2018 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 2 | 14 | 367 | 26.21 | 1 | 7.0 | 183.5 |
| 2 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 10 | 270 | 27.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 135.0 |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 7 | 182 | 26.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 91.0 |
| 4 | Temple | 1 | 7 | 174 | 24.86 | 0 | 7.0 | 174.0 |
| 5 | Houston | 1 | 7 | 162 | 23.14 | 0 | 7.0 | 162.0 |
| 6 | Iowa | 1 | 5 | 150 | 30.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 150.0 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 2 | 7 | 148 | 21.14 | 0 | 3.5 | 74.0 |
| 8 | Appalachian State | 2 | 4 | 134 | 33.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 67.0 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 2 | 6 | 118 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| 10 | Arizona State | 1 | 5 | 115 | 23.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 115.0 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 5 | 115 | 23.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 115.0 |
| 12 | Utah | 1 | 6 | 113 | 18.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 113.0 |
| 13 | LSU | 1 | 3 | 110 | 36.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 110.0 |
| 14 | Marshall | 2 | 6 | 109 | 18.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 54.5 |
| 15 | Washington State | 1 | 4 | 108 | 27.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 108.0 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 1 | 4 | 106 | 26.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 106.0 |
| 17 | Troy | 1 | 4 | 98 | 24.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 98.0 |
| 18 | Purdue | 1 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 96.0 |
| 19 | Georgia | 2 | 5 | 95 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 47.5 |
| 20 | UAB | 2 | 5 | 94 | 18.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 47.0 |
| 21 | South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 90 | 45.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 45.0 |
| 22 | Western Michigan | 1 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 88.0 |
| 23 | San Diego State | 1 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 84.0 |
| 24 | Fresno State | 2 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.5 |
| 25 | Utah State | 1 | 2 | 78 | 39.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 78.0 |
| 25 | Boise State | 1 | 3 | 78 | 26.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 78.0 |
| 27 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 74.0 |
| 28 | Tulane | 1 | 2 | 70 | 35.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 70.0 |
| 29 | UCF | 2 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.5 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.5 |
| 31 | Duke | 1 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 68.0 |
| 32 | Syracuse | 1 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 67.0 |
| 33 | Liberty | 1 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 66.0 |
| 33 | Stanford | 2 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.0 |
| 35 | South Florida | 1 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 65.0 |
| 36 | Navy | 1 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 64.0 |
| 37 | East Carolina | 1 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 62.0 |
| 38 | North Carolina State | 2 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.5 |
| 39 | Buffalo | 1 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.0 |
| 40 | Hawai'i | 1 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 56.0 |
| 41 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 54.0 |
| 42 | Michigan | 1 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 53.0 |
| 43 | Michigan State | 1 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.0 |
| 43 | Missouri | 1 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.0 |
| 45 | Army | 2 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.5 |
| 46 | BYU | 1 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 46 | Oregon | 1 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 45.0 |
| 48 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.5 |
| 49 | Florida International | 1 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 37.0 |
| 50 | Mississippi State | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 51 | Alabama | 3 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 10.0 |
| 52 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.0 |
| 52 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.0 |
| 54 | TCU | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 55 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 56 | Toledo | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 56 | Texas | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 58 | Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 59 | Baylor | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 59 | Washington | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 61 | California | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 62 | Auburn | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 63 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 64 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 65 | Akron | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 65 | Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 65 | Clemson | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 68 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 69 | Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 70 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |