2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/17/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Santana Fleming MTSU JR WR 1 2 90 45.00 0 2.0 90.0
2 Scoop Smith Miami (Oh) FR WR 2 5 218 43.60 1 2.5 109.0
3 Mekhi Anderson UTSA SO WR 3 4 172 43.00 1 1.3 57.3
4 Jaylon Hawkins SDSU FR WR 4 7 278 39.71 2 1.8 69.5
5 Rahkeem Smith Ga Tech SR WR 5 12 356 29.67 1 2.4 71.2
6 Jaren Hamilton Ariz St SR WR 4 6 167 27.83 1 1.5 41.8
7 Dijon Lee Jr. Alabama SO DB 6 7 190 27.14 0 1.2 31.7
8 Eric Richardson Wyoming SR WR 1 2 51 25.50 0 2.0 51.0
9 London Montgomery Florida SR RB 5 12 300 25.00 0 2.4 60.0
10 Chris Johnson, Jr. Clemson SR RB 4 10 241 24.10 0 2.5 60.3
11 TJ Horton Ball State SR RB 2 4 91 22.75 0 2.0 45.5
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
14 Joseph Himon II N'western SR RB 4 6 130 21.67 0 1.5 32.5
14 Dedrick Latulas La Tech SR WR 2 3 65 21.67 0 1.5 32.5
16 Bryson Kuzdzal Michigan SR RB 4 6 129 21.50 0 1.5 32.3
17 Quayd Hendryx Minnesota FR WR 4 9 186 20.67 0 2.3 46.5
18 Chris Davis, Jr. Stanford JR RB 4 9 180 20.00 0 2.3 45.0
18 Wayne Knight UCLA SR RB 6 8 160 20.00 0 1.3 26.7
20 Kenneth Williams Mich St JR RB 4 15 294 19.60 0 3.8 73.5
20 Cameron Pettaway Iowa State SO RB 4 5 98 19.60 0 1.3 24.5
22 Jordan Malau'ulu Fresno St SO WR 4 6 116 19.33 0 1.5 29.0
23 Kourdey Glass Oregon St FR RB 4 5 93 18.60 0 1.3 23.3
24 Girard Pringle, Jr. Miami (Fl) SO RB 4 5 89 17.80 0 1.3 22.3
25 Peyton Zachary UNLV FR WR 1 3 53 17.67 0 3.0 53.0
26 Ja'Kayden Ferguson Kentucky SO WR 5 8 136 17.00 0 1.6 27.2
26 Rahshawn Clark Washington JR CB 6 9 153 17.00 0 1.5 25.5
28 Trequan Jones Tulsa SR RB 2 3 49 16.33 0 1.5 24.5
29 Nyziah Hunter Nebraska SR WR 4 7 114 16.29 0 1.8 28.5
30 Niles Davis California FR DB 5 7 106 15.14 0 1.4 21.2
31 Chris Culliver Marshall JR WR 1 2 26 13.00 0 2.0 26.0
32 Jeremiah Ware Ga South SO WR 2 3 33 11.00 0 1.5 16.5

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.