2025 American Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/02/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayshon Platt | FAU | JR | WR | 11 | 24 | 590 | 24.58 | 0 | 2.2 | 53.6 |
| 2 | Solomon Beebe | UAB | SO | RB | 11 | 18 | 490 | 27.22 | 1 | 1.6 | 44.5 |
| 3 | Simeon Evans | N Texas | SR | WR | 13 | 18 | 496 | 27.56 | 0 | 1.4 | 38.2 |
| 4 | Derrick Eley | Charlotte | FR | WR | 10 | 14 | 378 | 27.00 | 1 | 1.4 | 37.8 |
| 5 | Isaiah Bryant | Navy | JR | SB | 12 | 19 | 402 | 21.16 | 0 | 1.6 | 33.5 |
| 6 | Anthony Brown-Stephens | Tulane | JR | WR | 14 | 15 | 357 | 23.80 | 0 | 1.1 | 25.5 |
| 7 | Quinton Jackson | Rice | JR | RB | 12 | 13 | 262 | 20.15 | 0 | 1.1 | 21.8 |
| 8 | Alvon Isaac | S Florida | SO | RB | 12 | 9 | 190 | 21.11 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.8 |
| 9 | Braylin Presley | Tulsa | SR | RB | 11 | 8 | 162 | 20.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.7 |
| 10 | Mekhi Anderson | UTSA | FR | WR | 9 | 6 | 130 | 21.67 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.4 |
| 11 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 11 | 4 | 135 | 33.75 | 1 | 0.4 | 12.3 |
| 12 | TJ Smith | Tulane | JR | SPR | 14 | 6 | 160 | 26.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 11.4 |
| 13 | London Montgomery | ECU | SO | RB | 11 | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.4 |
| 14 | Parker Jenkins | ECU | JR | RB | 10 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.6 |
| 15 | Hunter Smith | Temple | SR | RB | 11 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.3 |
| 16 | Jamari Hawkins | Memphis | JR | WR | 12 | 3 | 91 | 30.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.6 |
| 17 | Aaron Turner | Rice | SR | SLT | 12 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.6 |
| 18 | Tyson Thompson | Rice | SR | SLT | 11 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.5 |
| 19 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | JR | WR | 11 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.1 |
| 20 | Asaad Waseem | FAU | SO | WR | 11 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.8 |
| 21 | Lloyd Benson III | Army | JR | SB | 12 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.4 |
| 22 | Isaiah Jacobs | UAB | SR | RB | 11 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.1 |
| 23 | Greg Desrosiers Jr. | Memphis | SR | RB | 9 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| 24 | Landen Lucas | Tulsa | SR | TE | 11 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.9 |
| 25 | Zuberi Mobley | Tulane | SR | RB | 14 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| 26 | Jacob Emmers | Tulsa | SO | WR | 11 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 27 | Eli Potts | Tulsa | JR | WR | 11 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| 28 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | FR | RB | 12 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| 29 | JeyQuan Smith | S Florida | JR | WR | 12 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| 30 | Elliott Brow | UTSA | SR | WR | 9 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| 31 | Cameren Smith | Charlotte | SR | RB | 10 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 31 | Miles Coleman | N Texas | SO | WR | 11 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 33 | Dalton Carnes | N Texas | JR | WR | 13 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 33 | E. Jai Mason | Charlotte | SR | WR | 10 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 35 | Semaj Pierre | Rice | FR | SLT | 12 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| 36 | Miles Parker | ECU | FR | DL | 11 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 37 | Amari Brundidge | UAB | FR | RB | 11 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 38 | Jewlyen Roberts | Tulsa | FR | TE | 10 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 39 | Colin O'Carroll | Tulane | FR | OL | 14 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| 40 | Gemari Sands | FAU | SO | RB | 11 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 41 | David Kasemervisz | Rice | SR | WR | 12 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 42 | D.J. Harris | S Florida | SR | BB | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 42 | Easton Messer | FAU | JR | WR | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 44 | Christian Ross | Memphis | SO | TE | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 45 | Brandon Young Jr. | N Texas | SO | TE | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 46 | Kieran Davis | ECU | SO | DL | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Matt Adcock | Memphis | JR | TE | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 46 | T'sai McDaniel | UAB | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Antonio Ferguson | UAB | SO | TE | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Victor Aderungboye | N Texas | FR | TE | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.