COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
2018: Individual Kickoff Returns
| Rank | Player | Cl | Pos | G | KO Ret | KO Ret Yds | Avg |
| 1 | Savon Scarver, Utah St. (MWC) | So. | WR | 13 | 22 | 742 | 33.7 |
| 2 | Ihmir Smith-Marsette, Iowa (Big Ten) | So. | WR | 12 | 24 | 707 | 29.5 |
| 3 | Kerrith Whyte, Fla. Atlantic (C-USA) | Jr. | RB | 12 | 19 | 545 | 28.7 |
| 4 | De'Vion Warren, Arkansas (SEC) | So. | WR | 9 | 14 | 399 | 28.5 |
| 5 | Amare Jones, Tulane (AAC) | Fr. | RB | 13 | 20 | 558 | 27.9 |
| 6 | Travell Harris, Washington St. (Pac-12) | Fr. | WR | 13 | 25 | 691 | 27.6 |
| 7 | Maurice Ffrench, Pittsburgh (ACC) | Jr. | WR | 14 | 20 | 547 | 27.4 |
| 8 | Austin Walter, Rice (C-USA) | Sr. | RB | 13 | 18 | 491 | 27.3 |
| 9 | Ty Johnson, Maryland (Big Ten) | Sr. | RB | 9 | 14 | 381 | 27.2 |
| 10 | Joe Reed, Virginia (ACC) | Jr. | WR | 13 | 26 | 707 | 27.2 |
| 11 | Jason Huntley, New Mexico St. (FBS Independent) | Jr. | RB | 12 | 22 | 598 | 27.2 |
| 12 | Kene Nwangwu, Iowa St. (Big 12) | So. | RB | 13 | 24 | 643 | 26.8 |
| 13 | Bentlee Sanders, South Fla. (AAC) | Fr. | DB | 12 | 17 | 455 | 26.8 |
| 14 | Maurice Thomas, Miami (OH) (MAC) | Jr. | RB | 12 | 25 | 667 | 26.7 |
| 15 | Isaiah Wright, Temple (AAC) | Jr. | WR | 13 | 33 | 873 | 26.5 |
| 16 | Terius Wheatley, Virginia Tech (ACC) | So. | RB | 10 | 14 | 370 | 26.4 |
| 17 | Ashtyn Davis, California (Pac-12) | Jr. | DB | 13 | 24 | 629 | 26.2 |
| 18 | KJ Hamler, Penn St. (Big Ten) | Fr. | WR | 13 | 20 | 523 | 26.2 |
| 19 | Tony Brooks-James, Oregon (Pac-12) | Sr. | RB | 12 | 21 | 548 | 26.1 |
| 20 | Raymond Calais, Louisiana (Sun Belt) | Jr. | RB | 14 | 35 | 908 | 25.9 |
| 21 | Thai Cottrell, San Jose St. (MWC) | Sr. | WR | 11 | 22 | 567 | 25.8 |
| 22 | Diontae Johnson, Toledo (MAC) | Jr. | WR | 13 | 16 | 412 | 25.8 |
| 23 | Michael Walker, Boston College (ACC) | Sr. | WR | 12 | 40 | 1,020 | 25.5 |
| 24 | Marcus Jones, Troy (Sun Belt) | So. | DB | 11 | 23 | 584 | 25.4 |
| 25 | Juanyeh Thomas, Georgia Tech (ACC) | Fr. | DB | 13 | 24 | 606 | 25.3 |
| 26 | De'Quan Bowman, Texas Tech (Big 12) | Sr. | WR | 12 | 31 | 782 | 25.2 |
| 27 | Deebo Samuel, South Carolina (SEC) | Sr. | WR | 12 | 23 | 570 | 24.8 |
| 28 | Demetrius Douglas, Minnesota (Big Ten) | Fr. | WR | 13 | 24 | 594 | 24.8 |
| 29 | Tony Pollard, Memphis (AAC) | Jr. | WR | 14 | 27 | 667 | 24.7 |
| 30 | J.J. Taylor, Arizona (Pac-12) | So. | RB | 12 | 22 | 540 | 24.5 |
| 31 | Tra Minter, South Alabama (Sun Belt) | Jr. | RB | 12 | 29 | 710 | 24.5 |
| 32 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire, LSU (SEC) | So. | RB | 13 | 17 | 416 | 24.5 |
| 33 | Hassan Hall, Louisville (ACC) | Fr. | RB | 12 | 34 | 818 | 24.1 |
| 33 | Javon Leake, Maryland (Big Ten) | So. | RB | 12 | 17 | 409 | 24.1 |
| 35 | Tre Brown, Oklahoma (Big 12) | So. | DB | 13 | 30 | 710 | 23.7 |
| 36 | Cameron Scarlett, Stanford (Pac-12) | Sr. | RB | 13 | 24 | 566 | 23.6 |
| 37 | Matt Guidry, UTSA (C-USA) | Jr. | WR | 10 | 21 | 495 | 23.6 |
| 38 | Velus Jones, Southern California (Pac-12) | So. | WR | 12 | 21 | 483 | 23.0 |
| 39 | Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma St. (Big 12) | Fr. | RB | 13 | 23 | 510 | 22.2 |
| 40 | Wesley Kennedy III, Ga. Southern (Sun Belt) | So. | WR | 13 | 24 | 529 | 22.0 |
| 41 | Maurice Trowell, NC State (ACC) | Sr. | DB | 13 | 17 | 374 | 22.0 |
| 42 | Marquis Young, Massachusetts (FBS Independent) | Sr. | RB | 11 | 30 | 659 | 22.0 |
| 43 | Kobe Lewis, Central Mich. (MAC) | Fr. | RB | 12 | 26 | 571 | 22.0 |
| 44 | Andre Wilson, UAB (C-USA) | Sr. | WR | 14 | 19 | 415 | 21.8 |
| 45 | Isaiah Harper, Old Dominion (C-USA) | Sr. | WR | 12 | 30 | 655 | 21.8 |
| 46 | Deon Jackson, Duke (ACC) | So. | RB | 13 | 23 | 502 | 21.8 |
| 47 | Ky'Jon Tyler, Coastal Caro. (Sun Belt) | Jr. | WR | 11 | 16 | 348 | 21.8 |
| 48 | Anthony Hawkins, Colorado St. (MWC) | Jr. | DB | 12 | 21 | 456 | 21.7 |
| 49 | Ambry Thomas, Michigan (Big Ten) | So. | DB | 13 | 19 | 412 | 21.7 |
| 50 | Deejay Dallas, Miami (FL) (ACC) | So. | RB | 13 | 17 | 367 | 21.6 |
| 51 | Keion Davis, Marshall (C-USA) | Sr. | RB | 10 | 16 | 345 | 21.6 |
| 52 | Lynn Bowden Jr., Kentucky (SEC) | So. | WR | 13 | 25 | 539 | 21.6 |
| 53 | Anthony Ratliff-Williams, North Carolina (ACC) | Jr. | WR | 11 | 28 | 598 | 21.4 |
| 54 | Jamauri Wakefield, Vanderbilt (SEC) | So. | RB | 13 | 28 | 596 | 21.3 |
| 55 | Champ Flemings, Oregon St. (Pac-12) | Fr. | WR | 12 | 29 | 608 | 21.0 |
| 56 | Greg Dortch, Wake Forest (ACC) | So. | WR | 12 | 18 | 376 | 20.9 |
| 57 | Aron Cruickshank, Wisconsin (Big Ten) | Fr. | WR | 13 | 26 | 533 | 20.5 |
| 57 | Sean Riley, Syracuse (ACC) | Jr. | WR | 13 | 18 | 369 | 20.5 |
| 59 | Marcus Green, La.-Monroe (Sun Belt) | Sr. | WR | 12 | 19 | 385 | 20.3 |
| 60 | Rondale Moore, Purdue (Big Ten) | Fr. | WR | 13 | 33 | 662 | 20.1 |
| 61 | Penny Hart, Georgia St. (Sun Belt) | Jr. | WR | 12 | 15 | 299 | 19.9 |
| 62 | Keyion Dixon, UConn (AAC) | Jr. | WR | 11 | 23 | 452 | 19.7 |
| 63 | Isaih Pacheco, Rutgers (Big Ten) | Fr. | RB | 12 | 18 | 348 | 19.3 |
| 64 | Terry Juniel, UTEP (C-USA) | Sr. | WR | 12 | 28 | 536 | 19.1 |
| 65 | Malik Dunner, Ball St. (MAC) | Jr. | RB | 12 | 25 | 476 | 19.0 |
| 66 | Anthony Scott, East Carolina (AAC) | Sr. | RB | 12 | 21 | 387 | 18.4 |
| 67 | Josh Fleeks, Baylor (Big 12) | Fr. | WR | 12 | 21 | 380 | 18.1 |
| 68 | Aaron McAllister, Charlotte (C-USA) | So. | RB | 12 | 22 | 394 | 17.9 |
| 69 | Carlos Sandy, Illinois (Big Ten) | Fr. | WR | 10 | 13 | 232 | 17.8 |
| 70 | Sam Crawford Jr., Tulsa (AAC) | Fr. | WR | 11 | 15 | 252 | 16.8 |
| 71 | Isaiah Zuber, Kansas St. (Big 12) | Jr. | WR | 12 | 19 | 309 | 16.3 |
| 72 | Evan Owens, UNLV (MWC) | Sr. | RB | 12 | 17 | 276 | 16.2 |
| 73 | Jeremiah Knight, Akron (MAC) | Fr. | WR | 10 | 16 | 245 | 15.3 |
