2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/31/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rahkeem Smith | Ga Tech | SR | WR | 6 | 18 | 499 | 27.72 | 1 | 3.0 | 83.2 |
| 2 | Chris Davis Jr. | Stanford | JR | RB | 8 | 20 | 394 | 19.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 49.3 |
| 3 | Chris Johnson Jr. | Clemson | SR | RB | 7 | 14 | 325 | 23.21 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.4 |
| 4 | Niles Davis | California | FR | DB | 8 | 14 | 257 | 18.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.1 |
| 5 | Isaac Brown | Louisville | JR | RB | 7 | 8 | 190 | 23.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 27.1 |
| 6 | Jeffrey Overton, Jr. | Va Tech | SO | RB | 7 | 6 | 179 | 29.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 25.6 |
| 7 | Chad Alexander | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 7 | 7 | 163 | 23.29 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.3 |
| 8 | Jaden Jefferson | N Carolina | FR | WR | 6 | 3 | 130 | 43.33 | 1 | 0.5 | 21.7 |
| 9 | Somourian Wingo | Miami (Fl) | FR | WR | 6 | 5 | 115 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 19.2 |
| 10 | TJ Green | BC | SO | DB | 6 | 6 | 106 | 17.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.7 |
| 11 | King Mack | NC State | SR | SAF | 7 | 6 | 120 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 17.1 |
| 12 | Girard Pringle Jr. | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 6 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.8 |
| 13 | Koredell Bartley | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 8 | 5 | 116 | 23.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 14.5 |
| 14 | Davion Kerr | Syracuse | SO | RB | 7 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.9 |
| 15 | Justin Cook | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 8 | 6 | 108 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.5 |
| 16 | CJ Campbell | Duke | SR | RB | 7 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.1 |
| 17 | Marcus Upton | BC | SO | DB | 7 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.6 |
| 18 | Jacquon Gibson | Virginia | SR | WR | 8 | 4 | 88 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 19 | Keyjuan Brown | Louisville | SR | RB | 6 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 20 | Ryan Henley | Wk Forest | SO | RB | 8 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.3 |
| 21 | Micahi Danzy | FSU | JR | WR | 7 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.7 |
| 22 | Braxton Jennings | Louisville | SO | RB | 7 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.4 |
| 23 | Zay Parks | FSU | JR | RB | 7 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.9 |
| 24 | Chris Wheatley-Humphrey | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 6 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| 25 | Carson Perry-Smith | California | SO | RB | 6 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
| 26 | Javian Mallory | Miami (Fl) | FR | RB | 7 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| 27 | Tyler Brown | Clemson | SR | WR | 7 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| 28 | Ja'Ricous Hairston | Va Tech | SR | TE | 7 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| 29 | Yamir Knight | SMU | SR | WR | 7 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 30 | Champ Hampton | Stanford | SR | RB | 8 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| 31 | Demon June | N Carolina | SO | RB | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| 32 | Matthew Lusardi | Wk Forest | SR | TE | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 33 | Carson Kent | Pittsburgh | SR | TE | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 34 | Sean Poret | FSU | SO | OL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Xay Davis | Virginia | SO | RB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.