2018 Southeastern 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 | Mecole Hardman | Georgia | JR | WR | 5 | 5 | 134 | 26.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.8 |
| 2 | Roshauud Paul | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 89 | 12.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 22.3 |
| 3 | Lynn Bowden, Jr. | Kentucky | SO | WR | 4 | 2 | 68 | 34.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 17.0 |
| 4 | Ryan Davis | Auburn | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 81 | 8.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.2 |
| 5 | Trey Ellis | Vanderbilt | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.5 |
| 6 | Jaylen Waddle | Alabama | FR | WR | 5 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Bryan Edwards | S Carolina | JR | WR | 5 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.6 |
| 8 | Jonathan Giles | LSU | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Freddie Swain | Florida | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 10 | Johnathon Johnson | Missouri | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Marquez Callaway | Tennessee | JR | WR | 5 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.0 |
| 12 | Elijah Moore | Miss | FR | WR | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 13 | Malik Dear | Miss St | JR | WR | 6 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 14 | Smoke Monday | Auburn | FR | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 15 | David Bouvier | Kentucky | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| 16 | Jontre Kirklin | LSU | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 16 | Justin Jefferson | LSU | SO | WR | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| 18 | Deon Stewart | Arkansas | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Deddrick Thomas | Miss St | JR | WR | 6 | 3 | -6 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.