2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/07/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Quayd Hendryx Minnesota FR WR 3 5 146 29.20 0 1.7 48.7
2 Chris Johnson Jr. Clemson SR RB 2 3 87 29.00 0 1.5 43.5
3 DaMarion Fowlkes Missouri SO WR 2 3 79 26.33 0 1.5 39.5
4 London Montgomery Florida SR RB 4 13 325 25.00 0 3.3 81.3
5 Ja'Corian Norris La-Lafytte SO WR 1 2 44 22.00 0 2.0 44.0
6 Chris Davis Jr. Stanford JR RB 3 10 194 19.40 0 3.3 64.7
7 Jordan Malau'ulu Fresno St SO WR 2 6 116 19.33 0 3.0 58.0
8 Kenneth Williams Mich St JR RB 2 4 77 19.25 0 2.0 38.5
9 Kourdey Glass Oregon St FR RB 2 5 93 18.60 0 2.5 46.5
10 Carmelo Taylor UTEP JR WR 1 3 55 18.33 0 3.0 55.0
11 Joseph Himon II N'western SR RB 3 5 90 18.00 0 1.7 30.0
12 Ja'Kayden Ferguson Kentucky SO WR 4 6 104 17.33 0 1.5 26.0
13 Niles Davis California FR DB 3 5 80 16.00 0 1.7 26.7
14 Rahshawn Clark Washington JR CB 2 3 46 15.33 0 1.5 23.0
15 Nyziah Hunter Nebraska SR WR 2 3 39 13.00 0 1.5 19.5
16 Jeremiah Ware Ga South SO WR 1 3 33 11.00 0 3.0 33.0

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.