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

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Leonard Farrow FAU SR RB 5 6 284 47.33 2 1.2 56.8
2 Cameron Pettaway Iowa State SO RB 3 4 159 39.75 1 1.3 53.0
3 Michael Scott James Mad SO WR 7 12 465 38.75 0 1.7 66.4
4 Jaylon Hawkins SDSU FR WR 6 17 597 35.12 3 2.8 99.5
5 Taevion Swint UCF FR RB 5 7 209 29.86 0 1.4 41.8
6 Keenan Phillips USA JR RB 5 8 237 29.63 1 1.6 47.4
7 Jaren Hamilton Ariz St SR WR 5 8 234 29.25 1 1.6 46.8
8 Dijon Lee Jr. Alabama SO DB 4 6 175 29.17 0 1.5 43.8
9 Rahkeem Smith Ga Tech SR WR 5 12 349 29.08 1 2.4 69.8
10 Darren James-Hamilton Ohio SO SAF 7 13 372 28.62 1 1.9 53.1
11 Isaac Brown Louisville JR RB 4 6 163 27.17 0 1.5 40.8
12 Brandon Hills Akron JR WR 6 15 401 26.73 0 2.5 66.8
13 Ky Woods Nevada SR RB 6 8 201 25.13 0 1.3 33.5
14 TJ Smith Tulane SR DB 6 7 174 24.86 0 1.2 29.0
15 Phillip Folmar Buffalo SO WR 7 10 247 24.70 0 1.4 35.3
16 Chris Johnson, Jr. Clemson SR RB 4 9 217 24.11 0 2.3 54.3
17 Triston Morgan KSU SR RB 5 9 216 24.00 0 1.8 43.2
18 Junior Sherrill Vanderbilt SR WR 5 6 143 23.83 0 1.2 28.6
19 Eric Richardson Wyoming SR WR 7 9 213 23.67 0 1.3 30.4
20 Trequan Jones Tulsa SR RB 7 12 280 23.33 1 1.7 40.0
21 Dominique McKenzie SJSU SO WR 6 8 185 23.13 0 1.3 30.8
22 Chris Davis, Jr. Stanford JR RB 4 9 208 23.11 0 2.3 52.0
23 Quayd Hendryx Minnesota FR WR 6 10 228 22.80 0 1.7 38.0
24 Travis Terrell, Jr. Purdue JR RB 4 5 110 22.00 0 1.3 27.5
25 Zylan Perry Cincinnati SR RB 5 8 169 21.13 0 1.6 33.8
26 Kenneth Williams Mich St JR RB 5 12 251 20.92 0 2.4 50.2
27 Santana Fleming MTSU JR WR 6 14 285 20.36 0 2.3 47.5
28 TJ Horton Ball State SR RB 5 9 183 20.33 0 1.8 36.6
29 Jackson Williams ND St JR WR 7 10 203 20.30 0 1.4 29.0
30 Wayne Knight UCLA SR RB 6 8 160 20.00 0 1.3 26.7
30 Jay Harris Kansas St SR RB 4 5 100 20.00 0 1.3 25.0
32 Demonte Greene Temple SR WR 7 12 237 19.75 0 1.7 33.9
32 Alijah Cason Sam Hou St JR WR 5 8 158 19.75 0 1.6 31.6
34 Niles Davis California FR DB 5 8 157 19.63 0 1.6 31.4
35 Chris Culliver Marshall JR WR 5 11 215 19.55 0 2.2 43.0
36 Nakai Amachree BGSU SO RB 7 10 195 19.50 0 1.4 27.9
36 Bryson Kuzdzal Michigan SR RB 5 6 117 19.50 0 1.2 23.4
38 TJ Green BC SO DB 4 5 97 19.40 0 1.3 24.3
39 Nyck Harbor S Carolina SR WR 3 4 77 19.25 0 1.3 25.7
40 Noah White Utah State SO RB 4 5 96 19.20 0 1.3 24.0
41 Zion Frink ODU JR CB 7 12 227 18.92 0 1.7 32.4
42 Tyreek Robinson Pittsburgh JR WR 6 7 131 18.71 0 1.2 21.8
43 Bryson Graves Delaware JR WR 6 8 147 18.38 0 1.3 24.5
44 Davian Jackson Texas St FR RB 4 7 127 18.14 0 1.8 31.8
45 DeKalon Taylor Colorado SR RB 3 5 90 18.00 0 1.7 30.0
45 Legend Bey Ohio State FR RB 3 4 72 18.00 0 1.3 24.0
47 Derrick Eley Charlotte JR WR 6 11 197 17.91 0 1.8 32.8
48 Dedrick Latulas La Tech SR WR 5 8 142 17.75 0 1.6 28.4
49 Nyziah Hunter Nebraska SR WR 6 10 176 17.60 0 1.7 29.3
50 Rahshawn Clark Washington JR CB 5 10 175 17.50 0 2.0 35.0
51 Da'Realyst Clark Kent State SR WR 6 13 219 16.85 0 2.2 36.5
52 TK King NMSU SR WR 6 7 115 16.43 0 1.2 19.2

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.