2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devin Gandy | La Tech | SR | WR | 8 | 14 | 439 | 31.36 | 2 | 1.8 | 54.9 |
| 2 | Alante Brown | Mich St | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 92 | 92.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 92.0 |
| 2 | Chris Barnes | Wk Forest | FR | WR | 7 | 2 | 127 | 63.50 | 1 | 0.3 | 18.1 |
| 2 | Lorenzo Styles Jr. | Ohio State | SR | CB | 8 | 2 | 116 | 58.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 14.5 |
| 2 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | SO | RB | 10 | 4 | 207 | 51.75 | 1 | 0.4 | 20.7 |
| 2 | Sieh Bangura | Ohio | SR | RB | 8 | 3 | 141 | 47.00 | 1 | 0.4 | 17.6 |
| 2 | Kenneth Williams | Nebraska | SO | RB | 8 | 7 | 292 | 41.71 | 1 | 0.9 | 36.5 |
| 2 | Ja'Corian Norris | La-Lafytte | FR | S | 4 | 9 | 318 | 35.33 | 1 | 2.3 | 79.5 |
| 2 | Cam Barfield | Hawai'i | JR | RB | 8 | 6 | 204 | 34.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 25.5 |
| 2 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 9 | 10 | 338 | 33.80 | 1 | 1.1 | 37.6 |
| 2 | Sahmir Hagans | Duke | SR | WR | 9 | 12 | 405 | 33.75 | 1 | 1.3 | 45.0 |
| 2 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 8 | 4 | 135 | 33.75 | 1 | 0.5 | 16.9 |
| 2 | Damon Bankston | New Mexico | SR | RB | 8 | 8 | 251 | 31.38 | 1 | 1.0 | 31.4 |
| 2 | Da'Realyst Clark | Kent State | JR | WR | 8 | 9 | 273 | 30.33 | 1 | 1.1 | 34.1 |
| 2 | Ky Woods | Nevada | JR | RB | 8 | 7 | 205 | 29.29 | 1 | 0.9 | 25.6 |
| 2 | Curtis Harris-Lopez | James Mad | SR | S | 9 | 7 | 202 | 28.86 | 1 | 0.8 | 22.4 |
| 2 | Derrick Eley | Charlotte | FR | WR | 8 | 14 | 378 | 27.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 47.3 |
| 2 | Emmanuel Henderson Jr. | Kansas | SR | WR | 9 | 14 | 378 | 27.00 | 1 | 1.6 | 42.0 |
| 2 | Malcolm Gillie | Coast Car | SR | WR | 8 | 15 | 404 | 26.93 | 1 | 1.9 | 50.5 |
| 2 | Jaylen Jenkins | Texas St | JR | RB | 8 | 15 | 394 | 26.27 | 1 | 1.9 | 49.3 |
| 2 | Trayvon Rudolph | Toledo | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 280 | 25.45 | 1 | 1.4 | 35.0 |
| 2 | Chauncy Cobb | Ark St | SO | WR | 8 | 14 | 348 | 24.86 | 1 | 1.8 | 43.5 |
| 2 | Julian Gray | Liberty | SR | RB | 4 | 7 | 174 | 24.86 | 1 | 1.8 | 43.5 |
| 2 | TJ Horton | Ball State | SO | RB | 7 | 12 | 294 | 24.50 | 1 | 1.7 | 42.0 |