2015 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/11/2016
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rashaad Penny | SDSU | SO | RB | 5 | 9 | 461 | 51.22 | 3 | 1.8 | 92.2 |
| 2 | Janarion Grant | Rutgers | JR | WR | 4 | 11 | 366 | 33.27 | 2 | 2.8 | 91.5 |
| 2 | Aregeros Turner | N Illinois | JR | WR | 5 | 15 | 438 | 29.20 | 2 | 3.0 | 87.6 |
| 4 | Cory Butler-Byrd | Utah | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 98 | 98.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 24.5 |
| 4 | Evan Berry | Tennessee | SO | DB | 5 | 5 | 229 | 45.80 | 1 | 1.0 | 45.8 |
| 4 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | SO | DB | 3 | 4 | 174 | 43.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 58.0 |
| 4 | Shaun Wilson | Duke | SO | RB | 5 | 4 | 164 | 41.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 32.8 |
| 4 | Morgan Burns | Kansas St | SR | DB | 4 | 9 | 328 | 36.44 | 1 | 2.3 | 82.0 |
| 4 | Ryan Schadler | Kansas | FR | WR | 3 | 3 | 104 | 34.67 | 1 | 1.0 | 34.7 |
| 4 | Brandon Holloway | Miss St | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 207 | 34.50 | 1 | 1.2 | 41.4 |
| 4 | Brandon Wilson | Houston | JR | CB | 5 | 8 | 250 | 31.25 | 1 | 1.6 | 50.0 |
| 4 | Quadree Henderson | Pittsburgh | FR | WR | 3 | 8 | 249 | 31.13 | 1 | 2.7 | 83.0 |
| 4 | Deandre Reaves | Marshall | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 277 | 30.78 | 1 | 1.8 | 55.4 |
| 4 | Avonte Maddox | Pittsburgh | SO | DB | 5 | 6 | 182 | 30.33 | 1 | 1.2 | 36.4 |
| 4 | Kenyan Drake | Alabama | SR | RB | 5 | 10 | 295 | 29.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 59.0 |
| 4 | DeVon Edwards | Duke | JR | S | 5 | 7 | 206 | 29.43 | 1 | 1.4 | 41.2 |
| 4 | Solomon Vault | N'western | SO | RB | 5 | 9 | 258 | 28.67 | 1 | 1.8 | 51.6 |
| 4 | J.D. McKissic | Ark St | SR | WR | 5 | 15 | 424 | 28.27 | 1 | 3.0 | 84.8 |
| 4 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | SO | CB | 5 | 15 | 384 | 25.60 | 1 | 3.0 | 76.8 |
| 4 | Jakeem Grant | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 4 | 12 | 297 | 24.75 | 1 | 3.0 | 74.3 |
| 4 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 13 | 28 | 640 | 22.86 | 1 | 2.2 | 49.2 |