2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/17/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Michael Scott James Mad SO WR 6 10 356 35.60 0 1.7 59.3
2 Scoop Smith Miami (Oh) FR WR 6 8 282 35.25 1 1.3 47.0
3 Cameron Pettaway Iowa State SO RB 5 6 198 33.00 1 1.2 39.6
4 Jaylon Hawkins SDSU FR WR 6 14 456 32.57 2 2.3 76.0
5 Rahkeem Smith Ga Tech SR WR 5 12 356 29.67 1 2.4 71.2
6 Darren James-Hamilton Ohio SO SAF 6 12 351 29.25 1 2.0 58.5
7 Phillip Folmar Buffalo SO WR 5 7 185 26.43 0 1.4 37.0
8 Jaren Hamilton Ariz St SR WR 5 9 234 26.00 1 1.8 46.8
9 Taevion Swint UCF FR RB 5 6 152 25.33 0 1.2 30.4
10 London Montgomery Florida SR RB 6 12 300 25.00 0 2.0 50.0
11 TJ Smith Tulane SR DB 6 7 174 24.86 0 1.2 29.0
12 Brandon Hills Akron JR WR 6 13 313 24.08 0 2.2 52.2
13 Chris Johnson, Jr. Clemson SR RB 5 11 261 23.73 0 2.2 52.2
14 Eric Richardson Wyoming SR WR 6 9 213 23.67 0 1.5 35.5
15 Quayd Hendryx Minnesota FR WR 5 10 228 22.80 0 2.0 45.6
16 Jamill Williams J'ville St SR WR 6 8 175 21.88 0 1.3 29.2
17 Joseph Himon II N'western SR RB 5 6 130 21.67 0 1.2 26.0
18 TJ Horton Ball State SR RB 6 11 235 21.36 0 1.8 39.2
19 Ja'Corian Norris La-Lafytte SO WR 5 7 149 21.29 0 1.4 29.8
20 Bryson Kuzdzal Michigan SR RB 6 8 170 21.25 0 1.3 28.3
21 Kenneth Williams Mich St JR RB 7 19 403 21.21 0 2.7 57.6
22 Zylan Perry Cincinnati SR RB 5 6 127 21.17 0 1.2 25.4
23 Santana Fleming MTSU JR WR 5 12 252 21.00 0 2.4 50.4
23 Triston Morgan KSU SR RB 5 9 189 21.00 0 1.8 37.8
25 Chris Davis, Jr. Stanford JR RB 6 18 365 20.28 0 3.0 60.8
26 Nakai Amachree BGSU SO RB 6 8 161 20.13 0 1.3 26.8
27 Jackson Williams ND St JR WR 6 9 180 20.00 0 1.5 30.0
27 Wayne Knight UCLA SR RB 6 8 160 20.00 0 1.3 26.7
29 Demonte Greene Temple SR WR 6 12 237 19.75 0 2.0 39.5
30 Robby Washington Coast Car JR WR 6 7 138 19.71 0 1.2 23.0
31 Davian Jackson Texas St FR RB 4 5 98 19.60 0 1.3 24.5
32 Alijah Cason Sam Hou St JR WR 5 9 176 19.56 0 1.8 35.2
33 Dedrick Latulas La Tech SR WR 5 9 174 19.33 0 1.8 34.8
33 Tyreek Robinson Pittsburgh JR WR 5 6 116 19.33 0 1.2 23.2
35 Chris Culliver Marshall JR WR 4 9 172 19.11 0 2.3 43.0
36 Bryson Graves Delaware JR WR 5 7 130 18.57 0 1.4 26.0
37 Derrick Eley Charlotte JR WR 6 11 197 17.91 0 1.8 32.8
38 Niles Davis California FR DB 6 12 214 17.83 0 2.0 35.7
39 Nyziah Hunter Nebraska SR WR 6 10 176 17.60 0 1.7 29.3
40 Rahshawn Clark Washington JR CB 6 9 153 17.00 0 1.5 25.5
40 Ja'Kayden Ferguson Kentucky SO WR 6 8 136 17.00 0 1.3 22.7
42 Trequan Jones Tulsa SR RB 6 11 182 16.55 0 1.8 30.3
43 TK King NMSU SR WR 5 7 115 16.43 0 1.4 23.0
44 Zion Frink ODU JR CB 6 9 146 16.22 0 1.5 24.3
45 Da'Realyst Clark Kent State SR WR 6 11 165 15.00 0 1.8 27.5
46 Jeremiah Ware Ga South SO WR 5 8 118 14.75 0 1.6 23.6

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.