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.