2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 12/31/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Pettaway | BGSU | FR | RB | 9 | 12 | 396 | 33.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 44.0 |
| 2 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 13 | 16 | 476 | 29.75 | 1 | 1.2 | 36.6 |
| 3 | Barion Brown | LSU | SR | WR | 13 | 15 | 445 | 29.67 | 1 | 1.2 | 34.2 |
| 4 | Devin Gandy | La Tech | SR | WR | 13 | 16 | 474 | 29.63 | 2 | 1.2 | 36.5 |
| 5 | Da'Realyst Clark | Kent State | JR | WR | 12 | 16 | 452 | 28.25 | 2 | 1.3 | 37.7 |
| 6 | Vinny Anthony II | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 12 | 16 | 446 | 27.88 | 1 | 1.3 | 37.2 |
| 7 | Derrick Eley | Charlotte | FR | WR | 11 | 18 | 501 | 27.83 | 1 | 1.6 | 45.5 |
| 8 | Simeon Evans | N Texas | SR | WR | 14 | 18 | 496 | 27.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 35.4 |
| 9 | Jaylen Jenkins | Texas St | JR | RB | 12 | 23 | 622 | 27.04 | 1 | 1.9 | 51.8 |
| 10 | Chauncy Cobb | Ark St | SO | WR | 13 | 20 | 538 | 26.90 | 2 | 1.5 | 41.4 |
| 11 | Dalen Cobb | Ga South | SR | WR | 12 | 19 | 502 | 26.42 | 1 | 1.6 | 41.8 |
| 12 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 13 | 19 | 499 | 26.26 | 0 | 1.5 | 38.4 |
| 13 | Adam Mohammed | Washington | SO | RB | 13 | 16 | 420 | 26.25 | 0 | 1.2 | 32.3 |
| 14 | Solomon Beebe | UAB | SO | RB | 12 | 23 | 600 | 26.09 | 1 | 1.9 | 50.0 |
| 15 | Malcolm Gillie | Coast Car | SR | WR | 13 | 18 | 467 | 25.94 | 1 | 1.4 | 35.9 |
| 16 | Mysonne Pollard | Delaware | SR | S | 13 | 15 | 384 | 25.60 | 0 | 1.2 | 29.5 |
| 17 | Emmanuel Henderson Jr. | Kansas | SR | WR | 12 | 18 | 455 | 25.28 | 1 | 1.5 | 37.9 |
| 18 | Dev'ion Reynolds | N Illinois | FR | CB | 12 | 16 | 404 | 25.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 33.7 |
| 19 | Tre Richardson | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 13 | 17 | 427 | 25.12 | 0 | 1.3 | 32.8 |
| 20 | Jayshon Platt | FAU | JR | WR | 12 | 25 | 613 | 24.52 | 0 | 2.1 | 51.1 |
| 21 | TJ Horton | Ball State | SO | RB | 10 | 12 | 294 | 24.50 | 1 | 1.2 | 29.4 |
| 22 | Jahari Johnson | SJSU | JR | WR | 12 | 15 | 364 | 24.27 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.3 |
| 23 | Rayshawn Pleasant | Auburn | JR | CB | 11 | 17 | 412 | 24.24 | 1 | 1.5 | 37.5 |
| 24 | DJ Epps | Troy | JR | WR | 14 | 23 | 554 | 24.09 | 0 | 1.6 | 39.6 |
| 25 | C'Quan Jnopierre | FIU | SR | WR | 10 | 16 | 384 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 38.4 |
| 26 | Quentin Gibson | Colorado | FR | WR | 12 | 25 | 597 | 23.88 | 0 | 2.1 | 49.8 |
| 27 | Brandon Hills | Akron | SO | WR | 11 | 28 | 663 | 23.68 | 0 | 2.5 | 60.3 |
| 28 | Michael Jackson III | Purdue | SR | WR | 12 | 22 | 520 | 23.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 43.3 |
| 29 | Andrew Marsh | Michigan | FR | WR | 13 | 16 | 378 | 23.63 | 0 | 1.2 | 29.1 |
| 30 | Devin Miles | W Mich | SR | RB | 14 | 21 | 495 | 23.57 | 0 | 1.5 | 35.4 |
| 31 | Kole Wilson | Baylor | SR | WR | 12 | 30 | 705 | 23.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 58.8 |
| 32 | Terry Bussey | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 13 | 18 | 421 | 23.39 | 0 | 1.4 | 32.4 |
| 33 | Jaden Nixon | UCF | SR | RB | 12 | 19 | 438 | 23.05 | 1 | 1.6 | 36.5 |
| 34 | Cody Hagen | BYU | SO | WR | 13 | 18 | 409 | 22.72 | 0 | 1.4 | 31.5 |
| 35 | Isaiah Bryant | Navy | JR | SB | 12 | 20 | 453 | 22.65 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.8 |
| 36 | Deuce Spann | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 13 | 15 | 337 | 22.47 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.9 |
| 37 | Terrance Shelton, Jr. | Buffalo | SO | RB | 9 | 17 | 381 | 22.41 | 0 | 1.9 | 42.3 |
| 38 | Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw | Marshall | SO | WR | 12 | 23 | 510 | 22.17 | 0 | 1.9 | 42.5 |
| 39 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | SR | WR | 13 | 18 | 393 | 21.83 | 0 | 1.4 | 30.2 |
| 40 | Malik Sherrod | Boise St | SR | RB | 14 | 23 | 492 | 21.39 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.1 |
| 41 | Rayshon Luke | Fresno St | JR | RB | 13 | 16 | 341 | 21.31 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.2 |
| 42 | Trayvon Rudolph | Toledo | SR | WR | 13 | 18 | 374 | 20.78 | 1 | 1.4 | 28.8 |
| 43 | Jacob De Jesus | California | SR | WR | 13 | 18 | 363 | 20.17 | 0 | 1.4 | 27.9 |
| 44 | P.J. Prioleau | Va Tech | SR | RB | 12 | 17 | 339 | 19.94 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.3 |
| 44 | Khamani Alexander | App St | FR | RB | 13 | 18 | 359 | 19.94 | 0 | 1.4 | 27.6 |
| 46 | Malik Phillips | Sam Hou St | SR | WR | 12 | 15 | 283 | 18.87 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.6 |
| 47 | Jayvin Norman | EMU | FR | RB | 11 | 23 | 432 | 18.78 | 0 | 2.1 | 39.3 |
| 48 | Robert Williams | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 12 | 17 | 315 | 18.53 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.3 |
| 49 | TJ Peyton | Georgia St | FR | RB | 10 | 20 | 364 | 18.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.4 |
| 50 | Leyton Smithson | Wash St | SR | WR | 11 | 13 | 231 | 17.77 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.0 |
| 51 | Tyler Stewart | Temple | SO | WR | 9 | 12 | 206 | 17.17 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.9 |
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.