2018 Independent Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 9 | 40 | 775 | 19.38 | 1 | 4.4 | 86.1 |
| 2 | New Mexico State | 10 | 27 | 543 | 20.11 | 2 | 2.7 | 54.3 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 2 | 5 | 106 | 21.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 53.0 |
| 4 | BYU | 7 | 16 | 305 | 19.06 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.6 |
| 5 | Liberty | 8 | 19 | 327 | 17.21 | 0 | 2.4 | 40.9 |
| 6 | Army | 9 | 9 | 94 | 10.44 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.4 |