2024 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/20/2025

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Jacquez Stuart Toledo SR RB 5 6 245 40.83 1 1.2 49.0
2 Drae McCray Texas Tech SR WR 4 5 201 40.20 0 1.3 50.3
3 Kaden Wetjen Iowa SR WR 4 6 238 39.67 1 1.5 59.5
4 Quinton Jackson Rice SO RB 4 8 301 37.63 1 2.0 75.3
5 Tyler King Wyoming SO WR 4 6 220 36.67 1 1.5 55.0
6 Lloyd Avant Tulsa FR RB 4 6 197 32.83 1 1.5 49.3
7 Zavion Thomas LSU JR WR 5 11 347 31.55 1 2.2 69.4
8 DeAndre Buchannon Ga South SO WR 4 9 274 30.44 0 2.3 68.5
9 Zylan Perry La-Lafytte SO RB 5 6 179 29.83 0 1.2 35.8
10 Justin Pegues BGSU JR RB 5 9 263 29.22 1 1.8 52.6
11 Ismail Mahdi Texas St JR RB 4 5 140 28.00 0 1.3 35.0
12 Keelan Marion BYU JR WR 3 6 165 27.50 1 2.0 55.0
13 Winston Wright Jr. ECU SR WR 4 8 215 26.88 0 2.0 53.8
14 Jabari Bates SJSU SO RB 6 8 210 26.25 0 1.3 35.0
15 Brashard Smith SMU SR RB 5 8 205 25.63 0 1.6 41.0
16 Shaadie Clayton-Johnson Tulane SR RB 4 6 152 25.33 0 1.5 38.0
17 Kevin Davis Miami (Oh) SR RB 5 9 226 25.11 0 1.8 45.2
18 Christian Washington Coast Car SO RB 4 5 123 24.60 0 1.3 30.8
19 Demarcus Griffin-Taylor La Tech SR DB 5 10 243 24.30 0 2.0 48.6
20 Junior Sherrill Vanderbilt SO WR 5 8 193 24.13 0 1.6 38.6
21 Tykeem Wallace KSU JR WR 4 10 241 24.10 0 2.5 60.3
22 Henry Rutledge Charlotte JR RB 4 9 215 23.89 0 2.3 53.8
23 Davon Booth Miss St SR RB 4 7 167 23.86 0 1.8 41.8
24 Jordin Parker W Mich SR WR 4 5 118 23.60 0 1.3 29.5
25 Elijah Jackson Purdue FR RB 3 4 94 23.50 0 1.3 31.3
26 Eric Singleton, Jr. Ga Tech SO WR 4 5 117 23.40 0 1.3 29.3
27 Leyton Smithson Wash St JR DB 12 25 581 23.24 0 2.1 48.4
28 Jeremiah Patterson Arizona JR WR 2 6 138 23.00 0 3.0 69.0
29 Bryan Massey Houston SR DB 3 5 113 22.60 0 1.7 37.7
30 Jordan Ford Georgia St SR RB 3 4 88 22.00 0 1.3 29.3
31 Makai Lemon USC SO WR 4 8 171 21.38 0 2.0 42.8
32 C'Quan Jnopierre FIU SR WR 3 4 85 21.25 0 1.3 28.3
33 Jacory Barney, Jr. Nebraska FR WR 4 6 127 21.17 0 1.5 31.8
34 Monte Watkins NMSU JR RB 3 12 249 20.75 0 4.0 83.0
35 Yasin Willis Syracuse FR RB 5 9 186 20.67 0 1.8 37.2
36 Kenny Johnson Pittsburgh SO WR 5 13 264 20.31 0 2.6 52.8
37 Trech Kekahuna Wisconsin FR WR 3 7 142 20.29 0 2.3 47.3
38 Kanye Roberts App St SO RB 3 8 162 20.25 0 2.7 54.0
39 Keith Reynolds Washington FR WR 3 4 80 20.00 0 1.3 26.7
40 Robert Freeman IV Utah State JR WR 4 5 99 19.80 0 1.3 24.8
41 Trevor Wilson Kansas SR WR 3 6 118 19.67 0 2.0 39.3
42 Isaiah Bryant Navy SO SB 4 10 195 19.50 0 2.5 48.8
43 Terrez Worthy Temple JR RB 4 8 155 19.38 0 2.0 38.8
44 Zachary Card Oregon St FR WR 11 13 250 19.23 0 1.2 22.7
45 Julian Gray Liberty JR WR 3 8 153 19.13 0 2.7 51.0
46 Ja'Quez Cross Ark St JR RB 5 12 229 19.08 0 2.4 45.8
47 Juju McDowell S Carolina SR RB 5 8 152 19.00 0 1.6 30.4
48 Milan Tucker FAU SR WR 4 5 94 18.80 0 1.3 23.5
49 Marion Lukes CMU SR RB 3 10 184 18.40 0 3.3 61.3
50 T.Y. Harding U Mass SO WR 10 14 257 18.36 0 1.4 25.7
51 Tylan Hines Hawai'i SO RB 5 9 165 18.33 0 1.8 33.0
52 Traylon Ray WVU SO WR 3 5 91 18.20 0 1.7 30.3
53 Jaden Nixon W Mich JR RB 5 8 145 18.13 0 1.6 29.0
54 JQ Gray USM FR RB 4 8 144 18.00 0 2.0 36.0
55 Kobe Johnson CSU SR RB 6 7 124 17.71 0 1.2 20.7
56 Samuel Singleton Jr. FSU FR RB 3 6 106 17.67 0 2.0 35.3
57 Tank Pearson Ohio SR CB 5 8 140 17.50 0 1.6 28.0
58 Deion Brown EMU SO RB 3 5 87 17.40 0 1.7 29.0
59 Kam Thomas UTEP JR MB 3 4 69 17.25 0 1.3 23.0
60 Gavin Freeman Okla St JR WR 3 4 68 17.00 0 1.3 22.7
61 Ja’Shaun Poke SDSU SR WR 5 7 118 16.86 0 1.4 23.6
62 Logan Wilson Cincinnati SR S 3 4 67 16.75 0 1.3 22.3
63 Peyton Jones Duke SO RB 5 8 131 16.38 0 1.6 26.2
64 Devin Roche ODU FR RB 3 4 63 15.75 0 1.3 21.0
65 Kellen Stewart MTSU JR WR 4 8 119 14.88 0 2.0 29.8
66 E.J. Wilson Temple SR RB 3 4 55 13.75 0 1.3 18.3
67 Jalen Moss Fresno St SO WR 5 7 87 12.43 0 1.4 17.4
68 Lloyd Benson III Army SO SB 3 5 61 12.20 0 1.7 20.3

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.