2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 5 | 20 | 599 | 29.95 | 1 | 4.0 | 119.8 |
| 2 | South Florida | 4 | 10 | 330 | 33.00 | 2 | 2.5 | 82.5 |
| 3 | Temple | 5 | 19 | 401 | 21.11 | 0 | 3.8 | 80.2 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 5 | 20 | 399 | 19.95 | 0 | 4.0 | 79.8 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 4 | 17 | 311 | 18.29 | 0 | 4.3 | 77.8 |
| 6 | Memphis | 5 | 20 | 234 | 11.70 | 0 | 4.0 | 46.8 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 5 | 10 | 223 | 22.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.6 |
| 8 | UCF | 4 | 8 | 150 | 18.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.5 |
| 9 | Tulane | 5 | 8 | 162 | 20.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 32.4 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 4 | 8 | 125 | 15.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.3 |
| 11 | Houston | 4 | 3 | 83 | 27.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 20.8 |
| 12 | Navy | 4 | 7 | 73 | 10.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.3 |