2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 09/19/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Rahkeem Smith Ga Tech SR WR 2 3 172 57.33 1 1.5 86.0
2 Scoop Smith Miami (Oh) FR WR 2 5 218 43.60 1 2.5 109.0
3 Darren James-Hamilton Ohio SO SAF 3 9 292 32.44 1 3.0 97.3
4 Samuel Singleton Jr. FSU SR RB 3 4 128 32.00 0 1.3 42.7
5 Quayd Hendryx Minnesota FR WR 2 3 93 31.00 0 1.5 46.5
6 Zylan Perry Cincinnati SR RB 2 3 87 29.00 0 1.5 43.5
7 Joseph Himon II N'western SR RB 1 2 54 27.00 0 2.0 54.0
8 Taevion Swint UCF FR RB 2 5 130 26.00 0 2.5 65.0
9 Eric Richardson Wyoming SR WR 2 5 124 24.80 0 2.5 62.0
10 Jaquel Holman S Carolina SO DB 2 3 72 24.00 0 1.5 36.0
11 Ky Woods Nevada SR RB 2 4 90 22.50 0 2.0 45.0
12 Demonte Greene Temple SR WR 2 5 112 22.40 0 2.5 56.0
13 Ja'Corian Norris La-Lafytte SO WR 2 4 87 21.75 0 2.0 43.5
14 Chris Johnson, Jr. Clemson SR RB 3 7 152 21.71 0 2.3 50.7
15 Dedrick Latulas La Tech SR WR 2 3 65 21.67 0 1.5 32.5
16 Wayne Knight UCLA SR RB 3 5 108 21.60 0 1.7 36.0
17 Tyreek Robinson Pittsburgh JR WR 3 4 83 20.75 0 1.3 27.7
18 Chris Culliver Marshall JR WR 3 7 145 20.71 0 2.3 48.3
19 Kenji Christian UConn SR RB 2 3 62 20.67 0 1.5 31.0
19 Nyziah Hunter Nebraska SR WR 2 3 62 20.67 0 1.5 31.0
21 Bryson Graves Delaware JR WR 2 3 61 20.33 0 1.5 30.5
22 Chris Davis, Jr. Stanford JR RB 3 10 202 20.20 0 3.3 67.3
23 Jeremiah Ware Ga South SO WR 2 3 60 20.00 0 1.5 30.0
24 Jaylon Hawkins SDSU FR WR 2 3 59 19.67 0 1.5 29.5
25 Alijah Cason Sam Hou St JR WR 2 4 76 19.00 0 2.0 38.0
25 Darien Williams Syracuse SO WR 2 4 76 19.00 0 2.0 38.0
25 DaMarion Fowlkes Missouri SO WR 2 3 57 19.00 0 1.5 28.5
25 Nick Devereaux EMU SR WR 4 5 95 19.00 0 1.3 23.8
29 Ja'Kayden Ferguson Kentucky SO WR 2 3 56 18.67 0 1.5 28.0
30 Kourdey Glass Oregon St FR RB 2 5 93 18.60 0 2.5 46.5
31 TJ Smith Tulane SR DB 3 5 92 18.40 0 1.7 30.7
32 Robby Washington Coast Car JR WR 2 3 55 18.33 0 1.5 27.5
33 Triston Morgan KSU SR RB 2 5 89 17.80 0 2.5 44.5
33 Girard Pringle, Jr. Miami (Fl) SO RB 2 5 89 17.80 0 2.5 44.5
35 Keyjuan Brown Louisville SR RB 2 3 51 17.00 0 1.5 25.5
36 Trequan Jones Tulsa SR RB 2 4 67 16.75 0 2.0 33.5
37 DeKalon Taylor Colorado SR RB 2 3 49 16.33 0 1.5 24.5
38 Santana Fleming MTSU JR WR 2 4 63 15.75 0 2.0 31.5
39 TK King NMSU SR WR 2 3 44 14.67 0 1.5 22.0
40 Ryan Niblett Texas SR RB 3 4 53 13.25 0 1.3 17.7
41 Jaylen Jenkins Texas St SR RB 3 4 48 12.00 0 1.3 16.0
42 Keenan Phillips USA JR RB 2 3 34 11.33 0 1.5 17.0

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.