2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 11/19/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quentin Gibson | Colorado | FR | WR | 7 | 18 | 430 | 23.89 | 0 | 2.6 | 61.4 |
| 2 | Brandon Hills | Akron | SO | WR | 8 | 20 | 482 | 24.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 60.3 |
| 3 | Derrick Eley | Charlotte | FR | WR | 7 | 14 | 378 | 27.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 54.0 |
| 4 | Kole Wilson | Baylor | SR | WR | 7 | 18 | 375 | 20.83 | 0 | 2.6 | 53.6 |
| 5 | Terrance Shelton, Jr. | Buffalo | SO | RB | 6 | 14 | 316 | 22.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 52.7 |
| 6 | Jahari Johnson | SJSU | JR | WR | 6 | 12 | 314 | 26.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 52.3 |
| 7 | Devin Gandy | La Tech | SR | WR | 6 | 11 | 308 | 28.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 51.3 |
| 8 | Malcolm Gillie | Coast Car | SR | WR | 7 | 12 | 346 | 28.83 | 1 | 1.7 | 49.4 |
| 9 | DJ Epps | Troy | JR | WR | 6 | 15 | 281 | 18.73 | 0 | 2.5 | 46.8 |
| 10 | Vinny Anthony II | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 7 | 14 | 326 | 23.29 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.6 |
| 11 | Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw | Marshall | SO | WR | 6 | 12 | 270 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 12 | Emmanuel Henderson Jr. | Kansas | SR | WR | 7 | 10 | 308 | 30.80 | 1 | 1.4 | 44.0 |
| 13 | Dalen Cobb | Ga South | SR | WR | 6 | 11 | 262 | 23.82 | 0 | 1.8 | 43.7 |
| 13 | Cody Hagen | BYU | SO | WR | 6 | 12 | 262 | 21.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.7 |
| 15 | Devin Miles | W Mich | SR | RB | 7 | 12 | 303 | 25.25 | 0 | 1.7 | 43.3 |
| 16 | Jaylen Jenkins | Texas St | JR | RB | 6 | 12 | 255 | 21.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.5 |
| 17 | Adam Mohammed | Washington | SO | RB | 7 | 12 | 297 | 24.75 | 0 | 1.7 | 42.4 |
| 18 | Simeon Evans | N Texas | SR | WR | 6 | 9 | 254 | 28.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 42.3 |
| 19 | Sahmir Hagans | Duke | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 251 | 31.38 | 1 | 1.3 | 41.8 |
| 19 | Damon Bankston | New Mexico | SR | RB | 6 | 8 | 251 | 31.38 | 1 | 1.3 | 41.8 |
| 21 | Kenneth Williams | Nebraska | SO | RB | 7 | 7 | 292 | 41.71 | 1 | 1.0 | 41.7 |
| 22 | Da'Realyst Clark | Kent State | JR | WR | 7 | 9 | 273 | 30.33 | 1 | 1.3 | 39.0 |
| 23 | Michael Jackson III | Purdue | SR | WR | 8 | 12 | 311 | 25.92 | 0 | 1.5 | 38.9 |
| 23 | Jaden Nixon | UCF | SR | RB | 7 | 14 | 272 | 19.43 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.9 |
| 25 | TJ Horton | Ball State | SO | RB | 6 | 9 | 233 | 25.89 | 1 | 1.5 | 38.8 |
| 26 | Jayshon Platt | FAU | JR | WR | 7 | 12 | 270 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 38.6 |
| 27 | Trayvon Rudolph | Toledo | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 231 | 28.88 | 1 | 1.3 | 38.5 |
| 27 | Solomon Beebe | UAB | SO | RB | 6 | 11 | 231 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 38.5 |
| 29 | Jordan Napier | SDSU | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 230 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 38.3 |
| 30 | Tre Richardson | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 6 | 10 | 228 | 22.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 38.0 |
| 31 | Lotzeir Brooks | Alabama | FR | WR | 6 | 11 | 221 | 20.09 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.8 |
| 32 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 7 | 7 | 249 | 35.57 | 1 | 1.0 | 35.6 |
| 33 | Isaiah Bryant | Navy | JR | SB | 7 | 11 | 247 | 22.45 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.3 |
| 34 | TK King | NMSU | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 169 | 24.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 33.8 |
| 35 | Bryce Noernberg | Kansas St | FR | WR | 6 | 9 | 191 | 21.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.8 |
| 36 | Mysonne Pollard | Delaware | SR | S | 7 | 9 | 221 | 24.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.6 |
| 37 | Shane Marshall | Ga Tech | FR | RB | 7 | 11 | 218 | 19.82 | 0 | 1.6 | 31.1 |
| 38 | Jayden Duke Scott | NC State | FR | RB | 7 | 10 | 217 | 21.70 | 0 | 1.4 | 31.0 |
| 38 | Robert Williams | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 155 | 17.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 31.0 |
| 40 | Kaderris Roberts | BGSU | SR | RB | 7 | 7 | 215 | 30.71 | 0 | 1.0 | 30.7 |
| 40 | Anthony Brown-Stephens | Tulane | JR | WR | 6 | 7 | 184 | 26.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 30.7 |
| 42 | Jaylon Glover | UNLV | JR | RB | 6 | 9 | 182 | 20.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.3 |
| 43 | Khamani Alexander | App St | FR | RB | 6 | 9 | 181 | 20.11 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.2 |
| 44 | Dev'ion Reynolds | N Illinois | FR | CB | 7 | 9 | 208 | 23.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.7 |
| 45 | Ky Woods | Nevada | JR | RB | 6 | 6 | 176 | 29.33 | 1 | 1.0 | 29.3 |
| 46 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 7 | 10 | 204 | 20.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.1 |
| 47 | Cam Barfield | Hawai'i | JR | RB | 6 | 4 | 171 | 42.75 | 1 | 0.7 | 28.5 |
| 48 | Major Everhart | TCU | JR | WR | 7 | 9 | 197 | 21.89 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.1 |
| 49 | P.J. Prioleau | Va Tech | SR | RB | 6 | 8 | 168 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.0 |
| 50 | Jayvin Norman | EMU | FR | RB | 7 | 12 | 194 | 16.17 | 0 | 1.7 | 27.7 |
| 51 | Malik Sherrod | Boise St | SR | RB | 6 | 7 | 161 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.8 |
| 51 | Malik Phillips | Sam Hou St | SR | WR | 6 | 9 | 161 | 17.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.8 |
| 53 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 183 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.1 |
| 54 | Lloyd Avant | CSU | SO | RB | 6 | 7 | 156 | 22.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.0 |
| 55 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | SO | RB | 8 | 4 | 207 | 51.75 | 1 | 0.5 | 25.9 |
| 56 | Terry Bussey | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 180 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.7 |
| 57 | Keith Reynolds | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 7 | 6 | 179 | 29.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 25.6 |
| 58 | Allen Middleton | BGSU | SO | WR | 7 | 8 | 174 | 21.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 24.9 |
| 59 | Micah Davis | USM | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 147 | 18.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.5 |
| 60 | Logan Wilson | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 7 | 7 | 170 | 24.29 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.3 |
| 60 | Chauncy Cobb | Ark St | SO | WR | 6 | 7 | 146 | 20.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 24.3 |
| 62 | Caden High | Stanford | JR | WR | 7 | 8 | 167 | 20.88 | 0 | 1.1 | 23.9 |
| 62 | Rayshawn Pleasant | Auburn | JR | CB | 7 | 9 | 167 | 18.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.9 |
| 64 | Deuce Spann | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 6 | 6 | 143 | 23.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.8 |
| 64 | TJ Peyton | Georgia St | FR | RB | 6 | 8 | 143 | 17.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.8 |
| 66 | Nyck Harbor | S Carolina | JR | WR | 8 | 8 | 188 | 23.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.5 |
| 66 | Dash Luke | MO State | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 141 | 17.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.5 |
| 68 | Nahree Biggins | CMU | SR | RB | 7 | 8 | 164 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 23.4 |
| 69 | Rodney Hill | Arkansas | JR | RB | 6 | 6 | 139 | 23.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.2 |
| 69 | DJ Taylor | MTSU | FR | RB | 6 | 8 | 139 | 17.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.2 |
| 71 | Zachariah Branch | Georgia | JR | WR | 8 | 9 | 185 | 20.56 | 0 | 1.1 | 23.1 |
| 72 | Barion Brown | LSU | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 161 | 17.89 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.0 |
| 73 | Jaren Hamilton | Ariz St | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 160 | 17.78 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.9 |
| 74 | Jacob De Jesus | California | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 137 | 19.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.8 |
| 75 | Curtis Harris-Lopez | James Mad | SR | S | 7 | 5 | 154 | 30.80 | 1 | 0.7 | 22.0 |
| 76 | Cameron Flowers | Western Ky | FR | WR | 7 | 8 | 153 | 19.13 | 0 | 1.1 | 21.9 |
| 77 | Jaylin Lucas | FSU | JR | RB | 7 | 5 | 149 | 29.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 21.3 |
| 78 | Rayshon Luke | Fresno St | JR | RB | 6 | 6 | 123 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.5 |
| 78 | Kody Jones | KSU | SR | DB | 6 | 8 | 123 | 15.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.5 |
| 80 | DaMarion Fowlkes | Missouri | FR | WR | 6 | 5 | 120 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 20.0 |
| 81 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 7 | 4 | 135 | 33.75 | 1 | 0.6 | 19.3 |
| 82 | Keelan Marion | Miami (Fl) | SR | WR | 6 | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 19.0 |
| 82 | Adam Randall | Clemson | SR | RB | 8 | 7 | 152 | 21.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 19.0 |
| 84 | Jaylen McGill | N Carolina | FR | RB | 6 | 6 | 113 | 18.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.8 |
| 84 | Jmariyae Robinson | MO State | JR | WR | 5 | 5 | 94 | 18.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.8 |
| 86 | Cade Harris | Air Force | SR | WR | 6 | 5 | 109 | 21.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.2 |
| 86 | Deion DeBlanc | Wyoming | FR | WR | 6 | 6 | 109 | 18.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.2 |
| 88 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 7 | 7 | 121 | 17.29 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.3 |
| 89 | Chris Barnes | Wk Forest | FR | WR | 6 | 1 | 98 | 98.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 16.3 |
| 89 | Jaquel Holman | S Carolina | FR | DB | 7 | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 16.3 |
| 91 | Peyton Higgins | Troy | SR | WR | 6 | 4 | 94 | 23.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.7 |
| 92 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | FR | RB | 7 | 5 | 109 | 21.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.6 |
| 93 | Javen Jacobs | Utah State | JR | RB | 6 | 6 | 93 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.5 |
| 94 | Iverson Howard | Maryland | FR | RB | 7 | 7 | 108 | 15.43 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.4 |
| 95 | Hunter Smith | Temple | SR | RB | 6 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.2 |
| 96 | Ja'Carree Kelly | Delaware | JR | WR | 7 | 5 | 106 | 21.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.1 |
| 97 | Link Rhodes | SMU | JR | WR | 5 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 14.6 |
| 98 | Sieh Bangura | Ohio | SR | RB | 7 | 1 | 97 | 97.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 13.9 |
| 99 | Maurki James | ODU | FR | RB | 6 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.8 |
| 100 | Alvon Isaac | S Florida | SO | RB | 6 | 5 | 81 | 16.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.5 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.