2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 09/12/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Rahkeem Smith Ga Tech SR WR 2 3 172 57.33 1 1.5 86.0
2 Michael Scott James Mad SO WR 2 3 145 48.33 0 1.5 72.5
3 Darren James-Hamilton Ohio SO SAF 2 3 142 47.33 1 1.5 71.0
4 Jaylon Hawkins SDSU FR WR 2 3 141 47.00 1 1.5 70.5
5 Tyriq Green Georgia FR S 2 4 143 35.75 1 2.0 71.5
6 Scoop Smith Miami (Oh) FR WR 2 3 107 35.67 0 1.5 53.5
7 Taevion Swint UCF FR RB 2 3 99 33.00 0 1.5 49.5
8 Samuel Singleton Jr. FSU SR RB 2 3 97 32.33 0 1.5 48.5
9 Turbo Richard Indiana JR RB 2 3 95 31.67 0 1.5 47.5
10 Dominique McKenzie SJSU SO WR 3 5 142 28.40 0 1.7 47.3
11 Nate Palmer Wisconsin JR RB 2 6 169 28.17 0 3.0 84.5
12 Zion Frink ODU JR CB 2 3 81 27.00 0 1.5 40.5
13 Ky Woods Nevada SR RB 2 4 102 25.50 0 2.0 51.0
14 Keenan Phillips USA JR RB 2 5 117 23.40 0 2.5 58.5
15 Triston Morgan KSU SR RB 2 5 116 23.20 0 2.5 58.0
16 Koredell Bartley Wk Forest SO DB 2 3 69 23.00 0 1.5 34.5
17 Keyjuan Brown Louisville SR RB 2 5 109 21.80 0 2.5 54.5
18 Chris Johnson, Jr. Clemson SR RB 2 3 65 21.67 0 1.5 32.5
18 Junior Sherrill Vanderbilt SR WR 2 3 65 21.67 0 1.5 32.5
20 Tyreek Robinson Pittsburgh JR WR 2 3 63 21.00 0 1.5 31.5
21 Kenji Christian UConn SR RB 2 3 62 20.67 0 1.5 31.0
21 Nyziah Hunter Nebraska SR WR 2 3 62 20.67 0 1.5 31.0
23 Jay Harris Kansas St SR RB 2 3 61 20.33 0 1.5 30.5
24 Chris Davis, Jr. Stanford JR RB 2 8 158 19.75 0 4.0 79.0
24 DeKalon Taylor Colorado SR RB 2 4 79 19.75 0 2.0 39.5
26 Jon Monteiro Liberty JR WR 2 3 59 19.67 0 1.5 29.5
26 Noah White Utah State SO RB 2 3 59 19.67 0 1.5 29.5
28 Alijah Cason Sam Hou St JR WR 2 4 76 19.00 0 2.0 38.0
28 Jace Petty Troy SR WR 2 4 76 19.00 0 2.0 38.0
28 Nick Devereaux EMU SR WR 3 5 95 19.00 0 1.7 31.7
31 Kourdey Glass Oregon St FR RB 2 5 93 18.60 0 2.5 46.5
32 Da'Realyst Clark Kent State SR WR 2 4 73 18.25 0 2.0 36.5
32 Chris Culliver Marshall JR WR 2 4 73 18.25 0 2.0 36.5
34 Trequan Jones Tulsa SR RB 2 4 67 16.75 0 2.0 33.5
35 TJ Smith Tulane SR DB 2 3 50 16.67 0 1.5 25.0
36 Ke'Marion Baldwin BGSU JR RB 2 4 54 13.50 0 2.0 27.0

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 kickoff returns per game played.