2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | JR | WR | 3 | 8 | 141 | 17.63 | 1 | 2.7 | 47.0 |
| 2 | Aulden Knight | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 3 | 6 | 63 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 2 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 2 | Jacob Robertson Jr. | Tulane | SO | WR | 2 | 6 | -2 | -0.33 | 0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| 5 | Pop Williams | Memphis | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 54 | 10.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.0 |
| 5 | Bryson Smith | Houston | FR | QB | 4 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| 7 | Jarion Anderson | Tulsa | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.8 |
| 7 | James Proche | SMU | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.3 |
| 9 | Amare Jones | Tulane | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.7 |
| 9 | Otis Anderson | UCF | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 11 | Jacob Springer | Navy | SO | S | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 11 | Trevon Brown | ECU | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 11 | Johnny Ford | S Florida | FR | RB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| 14 | Ethan Tucky | Cincinnati | SO | DE | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |