2018 Independent Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Shelton | BYU | SR | DB | 10 | 17 | 115 | 6.76 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.5 |
| 2 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 9 | 14 | 138 | 9.86 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.3 |
| 3 | OJ Clark | NMSU | JR | WR | 11 | 12 | 68 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.2 |
| 4 | Mike Reynolds | Army | SR | DB | 10 | 9 | 98 | 10.89 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.8 |
| 4 | DJ Stubbs | Liberty | SO | WR | 11 | 10 | 101 | 10.10 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.2 |
| 6 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SR | WR | 11 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| 7 | Christian Gibson | NMSU | JR | RB | 11 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| 8 | Andy Davidson | Army | SR | RB | 12 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| 8 | Corbin Jackson | Liberty | SR | S | 11 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| 8 | Aleva Hifo | BYU | JR | WR | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 8 | Elijah Riley | Army | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| 8 | Dylan Collie | BYU | SR | WR | 10 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| 8 | B.J. Farrow | Liberty | SR | WR | 10 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| 8 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 8 | Sadiq Palmer | U Mass | JR | WR | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 8 | Rhett Sandlin | BYU | SR | LB | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.