2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Kenneth Williams Nebraska SO RB 8 10 347 34.70 1 1.3 43.4
2 Cameron Pettaway BGSU FR RB 9 12 396 33.00 1 1.3 44.0
3 Kaden Wetjen Iowa SR WR 9 11 351 31.91 1 1.2 39.0
4 Rayshawn Pleasant Auburn JR CB 6 9 284 31.56 1 1.5 47.3
5 Devin Gandy La Tech SR WR 13 16 474 29.63 2 1.2 36.5
6 Derrick Eley Charlotte FR WR 8 11 321 29.18 1 1.4 40.1
7 Bryce Noernberg Kansas St FR WR 7 16 464 29.00 1 2.3 66.3
8 Simeon Evans N Texas SR WR 12 16 462 28.88 0 1.3 38.5
9 Koi Perich Minnesota SO DB 10 16 447 27.94 0 1.6 44.7
10 Malcolm Gillie Coast Car SR WR 11 14 391 27.93 1 1.3 35.5
11 Solomon Beebe UAB SO RB 10 19 526 27.68 1 1.9 52.6
12 Jaylen Jenkins Texas St JR RB 12 21 580 27.62 1 1.8 48.3
13 Chauncy Cobb Ark St SO WR 13 20 538 26.90 2 1.5 41.4
14 Dalen Cobb Ga South SR WR 10 18 484 26.89 1 1.8 48.4
15 Emmanuel Henderson Jr. Kansas SR WR 10 15 400 26.67 1 1.5 40.0
16 Adam Mohammed Washington SO RB 10 12 313 26.08 0 1.2 31.3
17 Mysonne Pollard Delaware SR S 13 15 384 25.60 0 1.2 29.5
18 Jayshon Platt FAU JR WR 10 21 532 25.33 0 2.1 53.2
19 Dev'ion Reynolds N Illinois FR CB 12 16 404 25.25 1 1.3 33.7
20 Michael Jackson III Purdue SR WR 7 9 224 24.89 0 1.3 32.0
21 TJ Horton Ball State SO RB 10 12 294 24.50 1 1.2 29.4
22 Jahari Johnson SJSU JR WR 11 15 364 24.27 0 1.4 33.1
23 C'Quan Jnopierre FIU SR WR 10 16 384 24.00 0 1.6 38.4
24 DJ Epps Troy JR WR 13 22 527 23.95 0 1.7 40.5
25 Terry Bussey Texas A&M SO WR 10 13 311 23.92 0 1.3 31.1
26 Brandon Hills Akron SO WR 11 28 663 23.68 0 2.5 60.3
27 Jaden Nixon UCF SR RB 9 17 402 23.65 1 1.9 44.7
28 Cody Hagen BYU SO WR 10 15 354 23.60 0 1.5 35.4
29 Anthony Brown-Stephens Tulane JR WR 11 13 306 23.54 0 1.2 27.8
30 Quentin Gibson Colorado FR WR 8 14 329 23.50 0 1.8 41.1
31 Devin Miles W Mich SR RB 13 18 414 23.00 0 1.4 31.8
32 Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw Marshall SO WR 10 18 404 22.44 0 1.8 40.4
33 Terrance Shelton, Jr. Buffalo SO RB 9 17 381 22.41 0 1.9 42.3
34 Kole Wilson Baylor SR WR 9 22 491 22.32 0 2.4 54.6
35 Davis Bryson KSU JR WR 12 14 307 21.93 0 1.2 25.6
36 Isaiah Bryant Navy JR SB 11 18 390 21.67 0 1.6 35.5
37 Malik Sherrod Boise St SR RB 13 23 492 21.39 0 1.8 37.8
38 Rayshon Luke Fresno St JR RB 13 16 341 21.31 0 1.2 26.2
39 Trayvon Rudolph Toledo SR WR 13 18 374 20.78 1 1.4 28.8
40 P.J. Prioleau Va Tech SR RB 9 15 310 20.67 0 1.7 34.4
41 Jacob De Jesus California SR WR 12 16 326 20.38 0 1.3 27.2
42 Khamani Alexander App St FR RB 12 18 359 19.94 0 1.5 29.9
43 Nyck Harbor S Carolina JR WR 6 7 137 19.57 0 1.2 22.8
44 Jmariyae Robinson MO State JR WR 11 13 252 19.38 0 1.2 22.9
45 Malik Phillips Sam Hou St SR WR 11 15 283 18.87 0 1.4 25.7
46 Jayvin Norman EMU FR RB 11 23 432 18.78 0 2.1 39.3
47 Robert Williams La-Lafytte SR WR 11 15 273 18.20 0 1.4 24.8
48 TJ Peyton Georgia St FR RB 7 15 270 18.00 0 2.1 38.6
49 Anthony Frias II UCLA SR RB 8 10 179 17.90 0 1.3 22.4

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.