2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 12/31/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Bankston | New Mexico | SR | RB | 12 | 9 | 351 | 39.00 | 2 | 0.8 | 29.3 |
| 1 | Jadarian Price | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 12 | 12 | 450 | 37.50 | 2 | 1.0 | 37.5 |
| 1 | Devin Gandy | La Tech | SR | WR | 12 | 16 | 474 | 29.63 | 2 | 1.3 | 39.5 |
| 1 | Chauncy Cobb | Ark St | SO | WR | 12 | 20 | 538 | 26.90 | 2 | 1.7 | 44.8 |
| 5 | Lorenzo Styles Jr. | Ohio State | SR | CB | 11 | 2 | 116 | 58.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 10.5 |
| 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 | 12 | 4 | 207 | 51.75 | 1 | 0.3 | 17.3 |
| 5 | Sieh Bangura | Ohio | SR | RB | 12 | 3 | 141 | 47.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 11.8 |
| 5 | Chris Barnes | Wk Forest | FR | WR | 10 | 6 | 237 | 39.50 | 1 | 0.6 | 23.7 |
| 5 | Ja'Corian Norris | La-Lafytte | FR | S | 8 | 9 | 318 | 35.33 | 1 | 1.1 | 39.8 |
| 5 | Cam Ross | Virginia | SR | WR | 12 | 7 | 241 | 34.43 | 1 | 0.6 | 20.1 |
| 5 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 11 | 4 | 135 | 33.75 | 1 | 0.4 | 12.3 |
| 5 | Sahmir Hagans | Duke | SR | WR | 13 | 14 | 467 | 33.36 | 1 | 1.1 | 35.9 |
| 5 | Kenneth Williams | Nebraska | SO | RB | 11 | 11 | 367 | 33.36 | 1 | 1.0 | 33.4 |
| 5 | Bryce Noernberg | Kansas St | FR | WR | 7 | 11 | 334 | 30.36 | 1 | 1.6 | 47.7 |
| 5 | Cam Barfield | Hawai'i | JR | RB | 12 | 10 | 303 | 30.30 | 1 | 0.8 | 25.3 |
| 5 | Barion Brown | LSU | SR | WR | 12 | 14 | 422 | 30.14 | 1 | 1.2 | 35.2 |
| 5 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 12 | 16 | 476 | 29.75 | 1 | 1.3 | 39.7 |
| 5 | Keith Reynolds | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 13 | 15 | 441 | 29.40 | 1 | 1.2 | 33.9 |
| 5 | Julian Gray | Liberty | SR | RB | 7 | 9 | 258 | 28.67 | 1 | 1.3 | 36.9 |
| 5 | Vinny Anthony II | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 12 | 16 | 446 | 27.88 | 1 | 1.3 | 37.2 |
| 5 | Curtis Harris-Lopez | James Mad | SR | S | 12 | 9 | 246 | 27.33 | 1 | 0.8 | 20.5 |
| 5 | Jaylen Jenkins | Texas St | JR | RB | 11 | 22 | 599 | 27.23 | 1 | 2.0 | 54.5 |
| 5 | Solomon Beebe | UAB | SO | RB | 11 | 18 | 490 | 27.22 | 1 | 1.6 | 44.5 |
| 5 | Derrick Eley | Charlotte | FR | WR | 10 | 14 | 378 | 27.00 | 1 | 1.4 | 37.8 |
| 5 | Dalen Cobb | Ga South | SR | WR | 11 | 19 | 502 | 26.42 | 1 | 1.7 | 45.6 |
| 5 | Ky Woods | Nevada | JR | RB | 11 | 11 | 290 | 26.36 | 1 | 1.0 | 26.4 |
| 5 | Matthew Henry | Western Ky | SR | WR | 12 | 2 | 52 | 26.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 4.3 |
| 5 | Malcolm Gillie | Coast Car | SR | WR | 12 | 18 | 467 | 25.94 | 1 | 1.5 | 38.9 |
| 5 | Tim Burns Jr. | Sam Hou St | JR | WR | 12 | 12 | 306 | 25.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 25.5 |
| 5 | Emmanuel Henderson Jr. | Kansas | SR | WR | 11 | 18 | 455 | 25.28 | 1 | 1.6 | 41.4 |
| 5 | TJ Horton | Ball State | SO | RB | 9 | 12 | 294 | 24.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 32.7 |
| 5 | Rayshawn Pleasant | Auburn | JR | CB | 10 | 17 | 399 | 23.47 | 1 | 1.7 | 39.9 |
| 5 | Da'Realyst Clark | Kent State | JR | WR | 11 | 15 | 352 | 23.47 | 1 | 1.4 | 32.0 |
| 5 | Trayvon Rudolph | Toledo | SR | WR | 12 | 18 | 374 | 20.78 | 1 | 1.5 | 31.2 |