2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | JR | RB | 2 | 13 | 361 | 27.77 | 1 | 6.5 | 180.5 |
| 2 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | JR | WR | 1 | 5 | 148 | 29.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 148.0 |
| 3 | Marquez Stevenson | Houston | SO | WR | 1 | 5 | 127 | 25.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 127.0 |
| 4 | Amare Jones | Tulane | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 70 | 35.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 70.0 |
| 5 | Bentlee Sanders | S Florida | FR | DB | 1 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 65.0 |
| 6 | Malcolm Perry | Navy | JR | QB | 1 | 2 | 49 | 24.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.0 |
| 7 | Trevon Brown | ECU | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 8 | Grant Stuard | Houston | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 31.0 |
| 9 | Anthony Scott | ECU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 30.0 |
| 10 | Travon Williams | Temple | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 11 | Adrian Killins Jr. | UCF | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 12 | Tazh Maloy | Navy | JR | SB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 13 | Bentavious Thompson | UCF | FR | RB | 2 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 14.5 |
| 14 | Parker Eichenberger | Houston | FR | TE | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 15 | Shawn Burgess-Becker | UCF | JR | LB | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 15 | Tim Hart | Memphis | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 17 | Charles McClelland | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Xavier Smith | ECU | FR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.