2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 09/19/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Rahkeem Smith Ga Tech SR WR 3 4 207 51.75 1 1.3 69.0
2 Scoop Smith Miami (Oh) FR WR 3 5 218 43.60 1 1.7 72.7
3 Jaylon Hawkins SDSU FR WR 3 6 200 33.33 1 2.0 66.7
4 Trequan Jones Tulsa SR RB 3 5 165 33.00 1 1.7 55.0
5 Darren James-Hamilton Ohio SO SAF 3 9 292 32.44 1 3.0 97.3
6 Samuel Singleton Jr. FSU SR RB 3 4 128 32.00 0 1.3 42.7
7 Taevion Swint UCF FR RB 3 6 187 31.17 0 2.0 62.3
8 Nate Palmer Wisconsin JR RB 3 6 169 28.17 0 2.0 56.3
9 Zylan Perry Cincinnati SR RB 3 5 129 25.80 0 1.7 43.0
10 Dominique McKenzie SJSU SO WR 4 6 150 25.00 0 1.5 37.5
11 Eric Richardson Wyoming SR WR 3 5 124 24.80 0 1.7 41.3
12 Joseph Himon II N'western SR RB 2 3 70 23.33 0 1.5 35.0
13 Ky Woods Nevada SR RB 3 7 162 23.14 0 2.3 54.0
14 Zion Frink ODU JR CB 3 5 115 23.00 0 1.7 38.3
14 Alante Brown Memphis SR WR 4 5 115 23.00 0 1.3 28.8
16 Triston Morgan KSU SR RB 3 6 136 22.67 0 2.0 45.3
17 Demonte Greene Temple SR WR 3 5 112 22.40 0 1.7 37.3
18 Keyjuan Brown Louisville SR RB 3 5 109 21.80 0 1.7 36.3
19 Ja'Corian Norris La-Lafytte SO WR 3 4 87 21.75 0 1.3 29.0
20 Chris Johnson, Jr. Clemson SR RB 3 7 152 21.71 0 2.3 50.7
21 Wayne Knight UCLA SR RB 3 5 108 21.60 0 1.7 36.0
22 Keenan Phillips USA JR RB 3 6 125 20.83 0 2.0 41.7
23 Tyreek Robinson Pittsburgh JR WR 3 4 83 20.75 0 1.3 27.7
24 Chris Culliver Marshall JR WR 3 7 145 20.71 0 2.3 48.3
25 Jon Monteiro Liberty JR WR 3 4 81 20.25 0 1.3 27.0
26 Chris Davis, Jr. Stanford JR RB 3 10 202 20.20 0 3.3 67.3
27 Noah White Utah State SO RB 3 4 80 20.00 0 1.3 26.7
28 TJ Horton Ball State SR RB 3 4 79 19.75 0 1.3 26.3
29 Bryson Graves Delaware JR WR 3 4 78 19.50 0 1.3 26.0
30 DeKalon Taylor Colorado SR RB 3 6 116 19.33 0 2.0 38.7
31 Nyck Harbor S Carolina SR WR 3 4 77 19.25 0 1.3 25.7
32 Alijah Cason Sam Hou St JR WR 3 4 76 19.00 0 1.3 25.3
32 Darien Williams Syracuse SO WR 3 4 76 19.00 0 1.3 25.3
32 Jace Petty Troy SR WR 3 4 76 19.00 0 1.3 25.3
32 Nick Devereaux EMU SR WR 4 5 95 19.00 0 1.3 23.8
36 Rahshawn Clark Washington JR CB 3 6 113 18.83 0 2.0 37.7
37 TJ Smith Tulane SR DB 3 5 92 18.40 0 1.7 30.7
38 Nakai Amachree BGSU SO RB 3 4 73 18.25 0 1.3 24.3
38 Robby Washington Coast Car JR WR 3 4 73 18.25 0 1.3 24.3
40 Girard Pringle, Jr. Miami (Fl) SO RB 3 5 89 17.80 0 1.7 29.7
41 Santana Fleming MTSU JR WR 3 6 96 16.00 0 2.0 32.0
42 Da'Realyst Clark Kent State SR WR 3 5 78 15.60 0 1.7 26.0
43 Ke'Marion Baldwin BGSU JR RB 3 4 54 13.50 0 1.3 18.0
44 Ryan Niblett Texas SR RB 3 4 53 13.25 0 1.3 17.7
45 Jaylen Jenkins Texas St SR RB 3 4 48 12.00 0 1.3 16.0

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.