2021 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zonovan Knight | NC State | SO | RB | 9 | 12 | 464 | 38.67 | 2 | 1.3 | 51.6 |
| 1 | Malik Knowles | Kansas St | JR | WR | 11 | 19 | 645 | 33.95 | 2 | 1.7 | 58.6 |
| 1 | Jaylen Stinson | Duke | SO | S | 10 | 28 | 705 | 25.18 | 2 | 2.8 | 70.5 |
| 4 | Nikko Reed | Colorado | FR | CB | 8 | 1 | 100 | 100.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 12.5 |
| 4 | Jordan Byrd | SDSU | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 126 | 63.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 63.0 |
| 4 | Jalen Virgil | App St | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 119 | 59.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 119.0 |
| 4 | Tre Tucker | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 117 | 58.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 58.5 |
| 4 | Brennan Presley | Okla St | SO | WR | 10 | 9 | 330 | 36.67 | 1 | 0.9 | 33.0 |
| 4 | Brian Brewton | UConn | FR | RB | 3 | 10 | 355 | 35.50 | 1 | 3.3 | 118.3 |
| 4 | Lideatrick Griffin | Miss St | SO | WR | 8 | 9 | 296 | 32.89 | 1 | 1.1 | 37.0 |
| 4 | Devon Achane | Texas A&M | SO | RB | 9 | 7 | 229 | 32.71 | 1 | 0.8 | 25.4 |
| 4 | Stephan Bracey | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 2 | 6 | 193 | 32.17 | 1 | 3.0 | 96.5 |
| 4 | Israel Abanikanda | Pittsburgh | SO | RB | 10 | 6 | 188 | 31.33 | 1 | 0.6 | 18.8 |
| 4 | Britain Covey | Utah | JR | WR | 11 | 11 | 335 | 30.45 | 1 | 1.0 | 30.5 |
| 4 | Chris Tyree | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 9 | 8 | 241 | 30.13 | 1 | 0.9 | 26.8 |
| 4 | Derius Davis | TCU | SR | WR | 10 | 16 | 473 | 29.56 | 1 | 1.6 | 47.3 |
| 4 | Kazmeir Allen | UCLA | JR | RB | 10 | 16 | 470 | 29.38 | 1 | 1.6 | 47.0 |
| 4 | Kris Abrams-Draine | Missouri | SO | DB | 9 | 13 | 337 | 25.92 | 1 | 1.4 | 37.4 |
| 4 | Charlie Jones | Iowa | SR | WR | 12 | 22 | 565 | 25.68 | 1 | 1.8 | 47.1 |
| 4 | Jahmyr Gibbs | Ga Tech | FR | RB | 9 | 17 | 421 | 24.76 | 1 | 1.9 | 46.8 |
| 4 | Trestan Ebner | Baylor | SR | RB | 11 | 19 | 456 | 24.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 41.5 |
| 4 | A.J. Henning | Michigan | SO | WR | 12 | 6 | 98 | 16.33 | 1 | 0.5 | 8.2 |