2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 10/17/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Jaylon Hawkins SDSU FR WR 7 17 597 35.12 3 2.4 85.3
2 Michael Scott James Mad SO WR 7 12 465 38.75 0 1.7 66.4
3 Rahkeem Smith Ga Tech SR WR 6 13 391 30.08 1 2.2 65.2
4 Kenneth Williams Mich St JR RB 7 19 403 21.21 0 2.7 57.6
5 Chris Davis, Jr. Stanford JR RB 7 19 402 21.16 0 2.7 57.4
6 Brandon Hills Akron JR WR 7 15 401 26.73 0 2.1 57.3
7 Darren James-Hamilton Ohio SO SAF 7 13 372 28.62 1 1.9 53.1
8 Chris Johnson, Jr. Clemson SR RB 6 12 304 25.33 0 2.0 50.7
9 Santana Fleming MTSU JR WR 6 14 285 20.36 0 2.3 47.5
10 Leonard Farrow FAU SR RB 6 6 284 47.33 2 1.0 47.3
11 Chris Culliver Marshall JR WR 5 11 215 19.55 0 2.2 43.0
12 London Montgomery Florida SR RB 7 12 300 25.00 0 1.7 42.9
13 Scoop Smith Miami (Oh) FR WR 7 8 282 35.25 1 1.1 40.3
14 Trequan Jones Tulsa SR RB 7 12 280 23.33 1 1.7 40.0
15 Keenan Phillips USA JR RB 6 8 237 29.63 1 1.3 39.5
16 Triston Morgan KSU SR RB 6 10 236 23.60 0 1.7 39.3
17 TJ Horton Ball State SR RB 7 13 274 21.08 0 1.9 39.1
18 Jaren Hamilton Ariz St SR WR 6 9 234 26.00 1 1.5 39.0
19 Quayd Hendryx Minnesota FR WR 6 10 228 22.80 0 1.7 38.0
20 Isaiah Stone Georgia St JR WR 6 6 227 37.83 1 1.0 37.8
21 Cameron Pettaway Iowa State SO RB 6 7 224 32.00 1 1.2 37.3
22 Phillip Folmar Buffalo SO WR 7 10 247 24.70 0 1.4 35.3
23 Taevion Swint UCF FR RB 6 7 209 29.86 0 1.2 34.8
24 Demonte Greene Temple SR WR 7 12 237 19.75 0 1.7 33.9
24 Niles Davis California FR DB 7 13 237 18.23 0 1.9 33.9
26 Nate Palmer Wisconsin JR RB 5 6 169 28.17 0 1.2 33.8
27 Ky Woods Nevada SR RB 6 8 201 25.13 0 1.3 33.5
28 Zion Frink ODU JR CB 7 12 227 18.92 0 1.7 32.4
29 Mel Brown CSU SR RB 6 5 193 38.60 1 0.8 32.2
30 Da'Realyst Clark Kent State SR WR 7 14 224 16.00 0 2.0 32.0
31 Rahshawn Clark Washington JR CB 7 13 221 17.00 0 1.9 31.6
32 Dijon Lee Jr. Alabama SO DB 7 8 218 27.25 0 1.1 31.1
33 Eric Richardson Wyoming SR WR 7 9 213 23.67 0 1.3 30.4
34 Dominique McKenzie SJSU SO WR 7 9 212 23.56 0 1.3 30.3
35 Alijah Cason Sam Hou St JR WR 6 9 176 19.56 0 1.5 29.3
36 TJ Smith Tulane SR DB 6 7 174 24.86 0 1.2 29.0
36 Jackson Williams ND St JR WR 7 10 203 20.30 0 1.4 29.0
36 Dedrick Latulas La Tech SR WR 6 9 174 19.33 0 1.5 29.0
39 Bryson Kuzdzal Michigan SR RB 6 8 170 21.25 0 1.3 28.3
40 Zylan Perry Cincinnati SR RB 6 8 169 21.13 0 1.3 28.2
41 Derrick Eley Charlotte JR WR 7 11 197 17.91 0 1.6 28.1
42 Nakai Amachree BGSU SO RB 7 10 195 19.50 0 1.4 27.9
43 Braeden Jackson Iowa SO RB 5 3 136 45.33 1 0.6 27.2
44 Wayne Knight UCLA SR RB 6 8 160 20.00 0 1.3 26.7
45 DaMarion Fowlkes Missouri SO WR 7 6 184 30.67 0 0.9 26.3
46 Davian Jackson Texas St FR RB 5 7 127 18.14 0 1.4 25.4
47 Nyziah Hunter Nebraska SR WR 7 10 176 17.60 0 1.4 25.1
48 Jamill Williams J'ville St SR WR 7 8 175 21.88 0 1.1 25.0
49 Ja'Corian Norris La-Lafytte SO WR 6 7 149 21.29 0 1.2 24.8
50 Cannon DeVries BYU SO CB 5 2 123 61.50 1 0.4 24.6
50 Mekhi Anderson UTSA SO WR 7 4 172 43.00 1 0.6 24.6
52 Bryson Graves Delaware JR WR 6 8 147 18.38 0 1.3 24.5
53 Joseph Himon II N'western SR RB 6 7 146 20.86 0 1.2 24.3
54 Cameron Seldon S Florida SR WR 6 6 145 24.17 0 1.0 24.2
55 Chauncy Cobb Ark St SR WR 7 5 164 32.80 0 0.7 23.4
56 Isaac Brown Louisville JR RB 7 6 163 27.17 0 0.9 23.3
57 Jeffrey Overton, Jr. Va Tech SO RB 7 5 159 31.80 0 0.7 22.7
58 Jaden Jefferson N Carolina FR WR 5 2 113 56.50 1 0.4 22.6
59 Robby Washington Coast Car JR WR 7 8 156 19.50 0 1.1 22.3
60 Tyreek Robinson Pittsburgh JR WR 6 7 131 18.71 0 1.2 21.8
61 Dominique Henry FAU SR WR 6 5 127 25.40 0 0.8 21.2
61 DeKalon Taylor Colorado SR RB 6 7 127 18.14 0 1.2 21.2
63 Brandon High, Jr. UTSA JR RB 7 6 143 23.83 0 0.9 20.4
63 Junior Sherrill Vanderbilt SR WR 7 6 143 23.83 0 0.9 20.4
65 Jon Monteiro Liberty JR WR 6 6 121 20.17 0 1.0 20.2
66 MJ Johnson USM JR WR 6 6 120 20.00 0 1.0 20.0
67 Jeremiah Ware Ga South SO WR 6 8 118 14.75 0 1.3 19.7
68 Jacquon Gibson Virginia SR WR 7 5 137 27.40 0 0.7 19.6
68 Bryson Hammer Toledo JR WR 7 6 137 22.83 0 0.9 19.6
70 Noah White Utah State SO RB 6 6 117 19.50 0 1.0 19.5
71 Zay Robinson Penn State FR WR 7 7 136 19.43 0 1.0 19.4
71 TJ Green BC SO DB 5 5 97 19.40 0 1.0 19.4
71 Ja'Kayden Ferguson Kentucky SO WR 7 8 136 17.00 0 1.1 19.4
74 TK King NMSU SR WR 6 7 115 16.43 0 1.2 19.2
75 Bryson Hayes Kansas FR WR 5 1 95 95.00 1 0.2 19.0
76 Kenji Christian UConn SR RB 5 4 94 23.50 0 0.8 18.8
77 Turbo Richard Indiana JR RB 7 5 130 26.00 0 0.7 18.6
78 Traylon Ray Miss SR WR 6 6 111 18.50 0 1.0 18.5
79 Brandon White Kansas St SR WR 6 4 110 27.50 0 0.7 18.3
80 Keyjuan Brown Louisville SR RB 6 5 109 21.80 0 0.8 18.2
81 Dramekco Green SMU SO RB 5 4 88 22.00 0 0.8 17.6
82 Isaiah Sategna III Oklahoma SR WR 6 5 105 21.00 0 0.8 17.5
83 Koredell Bartley Wk Forest SO DB 7 5 116 23.20 0 0.7 16.6
83 Jordan Malau'ulu Fresno St SO WR 7 6 116 19.33 0 0.9 16.6
85 Alante Brown Memphis SR WR 7 5 115 23.00 0 0.7 16.4
86 Ace Theus TCU FR WR 5 4 80 20.00 0 0.8 16.0
86 Tim Burns Jr. Sam Hou St SR WR 6 5 96 19.20 0 0.8 16.0
88 Travis Terrell, Jr. Purdue JR RB 7 5 110 22.00 0 0.7 15.7
89 J'Koby Williams Texas Tech JR RB 6 3 93 31.00 0 0.5 15.5
90 Daune Morris Tennessee SO RB 7 5 108 21.60 0 0.7 15.4
91 Jaquel Holman S Carolina SO DB 6 4 92 23.00 0 0.7 15.3
92 Justin Cook Pittsburgh SR RB 6 5 90 18.00 0 0.8 15.0
93 Adam Taylor Sac St SO CB 7 6 104 17.33 0 0.9 14.9
94 Girard Pringle, Jr. Miami (Fl) SO RB 6 5 89 17.80 0 0.8 14.8
95 Xayvion Noland Oregon St JR WR 6 4 88 22.00 0 0.7 14.7
96 Rayshawn Pleasant Auburn SR CB 6 4 87 21.75 0 0.7 14.5
97 Henry Rutledge Charlotte SR RB 7 4 101 25.25 0 0.6 14.4
98 Somourian Wingo Miami (Fl) FR WR 5 3 71 23.67 0 0.6 14.2
99 Jaylon Coleman Liberty SO RB 6 2 83 41.50 0 0.3 13.8
99 Jalen Jones Texas Tech SR WR 5 3 69 23.00 0 0.6 13.8

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.