2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference 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 Joseph Himon II N'western SR RB 1 2 54 27.00 0 2.0 54.0
4 Quayd Hendryx Minnesota FR WR 1 2 51 25.50 0 2.0 51.0
4 Eric Richardson Wyoming SR WR 1 2 51 25.50 0 2.0 51.0
6 Jaquel Holman S Carolina SO DB 1 3 72 24.00 0 3.0 72.0
7 Chris Johnson, Jr. Clemson SR RB 2 6 132 22.00 0 3.0 66.0
7 Ja'Corian Norris La-Lafytte SO WR 1 2 44 22.00 0 2.0 44.0
7 TJ Smith Tulane SR DB 2 3 66 22.00 0 1.5 33.0
10 Dedrick Latulas La Tech SR WR 2 3 65 21.67 0 1.5 32.5
11 Wayne Knight UCLA SR RB 3 5 108 21.60 0 1.7 36.0
12 Taevion Swint UCF FR RB 1 2 42 21.00 0 2.0 42.0
13 Kenji Christian UConn SR RB 1 3 62 20.67 0 3.0 62.0
14 Chris Davis, Jr. Stanford JR RB 2 5 98 19.60 0 2.5 49.0
15 Evan Hampton Vanderbilt FR RB 1 2 39 19.50 0 2.0 39.0
16 Darien Williams Syracuse SO WR 2 4 76 19.00 0 2.0 38.0
17 Ja'Kayden Ferguson Kentucky SO WR 2 3 56 18.67 0 1.5 28.0
18 Kourdey Glass Oregon St FR RB 2 5 93 18.60 0 2.5 46.5
19 Jmariyae Robinson MO State SR WR 1 2 36 18.00 0 2.0 36.0
20 Girard Pringle, Jr. Miami (Fl) SO RB 2 5 89 17.80 0 2.5 44.5
21 Nyck Harbor S Carolina SR WR 1 2 34 17.00 0 2.0 34.0
21 Keyjuan Brown Louisville SR RB 2 3 51 17.00 0 1.5 25.5
23 Juntavious Harris Texas St FR RB 1 2 33 16.50 0 2.0 33.0
24 DeKalon Taylor Colorado SR RB 2 3 49 16.33 0 1.5 24.5
25 Chris Culliver Marshall JR WR 1 2 26 13.00 0 2.0 26.0
26 Jordan Malau'ulu Fresno St SO WR 1 2 23 11.50 0 2.0 23.0

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.