2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Proche | SMU | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 64 | 12.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 21.3 |
| 2 | Pop Williams | Memphis | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 3 | Otis Anderson | UCF | SO | RB | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Kyle Buss | UConn | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 4 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 6 | Deven Lamp | Tulsa | FR | DE | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Jacob Springer | Navy | SO | S | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| 7 | CJ Williams | Navy | SO | SB | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 9 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.0 |