2018 Independent Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SR | RB | 8 | 23 | 480 | 20.87 | 1 | 2.9 | 60.0 |
| 2 | Jason Huntley | NMSU | JR | RB | 10 | 17 | 431 | 25.35 | 2 | 1.7 | 43.1 |
| 3 | Michael Young | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.5 |
| 3 | Ceneca Espinoza, Jr. | Liberty | SO | LB | 8 | 8 | 157 | 19.63 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.6 |
| 5 | Aleva Hifo | BYU | JR | WR | 7 | 5 | 102 | 20.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.6 |
| 5 | Matt Hadley | BYU | SR | RB | 6 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.7 |
| 5 | Royce Caldwell | NMSU | SR | RB | 10 | 7 | 94 | 13.43 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.4 |
| 8 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | JR | CB | 9 | 5 | 101 | 20.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.2 |
| 8 | Frankie Hickson | Liberty | JR | RB | 8 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.1 |
| 10 | Kell Walker | Army | JR | RB | 8 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 11 | Tanner Jacobson | BYU | SR | DB | 7 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.9 |
| 12 | Sandon McCoy | Army | SO | RB | 8 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 13 | Kentory Matthews | Liberty | SR | RB | 6 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| 13 | Riley Burt | BYU | JR | RB | 6 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| 13 | Christian Gibson | NMSU | JR | RB | 10 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 13 | Christian Hayes | Army | JR | WR | 9 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 17 | Peytton Pickett | Liberty | SO | RB | 8 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 17 | Michael Bollinger | Liberty | SO | FB | 8 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 17 | Sadiq Palmer | U Mass | JR | WR | 9 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 17 | Jordan Asberry | Army | SR | RB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 17 | Avien Peah | U Mass | SO | TE | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| 17 | Bryce Roberts | NMSU | SO | TE | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.