2025 Southeastern Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/02/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rayshawn Pleasant | Auburn | JR | CB | 5 | 8 | 263 | 32.88 | 1 | 1.6 | 52.6 |
| 2 | Barion Brown | LSU | SR | WR | 8 | 7 | 278 | 39.71 | 1 | 0.9 | 34.8 |
| 3 | Tre Richardson | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 10 | 12 | 316 | 26.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 31.6 |
| 4 | Terry Bussey | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 9 | 11 | 274 | 24.91 | 0 | 1.2 | 30.4 |
| 5 | Rodney Hill | Arkansas | JR | RB | 7 | 8 | 193 | 24.13 | 0 | 1.1 | 27.6 |
| 6 | Nyck Harbor | S Carolina | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 111 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.2 |
| 7 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SO | WR | 7 | 7 | 135 | 19.29 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.3 |
| 8 | Kendrick Law | Kentucky | SR | WR | 8 | 7 | 146 | 20.86 | 0 | 0.9 | 18.3 |
| 9 | Zachariah Branch | Georgia | JR | WR | 8 | 6 | 123 | 20.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.4 |
| 10 | Peyton Lewis | Tennessee | SO | RB | 7 | 4 | 93 | 23.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 13.3 |
| 11 | Lotzeir Brooks | Alabama | FR | WR | 7 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.6 |
| 12 | Tavorus Jones | Missouri | JR | RB | 6 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.2 |
| 13 | DaMarion Fowlkes | Missouri | FR | WR | 7 | 3 | 78 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 11.1 |
| 14 | Marquis Johnson | Missouri | JR | WR | 8 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.9 |
| 15 | Logan Diggs | Miss | SR | RB | 9 | 3 | 74 | 24.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.2 |
| 16 | Jason Patterson | Kentucky | FR | RB | 8 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.1 |
| 17 | Jaquel Holman | S Carolina | FR | DB | 6 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.8 |
| 18 | Bryce Cain | Auburn | FR | WR | 6 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 5.2 |
| 19 | Rico Scott | Alabama | FR | WR | 8 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.4 |
| 20 | Izaiah Hartrup | Miss | SR | WR | 9 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| 21 | Jadan Baugh | Florida | SO | RB | 7 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| 22 | Dontae Carter | Vanderbilt | SO | S | 10 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
| 23 | Jamarion Morrow | Texas A&M | FR | RB | 9 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| 24 | Vernell Brown III | Florida | FR | WR | 7 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| 25 | Demarcus Riddick | Auburn | SO | LB | 5 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| 26 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | SR | WR | 8 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| 27 | Cole Adams | Alabama | SO | WR | 8 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| 27 | Ty Bryant | Kentucky | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| 29 | Davon Booth | Miss St | SR | RB | 7 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 30 | Kayleb Barnett | Vanderbilt | FR | WR | 9 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| 31 | Peyton Bowen | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| 32 | Anthony Evans III | Miss St | JR | WR | 8 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 33 | Landon Phipps | Arkansas | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 34 | Jordan Washington | Texas | FR | TE | 7 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 35 | Gabe Fisher | Vanderbilt | JR | FB | 10 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 35 | Jaylon Stone | Vanderbilt | JR | DL | 10 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| 37 | Bauer Sharp | LSU | SR | TE | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 38 | Kaleb Edwards | Alabama | FR | TE | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 39 | Eric Winters | Auburn | FR | S | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Charles Ross II | LSU | FR | LB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Ryan Wingo | Texas | SO | WR | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Micah Riley | Texas A&M | JR | TE | 9 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 43 | Jackson Wade | Florida | SO | WR | 7 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.