2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in August/September Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cannon DeVries | BYU | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 100 | 100.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 33.3 |
| 1 | Cameron Pettaway | Iowa State | SO | RB | 3 | 2 | 126 | 63.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 42.0 |
| 1 | Jaren Hamilton | Ariz St | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 120 | 60.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Rahkeem Smith | Ga Tech | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 207 | 51.75 | 1 | 1.3 | 69.0 |
| 1 | Scoop Smith | Miami (Oh) | FR | WR | 3 | 5 | 218 | 43.60 | 1 | 1.7 | 72.7 |
| 1 | Tyriq Green | Georgia | FR | S | 2 | 4 | 143 | 35.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 71.5 |
| 1 | Jaylon Hawkins | SDSU | FR | WR | 3 | 6 | 200 | 33.33 | 1 | 2.0 | 66.7 |
| 1 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 165 | 33.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 55.0 |
| 1 | Darren James-Hamilton | Ohio | SO | SAF | 3 | 9 | 292 | 32.44 | 1 | 3.0 | 97.3 |