2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 10/17/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nate Palmer | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 126 | 31.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 126.0 |
| 1 | Dominique McKenzie | SJSU | SO | WR | 1 | 4 | 115 | 28.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 115.0 |
| 1 | Jace Petty | Troy | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 76.0 |
| 1 | Rahshawn Clark | Washington | JR | CB | 1 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 68.0 |
| 5 | Jaylon Hawkins | SDSU | FR | WR | 1 | 3 | 141 | 47.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 141.0 |
| 5 | Keenan Phillips | USA | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 91 | 30.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 91.0 |
| 5 | Cameron Seldon | S Florida | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 87 | 29.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 87.0 |
| 5 | Zion Frink | ODU | JR | CB | 1 | 3 | 81 | 27.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 81.0 |
| 5 | Xayvion Noland | Oregon St | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 78 | 26.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 78.0 |
| 5 | Ky Woods | Nevada | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 72.0 |
| 5 | DeKalon Taylor | Colorado | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 67.0 |
| 5 | Da'Realyst Clark | Kent State | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| 13 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 190 | 95.00 | 2 | 2.0 | 190.0 |
| 13 | Michael Scott | James Mad | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 109 | 54.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 109.0 |
| 13 | Brandon Hills | Akron | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 88 | 44.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 88.0 |
| 13 | Isaiah Stone | Georgia St | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 80 | 40.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 80.0 |
| 13 | Isaiah Bryant | Navy | SR | SB | 1 | 2 | 65 | 32.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 65.0 |
| 13 | Jacquon Gibson | Virginia | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 63.0 |
| 13 | Keyjuan Brown | Louisville | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 58 | 29.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 58.0 |
| 13 | Justin Ruffin, Jr. | CMU | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 49 | 24.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.0 |
| 13 | Ace Theus | TCU | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 13 | Alante Brown | Memphis | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 13 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 13 | Jay Harris | Kansas St | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 13 | Nyck Harbor | S Carolina | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 13 | Chris Culliver | Marshall | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 13 | Michael Allen | ECU | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 13 | Zylan Perry | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 13 | Travis Terrell, Jr. | Purdue | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 13 | Noah White | Utah State | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 13 | TJ Horton | Ball State | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 13 | Jon Monteiro | Liberty | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 13 | Brandon High, Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 13 | Nik Henry | UTEP | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 13 | Nakai Amachree | BGSU | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 13 | Santana Fleming | MTSU | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 13 | Demarcco Blanton | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 13 | Lacota Dippre | Florida | SR | TE | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 13 | Davian Jackson | Texas St | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.0 |
| 13 | Ke'Marion Baldwin | BGSU | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 13 | Elijah Washington-Baker | Syracuse | JR | TE | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 13 | Adarion Nettles | N Texas | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 43 | Phillip Folmar | Buffalo | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.0 |
| 44 | Cannon DeVries | BYU | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 100 | 100.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 100.0 |
| 44 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 98 | 98.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 98.0 |
| 44 | Taevion Swint | UCF | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 57 | 57.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 57.0 |
| 44 | TJ Washington Jr. | NMSU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 56 | 56.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 56.0 |
| 44 | Triston Morgan | KSU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 47 | 47.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 47.0 |
| 44 | Sincere Baines | Western Ky | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 47 | 47.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 47.0 |
| 44 | Chris Johnson, Jr. | Clemson | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 43 | 43.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 43.0 |
| 44 | Demetres Samuel Jr. | Syracuse | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 42 | 42.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 42.0 |
| 44 | Chad Alexander | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 41 | 41.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 41.0 |
| 44 | TJ Green | BC | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 37 | 37.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 37.0 |
| 44 | Chris Davis, Jr. | Stanford | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 37 | 37.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 37.0 |
| 44 | Caden Knighten | Baylor | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 36.0 |
| 44 | Turbo Richard | Indiana | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 36.0 |
| 44 | Rahkeem Smith | Ga Tech | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 35.0 |
| 44 | Shawn Simeon | UConn | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 35.0 |
| 44 | Parker Threatt | SDSU | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 30.0 |
| 44 | Cameron Mathews | New Mexico | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 30.0 |
| 44 | Dylan Riley | Boise St | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 30.0 |
| 44 | Micahi Danzy | FSU | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.0 |
| 44 | Tim Burns Jr. | Sam Hou St | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.0 |
| 44 | Jaydan Mayes | Army | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 44 | Davion Brown | Va Tech | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 27.0 |
| 44 | Michael Allen | Baylor | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 27.0 |
| 44 | MJ Johnson | USM | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 27.0 |
| 44 | Cameron Pettaway | Iowa State | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 44 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 44 | Tyriq Green | Georgia | FR | S | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 44 | Le'Kamren Meadows | Western Ky | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 44 | Daune Morris | Tennessee | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 44 | Niles Davis | California | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 44 | Jackson Williams | ND St | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 44 | Quinton Jackson | Rice | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 44 | TJ Magee | U Mass | SR | CB | 2 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.5 |
| 44 | Tre Richardson | Louisville | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 44 | Jordyn Adams | SMU | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 44 | Jamarion Morrow | Texas A&M | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 44 | Amareon Blue | EMU | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 44 | Darren James-Hamilton | Ohio | SO | SAF | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 44 | Joakim Dodson | Tennessee | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 44 | Andrew Weber | Kentucky | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 44 | Harlem Berry | LSU | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 44 | Cam Thompson | N Illinois | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 44 | Brandon Buckhaulter | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 44 | Grayson Rigdon | Ariz St | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 44 | Sacovie White-Helton | Georgia | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 44 | Robby Washington | Coast Car | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 44 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 44 | Nick Tyree | Delaware | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 44 | Bryson Graves | Delaware | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 44 | Judah Price | Marshall | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 44 | Joseph Himon II | N'western | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 44 | Isaiah McMorris | MO State | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 44 | Gavin Sawchuk | N'western | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 44 | Tyreek Robinson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 44 | Junior Sherrill | Vanderbilt | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 44 | Marquise Davis | Louisville | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 44 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.