2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/17/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Girard Pringle, Jr. Miami (Fl) SO RB 1 4 67 16.75 0 4.0 67.0
2 Kenneth Williams Mich St JR RB 2 7 152 21.71 0 3.5 76.0
3 London Montgomery Florida SR RB 3 10 264 26.40 0 3.3 88.0
3 Chris Davis, Jr. Stanford JR RB 3 10 194 19.40 0 3.3 64.7
5 Jordan Malau'ulu Fresno St SO WR 2 6 116 19.33 0 3.0 58.0
5 Jeremiah Ware Ga South SO WR 1 3 33 11.00 0 3.0 33.0
7 Kourdey Glass Oregon St FR RB 2 5 93 18.60 0 2.5 46.5
7 Niles Davis California FR DB 2 5 80 16.00 0 2.5 40.0
9 Jaylen Thomas Wash St SO S 1 2 54 27.00 0 2.0 54.0
9 Bryson Kuzdzal Michigan SR RB 1 2 53 26.50 0 2.0 53.0
9 TJ Horton Ball State SR RB 2 4 91 22.75 0 2.0 45.5
9 Ja'Corian Norris La-Lafytte SO WR 1 2 44 22.00 0 2.0 44.0
9 Joseph Himon II N'western SR RB 1 2 37 18.50 0 2.0 37.0
9 Juntavious Harris Texas St FR RB 1 2 33 16.50 0 2.0 33.0
9 Brendyn Smith Kent State FR WR 1 2 27 13.50 0 2.0 27.0
9 Braylin Presley Okla St SR WR 1 2 27 13.50 0 2.0 27.0
9 Miles Coleman Okla St JR WR 1 2 23 11.50 0 2.0 23.0
18 Chris Johnson, Jr. Clemson SR RB 2 3 87 29.00 0 1.5 43.5
18 Ja'Kayden Ferguson Kentucky SO WR 2 3 53 17.67 0 1.5 26.5
18 Rahshawn Clark Washington JR CB 2 3 46 15.33 0 1.5 23.0
21 Traylon Ray Miss SR WR 3 4 76 19.00 0 1.3 25.3
22 Jaden Jefferson N Carolina FR WR 1 1 98 98.00 1 1.0 98.0
22 Rahkeem Smith Ga Tech SR WR 1 1 42 42.00 0 1.0 42.0
22 Caleb Smith Arizona FR WR 1 1 34 34.00 0 1.0 34.0
22 Brandon White Kansas St SR WR 1 1 33 33.00 0 1.0 33.0
22 Dedrick Latulas La Tech SR WR 1 1 32 32.00 0 1.0 32.0
22 Dominique McKenzie SJSU SO WR 1 1 27 27.00 0 1.0 27.0
22 Taji Atkins Texas St SO RB 1 1 26 26.00 0 1.0 26.0
22 Joshua Franklin W Mich SR DB 1 1 25 25.00 0 1.0 25.0
22 Landon Walker TCU SR RB 1 1 23 23.00 0 1.0 23.0
22 Jaylen Jenkins Texas St SR RB 1 1 22 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
22 Ramone Green Jr. MO State SR RB 1 1 22 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
22 DJ Epps WVU SR WR 1 1 22 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
22 Cameron Pettaway Iowa State SO RB 3 3 65 21.67 0 1.0 21.7
22 Dominique Henry FAU SR WR 1 1 21 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
22 Zay Robinson Penn State FR WR 2 2 41 20.50 0 1.0 20.5
22 Triston Morgan KSU SR RB 1 1 20 20.00 0 1.0 20.0
22 Brandon High, Jr. UTSA JR RB 1 1 20 20.00 0 1.0 20.0
22 Daune Morris Tennessee SO RB 2 2 36 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
22 Alijah Cason Sam Hou St JR WR 1 1 18 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
22 Turbo Richard Indiana JR RB 2 2 35 17.50 0 1.0 17.5
22 Keyjuan Brown Louisville SR RB 3 3 51 17.00 0 1.0 17.0
22 Adarion Nettles N Texas FR RB 1 1 16 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
22 Sacovie White-Helton Georgia JR WR 1 1 16 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
22 Amare Thomas Houston SR WR 1 1 16 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
22 Evan Hampton Vanderbilt FR RB 2 2 31 15.50 0 1.0 15.5
22 Tre Garrison Oregon St FR RB 2 2 29 14.50 0 1.0 14.5
22 Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding Maryland JR WR 2 2 26 13.00 0 1.0 13.0
22 Aidan Laughery Illinois SR RB 1 1 11 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
22 Caden VerMaas Rice FR VPR 1 1 8 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
22 Da'Realyst Clark Kent State SR WR 1 1 5 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
22 Kaleb Webb Maryland SR WR 2 2 8 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
22 Jaren Hamilton Ariz St SR WR 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
54 Marquis Johnson Miss St SR WR 3 2 57 28.50 0 0.7 19.0
54 Isaiah Sategna III Oklahoma SR WR 3 2 49 24.50 0 0.7 16.3
54 Dierre Hill Jr. Oregon SO RB 3 2 44 22.00 0 0.7 14.7
54 Fred Gaskin III Auburn JR S 3 2 44 22.00 0 0.7 14.7
54 Dijon Lee Jr. Alabama SO DB 3 2 43 21.50 0 0.7 14.3
54 Ryan Niblett Texas SR RB 3 2 37 18.50 0 0.7 12.3
54 DeKalon Taylor Colorado SR RB 3 2 37 18.50 0 0.7 12.3
54 Rayshawn Pleasant Auburn SR CB 3 2 34 17.00 0 0.7 11.3
62 DaMarion Fowlkes Missouri SO WR 2 1 40 40.00 0 0.5 20.0
62 Xe'ree Alexander Washington SR LB 2 1 25 25.00 0 0.5 12.5
62 Cannon DeVries BYU SO CB 2 1 23 23.00 0 0.5 11.5
62 Noah White Utah State SO RB 2 1 21 21.00 0 0.5 10.5
62 Tyler Brown Clemson SR WR 2 1 20 20.00 0 0.5 10.0
62 Harlem Berry LSU SO RB 2 1 20 20.00 0 0.5 10.0
62 Robert Woodyard, Jr. Missouri SR LB 2 1 19 19.00 0 0.5 9.5
62 Ja'shon Benjamin Rutgers SR RB 2 1 17 17.00 0 0.5 8.5
62 Dylan Edwards Kansas JR RB 2 1 17 17.00 0 0.5 8.5
62 Dontae Carter Vanderbilt JR S 2 1 14 14.00 0 0.5 7.0
62 Cam Thompson N Illinois SR WR 2 1 13 13.00 0 0.5 6.5
62 Derrick Simmons Mich St FR DL 2 1 13 13.00 0 0.5 6.5
62 Harrison Bortolotti Wisconsin SO RB 2 1 8 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
62 Tyler Morris Indiana SR WR 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
62 Lee Beebe Jr. Indiana SR RB 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
77 Jamari Hawkins Arkansas SR WR 3 1 25 25.00 0 0.3 8.3
77 J'Vari Flowers Florida SO CB 3 1 23 23.00 0 0.3 7.7
77 Jaquel Holman S Carolina SO DB 3 1 20 20.00 0 0.3 6.7
77 Ben Finneseth Colorado SR DB 3 1 18 18.00 0 0.3 6.0
77 Antonio Harris Purdue JR RB 3 1 16 16.00 0 0.3 5.3
77 Quentin Gibson Colorado SO WR 3 1 15 15.00 0 0.3 5.0
77 Kylan Salter Colorado SR DE 3 1 8 8.00 0 0.3 2.7
77 Zay Parks FSU JR RB 3 1 7 7.00 0 0.3 2.3
77 Sean Poret FSU SO OL 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
77 Rueben Owens II Texas A&M SR RB 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0

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