 | 365 | 26.07 | 1 | 1.2 | 30.4 |
| 20 | Trayvon Rudolph | N Illinois | FR | WR | 13 | 17 | 442 | 26.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 34.0 |
| 21 | Gary Bryant Jr. | USC | SO | WR | 10 | 16 | 413 | 25.81 | 0 | 1.6 | 41.3 |
| 22 | Thomas Pannunzio | CSU | SR | WR | 11 | 18 | 461 | 25.61 | 0 | 1.6 | 41.9 |
| 23 | Charlie Jones | Iowa | SR | WR | 14 | 25 | 635 | 25.40 | 1 | 1.8 | 45.4 |
| 24 | Tre Tucker | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 13 | 21 | 532 | 25.33 | 1 | 1.6 | 40.9 |
| 24 | Keshawn King | Va Tech | SO | RB | 9 | 12 | 304 | 25.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 33.8 |
| 26 | Camron Harrell | USM | JR | DB | 11 | 25 | 632 | 25.28 | 1 | 2.3 | 57.5 |
| 27 | Jaylen Stinson | Duke | SO | S | 11 | 31 | 771 | 24.87 | 2 | 2.8 | 70.1 |
| 28 | Jahmyr Gibbs | Ga Tech | FR | RB | 11 | 22 | 547 | 24.86 | 1 | 2.0 | 49.7 |
| 29 | Nikko Remigio | California | SR | WR | 10 | 15 | 372 | 24.80 | 0 | 1.5 | 37.2 |
| 30 | Nathaniel Peat | Stanford | JR | RB | 12 | 27 | 663 | 24.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 55.3 |
| 31 | Alan Lamar | Ark St | SR | RB | 11 | 54 | 1317 | 24.39 | 2 | 4.9 | 119.7 |
| 32 | Michael Mathison | Akron | SO | WR | 10 | 19 | 459 | 24.16 | 1 | 1.9 | 45.9 |
| 33 | Kris Abrams-Draine | Missouri | SO | DB | 12 | 18 | 432 | 24.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 36.0 |
| 34 | Jamaal Bell | Nevada | SO | WR | 12 | 26 | 618 | 23.77 | 0 | 2.2 | 51.5 |
| 34 | Winston Wright Jr. | WVU | JR | WR | 12 | 22 | 523 | 23.77 | 0 | 1.8 | 43.6 |
| 36 | Beanie Bishop | Western Ky | SO | DB | 12 | 25 | 594 | 23.76 | 0 | 2.1 | 49.5 |
| 36 | Giles Jackson | Washington | SO | WR | 11 | 17 | 404 | 23.76 | 0 | 1.5 | 36.7 |
| 38 | Kenny Logan Jr. | Kansas | JR | S | 11 | 14 | 331 | 23.64 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.1 |
| 39 | Ja'Shaun Poke | Kent State | JR | WR | 12 | 24 | 565 | 23.54 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.1 |
| 40 | Savon Scarver | Utah State | SR | WR | 13 | 27 | 633 | 23.44 | 1 | 2.1 | 48.7 |
| 41 | Marion Lukes | CMU | FR | RB | 12 | 21 | 485 | 23.10 | 1 | 1.8 | 40.4 |
| 42 | Shadrick Byrd | Charlotte | SO | RB | 11 | 27 | 616 | 22.81 | 0 | 2.5 | 56.0 |
| 43 | Jayden Reed | Mich St | JR | WR | 12 | 15 | 342 | 22.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.5 |
| 44 | Trestan Ebner | Baylor | SR | RB | 13 | 23 | 524 | 22.78 | 1 | 1.8 | 40.3 |
| 45 | D'Shawn Jamison | Texas | SR | DB | 12 | 19 | 424 | 22.32 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.3 |
| 46 | Tyler Snead | ECU | SO | WR | 11 | 14 | 308 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.0 |
| 47 | Jaylin Lane | MTSU | FR | WR | 11 | 13 | 285 | 21.92 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.9 |
| 48 | Taron Keith | BGSU | FR | RB | 11 | 23 | 500 | 21.74 | 0 | 2.1 | 45.5 |
| 49 | Nykeim Johnson | Kent State | SR | WR | 13 | 16 | 346 | 21.63 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.6 |
| 50 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | SO | WR | 11 | 23 | 492 | 21.39 | 0 | 2.1 | 44.7 |
| 51 | Je'Quan Burton | FAU | SO | WR | 11 | 13 | 268 | 20.62 | 0 | 1.2 | 24.4 |
| 52 | Lexington Joseph | FIU | SO | RB | 11 | 22 | 453 | 20.59 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.2 |
| 53 | Tayvian Cunningham | Arizona | SR | WR | 9 | 13 | 266 | 20.46 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.6 |
| 54 | Amad Anderson Jr. | Temple | SO | WR | 10 | 16 | 327 | 20.44 | 0 | 1.6 | 32.7 |
| 55 | D.J. Taylor | Ariz St | FR | DB | 11 | 23 | 470 | 20.43 | 0 | 2.1 | 42.7 |
| 56 | Luke Wysong | New Mexico | FR | WR | 10 | 15 | 304 | 20.27 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.4 |
| 57 | Shedro Louis | Liberty | SO | RB | 12 | 21 | 423 | 20.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 35.3 |
| 58 | Anthony Watkins | Tulsa | SO | RB | 12 | 15 | 300 | 20.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 25.0 |
| 59 | Ron Cook, Jr. | Buffalo | JR | RB | 11 | 28 | 557 | 19.89 | 0 | 2.5 | 50.6 |
| 60 | Travell Harris | Wash St | SR | WR | 12 | 19 | 369 | 19.42 | 0 | 1.6 | 30.8 |
| 61 | Chris Smith | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 12 | 21 | 403 | 19.19 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.6 |
| 62 | Shamar Garrett | SJSU | SO | RB | 10 | 15 | 286 | 19.07 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.6 |
| 63 | Hassan Beydoun | EMU | JR | WR | 12 | 15 | 284 | 18.93 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.7 |
| 64 | Juwaun Price | NMSU | FR | RB | 11 | 18 | 322 | 17.89 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.3 |
| 65 | Dennis Barnes | UTEP | JR | DB | 12 | 19 | 334 | 17.58 | 0 | 1.6 | 27.8 |
| 66 | Khaleb Hood | Ga South | JR | SLT | 11 | 15 | 261 | 17.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 23.7 |
| 67 | De'Montre Tuggle | Ohio | SR | RB | 11 | 22 | 375 | 17.05 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.1 |
| 68 | Caleb Twyford | Texas St | SR | RB | 11 | 21 | 351 | 16.71 | 0 | 1.9 | 31.9 |
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.