2021 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Zonovan Knight NC State SO RB 2 3 194 64.67 1 1.5 97.0
2 Brian Brewton UConn FR RB 2 3 190 63.33 1 1.5 95.0
3 Cameron Stone Wyoming SO CB 1 2 124 62.00 1 2.0 124.0
4 Brian Battie S Florida SO RB 4 6 285 47.50 2 1.5 71.3
5 Malik Knowles Kansas St JR WR 3 6 258 43.00 2 2.0 86.0
6 Lideatrick Griffin Miss St SO WR 4 5 200 40.00 1 1.3 50.0
7 Jordan Byrd SDSU SR RB 2 5 185 37.00 1 2.5 92.5
8 Bryan Massey SMU SO S 2 6 201 33.50 1 3.0 100.5
9 Britain Covey Utah JR WR 5 11 331 30.09 1 2.2 66.2
10 Jamaal Bell Nevada SO WR 1 2 54 27.00 0 2.0 54.0
11 Stone Smartt ODU SR QB 1 2 52 26.00 0 2.0 52.0
11 Taylor Morin Wk Forest FR WR 3 4 104 26.00 0 1.3 34.7
13 Velus Jones Jr. Tennessee SR WR 5 9 232 25.78 0 1.8 46.4
14 Gary Bryant Jr. USC SO WR 3 7 180 25.71 0 2.3 60.0
15 Will Shipley Clemson FR RB 4 7 170 24.29 0 1.8 42.5
16 Jahmyr Gibbs Ga Tech FR RB 4 7 168 24.00 0 1.8 42.0
16 Sahmir Hagans Duke FR WR 2 3 72 24.00 0 1.5 36.0
18 Jaylen Stinson Duke SO S 2 10 238 23.80 1 5.0 119.0
18 Devyn Ford Penn State JR RB 4 5 119 23.80 0 1.3 29.8
20 Thomas Pannunzio CSU SR WR 2 5 117 23.40 0 2.5 58.5
21 Gabriel Rogers Memphis SR WR 1 4 93 23.25 0 4.0 93.0
22 Cooper Lutz Syracuse SO RB 4 5 116 23.20 0 1.3 29.0
23 Marcus Jones Houston SR CB 1 4 92 23.00 0 4.0 92.0
24 Nathaniel Peat Stanford JR RB 3 9 203 22.56 0 3.0 67.7
25 Hassan Hall Louisville JR RB 4 13 292 22.46 0 3.3 73.0
26 Jesiah Irish Oregon St SO WR 3 6 133 22.17 0 2.0 44.3
27 Giles Jackson Washington SO WR 2 4 88 22.00 0 2.0 44.0
28 Chris Tyree Notre Dame SO RB 2 6 131 21.83 0 3.0 65.5
29 D'Shawn Jamison Texas SR DB 5 7 152 21.71 0 1.4 30.4
30 Derius Davis TCU SR WR 3 9 195 21.67 0 3.0 65.0
31 Jha'Quan Jackson Tulane SO WR 4 14 301 21.50 0 3.5 75.3
32 Ja'Qurious Conley N Carolina SO DB 3 7 149 21.29 0 2.3 49.7
33 Kris Hutson Oregon FR WR 4 10 212 21.20 0 2.5 53.0
34 Tayvian Cunningham Arizona SR WR 4 11 233 21.18 0 2.8 58.3
35 Travell Harris Wash St SR WR 4 8 168 21.00 0 2.0 42.0
36 Winston Wright Jr. WVU JR WR 3 7 146 20.86 0 2.3 48.7
37 Juju McDowell S Carolina FR RB 3 4 81 20.25 0 1.3 27.0
38 Jalen Virgil App St SR WR 2 9 180 20.00 0 4.5 90.0
38 Shedro Louis Liberty SO RB 2 8 160 20.00 0 4.0 80.0
38 Charlie Bostic III SJSU SO CB 2 4 80 20.00 0 2.0 40.0
38 Nikko Remigio California SR WR 1 2 40 20.00 0 2.0 40.0
42 Bryce Mitchell Toledo SR WR 1 3 58 19.33 0 3.0 58.0
43 Trestan Ebner Baylor SR RB 5 10 190 19.00 0 2.0 38.0
44 Raheem Blackshear Va Tech JR RB 2 4 74 18.50 0 2.0 37.0
44 Camron Harrell USM JR DB 1 2 37 18.50 0 2.0 37.0
46 Jayden Reed Mich St JR WR 3 4 72 18.00 0 1.3 24.0
46 Eric Gray Oklahoma JR RB 3 4 72 18.00 0 1.3 24.0
48 Mike Hollins Virginia SO RB 3 4 71 17.75 0 1.3 23.7
49 Amad Anderson Jr. Temple SO WR 2 6 105 17.50 0 3.0 52.5
49 Tahj Washington USC SO WR 3 4 70 17.50 0 1.3 23.3
51 Aaron Turner UConn FR WR 2 3 51 17.00 0 1.5 25.5
52 Seven McGee Oregon FR RB 3 5 83 16.60 0 1.7 27.7
53 Quavian White Georgia St SR CB 1 2 33 16.50 0 2.0 33.0
54 Aron Cruickshank Rutgers JR WR 3 8 130 16.25 0 2.7 43.3
54 Bryce Nunnelly W Mich SR WR 2 4 65 16.25 0 2.0 32.5
56 Kevin Davis Miami (Oh) FR RB 1 3 48 16.00 0 3.0 48.0
57 Alan Lamar Ark St SR RB 1 4 63 15.75 0 4.0 63.0
58 Kay'Ron Adams U Mass SO RB 1 3 47 15.67 0 3.0 47.0
59 Jake Neatherton Ohio SR RB 1 2 30 15.00 0 2.0 30.0
59 AJ Green Arkansas FR RB 3 5 75 15.00 0 1.7 25.0
61 Juwaun Price NMSU FR RB 4 6 89 14.83 0 1.5 22.3
62 Philip Cole Ohio JR WR 1 2 29 14.50 0 2.0 29.0
63 TJ Sheffield Purdue SO WR 4 5 70 14.00 0 1.3 17.5
64 Kaegun Williams SDSU SR RB 2 3 38 12.67 0 1.5 19.0
65 Caleb Twyford Texas St SR RB 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.