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 Brandon Hills Akron SO WR 11 28 663 23.68 0 2.5 60.3
2 Kole Wilson Baylor SR WR 9 22 491 22.32 0 2.4 54.6
3 Bryce Noernberg Kansas St FR WR 7 16 464 29.00 1 2.3 66.3
4 Jayshon Platt FAU JR WR 10 21 532 25.33 0 2.1 53.2
4 Jayvin Norman EMU FR RB 11 23 432 18.78 0 2.1 39.3
4 TJ Peyton Georgia St FR RB 7 15 270 18.00 0 2.1 38.6
7 Solomon Beebe UAB SO RB 10 19 526 27.68 1 1.9 52.6
7 Jaden Nixon UCF SR RB 9 17 402 23.65 1 1.9 44.7
7 Terrance Shelton, Jr. Buffalo SO RB 9 17 381 22.41 0 1.9 42.3
10 Jaylen Jenkins Texas St JR RB 12 21 580 27.62 1 1.8 48.3
10 Dalen Cobb Ga South SR WR 10 18 484 26.89 1 1.8 48.4
10 Quentin Gibson Colorado FR WR 8 14 329 23.50 0 1.8 41.1
10 Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw Marshall SO WR 10 18 404 22.44 0 1.8 40.4
10 Malik Sherrod Boise St SR RB 13 23 492 21.39 0 1.8 37.8
15 DJ Epps Troy JR WR 13 22 527 23.95 0 1.7 40.5
15 P.J. Prioleau Va Tech SR RB 9 15 310 20.67 0 1.7 34.4
17 Koi Perich Minnesota SO DB 10 16 447 27.94 0 1.6 44.7
17 C'Quan Jnopierre FIU SR WR 10 16 384 24.00 0 1.6 38.4
17 Isaiah Bryant Navy JR SB 11 18 390 21.67 0 1.6 35.5
20 Rayshawn Pleasant Auburn JR CB 6 9 284 31.56 1 1.5 47.3
20 Chauncy Cobb Ark St SO WR 13 20 538 26.90 2 1.5 41.4
20 Emmanuel Henderson Jr. Kansas SR WR 10 15 400 26.67 1 1.5 40.0
20 Cody Hagen BYU SO WR 10 15 354 23.60 0 1.5 35.4
20 Khamani Alexander App St FR RB 12 18 359 19.94 0 1.5 29.9
25 Derrick Eley Charlotte FR WR 8 11 321 29.18 1 1.4 40.1
25 Jahari Johnson SJSU JR WR 11 15 364 24.27 0 1.4 33.1
25 Devin Miles W Mich SR RB 13 18 414 23.00 0 1.4 31.8
25 Trayvon Rudolph Toledo SR WR 13 18 374 20.78 1 1.4 28.8
25 Malik Phillips Sam Hou St SR WR 11 15 283 18.87 0 1.4 25.7
25 Robert Williams La-Lafytte SR WR 11 15 273 18.20 0 1.4 24.8
31 Kenneth Williams Nebraska SO RB 8 10 347 34.70 1 1.3 43.4
31 Cameron Pettaway BGSU FR RB 9 12 396 33.00 1 1.3 44.0
31 Simeon Evans N Texas SR WR 12 16 462 28.88 0 1.3 38.5
31 Malcolm Gillie Coast Car SR WR 11 14 391 27.93 1 1.3 35.5
31 Dev'ion Reynolds N Illinois FR CB 12 16 404 25.25 1 1.3 33.7
31 Michael Jackson III Purdue SR WR 7 9 224 24.89 0 1.3 32.0
31 Terry Bussey Texas A&M SO WR 10 13 311 23.92 0 1.3 31.1
31 Jacob De Jesus California SR WR 12 16 326 20.38 0 1.3 27.2
31 Anthony Frias II UCLA SR RB 8 10 179 17.90 0 1.3 22.4
40 Kaden Wetjen Iowa SR WR 9 11 351 31.91 1 1.2 39.0
40 Devin Gandy La Tech SR WR 13 16 474 29.63 2 1.2 36.5
40 Adam Mohammed Washington SO RB 10 12 313 26.08 0 1.2 31.3
40 Mysonne Pollard Delaware SR S 13 15 384 25.60 0 1.2 29.5
40 TJ Horton Ball State SO RB 10 12 294 24.50 1 1.2 29.4
40 Anthony Brown-Stephens Tulane JR WR 11 13 306 23.54 0 1.2 27.8
40 Davis Bryson KSU JR WR 12 14 307 21.93 0 1.2 25.6
40 Rayshon Luke Fresno St JR RB 13 16 341 21.31 0 1.2 26.2
40 Nyck Harbor S Carolina JR WR 6 7 137 19.57 0 1.2 22.8
40 Jmariyae Robinson MO State JR WR 11 13 252 19.38 0 1.2 22.9
50 Keith Reynolds Miami (Oh) SO WR 14 16 456 28.50 1 1.1 32.6
50 Tre Richardson Vanderbilt JR WR 10 11 297 27.00 0 1.1 29.7
50 Tim Burns Jr. Sam Hou St JR WR 11 12 306 25.50 1 1.1 27.8
50 Rodney Hill Arkansas JR RB 8 9 218 24.22 0 1.1 27.3
50 Mekhi Mews Houston SR WR 11 12 270 22.50 0 1.1 24.5
50 Jordan Napier SDSU SO WR 10 11 246 22.36 0 1.1 24.6
50 Deuce Spann Pittsburgh SR WR 11 12 263 21.92 0 1.1 23.9
50 Major Everhart TCU JR WR 8 9 197 21.89 0 1.1 24.6
50 Caden High Stanford JR WR 8 9 186 20.67 0 1.1 23.3
50 Jaylon Glover UNLV JR RB 14 16 312 19.50 0 1.1 22.3
50 Qua Ashley Ball State JR RB 10 11 212 19.27 0 1.1 21.2
50 Leyton Smithson Wash St SR WR 7 8 153 19.13 0 1.1 21.9
50 Dash Luke MO State SR WR 12 13 241 18.54 0 1.1 20.1
63 Da'Realyst Clark Kent State JR WR 10 10 373 37.30 2 1.0 37.3
63 Damon Bankston New Mexico SR RB 12 12 434 36.17 2 1.0 36.2
63 Ja'Corian Norris La-Lafytte FR S 9 9 318 35.33 1 1.0 35.3
63 Ky Woods Nevada JR RB 12 12 311 25.92 1 1.0 25.9
63 Jaylin Lucas FSU JR RB 9 9 221 24.56 0 1.0 24.6
63 Logan Wilson Cincinnati SR CB 8 8 190 23.75 0 1.0 23.8
63 Juwon Gaston MTSU SR S 9 9 208 23.11 0 1.0 23.1
63 Vinny Anthony II Wisconsin SR WR 6 6 134 22.33 0 1.0 22.3
63 Jayden Duke Scott NC State FR RB 10 10 217 21.70 0 1.0 21.7
63 Andrew Marsh Michigan FR WR 9 9 189 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
63 Micah Davis USM SR WR 13 13 271 20.85 0 1.0 20.8
63 Nahree Biggins CMU SR RB 11 11 227 20.64 0 1.0 20.6
63 David Wells Jr. Oregon St SO WR 8 8 159 19.88 0 1.0 19.9
63 Shane Marshall Ga Tech FR RB 11 11 218 19.82 0 1.0 19.8
63 Ryan Niblett Texas SO WR 7 7 135 19.29 0 1.0 19.3
78 Sahmir Hagans Duke SR WR 11 10 416 41.60 1 0.9 37.8
78 Jadarian Price Notre Dame JR RB 8 7 274 39.14 1 0.9 34.3
78 Lloyd Avant CSU SO RB 12 11 268 24.36 0 0.9 22.3
78 Roman Hemby Indiana SR RB 10 9 203 22.56 0 0.9 20.3
78 Caullin Lacy Louisville SR WR 10 9 203 22.56 0 0.9 20.3
78 Aiden Flora Iowa State FR RB 8 7 148 21.14 0 0.9 18.5
78 Kendrick Law Kentucky SR WR 8 7 146 20.86 0 0.9 18.3
78 Makai Lemon USC JR WR 8 7 144 20.57 0 0.9 18.0
78 Jaquel Holman S Carolina FR DB 7 6 122 20.33 0 0.9 17.4
78 Kyle Washington Georgia St FR WR 9 8 146 18.25 0 0.9 16.2
78 Jaren Hamilton Ariz St SO WR 9 8 144 18.00 0 0.9 16.0
89 Cam Barfield Hawai'i JR RB 13 11 316 28.73 1 0.8 24.3
89 Kaderris Roberts BGSU SR RB 12 9 251 27.89 0 0.8 20.9
89 Preston Fox WVU SR WR 6 5 122 24.40 0 0.8 20.3
89 Terrence Smith UConn FR WR 13 11 238 21.64 0 0.8 18.3
89 Javen Jacobs Utah State JR RB 11 9 177 19.67 0 0.8 16.1
89 Lotzeir Brooks Alabama FR WR 8 6 117 19.50 0 0.8 14.6
89 Kody Jones KSU SR DB 11 9 162 18.00 0 0.8 14.7
89 Bo MacCormack III BC FR RB 9 7 124 17.71 0 0.8 13.8
89 Maurki James ODU FR RB 9 7 122 17.43 0 0.8 13.6
89 DJ Taylor MTSU FR RB 10 8 139 17.38 0 0.8 13.9
89 Cameron Flowers Western Ky FR WR 13 10 162 16.20 0 0.8 12.5
100 Chris Barnes Wk Forest FR WR 10 7 263 37.57 1 0.7 26.3

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.