Alternate Returning Players

Alternate Returning Castaways are past contestants who were considered to return for a subsequent season, but either were not chosen or declined the offer.
==Essential Survivor: All Stars==
Contestant	Contestant 	Status 	Additional Notes
 	Aria AndersonSaint Martin 	Declined 	Aria declined the chance to play due to being too busy.
 	Jennifer LumSaint Martin 	Declined 	Jennifer declined the chance to play for reasons undisclosed.
 	Kiibo SantiagoSaint Martin	Considered	Kiibo was considered to play but ended up not being asked.
 	Tae LandBrazil 	Considered	Tae was considered for the cast, but ended up not making it on due to S2 having too many people.
 	Brendan KnightTogo 	Considered	Brendan was considered but we felt that his game wasn't strong enough to get asked.
 	Asier HarknessTogo 	Considered	Asier was considered but ended up not getting asked due to there being no more room on the cast.
 	Kalina HolmesTogo 	Declined 	Kalina declined the chance to play for reasons undisclosed.
 	Jack StantonJapan 	Cut 	Jack was cut from the cast to make room for Jay.
 	Rich RobbyScotland 	Declined 	Robby declined due to their break from ORGs.
 	Antony ZelucoScotland 	Considered	Antony was considered but didn't feel as good of a fit with this season's theme.
 	Bee MorenoScotland 	Declined 	Bee declined due to their break from ORGs.
 	Rachel VinyardsScotland 	Considered	Rachel was considered but ended up not receiving an invite.
==Essential Survivor:Maldives==
Contestant	Contestant 	Status 	Additional Notes
 	Bandit SteeleTogo 	Cut 	Bandit was cut from the cast due to the returnees having stronger storylines to pursue.
 	Bob YoungerTogo 	Contacted 	Bob was contacted to get interviewed, but didn't respond in time because of schooling.
 	Brooks BeckerSaint Martin	Considered	Brooks was considered but wasn't contacted because of his pledge to leave Discord.
 	Dany TargaryenBrazil 	Contacted 	Dany was contacted to get interviewed, but didn't respond in time for unknown reasons.
 	Deca FordyteJapan 	Cut 	Deca was cut from the cast due to his storyline not being as intriguing as the others.
 	Dominic BecklesAnarchy 	Considered	Dominic was considered but not contacted due to Anarchy having better candidates.
 	Gavin GreenBrazil 	Considered	Gavin was considered but not contacted due to his unknown activity on Discord.
 	Georgy FlairSaint Martin 	Cut 	Georgy was cut from the cast due to having a weak interview.
 	Jayla EllisonAnarchy 	Considered	Jayla was considered but not contacted due to Anarchy having better candidates.
 	Lindsay TysonSaint Martin	Cut 	Lindsay was cut because the females had more promising storylines and she lined up with another castaway's personality
 	Richard FreemannJapan 	Considered	Richard was considered but not contacted because his presence of Japan wasn't big enough.
 	Tae LandBrazil 	Cut 	Tae was cut from the cast because of his eligibility in another returnee season.
 	Zachary ParkerJapan 	Contacted 	Zachary was contacted, promised to do his interview, and didn't.
==Essential Survivor: Fans Vs Favorites==
Contestant	Contestant 	Status 	Additional Notes
 	Alex ZookScotland 	Not Voted In	Alex was not voted in to play by the audience.
 	Asier HarknessTogo 	Not Voted In	Asier was not voted in to play by the audience.
 	Brett JohnsonJapan 	Not Voted In	Brett was not voted in to play by the audience.
 	Enrique De WitteAll-Stars 	Dropped Out 	Enrique dropped out of the ballot due to personal circumstances.
 	Felix ColibríYemen 	Not Voted In	Felix was not voted in to play by the audience.
 	Kam DavisMaldives 	Not Voted In	Kam was not voted in to play by the audience.
 	Lindsay TysonSaint Martin 	Not Voted In	Lindsay was not voted in to play by the audience.
 	Lucifer RiveraAll-Stars 	Contacted 	Lucifer was contacted for this season but didn't respond in time.
 	Neil LonkYemen 	Contacted 	Neil was contacted for this season but didn't respond in time.
 	Payton PantaleoAll-Stars 	Contacted 	Payton was contacted for this season but didn't respond in time.
 	Theodore ClarksonAll-Stars	Declined 	Theodore declined the offer to play again due to personal commitments.
==Essential Survivor: Peru - Second Chance==
Contestant	Contestant 	Status 	Additional Notes
 	Antonio MartellSouth Korea	Not Voted In	Antonio was not voted in to play by the audience.
 	Brad BakerMaldives 	Not Voted In	Brad was not voted in to play by the audience.
 	Dominic BecklesAnarchy 	Not Voted In	Dominic was not voted in to play by the audience.
 	Elle CaddelAnarchy 	Not Voted In	Elle was not voted in to play by the audience.
 	Evan HodgeBrazil 	Not Voted In	Evan was not voted in to play by the audience.
 	Finley McGillAnarchy 	Not Voted In	Finley was not voted in to play by the audience.
 	Gavin GreenBrazil 	Not Voted In	Gavin was not voted in to play by the audience.
 	Michael ChiaMaldives 	Not Voted In	Michael was not voted in to play by the audience.
 	Parker PatelAnarchy 	Not Voted In	Parker was not voted in to play by the audience.
 	Rebecca MillerBrazil 	Not Voted In	Rebecca was not voted in to play by the audience.
 	Ry AlbrightSouth Korea 	Not Voted In	Ry was not voted in to play by the audience.