2018 Mountain West Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai Cottrell | SJSU | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 272 | 38.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 68.0 |
| 2 | Savon Scarver | Utah State | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 264 | 33.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 66.0 |
| 3 | Anthony Hawkins | CSU | JR | CB | 5 | 9 | 251 | 27.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 50.2 |
| 4 | Justice Augafa | Hawai'i | JR | RB | 6 | 11 | 266 | 24.18 | 0 | 1.8 | 44.3 |
| 5 | Brandon Presley | UNLV | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 189 | 23.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.3 |
| 6 | Elijah Lilly | New Mexico | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 138 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.5 |
| 7 | Preston Williams | CSU | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 119 | 19.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.8 |
| 8 | Juwan Washington | SDSU | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 99 | 19.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.8 |
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.