2018 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice | 5 | 25 | 701 | 28.04 | 0 | 5.0 | 140.2 | 
| 2 | Massachusetts | 6 | 27 | 650 | 24.07 | 1 | 4.5 | 108.3 | 
| 3 | SMU | 5 | 20 | 599 | 29.95 | 1 | 4.0 | 119.8 | 
| 4 | Boston College | 5 | 24 | 557 | 23.21 | 0 | 4.8 | 111.4 | 
| 5 | Ohio | 4 | 21 | 521 | 24.81 | 1 | 5.3 | 130.3 | 
| 6 | South Alabama | 5 | 20 | 469 | 23.45 | 0 | 4.0 | 93.8 | 
| 7 | California | 4 | 16 | 427 | 26.69 | 1 | 4.0 | 106.8 | 
| 8 | Colorado State | 5 | 17 | 414 | 24.35 | 0 | 3.4 | 82.8 | 
| 9 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 15 | 412 | 27.47 | 1 | 3.0 | 82.4 | 
| 10 | Temple | 5 | 19 | 401 | 21.11 | 0 | 3.8 | 80.2 | 
| 11 | Connecticut | 5 | 20 | 399 | 19.95 | 0 | 4.0 | 79.8 | 
| 12 | Kansas State | 5 | 23 | 391 | 17.00 | 0 | 4.6 | 78.2 | 
| 13 | Troy | 5 | 15 | 387 | 25.80 | 1 | 3.0 | 77.4 | 
| 14 | Bowling Green | 5 | 21 | 378 | 18.00 | 0 | 4.2 | 75.6 | 
| 15 | San Jose State | 4 | 12 | 352 | 29.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 88.0 | 
| 16 | North Texas | 5 | 13 | 344 | 26.46 | 1 | 2.6 | 68.8 | 
| 17 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 15 | 338 | 22.53 | 0 | 3.0 | 67.6 | 
| 17 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 16 | 338 | 21.13 | 0 | 3.2 | 67.6 | 
| 19 | Arizona | 5 | 17 | 336 | 19.76 | 1 | 3.4 | 67.2 | 
| 20 | Central Michigan | 5 | 18 | 335 | 18.61 | 0 | 3.6 | 67.0 | 
| 21 | Marshall | 4 | 16 | 331 | 20.69 | 0 | 4.0 | 82.8 | 
| 22 | USF | 4 | 10 | 330 | 33.00 | 2 | 2.5 | 82.5 | 
| 23 | Arkansas State | 5 | 15 | 320 | 21.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 64.0 | 
| 23 | UTSA | 5 | 16 | 320 | 20.00 | 0 | 3.2 | 64.0 | 
| 25 | Hawaii | 6 | 14 | 313 | 22.36 | 0 | 2.3 | 52.2 | 
| 26 | East Carolina | 4 | 17 | 311 | 18.29 | 0 | 4.3 | 77.8 | 
| 27 | Toledo | 4 | 10 | 310 | 31.00 | 1 | 2.5 | 77.5 | 
| 28 | Wake Forest | 5 | 14 | 308 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 61.6 | 
| 29 | Utah State | 4 | 10 | 303 | 30.30 | 1 | 2.5 | 75.8 | 
| 29 | Louisiana | 4 | 12 | 303 | 25.25 | 0 | 3.0 | 75.8 | 
| 31 | USC | 5 | 11 | 298 | 27.09 | 0 | 2.2 | 59.6 | 
| 32 | Purdue | 5 | 15 | 297 | 19.80 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.4 | 
| 33 | Texas Tech | 5 | 12 | 296 | 24.67 | 0 | 2.4 | 59.2 | 
| 34 | Kent State | 5 | 14 | 288 | 20.57 | 0 | 2.8 | 57.6 | 
| 35 | Oklahoma | 5 | 10 | 286 | 28.60 | 0 | 2.0 | 57.2 | 
| 36 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 13 | 280 | 21.54 | 0 | 2.6 | 56.0 | 
| 37 | Mississippi State | 5 | 13 | 279 | 21.46 | 0 | 2.6 | 55.8 | 
| 38 | Ole Miss | 5 | 12 | 275 | 22.92 | 1 | 2.4 | 55.0 | 
| 39 | UTEP | 5 | 12 | 274 | 22.83 | 0 | 2.4 | 54.8 | 
| 40 | Virginia | 5 | 13 | 260 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.6 | 52.0 | 
| 41 | Maryland | 4 | 11 | 257 | 23.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 64.3 | 
| 41 | TCU | 5 | 12 | 257 | 21.42 | 0 | 2.4 | 51.4 | 
| 43 | Penn State | 5 | 10 | 256 | 25.60 | 0 | 2.0 | 51.2 | 
| 43 | Nebraska | 4 | 14 | 256 | 18.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 64.0 | 
| 45 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 11 | 254 | 23.09 | 1 | 2.2 | 50.8 | 
| 46 | Ball State | 5 | 11 | 252 | 22.91 | 0 | 2.2 | 50.4 | 
| 47 | Florida State | 5 | 14 | 251 | 17.93 | 0 | 2.8 | 50.2 | 
| 48 | Charlotte | 5 | 12 | 250 | 20.83 | 0 | 2.4 | 50.0 | 
| 48 | Texas | 5 | 12 | 250 | 20.83 | 0 | 2.4 | 50.0 | 
| 48 | Arkansas | 5 | 13 | 250 | 19.23 | 0 | 2.6 | 50.0 | 
| 51 | Buffalo | 5 | 16 | 244 | 15.25 | 0 | 3.2 | 48.8 | 
| 52 | Syracuse | 5 | 12 | 238 | 19.83 | 0 | 2.4 | 47.6 | 
| 53 | Auburn | 5 | 8 | 237 | 29.63 | 1 | 1.6 | 47.4 | 
| 54 | UNLV | 4 | 11 | 235 | 21.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 58.8 | 
| 55 | Memphis | 5 | 20 | 234 | 11.70 | 0 | 4.0 | 46.8 | 
| 56 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 12 | 232 | 19.33 | 0 | 2.4 | 46.4 | 
| 57 | Arizona State | 5 | 13 | 230 | 17.69 | 0 | 2.6 | 46.0 | 
| 58 | Michigan | 5 | 10 | 228 | 22.80 | 1 | 2.0 | 45.6 | 
| 59 | Oregon | 5 | 13 | 226 | 17.38 | 0 | 2.6 | 45.2 | 
| 60 | Old Dominion | 5 | 9 | 224 | 24.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 44.8 | 
| 60 | Texas State | 4 | 12 | 224 | 18.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.0 | 
| 62 | Cincinnati | 5 | 10 | 223 | 22.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.6 | 
| 63 | Kentucky | 5 | 12 | 222 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.4 | 44.4 | 
| 63 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 13 | 222 | 17.08 | 0 | 2.6 | 44.4 | 
| 65 | Louisville | 5 | 11 | 220 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 44.0 | 
| 66 | Rutgers | 5 | 12 | 219 | 18.25 | 0 | 2.4 | 43.8 | 
| 67 | North Carolina | 4 | 10 | 218 | 21.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 54.5 | 
| 68 | Alabama | 5 | 5 | 212 | 42.40 | 1 | 1.0 | 42.4 | 
| 69 | Washington State | 5 | 7 | 207 | 29.57 | 1 | 1.4 | 41.4 | 
| 70 | Wisconsin | 4 | 10 | 203 | 20.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 50.8 | 
| 71 | Michigan State | 4 | 7 | 202 | 28.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 50.5 | 
| 72 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 8 | 201 | 25.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.3 | 
| 72 | FIU | 5 | 11 | 201 | 18.27 | 0 | 2.2 | 40.2 | 
| 74 | Minnesota | 4 | 9 | 197 | 21.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 49.3 | 
| 75 | Texas A&M | 5 | 7 | 191 | 27.29 | 1 | 1.4 | 38.2 | 
| 75 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 10 | 191 | 19.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 47.8 | 
| 77 | Oregon State | 5 | 14 | 189 | 13.50 | 0 | 2.8 | 37.8 | 
| 78 | Appalachian State | 4 | 5 | 188 | 37.60 | 1 | 1.3 | 47.0 | 
| 79 | Western Michigan | 5 | 11 | 184 | 16.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 36.8 | 
| 80 | Notre Dame | 5 | 8 | 183 | 22.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 36.6 | 
| 81 | Baylor | 5 | 10 | 181 | 18.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.2 | 
| 82 | Stanford | 5 | 11 | 178 | 16.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 35.6 | 
| 83 | UAB | 4 | 8 | 176 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 | 
| 84 | Iowa State | 4 | 6 | 172 | 28.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 43.0 | 
| 85 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 7 | 171 | 24.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 34.2 | 
| 85 | San Diego State | 4 | 9 | 171 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 42.8 | 
| 87 | Northwestern | 4 | 8 | 170 | 21.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.5 | 
| 88 | Clemson | 5 | 7 | 169 | 24.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 33.8 | 
| 89 | South Carolina | 4 | 8 | 168 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 | 
| 90 | New Mexico | 4 | 10 | 165 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 41.3 | 
| 91 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 8 | 163 | 20.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 32.6 | 
| 92 | Tulane | 5 | 8 | 162 | 20.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 32.4 | 
| 93 | Georgia State | 5 | 7 | 160 | 22.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 32.0 | 
| 93 | Southern Miss | 4 | 9 | 160 | 17.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 40.0 | 
| 95 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 10 | 157 | 15.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.4 | 
| 96 | UCF | 4 | 8 | 150 | 18.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.5 | 
| 97 | Ohio State | 5 | 7 | 149 | 21.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.8 | 
| 97 | Tennessee | 5 | 7 | 149 | 21.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.8 | 
| 99 | West Virginia | 4 | 8 | 147 | 18.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.8 | 
| 100 | New Mexico State | 5 | 11 | 146 | 13.27 | 0 | 2.2 | 29.2 | 
| 101 | Colorado | 4 | 6 | 144 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 36.0 | 
| 101 | Boise State | 4 | 7 | 144 | 20.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.0 | 
| 101 | Duke | 5 | 7 | 144 | 20.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.8 | 
| 104 | NC State | 4 | 6 | 132 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.0 | 
| 105 | LSU | 5 | 6 | 130 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.0 | 
| 105 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 8 | 130 | 16.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.5 | 
| 107 | Kansas | 5 | 6 | 126 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.2 | 
| 107 | Nevada | 5 | 7 | 126 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 25.2 | 
| 109 | Liberty | 4 | 8 | 125 | 15.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.3 | 
| 109 | Tulsa | 4 | 8 | 125 | 15.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.3 | 
| 111 | Georgia | 5 | 5 | 121 | 24.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.2 | 
| 112 | Indiana | 5 | 6 | 119 | 19.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.8 | 
| 113 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.8 | 
| 114 | Florida | 5 | 7 | 110 | 15.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 22.0 | 
| 115 | Missouri | 4 | 4 | 100 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 | 
| 116 | Illinois | 4 | 8 | 99 | 12.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.8 | 
| 117 | Fresno State | 4 | 6 | 86 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.5 | 
| 118 | Houston | 4 | 3 | 83 | 27.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 20.8 | 
| 119 | Air Force | 4 | 5 | 79 | 15.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.8 | 
| 120 | Navy | 4 | 7 | 73 | 10.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.3 | 
| 121 | Washington | 5 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 13.4 | 
| 122 | UCLA | 4 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.5 | 
| 123 | Wyoming | 5 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.6 | 
| 124 | Iowa | 4 | 2 | 46 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 | 
| 125 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.3 | 
| 126 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.6 | 
| 127 | BYU | 5 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 
| 128 | Army | 5 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.4 | 
| 129 | Akron | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.7 | 
| 130 | Utah | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |