2018 Southeastern 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 | Jaylen Waddle | Alabama | FR | WR | 5 | 10 | 199 | 19.90 | 1 | 2.0 | 39.8 |
| 2 | Freddie Swain | Florida | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 154 | 19.25 | 1 | 1.6 | 30.8 |
| 3 | Ryan Davis | Auburn | SR | WR | 5 | 11 | 153 | 13.91 | 0 | 2.2 | 30.6 |
| 4 | Mecole Hardman | Georgia | JR | WR | 5 | 4 | 118 | 29.50 | 1 | 0.8 | 23.6 |
| 5 | Trey Ellis | Vanderbilt | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 85 | 12.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 17.0 |
| 6 | Keith Mixon | Miss St | JR | WR | 5 | 10 | 72 | 7.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.4 |
| 7 | Deon Stewart | Arkansas | JR | WR | 5 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.8 |
| 8 | David Bouvier | Kentucky | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Jonathan Giles | LSU | JR | WR | 5 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.2 |
| 10 | Christian Tutt | Auburn | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 10.7 |
| 10 | Roshauud Paul | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.4 |
| 12 | James Houston IV | Florida | FR | LB | 5 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 5.6 |
| 13 | Eric Stokes | Georgia | FR | DB | 5 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
| 13 | Bryan Edwards | S Carolina | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| 15 | Marquill Osborne | Tennessee | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 6.5 |
| 16 | Ahkil Crumpton | Georgia | SR | WR | 5 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| 17 | Derek Kief | Alabama | SR | WR | 5 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| 18 | Marquez Callaway | Tennessee | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| 19 | Jordyn Peters | Auburn | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| 20 | K.J. Britt | Auburn | SO | LB | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| 21 | Elijah Moore | Miss | FR | WR | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| 22 | Jontre Kirklin | LSU | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |