2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | JR | RB | 2 | 9 | 204 | 22.67 | 0 | 4.5 | 102.0 | 
| 2 | Keyion Dixon | UConn | SO | WR | 3 | 9 | 201 | 22.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 67.0 | 
| 3 | Amare Jones | Tulane | FR | RB | 2 | 4 | 167 | 41.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 83.5 | 
| 4 | James Proche | SMU | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 147 | 24.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.0 | 
| 5 | Marquez Stevenson | Houston | SO | WR | 1 | 5 | 127 | 25.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 127.0 | 
| 6 | Bentlee Sanders | S Florida | FR | DB | 1 | 2 | 83 | 41.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 83.0 | 
| 7 | Malcolm Perry | Navy | JR | QB | 4 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.8 | 
| 8 | Charles McClelland | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 70.0 | 
| 8 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | JR | WR | 2 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 | 
| 10 | Tyler Coyle | UConn | SO | DB | 4 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.0 | 
| 11 | Deangelo Antoine | S Florida | JR | DB | 2 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.5 | 
| 12 | CJ Sanders | SMU | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 | 
| 12 | Trevon Brown | ECU | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 
| 14 | Grant Stuard | Houston | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 31.0 | 
| 15 | Anthony Scott | ECU | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 | 
| 16 | Delvon Randall | Temple | SR | S | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 | 
| 17 | Keylon Stokes | Tulsa | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 
| 18 | Tazh Maloy | Navy | JR | SB | 4 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 
| 19 | Adrian Killins Jr. | UCF | JR | RB | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.0 | 
| 19 | Kyle Buss | UConn | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 
| 21 | Vincent Jackson | S Florida | SR | DE | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 
| 22 | Rob Ritrovato | Temple | SR | FB | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 
| 23 | Shawn Burgess-Becker | UCF | JR | LB | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 
| 23 | Braeden West | SMU | SR | RB | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 
| 25 | Parker Eichenberger | Houston | FR | TE | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |