2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pop Williams | Memphis | JR | WR | 9 | 21 | 223 | 10.62 | 1 | 2.3 | 24.8 |
| 2 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | JR | WR | 8 | 14 | 218 | 15.57 | 2 | 1.8 | 27.3 |
| 2 | James Proche | SMU | JR | WR | 8 | 14 | 141 | 10.07 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.6 |
| 2 | Aulden Knight | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 8 | 14 | 97 | 6.93 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.1 |
| 5 | Amare Jones | Tulane | FR | RB | 8 | 13 | 104 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.0 |
| 6 | Jacob Robertson Jr. | Tulane | SO | WR | 4 | 10 | 19 | 1.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 4.8 |
| 6 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SR | WR | 8 | 10 | 13 | 1.30 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| 8 | Jarion Anderson | Tulsa | JR | WR | 8 | 9 | 125 | 13.89 | 0 | 1.1 | 15.6 |
| 8 | Otis Anderson | UCF | SO | RB | 8 | 9 | 82 | 9.11 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.3 |
| 10 | Bryson Smith | Houston | FR | QB | 7 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.6 |
| 11 | Jacob Springer | Navy | SO | S | 7 | 7 | 64 | 9.14 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.1 |
| 11 | Trevon Brown | ECU | SR | WR | 8 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.9 |
| 13 | Marquez Stevenson | Houston | SO | WR | 8 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| 13 | Johnny Ford | S Florida | FR | RB | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 13 | Dredrick Snelson | UCF | JR | WR | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 16 | Kyle Buss | UConn | SR | WR | 8 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| 16 | CJ Williams | Navy | SO | SB | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 18 | Branden Mack | Temple | SO | WR | 8 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| 18 | Ethan Tucky | Cincinnati | SO | DE | 8 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 18 | Tyler Page | SMU | SO | WR | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 18 | Travon Williams | Temple | JR | WR | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |