2018 Independent Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 9 | 9 | 204 | 22.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.7 |
| 2 | New Mexico State | 11 | 34 | 721 | 21.21 | 3 | 3.1 | 65.5 |
| 3 | BYU | 10 | 12 | 249 | 20.75 | 0 | 1.2 | 24.9 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 11 | 49 | 980 | 20.00 | 1 | 4.5 | 89.1 |
| 5 | Liberty | 11 | 30 | 576 | 19.20 | 0 | 2.7 | 52.4 |
| 6 | Army | 12 | 12 | 152 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.7 |