2021 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Britain Covey | Utah | JR | WR | 2 | 8 | 247 | 30.88 | 1 | 4.0 | 123.5 |
| 2 | Jalen Virgil | App St | SR | WR | 2 | 9 | 235 | 26.11 | 0 | 4.5 | 117.5 |
| 3 | Beanie Bishop | Western Ky | SO | DB | 2 | 7 | 196 | 28.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 98.0 |
| 4 | Emeka Egbuka | Ohio State | FR | WR | 1 | 7 | 163 | 23.29 | 0 | 7.0 | 163.0 |
| 5 | Jawhar Jordan | Louisville | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | 155 | 38.75 | 1 | 4.0 | 155.0 |
| 6 | Kris Hutson | Oregon | FR | WR | 2 | 7 | 151 | 21.57 | 0 | 3.5 | 75.5 |
| 7 | Chance Black | Va Tech | FR | RB | 1 | 6 | 146 | 24.33 | 0 | 6.0 | 146.0 |
| 8 | Amechi Uzodinma II | Ball State | SR | CB | 1 | 6 | 137 | 22.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 137.0 |
| 9 | LaMareon James | ODU | FR | CB | 1 | 3 | 134 | 44.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 134.0 |
| 10 | Sean Tyler | W Mich | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 128 | 64.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 128.0 |
| 11 | Velus Jones Jr. | Tennessee | SR | WR | 1 | 5 | 122 | 24.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 122.0 |
| 11 | Ja'Shaun Poke | Kent State | JR | WR | 2 | 6 | 122 | 20.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.0 |
| 13 | Jamaal Bell | Nevada | SO | WR | 1 | 5 | 110 | 22.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 110.0 |
| 13 | Joshua Youngblood | Rutgers | SO | WR | 1 | 5 | 110 | 22.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 110.0 |
| 15 | Malik Davis | Florida | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 109 | 27.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 109.0 |
| 16 | Jordan Byrd | SDSU | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 102 | 20.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 51.0 |
| 17 | Trayvon Rudolph | N Illinois | FR | WR | 2 | 4 | 100 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.0 |
| 18 | Jacquez Stuart | Toledo | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | 99 | 24.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 99.0 |
| 19 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 1 | 4 | 92 | 23.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 92.0 |
| 20 | Fred Jackson | Coast Car | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 84 | 28.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 84.0 |
| 21 | Seven McGee | Oregon | FR | RB | 2 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 41.5 |
| 22 | Savon Scarver | Utah State | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 82 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 23 | Taylor Morin | Wk Forest | FR | WR | 2 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 24 | Jesiah Irish | Oregon St | SO | WR | 1 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 77.0 |
| 25 | Tre Tucker | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 75 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 37.5 |
| 25 | Nykeim Johnson | Kent State | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 75 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 37.5 |
| 27 | Kenny McIntosh | Georgia | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 69 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 28 | Trestan Ebner | Baylor | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.5 |
| 29 | Travell Harris | Wash St | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 66.0 |
| 30 | Tyrin Smith | UTEP | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 64.0 |
| 31 | Kaegun Williams | SDSU | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 57 | 28.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.5 |
| 31 | Jay Ducker | N Illinois | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.5 |
| 33 | Ryan O'Keefe | UCF | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 56.0 |
| 33 | Miles Davis | BYU | FR | RB | 1 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.0 |
| 35 | Titus Swen | Wyoming | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 55.0 |
| 36 | Chris Smith | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 54.0 |
| 36 | Kris Abrams-Draine | Missouri | SO | DB | 1 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 54.0 |
| 36 | Jo'quavious Marks | Miss St | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 54.0 |
| 39 | Tahj Washington | USC | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 51.0 |
| 40 | Malik Sherrod | Fresno St | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 50 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.0 |
| 41 | Marquez Cooper | Kent State | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 42 | Maquel Haywood | Navy | FR | SB | 1 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 47.0 |
| 43 | Rome Weber | Wyoming | JR | FS | 1 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 44 | Chris Tyree | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 45 | Hassan Beydoun | EMU | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 45 | Jimmy Holiday | Tennessee | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 47 | Jarquez Hunter | Auburn | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 48 | Tyler Scott | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 20.0 |
| 49 | Malik Knowles | Kansas St | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 36.0 |
| 49 | Avery Young | Rutgers | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 36.0 |
| 49 | Corey Kiner | LSU | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 52 | Ta'Zhawn Henry | Houston | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 52 | Anthony Watkins | Tulsa | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 54 | Jakairi Moses | Western Ky | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.5 |
| 55 | Charlie Jones | Iowa | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 56 | Roman Hemby | Maryland | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 57 | John Cook | ODU | FR | LB | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| 58 | Brennan Presley | Okla St | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 59 | Keshawn King | Va Tech | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 60 | Eric Gray | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 60 | Israel Abanikanda | Pittsburgh | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 62 | Jaylin Lane | MTSU | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 62 | Shadeed Ahmed | Marshall | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 64 | Marion Lukes | CMU | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 65 | Jayden Harrison | Marshall | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 65 | Lideatrick Griffin | Miss St | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 65 | Zamir White | Georgia | JR | RB | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 65 | Elijah Kothe | SDSU | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 69 | Nikko Remigio | California | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 69 | Justin Garrett | UTEP | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 69 | Roderic Burns | N Texas | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 69 | Jerrion Ealy | Miss | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 73 | Tyquan Thornton | Baylor | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 74 | Demario Douglas | Liberty | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 74 | Jaylin Noel | Iowa State | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 74 | Justin Collins | Ariz St | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 74 | Lincoln Victor | Wash St | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 74 | Thomas Hennigan | App St | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 74 | Eric Garror | La-Lafytte | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 80 | Mar'Keise Irving | Minnesota | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 80 | Caleb Hood | N Carolina | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 80 | Jalen Nailor | Mich St | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 83 | Jermaine Brown Jr. | UAB | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 83 | Xavier Johnson | Ohio State | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 83 | Jameson Williams | Alabama | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 86 | Jacob Boren | BYU | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 86 | Kevin Davis | Miami (Oh) | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 86 | Nephi Sewell | Utah | JR | LB | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| 89 | Caleb Christensen | BYU | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 89 | Vincent Davis | Pittsburgh | JR | RB | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 89 | Emani Bailey | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 92 | Tristen Tewes | N Illinois | FR | TE | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 93 | Crishaun Lappin | Nevada | SR | TE | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 93 | Bentlee Sanders | Nevada | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 93 | Winston Wright Jr. | WVU | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 93 | Nathaniel Dell | Houston | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 93 | Kearis Jackson | Georgia | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 98 | Solomon Enis | Utah | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 99 | Brady Anderson | SDSU | FR | LB | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 100 | Sefo Mailangi | SDSU | SR | DL | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |