2018 Mountain West Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Savon Scarver | Utah State | SO | WR | 12 | 20 | 690 | 34.50 | 2 | 1.7 | 57.5 |
| 2 | Thai Cottrell | SJSU | SR | WR | 8 | 15 | 431 | 28.73 | 0 | 1.9 | 53.9 |
| 3 | Justice Augafa | Hawai'i | JR | RB | 9 | 16 | 346 | 21.63 | 0 | 1.8 | 38.4 |
| 4 | Anthony Hawkins | CSU | JR | CB | 9 | 14 | 295 | 21.07 | 0 | 1.6 | 32.8 |
| 5 | Elijah Lilly | New Mexico | JR | WR | 9 | 12 | 246 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.3 |
| 6 | Evan Owens | UNLV | SR | RB | 10 | 12 | 189 | 15.75 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.9 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 kickoff returns per game played.