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 | Jaylon Hawkins | SDSU | FR | WR | 6 | 17 | 597 | 35.12 | 3 | 2.8 | 99.5 |
| 2 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 5 | 6 | 284 | 47.33 | 2 | 1.2 | 56.8 |
| 3 | Cannon DeVries | BYU | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 100 | 100.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 33.3 |
| 3 | Bryson Hayes | Kansas | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 95 | 95.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 23.8 |
| 3 | Braeden Jackson | Iowa | SO | RB | 4 | 3 | 136 | 45.33 | 1 | 0.8 | 34.0 |
| 3 | Mekhi Anderson | UTSA | SO | WR | 6 | 4 | 172 | 43.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 28.7 |
| 3 | Cameron Pettaway | Iowa State | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 159 | 39.75 | 1 | 1.3 | 53.0 |
| 3 | Mel Brown | CSU | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 193 | 38.60 | 1 | 1.0 | 38.6 |
| 3 | Isaiah Stone | Georgia St | JR | WR | 6 | 6 | 227 | 37.83 | 1 | 1.0 | 37.8 |
| 3 | Tyriq Green | Georgia | FR | S | 2 | 4 | 143 | 35.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 71.5 |
| 3 | Scoop Smith | Miami (Oh) | FR | WR | 7 | 8 | 282 | 35.25 | 1 | 1.1 | 40.3 |
| 3 | Keenan Phillips | USA | JR | RB | 5 | 8 | 237 | 29.63 | 1 | 1.6 | 47.4 |
| 3 | Jaren Hamilton | Ariz St | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 234 | 29.25 | 1 | 1.6 | 46.8 |
| 3 | Rahkeem Smith | Ga Tech | SR | WR | 5 | 12 | 349 | 29.08 | 1 | 2.4 | 69.8 |
| 3 | Darren James-Hamilton | Ohio | SO | SAF | 7 | 13 | 372 | 28.62 | 1 | 1.9 | 53.1 |
| 3 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 7 | 12 | 280 | 23.33 | 1 | 1.7 | 40.0 |