2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 01/19/2026
| 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 |
| 1 | Kole Wilson | Baylor | SR | WR | 12 | 30 | 705 | 23.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 58.8 |
| 3 | Jayshon Platt | FAU | JR | WR | 12 | 25 | 613 | 24.52 | 0 | 2.1 | 51.1 |
| 3 | Quentin Gibson | Colorado | FR | WR | 12 | 25 | 597 | 23.88 | 0 | 2.1 | 49.8 |
| 3 | Jayvin Norman | EMU | FR | RB | 11 | 23 | 432 | 18.78 | 0 | 2.1 | 39.3 |
| 6 | TJ Peyton | Georgia St | FR | RB | 10 | 20 | 364 | 18.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.4 |
| 7 | Solomon Beebe | UAB | SO | RB | 12 | 23 | 600 | 26.09 | 1 | 1.9 | 50.0 |
| 7 | Terrance Shelton, Jr. | Buffalo | SO | RB | 9 | 17 | 381 | 22.41 | 0 | 1.9 | 42.3 |
| 7 | Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw | Marshall | SO | WR | 12 | 23 | 510 | 22.17 | 0 | 1.9 | 42.5 |
| 10 | Jaylen Jenkins | Texas St | JR | RB | 13 | 23 | 622 | 27.04 | 1 | 1.8 | 47.8 |
| 10 | Michael Jackson III | Purdue | SR | WR | 12 | 22 | 520 | 23.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 43.3 |
| 12 | Derrick Eley | Charlotte | FR | WR | 11 | 18 | 501 | 27.83 | 1 | 1.6 | 45.5 |
| 12 | Dalen Cobb | Ga South | SR | WR | 12 | 19 | 502 | 26.42 | 1 | 1.6 | 41.8 |
| 12 | DJ Epps | Troy | JR | WR | 14 | 23 | 554 | 24.09 | 0 | 1.6 | 39.6 |
| 12 | C'Quan Jnopierre | FIU | SR | WR | 10 | 16 | 384 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 38.4 |
| 12 | Jaden Nixon | UCF | SR | RB | 12 | 19 | 438 | 23.05 | 1 | 1.6 | 36.5 |
| 12 | Isaiah Bryant | Navy | JR | SB | 13 | 21 | 462 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.5 |
| 12 | Malik Sherrod | Boise St | SR | RB | 14 | 23 | 492 | 21.39 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.1 |
| 19 | Chauncy Cobb | Ark St | SO | WR | 13 | 20 | 538 | 26.90 | 2 | 1.5 | 41.4 |
| 19 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 13 | 19 | 499 | 26.26 | 0 | 1.5 | 38.4 |
| 19 | Emmanuel Henderson Jr. | Kansas | SR | WR | 12 | 18 | 455 | 25.28 | 1 | 1.5 | 37.9 |
| 19 | Rayshawn Pleasant | Auburn | JR | CB | 11 | 17 | 412 | 24.24 | 1 | 1.5 | 37.5 |
| 19 | Devin Miles | W Mich | SR | RB | 14 | 21 | 495 | 23.57 | 0 | 1.5 | 35.4 |
| 24 | Malcolm Gillie | Coast Car | SR | WR | 13 | 18 | 467 | 25.94 | 1 | 1.4 | 35.9 |
| 24 | Terry Bussey | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 13 | 18 | 421 | 23.39 | 0 | 1.4 | 32.4 |
| 24 | Cody Hagen | BYU | SO | WR | 13 | 18 | 409 | 22.72 | 0 | 1.4 | 31.5 |
| 24 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | SR | WR | 13 | 18 | 393 | 21.83 | 0 | 1.4 | 30.2 |
| 24 | Trayvon Rudolph | Toledo | SR | WR | 13 | 18 | 374 | 20.78 | 1 | 1.4 | 28.8 |
| 24 | Jacob De Jesus | California | SR | WR | 13 | 18 | 363 | 20.17 | 0 | 1.4 | 27.9 |
| 24 | P.J. Prioleau | Va Tech | SR | RB | 12 | 17 | 339 | 19.94 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.3 |
| 24 | Khamani Alexander | App St | FR | RB | 13 | 18 | 359 | 19.94 | 0 | 1.4 | 27.6 |
| 24 | Robert Williams | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 12 | 17 | 315 | 18.53 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.3 |
| 33 | Cameron Pettaway | BGSU | FR | RB | 9 | 12 | 396 | 33.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 44.0 |
| 33 | Da'Realyst Clark | Kent State | JR | WR | 12 | 16 | 452 | 28.25 | 2 | 1.3 | 37.7 |
| 33 | Vinny Anthony II | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 12 | 16 | 446 | 27.88 | 1 | 1.3 | 37.2 |
| 33 | Simeon Evans | N Texas | SR | WR | 14 | 18 | 496 | 27.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 35.4 |
| 33 | Dev'ion Reynolds | N Illinois | FR | CB | 12 | 16 | 404 | 25.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 33.7 |
| 33 | Tre Richardson | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 13 | 17 | 427 | 25.12 | 0 | 1.3 | 32.8 |
| 33 | Jahari Johnson | SJSU | JR | WR | 12 | 15 | 364 | 24.27 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.3 |
| 33 | Malik Phillips | Sam Hou St | SR | WR | 12 | 15 | 283 | 18.87 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.6 |
| 33 | Tyler Stewart | Temple | SO | WR | 9 | 12 | 206 | 17.17 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.9 |
| 42 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 13 | 16 | 476 | 29.75 | 1 | 1.2 | 36.6 |
| 42 | Barion Brown | LSU | SR | WR | 13 | 15 | 445 | 29.67 | 1 | 1.2 | 34.2 |
| 42 | Devin Gandy | La Tech | SR | WR | 13 | 16 | 474 | 29.63 | 2 | 1.2 | 36.5 |
| 42 | Adam Mohammed | Washington | SO | RB | 13 | 16 | 420 | 26.25 | 0 | 1.2 | 32.3 |
| 42 | Mysonne Pollard | Delaware | SR | S | 13 | 15 | 384 | 25.60 | 0 | 1.2 | 29.5 |
| 42 | TJ Horton | Ball State | SO | RB | 10 | 12 | 294 | 24.50 | 1 | 1.2 | 29.4 |
| 42 | Andrew Marsh | Michigan | FR | WR | 13 | 16 | 378 | 23.63 | 0 | 1.2 | 29.1 |
| 42 | Deuce Spann | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 13 | 15 | 337 | 22.47 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.9 |
| 42 | Rayshon Luke | Fresno St | JR | RB | 13 | 16 | 341 | 21.31 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.2 |
| 42 | Leyton Smithson | Wash St | SR | WR | 11 | 13 | 231 | 17.77 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.0 |
| 52 | Keith Reynolds | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 14 | 16 | 456 | 28.50 | 1 | 1.1 | 32.6 |
| 52 | Anthony Brown-Stephens | Tulane | JR | WR | 14 | 15 | 357 | 23.80 | 0 | 1.1 | 25.5 |
| 52 | Jordan Napier | SDSU | SO | WR | 10 | 11 | 246 | 22.36 | 0 | 1.1 | 24.6 |
| 52 | Davis Bryson | KSU | JR | WR | 13 | 14 | 307 | 21.93 | 0 | 1.1 | 23.6 |
| 52 | Shane Marshall | Ga Tech | FR | RB | 13 | 14 | 276 | 19.71 | 0 | 1.1 | 21.2 |
| 52 | Jaylon Glover | UNLV | JR | RB | 14 | 16 | 312 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 22.3 |
| 52 | Jmariyae Robinson | MO State | JR | WR | 12 | 13 | 252 | 19.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 21.0 |
| 52 | David Wells Jr. | Oregon St | SO | WR | 11 | 12 | 232 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 21.1 |
| 52 | Qua Ashley | Ball State | JR | RB | 10 | 11 | 212 | 19.27 | 0 | 1.1 | 21.2 |
| 52 | Lotzeir Brooks | Alabama | FR | WR | 14 | 15 | 283 | 18.87 | 0 | 1.1 | 20.2 |
| 52 | Dash Luke | MO State | SR | WR | 13 | 14 | 257 | 18.36 | 0 | 1.1 | 19.8 |
| 63 | Jadarian Price | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 12 | 12 | 450 | 37.50 | 2 | 1.0 | 37.5 |
| 63 | Sahmir Hagans | Duke | SR | WR | 14 | 14 | 467 | 33.36 | 1 | 1.0 | 33.4 |
| 63 | Kenneth Williams | Nebraska | SO | RB | 12 | 12 | 395 | 32.92 | 1 | 1.0 | 32.9 |
| 63 | Ky Woods | Nevada | JR | RB | 12 | 12 | 311 | 25.92 | 1 | 1.0 | 25.9 |
| 63 | Tim Burns Jr. | Sam Hou St | JR | WR | 12 | 12 | 306 | 25.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 25.5 |
| 63 | Juwon Gaston | MTSU | SR | S | 9 | 9 | 208 | 23.11 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.1 |
| 63 | Nyck Harbor | S Carolina | JR | WR | 11 | 11 | 242 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 63 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 13 | 13 | 275 | 21.15 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.2 |
| 63 | Micah Davis | USM | SR | WR | 13 | 13 | 271 | 20.85 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.8 |
| 63 | Nahree Biggins | CMU | SR | RB | 12 | 12 | 250 | 20.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.8 |
| 63 | Quinton Jackson | Rice | JR | RB | 13 | 13 | 262 | 20.15 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.2 |
| 63 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SO | WR | 13 | 13 | 262 | 20.15 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.2 |
| 63 | Caden High | Stanford | JR | WR | 12 | 12 | 237 | 19.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.8 |
| 76 | Damon Bankston | New Mexico | SR | RB | 13 | 12 | 434 | 36.17 | 2 | 0.9 | 33.4 |
| 76 | Lloyd Avant | CSU | SO | RB | 12 | 11 | 268 | 24.36 | 0 | 0.9 | 22.3 |
| 76 | Rodney Hill | Arkansas | JR | RB | 11 | 10 | 240 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 21.8 |
| 76 | DaMarion Fowlkes | Missouri | FR | WR | 11 | 10 | 233 | 23.30 | 0 | 0.9 | 21.2 |
| 76 | Major Everhart | TCU | JR | WR | 10 | 9 | 197 | 21.89 | 0 | 0.9 | 19.7 |
| 76 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 13 | 12 | 251 | 20.92 | 0 | 0.9 | 19.3 |
| 76 | Jaylen McGill | N Carolina | FR | RB | 9 | 8 | 156 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 17.3 |
| 83 | Cam Barfield | Hawai'i | JR | RB | 13 | 11 | 316 | 28.73 | 1 | 0.8 | 24.3 |
| 83 | Kaderris Roberts | BGSU | SR | RB | 12 | 9 | 251 | 27.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 20.9 |
| 83 | Jaylin Lucas | FSU | JR | RB | 12 | 9 | 221 | 24.56 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.4 |
| 83 | Keelan Marion | Miami (Fl) | SR | WR | 16 | 12 | 293 | 24.42 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.3 |
| 83 | Alvon Isaac | S Florida | SO | RB | 13 | 10 | 224 | 22.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.2 |
| 83 | Terrence Smith | UConn | FR | WR | 13 | 11 | 238 | 21.64 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.3 |
| 83 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | FR | RB | 10 | 8 | 171 | 21.38 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.1 |
| 83 | Jayden Duke Scott | NC State | FR | RB | 13 | 11 | 234 | 21.27 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.0 |
| 83 | Javen Jacobs | Utah State | JR | RB | 13 | 11 | 219 | 19.91 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.8 |
| 83 | Jaren Hamilton | Ariz St | SO | WR | 13 | 11 | 215 | 19.55 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.5 |
| 83 | Kendrick Law | Kentucky | SR | WR | 12 | 9 | 174 | 19.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.5 |
| 83 | Kody Jones | KSU | SR | DB | 12 | 9 | 162 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.5 |
| 83 | Anthony Frias II | UCLA | SR | RB | 12 | 10 | 179 | 17.90 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.9 |
| 83 | Bo MacCormack III | BC | FR | RB | 9 | 7 | 124 | 17.71 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.8 |
| 83 | DJ Taylor | MTSU | FR | RB | 10 | 8 | 139 | 17.38 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.9 |
| 83 | Cameron Flowers | Western Ky | FR | WR | 13 | 10 | 162 | 16.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.5 |
| 99 | Curtis Harris-Lopez | James Mad | SR | S | 13 | 9 | 246 | 27.33 | 1 | 0.7 | 18.9 |
| 99 | Logan Wilson | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 11 | 8 | 190 | 23.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 17.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.