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 | Da'Realyst Clark | Kent State | JR | WR | 10 | 10 | 373 | 37.30 | 2 | 1.0 | 37.3 |
| 1 | Damon Bankston | New Mexico | SR | RB | 12 | 12 | 434 | 36.17 | 2 | 1.0 | 36.2 |
| 1 | Devin Gandy | La Tech | SR | WR | 13 | 16 | 474 | 29.63 | 2 | 1.2 | 36.5 |
| 1 | Chauncy Cobb | Ark St | SO | WR | 13 | 20 | 538 | 26.90 | 2 | 1.5 | 41.4 |
| 5 | Lorenzo Styles Jr. | Ohio State | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 100 | 100.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 12.5 |
| 5 | Koredell Bartley | Wk Forest | FR | DB | 9 | 2 | 137 | 68.50 | 1 | 0.2 | 15.2 |
| 5 | Joakim Dodson | Tennessee | FR | WR | 4 | 2 | 114 | 57.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 28.5 |
| 5 | Alante Brown | Mich St | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 214 | 53.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 71.3 |
| 5 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | SO | RB | 9 | 4 | 207 | 51.75 | 1 | 0.4 | 23.0 |
| 5 | Sieh Bangura | Ohio | SR | RB | 12 | 3 | 141 | 47.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 11.8 |
| 5 | Sahmir Hagans | Duke | SR | WR | 11 | 10 | 416 | 41.60 | 1 | 0.9 | 37.8 |
| 5 | Jadarian Price | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 8 | 7 | 274 | 39.14 | 1 | 0.9 | 34.3 |
| 5 | Chris Barnes | Wk Forest | FR | WR | 10 | 7 | 263 | 37.57 | 1 | 0.7 | 26.3 |
| 5 | Ja'Corian Norris | La-Lafytte | FR | S | 9 | 9 | 318 | 35.33 | 1 | 1.0 | 35.3 |
| 5 | Kenneth Williams | Nebraska | SO | RB | 8 | 10 | 347 | 34.70 | 1 | 1.3 | 43.4 |
| 5 | Cam Ross | Virginia | SR | WR | 13 | 8 | 266 | 33.25 | 1 | 0.6 | 20.5 |
| 5 | Cameron Pettaway | BGSU | FR | RB | 9 | 12 | 396 | 33.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 44.0 |
| 5 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 9 | 11 | 351 | 31.91 | 1 | 1.2 | 39.0 |
| 5 | Rayshawn Pleasant | Auburn | JR | CB | 6 | 9 | 284 | 31.56 | 1 | 1.5 | 47.3 |
| 5 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 10 | 5 | 155 | 31.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 15.5 |
| 5 | Derrick Eley | Charlotte | FR | WR | 8 | 11 | 321 | 29.18 | 1 | 1.4 | 40.1 |
| 5 | Bryce Noernberg | Kansas St | FR | WR | 7 | 16 | 464 | 29.00 | 1 | 2.3 | 66.3 |
| 5 | Curtis Harris-Lopez | James Mad | SR | S | 12 | 7 | 202 | 28.86 | 1 | 0.6 | 16.8 |
| 5 | Cam Barfield | Hawai'i | JR | RB | 13 | 11 | 316 | 28.73 | 1 | 0.8 | 24.3 |
| 5 | Keith Reynolds | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 14 | 16 | 456 | 28.50 | 1 | 1.1 | 32.6 |
| 5 | Julian Gray | Liberty | SR | RB | 7 | 11 | 313 | 28.45 | 1 | 1.6 | 44.7 |
| 5 | Malcolm Gillie | Coast Car | SR | WR | 11 | 14 | 391 | 27.93 | 1 | 1.3 | 35.5 |
| 5 | Solomon Beebe | UAB | SO | RB | 10 | 19 | 526 | 27.68 | 1 | 1.9 | 52.6 |
| 5 | Jaylen Jenkins | Texas St | JR | RB | 12 | 21 | 580 | 27.62 | 1 | 1.8 | 48.3 |
| 5 | Dalen Cobb | Ga South | SR | WR | 10 | 18 | 484 | 26.89 | 1 | 1.8 | 48.4 |
| 5 | Emmanuel Henderson Jr. | Kansas | SR | WR | 10 | 15 | 400 | 26.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 40.0 |
| 5 | Matthew Henry | Western Ky | SR | WR | 13 | 2 | 52 | 26.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| 5 | Ky Woods | Nevada | JR | RB | 12 | 12 | 311 | 25.92 | 1 | 1.0 | 25.9 |
| 5 | Tim Burns Jr. | Sam Hou St | JR | WR | 11 | 12 | 306 | 25.50 | 1 | 1.1 | 27.8 |
| 5 | Dev'ion Reynolds | N Illinois | FR | CB | 12 | 16 | 404 | 25.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 33.7 |
| 5 | TJ Horton | Ball State | SO | RB | 10 | 12 | 294 | 24.50 | 1 | 1.2 | 29.4 |
| 5 | Jaden Nixon | UCF | SR | RB | 9 | 17 | 402 | 23.65 | 1 | 1.9 | 44.7 |
| 5 | Trayvon Rudolph | Toledo | SR | WR | 13 | 18 | 374 | 20.78 | 1 | 1.4 | 28.8 |