2018 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | 8 | 5 | 182 | 36.40 | 1 | 0.6 | 22.8 | 
| 2 | Michigan State | 8 | 9 | 281 | 31.22 | 0 | 1.1 | 35.1 | 
| 3 | Utah State | 12 | 28 | 857 | 30.61 | 2 | 2.3 | 71.4 | 
| 4 | Tennessee | 7 | 5 | 149 | 29.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 21.3 | 
| 5 | Washington State | 12 | 22 | 610 | 27.73 | 1 | 1.8 | 50.8 | 
| 6 | Texas A&M | 9 | 18 | 488 | 27.11 | 1 | 2.0 | 54.2 | 
| 7 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 20 | 538 | 26.90 | 1 | 2.0 | 53.8 | 
| 8 | Appalachian State | 12 | 20 | 533 | 26.65 | 0 | 1.7 | 44.4 | 
| 9 | Miami (OH) | 10 | 28 | 737 | 26.32 | 1 | 2.8 | 73.7 | 
| 10 | SMU | 9 | 32 | 830 | 25.94 | 1 | 3.6 | 92.2 | 
| 11 | Iowa | 11 | 24 | 617 | 25.71 | 0 | 2.2 | 56.1 | 
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 15 | 383 | 25.53 | 1 | 1.7 | 42.6 | 
| 13 | Troy | 12 | 30 | 764 | 25.47 | 1 | 2.5 | 63.7 | 
| 14 | Virginia | 13 | 32 | 814 | 25.44 | 1 | 2.5 | 62.6 | 
| 15 | Maryland | 7 | 20 | 507 | 25.35 | 1 | 2.9 | 72.4 | 
| 16 | Georgia | 9 | 10 | 253 | 25.30 | 0 | 1.1 | 28.1 | 
| 17 | Penn State | 9 | 18 | 455 | 25.28 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.6 | 
| 18 | Clemson | 11 | 15 | 373 | 24.87 | 0 | 1.4 | 33.9 | 
| 19 | Temple | 11 | 40 | 992 | 24.80 | 1 | 3.6 | 90.2 | 
| 20 | USF | 11 | 41 | 1014 | 24.73 | 2 | 3.7 | 92.2 | 
| 21 | Rice | 12 | 37 | 903 | 24.41 | 0 | 3.1 | 75.3 | 
| 22 | Louisiana | 13 | 48 | 1168 | 24.33 | 0 | 3.7 | 89.8 | 
| 23 | Minnesota | 9 | 20 | 480 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 53.3 | 
| 24 | Oklahoma | 9 | 19 | 455 | 23.95 | 0 | 2.1 | 50.6 | 
| 25 | Mississippi State | 7 | 12 | 286 | 23.83 | 0 | 1.7 | 40.9 | 
| 26 | Auburn | 8 | 11 | 262 | 23.82 | 1 | 1.4 | 32.8 | 
| 27 | Ohio | 12 | 35 | 832 | 23.77 | 1 | 2.9 | 69.3 | 
| 28 | San Jose State | 8 | 23 | 545 | 23.70 | 0 | 2.9 | 68.1 | 
| 29 | Boston College | 10 | 38 | 896 | 23.58 | 0 | 3.8 | 89.6 | 
| 30 | Alabama | 10 | 21 | 493 | 23.48 | 1 | 2.1 | 49.3 | 
| 31 | North Texas | 12 | 22 | 516 | 23.45 | 1 | 1.8 | 43.0 | 
| 32 | California | 11 | 30 | 701 | 23.37 | 1 | 2.7 | 63.7 | 
| 33 | Kent State | 11 | 28 | 653 | 23.32 | 0 | 2.5 | 59.4 | 
| 34 | USC | 9 | 18 | 416 | 23.11 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.2 | 
| 35 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 27 | 623 | 23.07 | 0 | 2.3 | 51.9 | 
| 36 | South Carolina | 8 | 27 | 622 | 23.04 | 1 | 3.4 | 77.8 | 
| 36 | Iowa State | 8 | 24 | 553 | 23.04 | 0 | 3.0 | 69.1 | 
| 38 | Notre Dame | 9 | 9 | 204 | 22.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.7 | 
| 39 | Ole Miss | 9 | 17 | 383 | 22.53 | 1 | 1.9 | 42.6 | 
| 40 | NC State | 10 | 15 | 337 | 22.47 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.7 | 
| 41 | Northwestern | 10 | 16 | 359 | 22.44 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.9 | 
| 42 | Texas Tech | 9 | 28 | 628 | 22.43 | 0 | 3.1 | 69.8 | 
| 43 | Arkansas State | 12 | 27 | 603 | 22.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 50.3 | 
| 44 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 31 | 691 | 22.29 | 0 | 2.8 | 62.8 | 
| 45 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 26 | 577 | 22.19 | 1 | 2.4 | 52.5 | 
| 46 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 25 | 553 | 22.12 | 0 | 2.8 | 61.4 | 
| 46 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 25 | 553 | 22.12 | 0 | 2.1 | 46.1 | 
| 48 | Stanford | 10 | 21 | 463 | 22.05 | 0 | 2.1 | 46.3 | 
| 49 | South Alabama | 12 | 38 | 837 | 22.03 | 0 | 3.2 | 69.8 | 
| 50 | UAB | 13 | 25 | 546 | 21.84 | 0 | 1.9 | 42.0 | 
| 51 | Boise State | 10 | 20 | 430 | 21.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 43.0 | 
| 51 | Colorado | 10 | 18 | 387 | 21.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 38.7 | 
| 53 | Utah | 10 | 7 | 150 | 21.43 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.0 | 
| 54 | Kentucky | 9 | 21 | 449 | 21.38 | 0 | 2.3 | 49.9 | 
| 55 | LSU | 8 | 9 | 192 | 21.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 24.0 | 
| 56 | Louisville | 8 | 27 | 575 | 21.30 | 0 | 3.4 | 71.9 | 
| 57 | North Carolina | 10 | 33 | 700 | 21.21 | 0 | 3.3 | 70.0 | 
| 57 | New Mexico State | 11 | 34 | 721 | 21.21 | 3 | 3.1 | 65.5 | 
| 59 | Texas State | 12 | 28 | 591 | 21.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 49.3 | 
| 60 | Arkansas | 9 | 21 | 441 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 49.0 | 
| 61 | Arizona | 11 | 34 | 711 | 20.91 | 1 | 3.1 | 64.6 | 
| 62 | Fresno State | 12 | 18 | 375 | 20.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.3 | 
| 63 | Florida State | 8 | 23 | 478 | 20.78 | 0 | 2.9 | 59.8 | 
| 63 | Hawaii | 11 | 27 | 561 | 20.78 | 0 | 2.5 | 51.0 | 
| 65 | BYU | 10 | 12 | 249 | 20.75 | 0 | 1.2 | 24.9 | 
| 66 | Wake Forest | 10 | 20 | 414 | 20.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.4 | 
| 67 | Kansas | 9 | 15 | 309 | 20.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 34.3 | 
| 68 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 34 | 699 | 20.56 | 0 | 2.8 | 58.3 | 
| 69 | Georgia State | 12 | 17 | 346 | 20.35 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.8 | 
| 70 | Southern Miss | 11 | 26 | 527 | 20.27 | 0 | 2.4 | 47.9 | 
| 71 | Rutgers | 8 | 20 | 404 | 20.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 50.5 | 
| 72 | Houston | 12 | 16 | 322 | 20.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.8 | 
| 73 | Texas | 10 | 16 | 321 | 20.06 | 0 | 1.6 | 32.1 | 
| 74 | Tulane | 11 | 32 | 641 | 20.03 | 0 | 2.9 | 58.3 | 
| 75 | Massachusetts | 11 | 49 | 980 | 20.00 | 1 | 4.5 | 89.1 | 
| 75 | Colorado State | 9 | 30 | 600 | 20.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 66.7 | 
| 75 | Wisconsin | 9 | 18 | 360 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 | 
| 78 | Washington | 12 | 13 | 259 | 19.92 | 0 | 1.1 | 21.6 | 
| 79 | Wyoming | 8 | 9 | 179 | 19.89 | 0 | 1.1 | 22.4 | 
| 80 | UTSA | 12 | 34 | 675 | 19.85 | 0 | 2.8 | 56.3 | 
| 81 | Old Dominion | 12 | 38 | 754 | 19.84 | 0 | 3.2 | 62.8 | 
| 82 | Purdue | 10 | 27 | 530 | 19.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 53.0 | 
| 83 | UTEP | 12 | 32 | 624 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 52.0 | 
| 84 | Toledo | 12 | 33 | 642 | 19.45 | 1 | 2.8 | 53.5 | 
| 85 | San Diego State | 11 | 27 | 525 | 19.44 | 0 | 2.5 | 47.7 | 
| 85 | Air Force | 9 | 9 | 175 | 19.44 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.4 | 
| 87 | Oregon | 11 | 30 | 578 | 19.27 | 0 | 2.7 | 52.5 | 
| 88 | Liberty | 11 | 30 | 576 | 19.20 | 0 | 2.7 | 52.4 | 
| 89 | Duke | 10 | 31 | 591 | 19.06 | 0 | 3.1 | 59.1 | 
| 90 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 
| 91 | Syracuse | 10 | 20 | 379 | 18.95 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.9 | 
| 92 | Central Michigan | 11 | 32 | 605 | 18.91 | 0 | 2.9 | 55.0 | 
| 93 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 9 | 170 | 18.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.2 | 
| 94 | Marshall | 13 | 42 | 789 | 18.79 | 0 | 3.2 | 60.7 | 
| 95 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 21 | 394 | 18.76 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.8 | 
| 95 | UCF | 11 | 25 | 469 | 18.76 | 0 | 2.3 | 42.6 | 
| 97 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 36 | 673 | 18.69 | 0 | 3.3 | 61.2 | 
| 97 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 26 | 486 | 18.69 | 0 | 2.2 | 40.5 | 
| 99 | TCU | 9 | 19 | 355 | 18.68 | 0 | 2.1 | 39.4 | 
| 100 | Indiana | 8 | 16 | 298 | 18.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.3 | 
| 101 | Buffalo | 13 | 29 | 538 | 18.55 | 0 | 2.2 | 41.4 | 
| 102 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 31 | 565 | 18.23 | 0 | 2.6 | 47.1 | 
| 103 | Tulsa | 11 | 30 | 545 | 18.17 | 0 | 2.7 | 49.5 | 
| 104 | Ohio State | 10 | 22 | 398 | 18.09 | 0 | 2.2 | 39.8 | 
| 104 | Cincinnati | 12 | 23 | 416 | 18.09 | 0 | 1.9 | 34.7 | 
| 106 | Oregon State | 9 | 25 | 450 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 50.0 | 
| 107 | West Virginia | 9 | 18 | 322 | 17.89 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.8 | 
| 108 | Arizona State | 11 | 20 | 353 | 17.65 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.1 | 
| 109 | Kansas State | 9 | 29 | 511 | 17.62 | 0 | 3.2 | 56.8 | 
| 110 | East Carolina | 10 | 37 | 651 | 17.59 | 0 | 3.7 | 65.1 | 
| 111 | Memphis | 12 | 43 | 755 | 17.56 | 1 | 3.6 | 62.9 | 
| 112 | Missouri | 9 | 10 | 174 | 17.40 | 0 | 1.1 | 19.3 | 
| 113 | FIU | 13 | 29 | 504 | 17.38 | 0 | 2.2 | 38.8 | 
| 114 | Baylor | 10 | 25 | 432 | 17.28 | 0 | 2.5 | 43.2 | 
| 115 | Illinois | 9 | 32 | 552 | 17.25 | 0 | 3.6 | 61.3 | 
| 116 | Connecticut | 8 | 35 | 600 | 17.14 | 0 | 4.4 | 75.0 | 
| 116 | Bowling Green | 12 | 35 | 600 | 17.14 | 0 | 2.9 | 50.0 | 
| 118 | Ball State | 11 | 32 | 546 | 17.06 | 0 | 2.9 | 49.6 | 
| 118 | New Mexico | 9 | 18 | 307 | 17.06 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.1 | 
| 120 | Charlotte | 12 | 27 | 458 | 16.96 | 0 | 2.3 | 38.2 | 
| 121 | UNLV | 10 | 30 | 503 | 16.77 | 0 | 3.0 | 50.3 | 
| 122 | Nevada | 11 | 12 | 201 | 16.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 18.3 | 
| 123 | Western Michigan | 11 | 33 | 532 | 16.12 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.4 | 
| 124 | Nebraska | 8 | 20 | 322 | 16.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 40.3 | 
| 125 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 16 | 254 | 15.88 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.5 | 
| 126 | Michigan | 8 | 13 | 201 | 15.46 | 0 | 1.6 | 25.1 | 
| 127 | Navy | 9 | 17 | 253 | 14.88 | 0 | 1.9 | 28.1 | 
| 128 | Akron | 11 | 22 | 327 | 14.86 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.7 | 
| 129 | Florida | 9 | 7 | 100 | 14.29 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.1 | 
| 130 | Army | 12 | 12 | 152 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.7 |