2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/29/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Da'Realyst Clark | Kent State | JR | WR | 6 | 7 | 305 | 43.57 | 2 | 1.2 | 50.8 |
| 2 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | SO | RB | 6 | 3 | 186 | 62.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 31.0 |
| 2 | Matthew Henry | Western Ky | SR | WR | 8 | 1 | 48 | 48.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Jadarian Price | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 181 | 45.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 45.3 |
| 2 | Cam Ross | Virginia | SR | WR | 6 | 5 | 207 | 41.40 | 1 | 0.8 | 34.5 |
| 2 | Kenneth Williams | Nebraska | SO | RB | 6 | 8 | 314 | 39.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 52.3 |
| 2 | Chris Barnes | Wk Forest | FR | WR | 6 | 6 | 234 | 39.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 39.0 |
| 2 | Rayshawn Pleasant | Auburn | JR | CB | 3 | 6 | 226 | 37.67 | 1 | 2.0 | 75.3 |
| 2 | Cameron Pettaway | BGSU | FR | RB | 5 | 9 | 330 | 36.67 | 1 | 1.8 | 66.0 |
| 2 | Devin Gandy | La Tech | SR | WR | 7 | 7 | 242 | 34.57 | 1 | 1.0 | 34.6 |
| 2 | Keith Reynolds | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 8 | 6 | 207 | 34.50 | 1 | 0.8 | 25.9 |
| 2 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 8 | 4 | 136 | 34.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 17.0 |
| 2 | Damon Bankston | New Mexico | SR | RB | 7 | 8 | 267 | 33.38 | 1 | 1.1 | 38.1 |
| 2 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 7 | 8 | 262 | 32.75 | 1 | 1.1 | 37.4 |
| 2 | Emmanuel Henderson Jr. | Kansas | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 226 | 32.29 | 1 | 1.4 | 45.2 |
| 2 | Curtis Harris-Lopez | James Mad | SR | S | 7 | 5 | 154 | 30.80 | 1 | 0.7 | 22.0 |
| 2 | Bryce Noernberg | Kansas St | FR | WR | 6 | 15 | 448 | 29.87 | 1 | 2.5 | 74.7 |
| 2 | Dev'ion Reynolds | N Illinois | FR | CB | 8 | 12 | 356 | 29.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 44.5 |
| 2 | Julian Gray | Liberty | SR | RB | 7 | 11 | 313 | 28.45 | 1 | 1.6 | 44.7 |
| 2 | Dalen Cobb | Ga South | SR | WR | 7 | 11 | 305 | 27.73 | 1 | 1.6 | 43.6 |
| 2 | Chauncy Cobb | Ark St | SO | WR | 8 | 11 | 298 | 27.09 | 1 | 1.4 | 37.3 |
| 2 | Jaden Nixon | UCF | SR | RB | 6 | 11 | 293 | 26.64 | 1 | 1.8 | 48.8 |
| 2 | Solomon Beebe | UAB | SO | RB | 5 | 16 | 414 | 25.88 | 1 | 3.2 | 82.8 |
| 2 | TJ Horton | Ball State | SO | RB | 7 | 7 | 176 | 25.14 | 1 | 1.0 | 25.1 |