2024 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/21/2024

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Barion Brown Kentucky JR WR 6 7 251 35.86 1 1.2 41.8
2 DK Kaufman NC State SR SAF 9 11 370 33.64 0 1.2 41.1
3 Ian Foster Marshall FR S 12 16 518 32.38 0 1.3 43.2
4 Mel Brown UConn JR RB 11 15 462 30.80 1 1.4 42.0
5 Keelan Marion BYU JR WR 10 12 364 30.33 2 1.2 36.4
6 Tyler King Wyoming SO WR 7 11 331 30.09 1 1.6 47.3
7 Winston Wright Jr. ECU SR WR 10 17 511 30.06 1 1.7 51.1
8 Qua Ashley KSU SO RB 12 18 529 29.39 2 1.5 44.1
9 Makai Lemon USC SO WR 9 12 351 29.25 0 1.3 39.0
10 Henry Rutledge Charlotte JR RB 10 19 543 28.58 0 1.9 54.3
11 C'Quan Jnopierre FIU SR WR 10 19 538 28.32 0 1.9 53.8
12 Lloyd Avant Tulsa FR RB 11 14 392 28.00 1 1.3 35.6
13 Quinton Jackson Rice SO RB 10 19 528 27.79 1 1.9 52.8
14 Drae McCray Texas Tech SR WR 8 13 357 27.46 0 1.6 44.6
15 Jeremiah Cobb Auburn SO RB 9 11 292 26.55 0 1.2 32.4
16 Malcolm Gillie Ball State SR WR 10 21 554 26.38 1 2.1 55.4
17 Nate McCollum N Carolina SR WR 10 17 448 26.35 0 1.7 44.8
18 Joseph Himon II N'western SO RB 9 15 390 26.00 0 1.7 43.3
19 Davon Booth Miss St SR RB 6 11 281 25.55 0 1.8 46.8
20 Kaden Wetjen Iowa SR WR 10 20 502 25.10 0 2.0 50.2
21 Demarcus Griffin-Taylor La Tech SR DB 12 20 500 25.00 0 1.7 41.7
22 Zylan Perry La-Lafytte SO RB 12 17 423 24.88 0 1.4 35.3
23 Easton Messer Western Ky SO WR 13 17 419 24.65 0 1.3 32.2
24 Chris Johnson, Jr. Miami (Fl) FR RB 11 19 464 24.42 0 1.7 42.2
25 Zavion Thomas LSU JR WR 9 12 285 23.75 0 1.3 31.7
26 Peyton Jones Duke SO RB 10 14 328 23.43 0 1.4 32.8
27 Marquis Johnson Missouri SO WR 9 13 304 23.38 0 1.4 33.8
28 Kellen Stewart MTSU JR WR 8 17 376 22.12 0 2.1 47.0
29 Tykeem Wallace KSU JR WR 12 16 353 22.06 0 1.3 29.4
30 Leyton Smithson Wash St JR DB 11 21 462 22.00 0 1.9 42.0
31 Keith Reynolds Washington FR WR 9 12 260 21.67 0 1.3 28.9
32 Dashawn Martin Kent State FR WR 8 17 365 21.47 0 2.1 45.6
33 DeAndre Buchannon Ga South SO WR 10 20 426 21.30 0 2.0 42.6
34 Jamaal Bell Baylor SR RB 9 13 276 21.23 0 1.4 30.7
35 Jaden Nixon W Mich JR RB 12 22 464 21.09 0 1.8 38.7
36 Kenny Johnson Pittsburgh SO WR 9 21 439 20.90 0 2.3 48.8
37 Jeremiah Patterson Arizona JR WR 9 21 435 20.71 0 2.3 48.3
38 Zach Hrbacek Sam Hou St JR RB 13 18 369 20.50 0 1.4 28.4
39 DJ Riles Georgia St SO WR 12 14 285 20.36 0 1.2 23.8
40 Chris Tyree Virginia SR WR 7 10 201 20.10 0 1.4 28.7
41 Ja'Quez Cross Ark St JR RB 11 20 401 20.05 0 1.8 36.5
42 Terrez Worthy Temple JR RB 11 21 418 19.90 0 1.9 38.0
43 Larenzo McMillan NMSU JR RB 10 15 297 19.80 0 1.5 29.7
44 Koi Perich Minnesota FR DB 10 13 257 19.77 0 1.3 25.7
45 Logan Wilson Cincinnati SR S 9 12 237 19.75 0 1.3 26.3
46 Juju McDowell S Carolina SR RB 8 11 217 19.73 0 1.4 27.1
47 Deion Brown EMU SO RB 11 14 275 19.64 0 1.3 25.0
48 JQ Gray USM FR RB 12 17 333 19.59 0 1.4 27.8
49 Ja’Shaun Poke SDSU SR WR 10 15 288 19.20 0 1.5 28.8
50 Kobe Johnson CSU SR RB 10 15 282 18.80 0 1.5 28.2
50 Milan Tucker FAU SR WR 10 15 282 18.80 0 1.5 28.2
52 Bobby Golden Akron JR WR 10 17 316 18.59 0 1.7 31.6
53 Devin Roche ODU FR RB 9 11 200 18.18 0 1.2 22.2
54 Kevin Davis Miami (Oh) SR RB 12 24 420 17.50 0 2.0 35.0
55 Tylan Hines Hawai'i SO RB 10 15 262 17.47 0 1.5 26.2
56 Devonte Ross Troy JR WR 11 13 214 16.46 0 1.2 19.5
57 T.Y. Harding U Mass SO WR 9 11 178 16.18 0 1.2 19.8
58 Marion Lukes CMU SR RB 10 22 342 15.55 0 2.2 34.2
59 Jalen Moss Fresno St SO WR 11 15 228 15.20 0 1.4 20.7

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.