2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in October Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 3 | 7 | 192 | 27.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 64.0 |
| 2 | South Florida | 4 | 18 | 485 | 26.94 | 0 | 4.5 | 121.3 |
| 3 | Tulane | 3 | 10 | 235 | 23.50 | 0 | 3.3 | 78.3 |
| 4 | UCF | 3 | 5 | 107 | 21.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 35.7 |
| 5 | Temple | 3 | 7 | 144 | 20.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 48.0 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 3 | 6 | 107 | 17.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.7 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 3 | 10 | 174 | 17.40 | 0 | 3.3 | 58.0 |
| 8 | Memphis | 3 | 10 | 164 | 16.40 | 0 | 3.3 | 54.7 |
| 9 | Navy | 4 | 5 | 77 | 15.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.3 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 4 | 10 | 151 | 15.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 37.8 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 3 | 11 | 141 | 12.82 | 0 | 3.7 | 47.0 |
| 12 | Houston | 4 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.8 |