2018 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lynn Bowden, Jr. | Kentucky | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 68 | 34.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 68.0 |
| 2 | Jalen Reagor | TCU | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 70 | 23.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 70.0 |
| 3 | DeeJay Dallas | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 4 | Jeremiah Knight | Akron | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 5 | Marcel Williams | Marshall | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.0 |
| 6 | Thayer Thomas | NC State | FR | WR | 2 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 27.5 |
| 7 | Michael Shelton | BYU | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 8 | Billy Kemp | Virginia | FR | HB | 1 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 31.0 |
| 9 | T.J. Rahming | Duke | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.0 |
| 10 | Rafael Araujo-Lopes | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 11 | Michael Wilson | Stanford | FR | WR | 2 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 13.5 |
| 12 | Earnest Patterson | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.5 |
| 13 | Amare Jones | Tulane | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 13 | Malik Dear | Miss St | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 13 | Keegan Brewer | N Texas | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 16 | Jacob Springer | Navy | SO | S | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 17 | Nikko Remigio | California | FR | WR | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 18 | Jalen Nailor | Mich St | FR | WR | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 13.0 |
| 19 | Aulden Knight | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 20 | Aaron Fuller | Washington | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| 21 | Jack Dunn | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 7.0 |
| 22 | Amari Rodgers | Clemson | SO | WR | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 3.3 |
| 23 | Warren Wand | Ark St | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 23 | Justin Jefferson | LSU | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 23 | KJ Hamler | Penn State | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 26 | Avery Williams | Boise St | SO | CB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Demari Simpkins | Utah | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.