2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 09/19/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Scoop Smith Miami (Oh) FR WR 2 5 218 43.60 1 2.5 109.0
2 Malcolm Simmons Texas Tech JR WR 1 2 62 31.00 0 2.0 62.0
3 Zylan Perry Cincinnati SR RB 1 3 87 29.00 0 3.0 87.0
4 Wayne Knight UCLA SR RB 1 2 56 28.00 0 2.0 56.0
5 Koredell Bartley Wk Forest SO DB 1 2 52 26.00 0 2.0 52.0
6 Eric Richardson Wyoming SR WR 2 5 124 24.80 0 2.5 62.0
7 Darren James-Hamilton Ohio SO SAF 2 7 173 24.71 0 3.5 86.5
8 Demonte Greene Temple SR WR 1 4 96 24.00 0 4.0 96.0
9 Chris Johnson, Jr. Clemson SR RB 1 2 45 22.50 0 2.0 45.0
9 Daz James App St SR WR 1 2 45 22.50 0 2.0 45.0
9 Jalen Jones Texas Tech SR WR 1 2 45 22.50 0 2.0 45.0
12 Chris Davis, Jr. Stanford JR RB 1 2 44 22.00 0 2.0 44.0
12 Ja'Corian Norris La-Lafytte SO WR 1 2 44 22.00 0 2.0 44.0
12 TJ Smith Tulane SR DB 2 3 66 22.00 0 1.5 33.0
15 Dedrick Latulas La Tech SR WR 2 3 65 21.67 0 1.5 32.5
16 Nate Palmer Wisconsin JR RB 1 2 43 21.50 0 2.0 43.0
16 Kenneth Williams Mich St JR RB 1 2 43 21.50 0 2.0 43.0
18 Aneyas Williams Notre Dame JR RB 1 2 42 21.00 0 2.0 42.0
18 Taevion Swint UCF FR RB 1 2 42 21.00 0 2.0 42.0
20 Ky Woods Nevada SR RB 1 3 60 20.00 0 3.0 60.0
20 Jeremiah Ware Ga South SO WR 2 3 60 20.00 0 1.5 30.0
22 Chris Culliver Marshall JR WR 2 5 98 19.60 0 2.5 49.0
23 Jamill Williams J'ville St SR WR 2 3 57 19.00 0 1.5 28.5
24 Robby Washington Coast Car JR WR 2 3 55 18.33 0 1.5 27.5
25 Kourdey Glass Oregon St FR RB 1 4 73 18.25 0 4.0 73.0
26 Jmariyae Robinson MO State SR WR 1 2 36 18.00 0 2.0 36.0
27 Girard Pringle, Jr. Miami (Fl) SO RB 2 5 89 17.80 0 2.5 44.5
28 Keyjuan Brown Louisville SR RB 1 3 51 17.00 0 3.0 51.0
29 Juntavious Harris Texas St FR RB 1 2 33 16.50 0 2.0 33.0
30 DeKalon Taylor Colorado SR RB 2 3 49 16.33 0 1.5 24.5
31 Darien Williams Syracuse SO WR 1 3 47 15.67 0 3.0 47.0
31 Trequan Jones Tulsa SR RB 1 3 47 15.67 0 3.0 47.0
33 TK King NMSU SR WR 2 3 44 14.67 0 1.5 22.0
34 Keenan Phillips USA JR RB 1 2 26 13.00 0 2.0 26.0
35 TJ Green BC SO DB 1 2 18 9.00 0 2.0 18.0

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.