2011 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah Burse | Fresno St | SO | WR | 13 | 73 | 1557 | 21.33 | 0 | 5.6 | 119.8 |
| 2 | Robert Kelley | Tulane | FR | RB | 13 | 64 | 1305 | 20.39 | 0 | 4.9 | 100.4 |
| 3 | Taveon Rogers | NMSU | SR | WR | 13 | 50 | 1308 | 26.16 | 3 | 3.8 | 100.6 |
| 3 | Brelan Chancellor | N Texas | SO | WR | 12 | 50 | 1094 | 21.88 | 0 | 4.2 | 91.2 |
| 5 | Josh Smith | UCLA | SR | WR | 14 | 49 | 1132 | 23.10 | 0 | 3.5 | 80.9 |
| 5 | D.J. Beshears | Kansas | JR | WR | 12 | 49 | 1014 | 20.69 | 0 | 4.1 | 84.5 |
| 7 | Shane Wynn | Indiana | FR | WR | 12 | 48 | 1015 | 21.15 | 1 | 4.0 | 84.6 |
| 8 | Jeremiah Kobena | Syracuse | FR | WR | 12 | 45 | 1027 | 22.82 | 0 | 3.8 | 85.6 |
| 9 | Mike Edwards | Hawai'i | SO | DB | 13 | 44 | 1086 | 24.68 | 0 | 3.4 | 83.5 |
| 9 | T.J. Graham | NC State | SR | WR | 13 | 44 | 986 | 22.41 | 0 | 3.4 | 75.8 |
| 11 | Eric Russell | MTSU | SR | DB | 12 | 43 | 892 | 20.74 | 0 | 3.6 | 74.3 |
| 12 | Dervon Wallace | W Mich | SR | DB | 13 | 41 | 1015 | 24.76 | 0 | 3.2 | 78.1 |
| 12 | Deante' Purvis | UNLV | SR | RB | 10 | 41 | 1000 | 24.39 | 1 | 4.1 | 100.0 |
| 14 | Venric Mark | N'western | SO | WR | 13 | 40 | 915 | 22.88 | 0 | 3.1 | 70.4 |
| 14 | Lindsey Lamar | S Florida | JR | WR | 12 | 40 | 817 | 20.43 | 0 | 3.3 | 68.1 |
| 16 | Ralph David Abernathy IV | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 13 | 39 | 1034 | 26.51 | 1 | 3.0 | 79.5 |
| 16 | Isiah Barton | Wash St | SR | WR | 12 | 39 | 958 | 24.56 | 0 | 3.3 | 79.8 |
| 16 | Tyler Williams | Akron | FR | ATH | 10 | 39 | 694 | 17.79 | 0 | 3.9 | 69.4 |
| 19 | Nick Hill | Mich St | FR | RB | 14 | 38 | 999 | 26.29 | 0 | 2.7 | 71.4 |
| 19 | Jerry Gates | BGSU | SO | DB | 12 | 38 | 981 | 25.82 | 1 | 3.2 | 81.8 |
| 19 | Brandon Boykin | Georgia | SR | DB | 14 | 38 | 850 | 22.37 | 0 | 2.7 | 60.7 |
| 19 | Jamison Crowder | Duke | FR | WR | 12 | 38 | 814 | 21.42 | 0 | 3.2 | 67.8 |
| 23 | Kevin Smith | Washington | SO | WR | 12 | 37 | 958 | 25.89 | 0 | 3.1 | 79.8 |
| 23 | Nick Williams | U Conn | JR | WR | 12 | 37 | 920 | 24.86 | 0 | 3.1 | 76.7 |
| 23 | Darryl Surgent | La-Lafytte | SO | WR | 13 | 37 | 774 | 20.92 | 0 | 2.8 | 59.5 |
| 26 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | FR | RB | 14 | 36 | 983 | 27.31 | 2 | 2.6 | 70.2 |
| 26 | T.J. Thorpe | N Carolina | FR | WR | 13 | 36 | 960 | 26.67 | 1 | 2.8 | 73.8 |
| 26 | Tavon Austin | WVU | JR | WR | 13 | 36 | 938 | 26.06 | 2 | 2.8 | 72.2 |
| 26 | Ben McRoy | Texas Tech | SO | ATH | 10 | 36 | 899 | 24.97 | 0 | 3.6 | 89.9 |
| 26 | Cody Hoffman | BYU | SO | WR | 13 | 36 | 879 | 24.42 | 1 | 2.8 | 67.6 |
| 26 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | JR | RB | 13 | 36 | 817 | 22.69 | 0 | 2.8 | 62.8 |
| 32 | George Atkinson III | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 13 | 35 | 915 | 26.14 | 2 | 2.7 | 70.4 |
| 33 | Eric Page | Toledo | JR | WR | 13 | 34 | 856 | 25.18 | 1 | 2.6 | 65.8 |
| 34 | Sammy Watkins | Clemson | FR | WR | 13 | 33 | 826 | 25.03 | 1 | 2.5 | 63.5 |
| 34 | Andre Booker | Marshall | JR | WR | 13 | 33 | 819 | 24.82 | 0 | 2.5 | 63.0 |
| 34 | Marcus Thomas | Navy | SO | RB | 12 | 33 | 728 | 22.06 | 1 | 2.8 | 60.7 |
| 34 | Lovell Jackson | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 12 | 33 | 700 | 21.21 | 0 | 2.8 | 58.3 |
| 38 | Greg McCoy | TCU | SR | DB | 13 | 32 | 979 | 30.59 | 2 | 2.5 | 75.3 |
| 38 | Derek Good | CSU | SR | RB | 12 | 32 | 778 | 24.31 | 0 | 2.7 | 64.8 |
| 38 | Willie Floyd | FAU | SR | RB | 12 | 32 | 684 | 21.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 57.0 |
| 41 | Andre Hal | Vanderbilt | SO | DB | 13 | 31 | 738 | 23.81 | 1 | 2.4 | 56.8 |
| 41 | Briggs Orsbon | Ball State | SR | WR | 12 | 31 | 616 | 19.87 | 0 | 2.6 | 51.3 |
| 43 | Jamal Miles | Ariz St | JR | WR | 12 | 30 | 788 | 26.27 | 2 | 2.5 | 65.7 |
| 43 | Tyron Carrier | Houston | SR | WR | 14 | 30 | 776 | 25.87 | 1 | 2.1 | 55.4 |
| 43 | Tommylee Lewis | N Illinois | FR | WR | 11 | 30 | 755 | 25.17 | 2 | 2.7 | 68.6 |
| 43 | Jordan Bernstine | Iowa | SR | DB | 12 | 30 | 713 | 23.77 | 0 | 2.5 | 59.4 |
| 43 | Jordan Poyer | Oregon St | JR | DB | 12 | 30 | 680 | 22.67 | 0 | 2.5 | 56.7 |
| 43 | Colin Lockett | SDSU | SO | WR | 13 | 30 | 678 | 22.60 | 1 | 2.3 | 52.2 |
| 43 | Darius Jennings | Virginia | FR | WR | 13 | 30 | 599 | 19.97 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.1 |
| 43 | Justus Pickett | Maryland | FR | RB | 12 | 30 | 568 | 18.93 | 0 | 2.5 | 47.3 |
| 51 | Vernon Frazier | UTEP | SR | RB | 12 | 29 | 884 | 30.48 | 0 | 2.4 | 73.7 |
| 51 | Mychal Bailey | Kentucky | SR | DB | 11 | 29 | 600 | 20.69 | 0 | 2.6 | 54.5 |
| 53 | Matt Brown | Temple | JR | RB | 13 | 28 | 703 | 25.11 | 1 | 2.2 | 54.1 |
| 53 | Jared Abbrederis | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 14 | 28 | 689 | 24.61 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.2 |
| 53 | Tyler Ervin | SJSU | FR | DB | 12 | 28 | 672 | 24.00 | 1 | 2.3 | 56.0 |
| 56 | Chaz Powell | Penn State | SR | DB | 13 | 27 | 733 | 27.15 | 1 | 2.1 | 56.4 |
| 56 | Ty Montgomery | Stanford | FR | WR | 13 | 27 | 680 | 25.19 | 1 | 2.1 | 52.3 |
| 56 | Devrin Young | Tennessee | FR | RB | 9 | 27 | 628 | 23.26 | 0 | 3.0 | 69.8 |
| 56 | Kendall Brock | Nevada | FR | RB | 9 | 27 | 579 | 21.44 | 0 | 3.0 | 64.3 |
| 56 | Scott Williams | Army | SO | RB | 10 | 27 | 556 | 20.59 | 0 | 2.7 | 55.6 |
| 61 | Luther Ambrose | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 12 | 26 | 811 | 31.19 | 2 | 2.2 | 67.6 |
| 61 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | FR | RB | 13 | 26 | 763 | 29.35 | 1 | 2.0 | 58.7 |
| 61 | Justin Gilbert | Okla St | SO | DB | 13 | 26 | 703 | 27.04 | 2 | 2.0 | 54.1 |
| 61 | Jordan Hall | Ohio State | JR | RB | 10 | 26 | 683 | 26.27 | 0 | 2.6 | 68.3 |
| 61 | Reggie Dunn | Utah | JR | WR | 13 | 26 | 613 | 23.58 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.2 |
| 61 | T.J. Moe | Missouri | JR | WR | 13 | 26 | 607 | 23.35 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.7 |
| 61 | James Richardson | SMU | FR | DB | 11 | 26 | 553 | 21.27 | 0 | 2.4 | 50.3 |
| 61 | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | FR | RB | 11 | 26 | 549 | 21.12 | 0 | 2.4 | 49.9 |
| 69 | Raheem Mostert | Purdue | FR | WR | 12 | 25 | 837 | 33.48 | 1 | 2.1 | 69.8 |
| 69 | Travis Benjamin | Miami (Fl) | SR | WR | 11 | 25 | 592 | 23.68 | 0 | 2.3 | 53.8 |
| 69 | Jesse Callier | Washington | SO | RB | 13 | 25 | 576 | 23.04 | 0 | 1.9 | 44.3 |
| 72 | Tre Mason | Auburn | FR | RB | 12 | 24 | 633 | 26.38 | 1 | 2.0 | 52.8 |
| 72 | Donte Harden | Ohio | SR | RB | 12 | 24 | 620 | 25.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 51.7 |
| 72 | Chandler Worthy | Troy | FR | WR | 12 | 24 | 563 | 23.46 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.9 |
| 72 | Josh Lenz | Iowa State | JR | WR | 12 | 24 | 525 | 21.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.8 |
| 72 | Terrell Jackson | Buffalo | SR | WR | 7 | 24 | 472 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.4 | 67.4 |
| 72 | Curtis Johnson | Memphis | JR | WR | 6 | 24 | 470 | 19.58 | 0 | 4.0 | 78.3 |
| 72 | Jamarcus Nelson | UAB | FR | WR | 12 | 24 | 422 | 17.58 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.2 |
| 79 | Rannell Hall | UCF | FR | WR | 12 | 23 | 714 | 31.04 | 0 | 1.9 | 59.5 |
| 79 | Buddy Jackson | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 13 | 23 | 543 | 23.61 | 1 | 1.8 | 41.8 |
| 79 | Jamill Smith | Ball State | SO | WR | 12 | 23 | 535 | 23.26 | 0 | 1.9 | 44.6 |
| 79 | Justin Veltung | Idaho | JR | WR | 10 | 23 | 494 | 21.48 | 0 | 2.3 | 49.4 |
| 79 | Jonathan Warzeka | Air Force | SR | WR | 13 | 23 | 489 | 21.26 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.6 |
| 79 | Spiffy Evans | BC | FR | WR | 9 | 23 | 485 | 21.09 | 0 | 2.6 | 53.9 |
| 79 | D.J. Frye- Smith | FAU | FR | DB | 12 | 23 | 480 | 20.87 | 0 | 1.9 | 40.0 |
| 79 | Brendan Bigelow | California | FR | RB | 11 | 23 | 475 | 20.65 | 1 | 2.1 | 43.2 |
| 87 | Lyle Fitte | La Tech | JR | RB | 6 | 22 | 575 | 26.14 | 1 | 3.7 | 95.8 |
| 87 | Jarvis West | Iowa State | FR | WR | 13 | 22 | 571 | 25.95 | 0 | 1.7 | 43.9 |
| 87 | Morris Claiborne | LSU | JR | DB | 14 | 22 | 568 | 25.82 | 1 | 1.6 | 40.6 |
| 87 | Trey Franks | Oklahoma | SO | WR | 11 | 22 | 525 | 23.86 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.7 |
| 87 | D.J. Vinson | UAB | FR | WR | 12 | 22 | 473 | 21.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 39.4 |
| 87 | Freeman Kelley | Tulsa | SO | WR | 12 | 22 | 459 | 20.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 38.3 |
| 87 | David Wilson | Va Tech | JR | RB | 14 | 22 | 415 | 18.86 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.6 |
| 94 | Tobias Singleton | Miss | FR | WR | 10 | 21 | 516 | 24.57 | 0 | 2.1 | 51.6 |
| 94 | Michael Bowman | ECU | SR | WR | 11 | 21 | 440 | 20.95 | 0 | 1.9 | 40.0 |
| 94 | Jeremy Eddington | Rice | SO | RB | 12 | 21 | 435 | 20.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.3 |
| 94 | Eric Adeyemi | Kent State | JR | WR | 8 | 21 | 406 | 19.33 | 0 | 2.6 | 50.8 |
| 94 | Jameon Lewis | Miss St | FR | WR | 13 | 21 | 386 | 18.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.7 |
| 94 | Bakari Hollier | Memphis | FR | DB | 9 | 21 | 380 | 18.10 | 0 | 2.3 | 42.2 |
| 100 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | SO | RB | 13 | 20 | 482 | 24.10 | 1 | 1.5 | 37.1 |