2018 Independent Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SR | RB | 9 | 25 | 602 | 24.08 | 1 | 2.8 | 66.9 |
| 2 | Jason Huntley | NMSU | JR | RB | 9 | 14 | 407 | 29.07 | 2 | 1.6 | 45.2 |
| 3 | Ceneca Espinoza, Jr. | Liberty | SO | LB | 7 | 10 | 236 | 23.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 33.7 |
| 4 | Michael Young | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 13 | 9 | 191 | 21.22 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.7 |
| 5 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | JR | CB | 8 | 5 | 101 | 20.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.6 |
| 5 | Aleva Hifo | BYU | JR | WR | 11 | 7 | 135 | 19.29 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.3 |
| 5 | Royce Caldwell | NMSU | SR | RB | 9 | 5 | 77 | 15.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.6 |
| 8 | Kell Walker | Army | JR | RB | 10 | 5 | 66 | 13.20 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.6 |
| 9 | Tanner Jacobson | BYU | SR | DB | 9 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.0 |
| 9 | Sandon McCoy | Army | SO | RB | 11 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.4 |
| 9 | Frankie Hickson | Liberty | JR | RB | 8 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| 12 | Michael Bollinger | Liberty | SO | FB | 8 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 12 | Christian Gibson | NMSU | JR | RB | 9 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 14 | Christian Hayes | Army | JR | WR | 11 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 15 | Peytton Pickett | Liberty | SO | RB | 8 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.5 |
| 15 | Jafar Armstrong | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 10 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 15 | Johnathan Boone | NMSU | SR | WR | 9 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 15 | Kyle Horn | U Mass | JR | TE | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 15 | Jordan Asberry | Army | SR | RB | 12 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 15 | Avien Peah | U Mass | SO | TE | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 15 | Bryce Roberts | NMSU | SO | TE | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Sadiq Palmer | U Mass | JR | WR | 10 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.