2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 09/13/2025

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Jaden Nixon UCF SR RB 2 3 130 43.33 1 1.5 65.0
2 Chris Barnes Wk Forest FR WR 3 4 171 42.75 1 1.3 57.0
2 Chauncy Cobb Ark St SO WR 3 4 171 42.75 1 1.3 57.0
4 Cameron Pettaway BGSU FR RB 3 5 213 42.60 1 1.7 71.0
5 Dalen Cobb Ga South SR WR 3 6 205 34.17 1 2.0 68.3
6 Bryce Noernberg Kansas St FR WR 4 10 339 33.90 1 2.5 84.8
7 Da'Realyst Clark Kent State JR WR 3 5 165 33.00 1 1.7 55.0
8 Kenny Johnson Pittsburgh JR WR 3 5 159 31.80 0 1.7 53.0
9 Lloyd Avant CSU SO RB 2 3 95 31.67 0 1.5 47.5
10 Terry Bussey Texas A&M SO WR 3 6 186 31.00 0 2.0 62.0
11 King Mack Penn State JR S 3 4 123 30.75 0 1.3 41.0
12 Dev'ion Reynolds N Illinois FR CB 2 6 180 30.00 1 3.0 90.0
13 Jaylen Jenkins Texas St JR RB 3 7 205 29.29 0 2.3 68.3
14 Adam Mohammed Washington SO RB 2 3 87 29.00 0 1.5 43.5
15 Solomon Beebe UAB SO RB 3 11 303 27.55 1 3.7 101.0
16 Jon Denman TCU FR RB 2 3 80 26.67 0 1.5 40.0
17 Jacob De Jesus California SR WR 3 5 130 26.00 0 1.7 43.3
18 Jayshon Platt FAU JR WR 3 9 228 25.33 0 3.0 76.0
19 Quentin Gibson Colorado FR WR 3 6 150 25.00 0 2.0 50.0
20 Preston Fox WVU SR WR 3 4 99 24.75 0 1.3 33.0
21 C'Quan Jnopierre FIU SR WR 3 5 122 24.40 0 1.7 40.7
22 Kole Wilson Baylor SR WR 3 7 169 24.14 0 2.3 56.3
23 Rayshon Luke Fresno St JR RB 4 5 120 24.00 0 1.3 30.0
24 Isaiah Bryant Navy JR SB 3 4 94 23.50 0 1.3 31.3
25 Wayne Knight James Mad JR RB 2 3 70 23.33 0 1.5 35.0
26 Devin Miles W Mich SR RB 3 6 138 23.00 0 2.0 46.0
27 Kaden Wetjen Iowa SR WR 3 4 89 22.25 0 1.3 29.7
27 Anthony Frias II UCLA SR RB 3 4 89 22.25 0 1.3 29.7
29 Michael Jackson III Purdue SR WR 3 4 87 21.75 0 1.3 29.0
30 Demarko Williams Western Ky SR DB 3 4 83 20.75 0 1.3 27.7
31 Kenneth Williams Nebraska SO RB 3 5 103 20.60 0 1.7 34.3
32 Chris Culliver N Carolina JR WR 3 5 102 20.40 0 1.7 34.0
33 Malik Phillips Sam Hou St SR WR 3 6 122 20.33 0 2.0 40.7
33 Anthony Brown-Stephens Tulane JR WR 3 6 122 20.33 0 2.0 40.7
33 Andrew Marsh Michigan FR WR 3 6 122 20.33 0 2.0 40.7
36 Fred Robertson La Tech SO RB 3 4 81 20.25 0 1.3 27.0
36 Ky Woods Nevada JR RB 3 4 81 20.25 0 1.3 27.0
38 Mel Brown UConn SR RB 3 6 120 20.00 0 2.0 40.0
38 Makai Lemon USC JR WR 3 4 80 20.00 0 1.3 26.7
40 Qua Ashley Ball State JR RB 3 8 158 19.75 0 2.7 52.7
40 Quinton Jackson Rice JR RB 3 4 79 19.75 0 1.3 26.3
42 Jaylon Glover UNLV JR RB 3 4 77 19.25 0 1.3 25.7
42 Emmanuel Henderson Jr. Kansas SR WR 3 4 77 19.25 0 1.3 25.7
42 Gabe Glover J'ville St FR WR 3 4 77 19.25 0 1.3 25.7
45 David Wells Jr. Oregon St SO WR 3 6 115 19.17 0 2.0 38.3
46 Leyton Smithson Wash St SR WR 3 7 134 19.14 0 2.3 44.7
47 Robert Williams La-Lafytte SR WR 3 6 114 19.00 0 2.0 38.0
48 Julian Gray Liberty SR RB 3 7 129 18.43 0 2.3 43.0
49 TJ Peyton Georgia St FR RB 3 10 184 18.40 0 3.3 61.3
50 P.J. Prioleau Va Tech SR RB 3 6 110 18.33 0 2.0 36.7
51 Bo MacCormack III BC FR RB 3 5 91 18.20 0 1.7 30.3
52 Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw Marshall SO WR 3 5 89 17.80 0 1.7 29.7
53 Malik Sherrod Boise St SR RB 2 3 53 17.67 0 1.5 26.5
54 Kendrick Law Kentucky SR WR 3 4 69 17.25 0 1.3 23.0
55 Sam Jackson V Okla St SR WR 2 4 67 16.75 0 2.0 33.5
56 Jabari Bates SJSU JR RB 2 4 66 16.50 0 2.0 33.0
57 Trayvon Rudolph Toledo SR WR 3 4 64 16.00 0 1.3 21.3
57 Jet Thompson UTEP SR WR 3 4 64 16.00 0 1.3 21.3
59 Josiah McLaurin Maryland SO WR 3 4 62 15.50 0 1.3 20.7
60 Abraham Williams New Mexico SR CB 3 4 57 14.25 0 1.3 19.0
61 Tyler Stewart Temple SO WR 3 7 97 13.86 0 2.3 32.3
62 Eamonn Dennis Ohio SR WR 3 4 46 11.50 0 1.3 15.3
63 Braylon McReynolds La-Monroe JR RB 2 4 28 7.00 0 2.0 14.0

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.