2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games Won Only through 01/19/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Alante Brown Mich St SR WR 3 4 214 53.50 1 1.3 71.3
2 Cameron Pettaway BGSU FR RB 4 5 222 44.40 1 1.3 55.5
3 Rayshawn Pleasant Auburn JR CB 4 6 239 39.83 1 1.5 59.8
4 Tim Burns Jr. Sam Hou St JR WR 2 4 150 37.50 1 2.0 75.0
5 Kenneth Williams Nebraska SO RB 7 9 335 37.22 1 1.3 47.9
6 Emmanuel Henderson Jr. Kansas SR WR 5 7 259 37.00 1 1.4 51.8
6 Dalen Cobb Ga South SR WR 6 8 296 37.00 1 1.3 49.3
6 Julian Gray Liberty SR RB 4 5 185 37.00 1 1.3 46.3
9 Ja'Corian Norris La-Lafytte FR S 5 9 318 35.33 1 1.8 63.6
10 Jaylen Jenkins Texas St JR RB 7 9 298 33.11 1 1.3 42.6
11 Derrick Eley Charlotte FR WR 1 4 123 30.75 0 4.0 123.0
12 Jaden Nixon UCF SR RB 5 6 177 29.50 1 1.2 35.4
13 Simeon Evans N Texas SR WR 12 16 462 28.88 0 1.3 38.5
14 Dev'ion Reynolds N Illinois FR CB 3 6 173 28.83 1 2.0 57.7
15 Jayshon Platt FAU JR WR 4 5 142 28.40 0 1.3 35.5
16 Solomon Beebe UAB SO RB 4 10 282 28.20 1 2.5 70.5
17 Quentin Gibson Colorado FR WR 3 8 215 26.88 0 2.7 71.7
18 Adam Mohammed Washington SO RB 9 12 313 26.08 0 1.3 34.8
19 Mysonne Pollard Delaware SR S 7 9 229 25.44 0 1.3 32.7
20 Terry Bussey Texas A&M SO WR 11 15 366 24.40 0 1.4 33.3
21 Logan Wilson Cincinnati SR CB 6 7 170 24.29 0 1.2 28.3
22 Cody Hagen BYU SO WR 11 16 373 23.31 0 1.5 33.9
23 Brandon Hills Akron SO WR 5 10 233 23.30 0 2.0 46.6
24 Jacob De Jesus California SR WR 7 9 199 22.11 0 1.3 28.4
25 Isaiah Bryant Navy JR SB 11 18 390 21.67 0 1.6 35.5
26 Kole Wilson Baylor SR WR 5 11 237 21.55 0 2.2 47.4
27 P.J. Prioleau Va Tech SR RB 3 6 129 21.50 0 2.0 43.0
28 Khamani Alexander App St FR RB 5 6 126 21.00 0 1.2 25.2
29 Malik Sherrod Boise St SR RB 9 16 331 20.69 0 1.8 36.8
30 DJ Epps Troy JR WR 8 11 227 20.64 0 1.4 28.4
31 Sam Jackson V Okla St SR WR 1 2 41 20.50 0 2.0 41.0
32 Ryan Niblett Texas SO WR 10 12 244 20.33 0 1.2 24.4
33 Micah Davis USM SR WR 7 9 178 19.78 0 1.3 25.4
34 Jmariyae Robinson MO State JR WR 6 7 136 19.43 0 1.2 22.7
35 Leyton Smithson Wash St SR WR 6 8 153 19.13 0 1.3 25.5
36 Jaylon Glover UNLV JR RB 10 13 247 19.00 0 1.3 24.7
37 Jahari Johnson SJSU JR WR 3 5 89 17.80 0 1.7 29.7
38 Tyler Stewart Temple SO WR 4 8 142 17.75 0 2.0 35.5
39 TJ Peyton Georgia St FR RB 1 4 70 17.50 0 4.0 70.0
40 Dash Luke MO State SR WR 7 9 151 16.78 0 1.3 21.6
41 Jayvin Norman EMU FR RB 4 8 132 16.50 0 2.0 33.0
42 Elijah Tau-Tolliver Mich St SR RB 4 5 79 15.80 0 1.3 19.8
43 Josiah McLaurin Maryland SO WR 3 4 62 15.50 0 1.3 20.7
44 Vernell Brown III Florida FR WR 4 5 77 15.40 0 1.3 19.3

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.