2005 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 01/04/2006

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Jonathan Stewart Oregon FR RB 10 12 404 33.67 2 1.2 40.4
2 Felix Jones Arkansas FR RB 11 17 543 31.94 1 1.5 49.4
3 Cory Rodgers TCU JR WR 12 17 515 30.29 2 1.4 42.9
4 Ted Ginn Jr. Ohio State SO WR 12 18 532 29.56 1 1.5 44.3
5 Ramonce Taylor Texas SO RB 13 15 441 29.40 0 1.2 33.9
6 Tony Pennyman Utah State JR WR 10 23 675 29.35 2 2.3 67.5
7 Darrell Blackman NC State SO RB 12 20 582 29.10 0 1.7 48.5
8 Adam Jennings Fresno St SR DB 12 20 580 29.00 0 1.7 48.3
9 Kevin Payne La-Monroe JR DB 11 13 374 28.77 0 1.2 34.0
10 Steve Breaston Michigan SR WR 11 23 646 28.09 1 2.1 58.7
11 Brandon Williams Wisconsin SR WR 13 22 616 28.00 0 1.7 47.4
12 Lee Marks Boise St SR RB 13 17 474 27.88 1 1.3 36.5
13 Jovon Bouknight Wyoming SR WR 11 20 555 27.75 0 1.8 50.5
14 Patrick Jackson La Tech FR RB 10 17 471 27.71 0 1.7 47.1
15 Jessie Henderson SMU FR RB 11 24 663 27.63 1 2.2 60.3
16 Shaun Rochon Baylor SR WR 11 20 548 27.40 1 1.8 49.8
17 T.J. Rushing Stanford SR DB 11 21 575 27.38 2 1.9 52.3
18 Terry Richardson Ariz St JR WR 11 23 629 27.35 0 2.1 57.2
19 Trestin George SJSU SR DB 11 16 436 27.25 1 1.5 39.6
20 Scott Mayle Ohio JR WR 11 21 572 27.24 1 1.9 52.0
21 A.J. Harris N Illinois SR RB 9 15 408 27.20 0 1.7 45.3
22 Jakari Wallace Minnesota SR WR 12 20 540 27.00 0 1.7 45.0
23 Chubb Small Marshall FR RB 11 21 544 25.90 1 1.9 49.5
24 Brandon Tate N Carolina FR WR 11 21 542 25.81 1 1.9 49.3
24 Cedric Peerman Virginia FR RB 12 21 542 25.81 0 1.8 45.2
26 Leodis McKelvin Troy SO DB 11 24 619 25.79 1 2.2 56.3
27 Draak Davis Kentucky SR RB 11 18 461 25.61 0 1.6 41.9
28 Karlos Whittaker Navy FR RB 10 21 537 25.57 0 2.1 53.7
29 Syndric Steptoe Arizona JR WR 10 19 484 25.47 0 1.9 48.4
30 Greg Kirkwood Air Force SR WR 11 14 355 25.36 0 1.3 32.3
31 Demond Williams Mich St JR DB 11 17 431 25.35 1 1.5 39.2
32 Chad Simpson S Florida SO RB 10 16 404 25.25 1 1.6 40.4
33 Dante Love Ball State FR QB 11 22 546 24.82 1 2.0 49.6
34 Quinton Jones Boise St JR DB 13 30 741 24.70 0 2.3 57.0
35 DeAndre Jackson Iowa State JR DB 12 24 590 24.58 0 2.0 49.2
36 Willie Foster Rutgers JR WR 12 30 736 24.53 1 2.5 61.3
37 Lamar Herron Oregon St SO DB 11 22 534 24.27 0 2.0 48.5
38 Devin Aromashodu Auburn SR WR 12 20 485 24.25 0 1.7 40.4
39 John Eubanks USM SR DB 11 28 678 24.21 0 2.5 61.6
40 Derek Dubois NMSU FR WR 12 14 338 24.14 0 1.2 28.2
41 Kenny O'Neal FSU SO WR 12 21 503 23.95 0 1.8 41.9
42 Carlos Thomas S Carolina FR WR 11 21 502 23.90 0 1.9 45.6
43 Ronnie Drummer Duke SO RB 11 16 382 23.88 1 1.5 34.7
44 Dorien Bryant Purdue SO WR 11 21 500 23.81 1 1.9 45.5
45 Daniel McLemore Okla St SR DB 11 27 638 23.63 0 2.5 58.0
46 Domenik Hixon Akron SR WR 13 30 705 23.50 0 2.3 54.2
46 Tony Temple Missouri SO RB 10 16 376 23.50 0 1.6 37.6
46 Tyson Browning Georgia SR WR 10 12 282 23.50 0 1.2 28.2
49 Lorenzo Bursey Wash St SO RB 10 19 446 23.47 0 1.9 44.6
50 Kareem Jones Syracuse SO RB 11 17 398 23.41 0 1.5 36.2
51 Ashlan Davis Tulsa SR WR 11 33 767 23.24 1 3.0 69.7
51 Jo Jo Walker Maryland SR WR 11 29 674 23.24 0 2.6 61.3
53 Brent Casteel Utah FR WR 12 20 464 23.20 0 1.7 38.7
54 Pierre Thomas Illinois JR RB 11 20 461 23.05 0 1.8 41.9
55 Jeremiah Johnson Oregon FR RB 9 13 298 22.92 0 1.4 33.1
56 Montrell Jones Louisville SR WR 12 17 389 22.88 0 1.4 32.4
57 Richard Davis Toledo FR RB 12 17 387 22.76 1 1.4 32.3
58 Lance Bennett Indiana JR RB 11 24 544 22.67 0 2.2 49.5
59 Lucas Taylor Tennessee FR WR 9 19 428 22.53 0 2.1 47.6
59 Chris Markey UCLA SO RB 12 17 383 22.53 0 1.4 31.9
59 David Grimes Notre Dame FR WR 11 15 338 22.53 0 1.4 30.7
62 Johnnie Lee Higgins, Jr. UTEP JR WR 12 20 448 22.40 0 1.7 37.3
62 Norris Drinkard UAB JR WR 11 15 336 22.40 0 1.4 30.5
64 Trumaine Riley E Mich JR WR 10 22 492 22.36 0 2.2 49.2
65 Gerard Hamlett N'western FR RB 11 21 468 22.29 0 1.9 42.5
65 Cleannord Saintil MTSU SR WR 11 17 379 22.29 0 1.5 34.5
67 Israel Route Tulane JR DB 10 23 512 22.26 1 2.3 51.2
67 Joseph Doss Memphis SO RB 12 19 423 22.26 0 1.6 35.3
69 Will Blackmon BC SR WR 12 22 489 22.23 0 1.8 40.8
70 Antonio Lewis WVU SO DB 12 17 376 22.12 0 1.4 31.3
71 David Jones Kentucky FR DB 10 15 328 21.87 0 1.5 32.8
72 Chris Johnson ECU SO RB 11 21 459 21.86 0 1.9 41.7
73 Ricky Wilson Houston SO DB 11 18 390 21.67 0 1.6 35.5
74 Kevin Robinson Utah State SO WR 11 23 496 21.57 0 2.1 45.1
75 Andre Taylor Hawai'i JR WR 11 28 600 21.43 0 2.5 54.5
76 Roy Lewis Washington SO DB 10 12 257 21.42 0 1.2 25.7
77 Earl Bennett Vanderbilt FR WR 11 19 405 21.32 0 1.7 36.8
78 Chris Davis Duke SO DB 11 20 425 21.25 0 1.8 38.6
79 Michael Johnson Virginia JR RB 11 16 336 21.00 0 1.5 30.5
80 Reggie Smith Oklahoma FR DB 12 18 377 20.94 0 1.5 31.4
81 Marlon Lucky Nebraska FR RB 12 15 313 20.87 0 1.3 26.1
82 Marshawn Lynch California SO RB 10 13 271 20.85 0 1.3 27.1
83 Donell Wheaton UNLV JR WR 10 12 248 20.67 0 1.2 24.8
84 Chris Woods Ga Tech SR RB 11 17 346 20.35 0 1.5 31.5
85 Shawn Bayes Kent State FR WR 11 18 366 20.33 0 1.6 33.3
86 George Hill CSU SO WR 12 31 626 20.19 0 2.6 52.2
87 Derrick Smith La-Lafytte FR WR 11 13 262 20.15 0 1.2 23.8
88 Weldon Brown La Tech FR RB 11 18 362 20.11 0 1.6 32.9
89 Jason Venson UCF SO DB 11 15 301 20.07 0 1.4 27.4
90 Derek Pegues Miss St FR DB 11 28 559 19.96 0 2.5 50.8
91 Mike Daniels Cincinnati JR RB 10 14 279 19.93 0 1.4 27.9
91 Cassen Jackson-Garriso Vanderbilt SO RB 11 15 299 19.93 0 1.4 27.2
91 Reggie Lindsey UAB SR WR 11 14 279 19.93 0 1.3 25.4
94 Scott Wesley Army SR RB 11 42 833 19.83 0 3.8 75.7
95 Johnny Quinn N Texas JR WR 11 26 513 19.73 0 2.4 46.6
96 Skyler Green LSU SR WR 13 18 355 19.72 0 1.4 27.3
97 Chris Hawkins Marshall SR DB 11 14 276 19.71 0 1.3 25.1
98 Brandon King Rice FR DB 11 16 315 19.69 0 1.5 28.6
98 Joe Merritt La-Monroe JR WR 11 16 315 19.69 0 1.5 28.6
100 Breyon Jones BYU SR WR 9 28 551 19.68 0 3.1 61.2

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.