2018 Independent Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Huntley | NMSU | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 191 | 23.88 | 1 | 2.7 | 63.7 |
| 2 | Matt Hadley | BYU | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 3 | Ceneca Espinoza, Jr. | Liberty | SO | LB | 4 | 6 | 118 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.5 |
| 4 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 28.5 |
| 5 | Frankie Hickson | Liberty | JR | RB | 4 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 6 | Christian Gibson | NMSU | JR | RB | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Royce Caldwell | NMSU | SR | RB | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.7 |
| 8 | Kentory Matthews | Liberty | SR | RB | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 9 | Sadiq Palmer | U Mass | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 10 | Peytton Pickett | Liberty | SO | RB | 4 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| 11 | Michael Bollinger | Liberty | SO | FB | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.