2025 American Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayshon Platt | FAU | JR | WR | 10 | 19 | 456 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 45.6 |
| 2 | Derrick Eley | Charlotte | FR | WR | 8 | 14 | 378 | 27.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 47.3 |
| 3 | Solomon Beebe | UAB | SO | RB | 10 | 17 | 476 | 28.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 47.6 |
| 4 | Isaiah Bryant | Navy | JR | SB | 11 | 18 | 393 | 21.83 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.7 |
| 5 | Simeon Evans | N Texas | SR | WR | 12 | 18 | 496 | 27.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 41.3 |
| 6 | Anthony Brown-Stephens | Tulane | JR | WR | 10 | 12 | 294 | 24.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 29.4 |
| 7 | Quinton Jackson | Rice | JR | RB | 11 | 11 | 220 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 8 | Braylin Presley | Tulsa | SR | RB | 9 | 6 | 134 | 22.33 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.9 |
| 8 | Alvon Isaac | S Florida | SO | RB | 10 | 7 | 139 | 19.86 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.9 |
| 10 | TJ Smith | Tulane | JR | SPR | 10 | 6 | 160 | 26.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 16.0 |
| 10 | Hunter Smith | Temple | SR | RB | 9 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.1 |
| 10 | Landen Lucas | Tulsa | SR | TE | 9 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| 13 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 10 | 4 | 135 | 33.75 | 1 | 0.4 | 13.5 |
| 13 | Calvin Johnson II | Tulsa | SR | WR | 7 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 10.1 |
| 13 | Parker Jenkins | ECU | JR | RB | 7 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.0 |
| 13 | Aaron Turner | Rice | SR | SLT | 11 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.2 |
| 13 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | JR | WR | 9 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.4 |
| 13 | Lloyd Benson III | Army | JR | SB | 11 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.9 |
| 13 | Greg Desrosiers Jr. | Memphis | SR | RB | 8 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.0 |
| 20 | Tyson Thompson | Rice | SR | SLT | 10 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.2 |
| 20 | Asaad Waseem | FAU | SO | WR | 10 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.4 |
| 20 | Isaiah Jacobs | UAB | SR | RB | 10 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.6 |
| 20 | Zuberi Mobley | Tulane | SR | RB | 10 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.1 |
| 20 | Jacob Emmers | Tulsa | SO | WR | 9 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 20 | Miles Coleman | N Texas | SO | WR | 10 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| 26 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | FR | RB | 11 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| 26 | JeyQuan Smith | S Florida | JR | WR | 10 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| 26 | Amari Brundidge | UAB | FR | RB | 10 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| 26 | Brandon Young Jr. | N Texas | SO | TE | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 26 | Kieran Davis | ECU | SO | DL | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Matt Adcock | Memphis | JR | TE | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Eli Potts | Tulsa | JR | WR | 9 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| 32 | London Montgomery | ECU | SO | RB | 9 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 32 | Dalton Carnes | N Texas | JR | WR | 12 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 32 | Cameren Smith | Charlotte | SR | RB | 9 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 32 | E. Jai Mason | Charlotte | SR | WR | 8 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 32 | Semaj Pierre | Rice | FR | SLT | 11 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 32 | Miles Parker | ECU | FR | DL | 9 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 32 | Colin O'Carroll | Tulane | FR | OL | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 32 | David Kasemervisz | Rice | SR | WR | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 32 | D.J. Harris | S Florida | SR | BB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 32 | Easton Messer | FAU | JR | WR | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 32 | Christian Ross | Memphis | SO | TE | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 32 | T'sai McDaniel | UAB | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Antonio Ferguson | UAB | SO | TE | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Victor Aderungboye | N Texas | FR | TE | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Denzel Chavis | Temple | FR | CB | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Jeremiah Ballard | Tulsa | JR | WR | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Liam Barbee | Navy | SR | LB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Jaren Randle | UTSA | SR | WR | 11 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.