Alternate Returning Players

"Alternate Returning Players"	"Alternate Returning Players"
 	
Description 	Alternate players who were considered but not cast for a particular season as a returning player.
Alternate Returning Players are past contestants who were considered to return for a particular season, but were either cut from the cast, didn't respond to the invite, were simply considered, or declined the offer. These castaways may well have been selected to return again for a different season, where they may have been apart of the final cast.
Due to a majority of seasons being generated years prior to being written up in full, it is common for some choices to seem surprising. This list features all those considered to play again whilst being generated, regardless of how they may have fared after being written up in full. Fictionalised reasons may be given to explain an individuals absence from a season they were considered to be apart of.
The tables below will state whether a respective alternate returning player did ultimately return, but will only state the first season they returned to after failing to be picked for their specific season.
==All-Stars==
The season featured eighteen "All-Stars" returning from the first seven seasons of the show. It was taken into account that Pearl Islands would have filmed just prior to the filming of All Stars, making it less likely for certain players from the season to return straight away.
Contestant	Contestant 	Status 	Additional Notes
 	AliaThe Australian Outback 	Cut 	Alia was cut in the final stages of casting. She later returned for Blood vs. Water.
 	AliceBorneo 	Declined 	Alice declined due to work obligations. She later returned for Cambodia.
 	CallumPearl Islands 	Considered	Callum was considered but not asked.
 	DavidAfrica 	Declined 	David declined due to work obligations.
 	DuanaMarquesas 	Considered	Duana was considered but not asked.
 	EstanThailand 	Cut 	Estan was cut in the final stages of casting.
 	EliBorneo 	Considered	Eli was considered but not asked.
 	EmmaPearl Islands 	Considered	Emma was considered but not asked.
 	GracePearl Islands 	Declined 	Grace declined due to work obligations.
 	HallThe Amazon 	Considered	Hall was considered but not asked. He later returned for Philippines.
 	IbrahimMarquesas 	Declined 	Ibrahim declined, claiming he was "unable to play".
 	JamalPearl Islands 	Declined 	Jamal declined due to the short recovery time between Pearl Islands and All Stars. He later returned for Heroes vs. Villains.
 	JamesMarquesas 	Cut 	James was cut in the final stages of casting. He later returned for Blood vs. Water.
 	JudithPearl Islands 	Considered	Judith was considered but not asked.
 	JuliusThailand 	Considered	Julius was considered but not asked.
 	KandaThailand 	Considered	Kanda was considered but not asked.
 	KarenThailand 	Considered	Karen was considered but not asked.
 	LangPearl Islands 	Considered	Lang was considered but not asked.
 	LuiginoAfrica 	Cut 	Luigino was cut in the final stages of casting.
 	MarshaAfrica 	Cut 	Marsha was cut in the final stages of casting.
 	MaysonThe Amazon 	Considered	Mayson was considered but not asked.
 	OliviaBorneo 	Considered	Olivia was considered but not asked. She later returned for Cambodia.
 	PhillipThailand 	Cut 	Phillip was cut in the final stages of casting.
 	RazzyBorneo 	Cut 	Razzy was cut in the final stages of casting. He later returned for Blood vs. Water.
 	RicardoThailand 	Considered	Ricardo was considered but not asked.
 	RickThailand 	Considered	Rick was considered but not asked.
 	SarahBorneo 	Considered	Sarah was considered but not asked.
 	TiaBorneo 	Declined 	Tia declined, citing her experience on the show as "largely negative".
 	VictorThe Australian Outback	Cut 	Victor was cut in the final stages of casting. He later returned for Edge of Extinction.
 	VinceThailand 	Declined 	Vince declined due to a "lack of interest" in playing again.