2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in October Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Scott | ECU | SR | RB | 3 | 10 | 174 | 17.40 | 0 | 3.3 | 58.0 |
| 1 | Keyion Dixon | UConn | SO | WR | 3 | 10 | 141 | 14.10 | 0 | 3.3 | 47.0 |
| 3 | Sam Crawford Jr. | Tulsa | FR | WR | 4 | 10 | 151 | 15.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 37.8 |
| 4 | Bentlee Sanders | S Florida | FR | DB | 4 | 7 | 199 | 28.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 49.8 |
| 5 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 129 | 25.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 43.0 |
| 5 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 127 | 25.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 42.3 |
| 7 | James Proche | SMU | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 115 | 28.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 38.3 |
| 7 | Stephon Huderson | Tulane | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.3 |
| 9 | Amare Jones | Tulane | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 145 | 48.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 48.3 |
| 9 | Jernard Phillips | S Florida | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 122 | 30.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 30.5 |
| 9 | Deangelo Antoine | S Florida | JR | DB | 4 | 4 | 114 | 28.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.5 |
| 9 | Adrian Killins Jr. | UCF | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.3 |
| 9 | Jacob Springer | Navy | SO | S | 4 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.3 |
| 9 | James Wiggins | Cincinnati | SO | S | 3 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 15 | Aulden Knight | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 3 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.3 |
| 15 | Marlon Williams | UCF | SO | WR | 3 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.3 |
| 15 | Pop Williams | Memphis | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.7 |
| 18 | Johnny Ford | S Florida | FR | RB | 4 | 2 | 50 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
| 18 | Marquez Stevenson | Houston | SO | WR | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.8 |
| 20 | Mechane Slade | Memphis | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 20 | Kimere Brown | Temple | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 20 | Tyrick James | Tulane | FR | TE | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 20 | Charles Jones II | Tulane | SR | TE | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 20 | Joel Dublanko | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 20 | Delvon Randall | Temple | SR | S | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 20 | Bryson Smith | Houston | FR | QB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 20 | T.J. Gardner | UConn | FR | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | JR | RB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Jonathan Wilson | Memphis | JR | DL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Trevon Sands | S Florida | JR | RB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.