2024 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 09/14/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lloyd Avant | Tulsa | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 127 | 63.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 127.0 |
| 2 | Justin Pegues | BGSU | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 123 | 61.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 123.0 |
| 3 | Drae McCray | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 165 | 55.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 165.0 |
| 4 | Stephan Bracey, Jr. | CMU | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 118 | 39.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 118.0 |
| 5 | Winston Wright Jr. | ECU | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 77 | 38.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 77.0 |
| 6 | DeAndre Buchannon | Ga South | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 109 | 36.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 109.0 |
| 7 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 66 | 33.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 66.0 |
| 8 | Xavier Brown | Virginia | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 58 | 29.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 58.0 |
| 9 | Ja'Quez Cross | Ark St | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 114 | 28.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 114.0 |
| 9 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | JR | WR | 1 | 4 | 114 | 28.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 114.0 |
| 11 | Xavier Townsend | UCF | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 84 | 28.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 84.0 |
| 11 | Quinton Jackson | Rice | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 56.0 |
| 13 | Isaiah Bryant | Navy | SO | SB | 1 | 3 | 83 | 27.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 83.0 |
| 14 | Zylan Perry | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 53.0 |
| 15 | Luke Floriea | Kent State | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 51.0 |
| 16 | Hollywood Smothers | NC State | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 49 | 24.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.0 |
| 16 | Kanye Roberts | App St | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 49 | 24.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.0 |
| 18 | Monte Watkins | NMSU | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 73.0 |
| 19 | Leyton Smithson | Wash St | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 20 | Armoni Goodwin | UAB | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 21 | Julian Gray | Liberty | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 62.0 |
| 22 | Trech Kekahuna | Wisconsin | FR | WR | 1 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 80.0 |
| 22 | Ismail Mahdi | Texas St | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 24 | Tank Pearson | Ohio | SR | CB | 1 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 57.0 |
| 24 | Traylon Ray | WVU | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 24 | Tylan Hines | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 27 | Demond Claiborne | Wk Forest | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 28 | Keith Reynolds | Washington | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 29 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 30 | Jaden Nixon | W Mich | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 68.0 |
| 30 | Jeremiah Patterson | Arizona | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 30 | Demarcus Griffin-Taylor | La Tech | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 33 | J.B. Awolowo | Kent State | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 34 | Mark-Anthony Scott, Jr. | Buffalo | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 35 | Ja’Shaun Poke | SDSU | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 46.0 |
| 36 | Lloyd Benson III | Army | SO | SB | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 37 | Logan Wilson | Cincinnati | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.0 |
| 38 | Ryland Goede | Ga Tech | SR | TE | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 39 | Kaleo Ballungay | UNLV | SR | TE | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
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.