2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 10/17/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Jaylon Hawkins SDSU FR WR 3 7 278 39.71 2 2.3 92.7
2 Michael Scott James Mad SO WR 4 9 320 35.56 0 2.3 80.0
3 Chauncy Cobb Ark St SR WR 3 5 164 32.80 0 1.7 54.7
4 Jeffrey Overton, Jr. Va Tech SO RB 4 5 159 31.80 0 1.3 39.8
5 Phillip Folmar Buffalo SO WR 3 4 127 31.75 0 1.3 42.3
6 Jaren Hamilton Ariz St SR WR 3 5 147 29.40 1 1.7 49.0
7 Dijon Lee Jr. Alabama SO DB 5 6 170 28.33 0 1.2 34.0
8 Brandon White Kansas St SR WR 3 4 110 27.50 0 1.3 36.7
9 Isaac Brown Louisville JR RB 5 6 163 27.17 0 1.2 32.6
10 Brandon Hills Akron JR WR 3 8 217 27.13 0 2.7 72.3
11 Dominique Henry FAU SR WR 2 4 106 26.50 0 2.0 53.0
12 London Montgomery Florida SR RB 5 12 300 25.00 0 2.4 60.0
13 Chris Johnson, Jr. Clemson SR RB 3 8 196 24.50 0 2.7 65.3
14 Jamill Williams J'ville St SR WR 3 5 118 23.60 0 1.7 39.3
15 Jordan Malau'ulu Fresno St SO WR 3 4 93 23.25 0 1.3 31.0
16 Jackson Williams ND St JR WR 4 7 153 21.86 0 1.8 38.3
17 Bryson Kuzdzal Michigan SR RB 3 5 105 21.00 0 1.7 35.0
18 TJ Horton Ball State SR RB 3 5 104 20.80 0 1.7 34.7
19 Nakai Amachree BGSU SO RB 3 4 83 20.75 0 1.3 27.7
19 Robby Washington Coast Car JR WR 3 4 83 20.75 0 1.3 27.7
21 Alijah Cason Sam Hou St JR WR 2 4 82 20.50 0 2.0 41.0
22 Rahkeem Smith Ga Tech SR WR 3 9 184 20.44 0 3.0 61.3
23 Chris Davis, Jr. Stanford JR RB 4 9 180 20.00 0 2.3 45.0
23 Nik Henry UTEP SO WR 3 4 80 20.00 0 1.3 26.7
25 Kenneth Williams Mich St JR RB 4 15 294 19.60 0 3.8 73.5
25 Cameron Pettaway Iowa State SO RB 3 5 98 19.60 0 1.7 32.7
27 Quayd Hendryx Minnesota FR WR 3 7 135 19.29 0 2.3 45.0
28 Da'Realyst Clark Kent State SR WR 3 5 96 19.20 0 1.7 32.0
29 Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw Marshall SR WR 2 4 76 19.00 0 2.0 38.0
29 Joseph Himon II N'western SR RB 3 4 76 19.00 0 1.3 25.3
31 MJ Johnson USM JR WR 2 5 93 18.60 0 2.5 46.5
32 Justin Cook Pittsburgh SR RB 4 5 90 18.00 0 1.3 22.5
33 Girard Pringle, Jr. Miami (Fl) SO RB 4 5 89 17.80 0 1.3 22.3
34 Demonte Greene Temple SR WR 3 5 87 17.40 0 1.7 29.0
35 Wayne Knight UCLA SR RB 4 6 104 17.33 0 1.5 26.0
35 Adam Taylor Sac St SO CB 4 6 104 17.33 0 1.5 26.0
35 Gavin Griffin Troy JR RB 2 3 52 17.33 0 1.5 26.0
38 Bryson Graves Delaware JR WR 2 4 69 17.25 0 2.0 34.5
39 Trequan Jones Tulsa SR RB 3 5 86 17.20 0 1.7 28.7
40 Derrick Eley Charlotte JR WR 3 7 119 17.00 0 2.3 39.7
40 Ja'Kayden Ferguson Kentucky SO WR 5 8 136 17.00 0 1.6 27.2
42 Santana Fleming MTSU JR WR 2 6 99 16.50 0 3.0 49.5
42 TJ Lott Troy SR WR 2 4 66 16.50 0 2.0 33.0
44 Nyziah Hunter Nebraska SR WR 4 7 114 16.29 0 1.8 28.5
45 Zion Frink ODU JR CB 4 7 112 16.00 0 1.8 28.0
45 TK King NMSU SR WR 2 3 48 16.00 0 1.5 24.0
47 Rahshawn Clark Washington JR CB 4 7 108 15.43 0 1.8 27.0
48 Ahkhari Johnson La Tech JR DB 2 3 45 15.00 0 1.5 22.5
49 Dedrick Latulas La Tech SR WR 2 3 44 14.67 0 1.5 22.0
50 Niles Davis California FR DB 4 5 68 13.60 0 1.3 17.0

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.