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

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Tyriq Green Georgia FR S 1 3 118 39.33 1 3.0 118.0
2 Mel Brown CSU SR RB 2 4 157 39.25 1 2.0 78.5
3 Michael Scott James Mad SO WR 5 10 356 35.60 0 2.0 71.2
4 Samuel Singleton Jr. FSU SR RB 1 2 68 34.00 0 2.0 68.0
5 Darren James-Hamilton Ohio SO SAF 5 11 328 29.82 1 2.2 65.6
6 Taevion Swint UCF FR RB 1 3 88 29.33 0 3.0 88.0
7 Keenan Phillips USA JR RB 4 5 146 29.20 1 1.3 36.5
8 Zylan Perry Cincinnati SR RB 1 3 87 29.00 0 3.0 87.0
9 Tyreek Robinson Pittsburgh JR WR 1 2 55 27.50 0 2.0 55.0
10 Phillip Folmar Buffalo SO WR 4 6 164 27.33 0 1.5 41.0
11 Kenneth Williams Mich St JR RB 3 4 109 27.25 0 1.3 36.3
12 Rayshawn Pleasant Auburn SR CB 1 2 53 26.50 0 2.0 53.0
13 John Hebert Houston FR RB 1 3 79 26.33 0 3.0 79.0
14 Junior Sherrill Vanderbilt SR WR 1 2 51 25.50 0 2.0 51.0
15 Jaylon Hawkins SDSU FR WR 2 7 178 25.43 0 3.5 89.0
16 Brandon Hills Akron JR WR 4 12 296 24.67 0 3.0 74.0
17 Eric Richardson Wyoming SR WR 5 7 162 23.14 0 1.4 32.4
18 Dramekco Green SMU SO RB 1 2 46 23.00 0 2.0 46.0
19 Jaren Hamilton Ariz St SR WR 1 3 67 22.33 0 3.0 67.0
20 Jamill Williams J'ville St SR WR 6 8 175 21.88 0 1.3 29.2
21 Niles Davis California FR DB 1 5 108 21.60 0 5.0 108.0
22 Triston Morgan KSU SR RB 4 8 169 21.13 0 2.0 42.3
23 Ja'Corian Norris La-Lafytte SO WR 4 5 105 21.00 0 1.3 26.3
24 Chris Culliver Marshall JR WR 3 7 146 20.86 0 2.3 48.7
25 Nyziah Hunter Nebraska SR WR 2 3 62 20.67 0 1.5 31.0
26 TJ Horton Ball State SR RB 4 7 144 20.57 0 1.8 36.0
27 Chris Davis, Jr. Stanford JR RB 2 9 185 20.56 0 4.5 92.5
28 Nakai Amachree BGSU SO RB 4 6 122 20.33 0 1.5 30.5
29 Demonte Greene Temple SR WR 5 11 221 20.09 0 2.2 44.2
30 Jackson Williams ND St JR WR 6 9 180 20.00 0 1.5 30.0
30 Nik Henry UTEP SO WR 3 4 80 20.00 0 1.3 26.7
32 Alijah Cason Sam Hou St JR WR 4 8 158 19.75 0 2.0 39.5
33 Robby Washington Coast Car JR WR 5 7 138 19.71 0 1.4 27.6
34 DaMarion Fowlkes Missouri SO WR 1 2 39 19.50 0 2.0 39.0
35 Isaiah Sategna III Oklahoma SR WR 2 3 56 18.67 0 1.5 28.0
36 MJ Johnson USM JR WR 4 5 93 18.60 0 1.3 23.3
37 Bryson Graves Delaware JR WR 3 6 111 18.50 0 2.0 37.0
38 Dedrick Latulas La Tech SR WR 3 6 109 18.17 0 2.0 36.3
39 Derrick Eley Charlotte JR WR 5 11 197 17.91 0 2.2 39.4
40 Adam Taylor Sac St SO CB 5 6 104 17.33 0 1.2 20.8
41 Jeremiah Ware Ga South SO WR 3 5 85 17.00 0 1.7 28.3
42 Trequan Jones Tulsa SR RB 4 8 133 16.63 0 2.0 33.3
43 EJ Kelly SMU FR RB 1 2 33 16.50 0 2.0 33.0
43 TK King NMSU SR WR 4 6 99 16.50 0 1.5 24.8
43 TJ Lott Troy SR WR 3 4 66 16.50 0 1.3 22.0
46 Da'Realyst Clark Kent State SR WR 4 9 146 16.22 0 2.3 36.5
46 Zion Frink ODU JR CB 5 9 146 16.22 0 1.8 29.2
48 Santana Fleming MTSU JR WR 4 10 162 16.20 0 2.5 40.5
49 Ryan Niblett Texas SR RB 1 2 28 14.00 0 2.0 28.0
50 Zay Parks FSU JR RB 1 2 27 13.50 0 2.0 27.0
51 Jaylen Jenkins Texas St SR RB 2 3 26 8.67 0 1.5 13.0

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.