2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Proche | SMU | JR | WR | 5 | 11 | 90 | 8.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 18.0 |
| 2 | Pop Williams | Memphis | JR | WR | 5 | 10 | 109 | 10.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.8 |
| 2 | Trevon Brown | ECU | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 71 | 8.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.8 |
| 2 | Aulden Knight | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 5 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Otis Anderson | UCF | SO | RB | 4 | 7 | 97 | 13.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 24.3 |
| 6 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| 7 | Jarion Anderson | Tulsa | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | JR | WR | 5 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.6 |
| 7 | Jacob Springer | Navy | SO | S | 4 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| 7 | Bryson Smith | Houston | FR | QB | 4 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 11 | Jacob Robertson Jr. | Tulane | SO | WR | 5 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 12 | Colby Gore | ECU | JR | DB | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 13 | Kyle Buss | UConn | SR | WR | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| 14 | Payton Turner | Houston | SO | DL | 4 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| 14 | Reggie Roberson, Jr. | SMU | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| 14 | Richie Grant | UCF | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 14 | Deven Lamp | Tulsa | FR | DE | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 14 | Dredrick Snelson | UCF | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.3 |
| 19 | Branden Mack | Temple | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.