2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 11/18/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Hills | Akron | SO | WR | 11 | 28 | 663 | 23.68 | 0 | 2.5 | 60.3 |
| 2 | Bryce Noernberg | Kansas St | FR | WR | 8 | 16 | 464 | 29.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 58.0 |
| 3 | Derrick Eley | Charlotte | FR | WR | 9 | 18 | 501 | 27.83 | 1 | 2.0 | 55.7 |
| 4 | Kole Wilson | Baylor | SR | WR | 10 | 25 | 544 | 21.76 | 0 | 2.5 | 54.4 |
| 5 | Quentin Gibson | Colorado | FR | WR | 10 | 22 | 542 | 24.64 | 0 | 2.2 | 54.2 |
| 6 | Solomon Beebe | UAB | SO | RB | 10 | 21 | 509 | 24.24 | 1 | 2.1 | 50.9 |
| 7 | Jayshon Platt | FAU | JR | WR | 10 | 21 | 498 | 23.71 | 0 | 2.1 | 49.8 |
| 8 | Jaylen Jenkins | Texas St | JR | RB | 10 | 20 | 483 | 24.15 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.3 |
| 9 | Dalen Cobb | Ga South | SR | WR | 10 | 17 | 467 | 27.47 | 1 | 1.7 | 46.7 |
| 10 | Jadarian Price | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 10 | 12 | 450 | 37.50 | 2 | 1.2 | 45.0 |
| 11 | Vinny Anthony II | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 10 | 16 | 446 | 27.88 | 1 | 1.6 | 44.6 |
| 12 | C'Quan Jnopierre | FIU | SR | WR | 8 | 15 | 356 | 23.73 | 0 | 1.9 | 44.5 |
| 13 | Da'Realyst Clark | Kent State | JR | WR | 10 | 15 | 435 | 29.00 | 2 | 1.5 | 43.5 |
| 14 | Jaden Nixon | UCF | SR | RB | 10 | 18 | 419 | 23.28 | 1 | 1.8 | 41.9 |
| 15 | Devin Miles | W Mich | SR | RB | 11 | 19 | 456 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 41.5 |
| 15 | Jayvin Norman | EMU | FR | RB | 10 | 21 | 415 | 19.76 | 0 | 2.1 | 41.5 |
| 17 | Isaiah Bryant | Navy | JR | SB | 10 | 18 | 404 | 22.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 40.4 |
| 18 | Kenneth Williams | Nebraska | SO | RB | 10 | 12 | 395 | 32.92 | 1 | 1.2 | 39.5 |
| 19 | Julian Gray | Liberty | SR | RB | 8 | 11 | 313 | 28.45 | 1 | 1.4 | 39.1 |
| 20 | Cody Hagen | BYU | SO | WR | 9 | 15 | 347 | 23.13 | 0 | 1.7 | 38.6 |
| 21 | Emmanuel Henderson Jr. | Kansas | SR | WR | 10 | 14 | 385 | 27.50 | 1 | 1.4 | 38.5 |
| 22 | Adam Mohammed | Washington | SO | RB | 10 | 15 | 384 | 25.60 | 0 | 1.5 | 38.4 |
| 23 | Terry Bussey | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 10 | 15 | 366 | 24.40 | 0 | 1.5 | 36.6 |
| 24 | Malcolm Gillie | Coast Car | SR | WR | 10 | 13 | 364 | 28.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 36.4 |
| 24 | TJ Peyton | Georgia St | FR | RB | 10 | 20 | 364 | 18.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.4 |
| 26 | DJ Epps | Troy | JR | WR | 10 | 18 | 361 | 20.06 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.1 |
| 27 | Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw | Marshall | SO | WR | 10 | 17 | 359 | 21.12 | 0 | 1.7 | 35.9 |
| 28 | Simeon Evans | N Texas | SR | WR | 10 | 13 | 355 | 27.31 | 0 | 1.3 | 35.5 |
| 29 | Dev'ion Reynolds | N Illinois | FR | CB | 11 | 15 | 388 | 25.87 | 1 | 1.4 | 35.3 |
| 30 | Robert Williams | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 9 | 17 | 315 | 18.53 | 0 | 1.9 | 35.0 |
| 31 | Rayshawn Pleasant | Auburn | JR | CB | 9 | 12 | 314 | 26.17 | 1 | 1.3 | 34.9 |
| 32 | Tre Richardson | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 10 | 13 | 344 | 26.46 | 0 | 1.3 | 34.4 |
| 33 | Khamani Alexander | App St | FR | RB | 10 | 17 | 339 | 19.94 | 0 | 1.7 | 33.9 |
| 34 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 10 | 11 | 338 | 30.73 | 1 | 1.1 | 33.8 |
| 35 | Devin Gandy | La Tech | SR | WR | 10 | 12 | 336 | 28.00 | 1 | 1.2 | 33.6 |
| 36 | Damon Bankston | New Mexico | SR | RB | 10 | 11 | 334 | 30.36 | 1 | 1.1 | 33.4 |
| 37 | Chauncy Cobb | Ark St | SO | WR | 10 | 12 | 332 | 27.67 | 1 | 1.2 | 33.2 |
| 38 | Mysonne Pollard | Delaware | SR | S | 10 | 12 | 327 | 27.25 | 0 | 1.2 | 32.7 |
| 38 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | SR | WR | 10 | 15 | 327 | 21.80 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.7 |
| 40 | Anthony Brown-Stephens | Tulane | JR | WR | 10 | 14 | 326 | 23.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 32.6 |
| 41 | Michael Jackson III | Purdue | SR | WR | 11 | 14 | 351 | 25.07 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.9 |
| 41 | Trayvon Rudolph | Toledo | SR | WR | 10 | 14 | 319 | 22.79 | 1 | 1.4 | 31.9 |
| 43 | Jahari Johnson | SJSU | JR | WR | 10 | 12 | 314 | 26.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 31.4 |
| 44 | Sahmir Hagans | Duke | SR | WR | 10 | 10 | 313 | 31.30 | 1 | 1.0 | 31.3 |
| 45 | Jaylon Glover | UNLV | JR | RB | 10 | 16 | 312 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 31.2 |
| 46 | P.J. Prioleau | Va Tech | SR | RB | 10 | 15 | 310 | 20.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.0 |
| 47 | Keith Reynolds | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 10 | 9 | 285 | 31.67 | 1 | 0.9 | 28.5 |
| 48 | Malik Phillips | Sam Hou St | SR | WR | 10 | 15 | 283 | 18.87 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.3 |
| 49 | Ky Woods | Nevada | JR | RB | 10 | 11 | 282 | 25.64 | 1 | 1.1 | 28.2 |
| 49 | Jacob De Jesus | California | SR | WR | 10 | 13 | 282 | 21.69 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.2 |
| 51 | Chris Barnes | Wk Forest | FR | WR | 9 | 6 | 234 | 39.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 26.0 |
| 52 | TJ Horton | Ball State | SO | RB | 9 | 9 | 233 | 25.89 | 1 | 1.0 | 25.9 |
| 53 | Lloyd Avant | CSU | SO | RB | 10 | 10 | 251 | 25.10 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.1 |
| 54 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 10 | 12 | 249 | 20.75 | 0 | 1.2 | 24.9 |
| 55 | Cam Ross | Virginia | SR | WR | 10 | 7 | 248 | 35.43 | 1 | 0.7 | 24.8 |
| 56 | Jordan Napier | SDSU | SO | WR | 10 | 11 | 246 | 22.36 | 0 | 1.1 | 24.6 |
| 56 | Major Everhart | TCU | JR | WR | 8 | 9 | 197 | 21.89 | 0 | 1.1 | 24.6 |
| 56 | Lotzeir Brooks | Alabama | FR | WR | 9 | 11 | 221 | 20.09 | 0 | 1.2 | 24.6 |
| 59 | Rayshon Luke | Fresno St | JR | RB | 10 | 11 | 243 | 22.09 | 0 | 1.1 | 24.3 |
| 60 | Deuce Spann | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 10 | 10 | 239 | 23.90 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.9 |
| 61 | Cam Barfield | Hawai'i | JR | RB | 10 | 7 | 234 | 33.43 | 1 | 0.7 | 23.4 |
| 61 | Jayden Duke Scott | NC State | FR | RB | 10 | 11 | 234 | 21.27 | 0 | 1.1 | 23.4 |
| 61 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 10 | 11 | 234 | 21.27 | 0 | 1.1 | 23.4 |
| 64 | Malik Sherrod | Boise St | SR | RB | 10 | 11 | 227 | 20.64 | 0 | 1.1 | 22.7 |
| 65 | Barion Brown | LSU | SR | WR | 10 | 11 | 226 | 20.55 | 0 | 1.1 | 22.6 |
| 66 | Micah Davis | USM | SR | WR | 10 | 11 | 225 | 20.45 | 0 | 1.1 | 22.5 |
| 67 | Shane Marshall | Ga Tech | FR | RB | 10 | 11 | 218 | 19.82 | 0 | 1.1 | 21.8 |
| 68 | Terrence Smith | UConn | FR | WR | 11 | 11 | 238 | 21.64 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.6 |
| 69 | Rodney Hill | Arkansas | JR | RB | 10 | 9 | 215 | 23.89 | 0 | 0.9 | 21.5 |
| 70 | Logan Wilson | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 9 | 8 | 190 | 23.75 | 0 | 0.9 | 21.1 |
| 70 | David Wells Jr. | Oregon St | SO | WR | 11 | 12 | 232 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 21.1 |
| 72 | Caden High | Stanford | JR | WR | 10 | 10 | 205 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.5 |
| 72 | Zachariah Branch | Georgia | JR | WR | 10 | 10 | 205 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.5 |
| 74 | Nyck Harbor | S Carolina | JR | WR | 10 | 9 | 199 | 22.11 | 0 | 0.9 | 19.9 |
| 75 | Kaderris Roberts | BGSU | SR | RB | 11 | 7 | 215 | 30.71 | 0 | 0.6 | 19.5 |
| 75 | Jaylen McGill | N Carolina | FR | RB | 8 | 8 | 156 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.5 |
| 77 | Nahree Biggins | CMU | SR | RB | 10 | 10 | 193 | 19.30 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.3 |
| 78 | Keelan Marion | Miami (Fl) | SR | WR | 10 | 8 | 190 | 23.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 19.0 |
| 78 | Leyton Smithson | Wash St | SR | WR | 8 | 9 | 152 | 16.89 | 0 | 1.1 | 19.0 |
| 80 | Jaren Hamilton | Ariz St | SO | WR | 10 | 10 | 189 | 18.90 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.9 |
| 80 | Qua Ashley | Ball State | JR | RB | 9 | 9 | 170 | 18.89 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.9 |
| 82 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | SO | RB | 11 | 4 | 207 | 51.75 | 1 | 0.4 | 18.8 |
| 82 | Dash Luke | MO State | SR | WR | 10 | 11 | 188 | 17.09 | 0 | 1.1 | 18.8 |
| 84 | DaMarion Fowlkes | Missouri | FR | WR | 10 | 7 | 186 | 26.57 | 0 | 0.7 | 18.6 |
| 85 | Adam Randall | Clemson | SR | RB | 10 | 8 | 182 | 22.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.2 |
| 86 | Kody Jones | KSU | SR | DB | 9 | 9 | 162 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 87 | Anthony Frias II | UCLA | SR | RB | 10 | 10 | 179 | 17.90 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.9 |
| 88 | Andrew Marsh | Michigan | FR | WR | 10 | 9 | 178 | 19.78 | 0 | 0.9 | 17.8 |
| 89 | Link Rhodes | SMU | JR | WR | 9 | 7 | 158 | 22.57 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.6 |
| 90 | Jmariyae Robinson | MO State | JR | WR | 9 | 8 | 157 | 19.63 | 0 | 0.9 | 17.4 |
| 90 | DJ Taylor | MTSU | FR | RB | 8 | 8 | 139 | 17.38 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.4 |
| 92 | Curtis Harris-Lopez | James Mad | SR | S | 9 | 5 | 154 | 30.80 | 1 | 0.6 | 17.1 |
| 92 | Jaylin Lucas | FSU | JR | RB | 10 | 6 | 171 | 28.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 17.1 |
| 94 | Roman Hemby | Indiana | SR | RB | 11 | 8 | 184 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 16.7 |
| 95 | Alvon Isaac | S Florida | SO | RB | 10 | 8 | 166 | 20.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.6 |
| 96 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 10 | 5 | 159 | 31.80 | 0 | 0.5 | 15.9 |
| 97 | Allen Middleton | BGSU | SO | WR | 11 | 8 | 174 | 21.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.8 |
| 98 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SO | WR | 10 | 8 | 156 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.6 |
| 99 | Preston Fox | WVU | SR | WR | 10 | 7 | 153 | 21.86 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.3 |
| 99 | Cameron Flowers | Western Ky | FR | WR | 10 | 8 | 153 | 19.13 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.