2018 Independent Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 13 | 20 | 196 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.1 |
| 1 | Michael Shelton | BYU | SR | DB | 12 | 18 | 112 | 6.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
| 3 | OJ Clark | NMSU | JR | WR | 11 | 13 | 81 | 6.23 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.4 |
| 4 | DJ Stubbs | Liberty | SO | WR | 10 | 9 | 93 | 10.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.3 |
| 5 | Mike Reynolds | Army | SR | DB | 9 | 7 | 87 | 12.43 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.7 |
| 6 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SR | WR | 11 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.1 |
| 7 | B.J. Farrow | Liberty | SR | WR | 9 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| 7 | Christian Gibson | NMSU | JR | RB | 11 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| 9 | Corbin Jackson | Liberty | SR | S | 10 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| 9 | Aleva Hifo | BYU | JR | WR | 12 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 9 | Elijah Riley | Army | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| 9 | Dylan Collie | BYU | SR | WR | 12 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 9 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 9 | Rhett Sandlin | BYU | SR | LB | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.