2024 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games Won Only through 01/20/2025

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 DK Kaufman NC State SR SAF 6 8 285 35.63 0 1.3 47.5
2 Ian Foster Marshall FR S 10 15 502 33.47 0 1.5 50.2
3 Drae McCray Texas Tech SR WR 7 11 366 33.27 0 1.6 52.3
4 Makai Lemon USC SO WR 6 9 296 32.89 0 1.5 49.3
5 Jordin Parker W Mich SR WR 5 6 189 31.50 0 1.2 37.8
6 Henry Rutledge Charlotte JR RB 5 7 215 30.71 0 1.4 43.0
7 Jeremiah Cobb Auburn SO RB 5 7 204 29.14 0 1.4 40.8
8 Keelan Marion BYU JR WR 11 13 367 28.23 2 1.2 33.4
9 Zavion Thomas LSU JR WR 9 15 416 27.73 1 1.7 46.2
10 Quinton Jackson Rice SO RB 4 6 157 26.17 0 1.5 39.3
11 Winston Wright Jr. ECU SR WR 6 11 286 26.00 0 1.8 47.7
12 Malcolm Gillie Ball State SR WR 3 6 153 25.50 0 2.0 51.0
13 Demarcus Griffin-Taylor La Tech SR DB 5 9 229 25.44 0 1.8 45.8
14 Kevin Davis Miami (Oh) SR RB 9 11 276 25.09 0 1.2 30.7
15 Christian Washington Coast Car SO RB 6 8 200 25.00 0 1.3 33.3
16 Chris Johnson, Jr. Miami (Fl) FR RB 10 18 447 24.83 0 1.8 44.7
17 Joseph Himon II N'western SO RB 4 5 123 24.60 0 1.3 30.8
18 Isaiah Bryant Navy SO SB 10 15 365 24.33 0 1.5 36.5
19 Zylan Perry La-Lafytte SO RB 9 13 313 24.08 0 1.4 34.8
20 Kaden Wetjen Iowa SR WR 8 14 332 23.71 0 1.8 41.5
21 Davon Booth Miss St SR RB 2 3 71 23.67 0 1.5 35.5
22 Xavier Townsend UCF JR WR 3 5 117 23.40 0 1.7 39.0
23 Leyton Smithson Wash St JR DB 8 15 347 23.13 0 1.9 43.4
24 Qua Ashley KSU SO RB 2 4 92 23.00 0 2.0 46.0
24 Jeremiah Patterson Arizona JR WR 4 7 161 23.00 0 1.8 40.3
26 Easton Messer Western Ky SO WR 8 12 275 22.92 0 1.5 34.4
27 DeAndre Buchannon Ga South SO WR 8 16 366 22.88 0 2.0 45.8
28 Terrez Worthy Temple JR RB 3 6 136 22.67 0 2.0 45.3
29 C'Quan Jnopierre FIU SR WR 3 5 111 22.20 0 1.7 37.0
30 Junior Sherrill Vanderbilt SO WR 7 9 198 22.00 0 1.3 28.3
31 Zachary Card Oregon St FR WR 5 6 131 21.83 0 1.2 26.2
32 Kylen Austin Liberty JR WR 6 10 216 21.60 0 1.7 36.0
33 Jordan Houston Marshall SR RB 10 12 259 21.58 0 1.2 25.9
34 Jamaal Bell Baylor SR RB 8 12 254 21.17 0 1.5 31.8
35 Jaden Nixon W Mich JR RB 6 10 206 20.60 0 1.7 34.3
35 Chris Tyree Virginia SR WR 4 5 103 20.60 0 1.3 25.8
37 Kobe Johnson CSU SR RB 8 12 247 20.58 0 1.5 30.9
38 Bobby Golden Akron JR WR 4 5 102 20.40 0 1.3 25.5
39 Trevor Wilson Kansas SR WR 5 8 163 20.38 0 1.6 32.6
40 Ja’Shaun Poke SDSU SR WR 3 6 122 20.33 0 2.0 40.7
41 Trech Kekahuna Wisconsin FR WR 5 7 142 20.29 0 1.4 28.4
42 Kenny Johnson Pittsburgh SO WR 7 15 303 20.20 0 2.1 43.3
43 Peyton Jones Duke SO RB 9 13 261 20.08 0 1.4 29.0
44 Ja'Quez Cross Ark St JR RB 8 17 337 19.82 0 2.1 42.1
45 Marquis Johnson Missouri SO WR 9 12 233 19.42 0 1.3 25.9
46 J'Koby Williams Texas Tech FR RB 6 7 131 18.71 0 1.2 21.8
47 Juju McDowell S Carolina SR RB 9 13 242 18.62 0 1.4 26.9
48 Tiger Bachmeier Stanford SO WR 3 4 74 18.50 0 1.3 24.7
49 Zach Hrbacek Sam Hou St JR RB 10 13 240 18.46 0 1.3 24.0
50 Deion Brown EMU SO RB 4 5 90 18.00 0 1.3 22.5
51 Gavin Freeman Okla St JR WR 3 4 68 17.00 0 1.3 22.7
52 T.Y. Harding U Mass SO WR 2 4 60 15.00 0 2.0 30.0
53 Marion Lukes CMU SR RB 3 4 43 10.75 0 1.3 14.3

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.