2018 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diontae Johnson | Toledo | JR | WR | 8 | 12 | 220 | 18.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 27.5 |
| 2 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | JR | WR | 8 | 14 | 218 | 15.57 | 2 | 1.8 | 27.3 |
| 3 | D.J. Matthews | FSU | SO | WR | 8 | 15 | 223 | 14.87 | 1 | 1.9 | 27.9 |
| 4 | Dazz Newsome | N Carolina | SO | WR | 8 | 12 | 173 | 14.42 | 1 | 1.5 | 21.6 |
| 5 | Kyle Groeneweg | Iowa | SR | WR | 9 | 15 | 193 | 12.87 | 1 | 1.7 | 21.4 |
| 6 | Michael Walker | BC | SR | WR | 8 | 14 | 177 | 12.64 | 1 | 1.8 | 22.1 |
| 7 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | SO | WR | 9 | 19 | 237 | 12.47 | 1 | 2.1 | 26.3 |
| 8 | Ryan Davis | Auburn | SR | WR | 8 | 12 | 135 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.9 |
| 9 | Shun Brown | Arizona | SR | WR | 9 | 15 | 167 | 11.13 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.6 |
| 10 | Trenton Irwin | Stanford | SR | WR | 9 | 11 | 121 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.4 |
| 11 | Pop Williams | Memphis | JR | WR | 9 | 21 | 223 | 10.62 | 1 | 2.3 | 24.8 |
| 12 | Britain Covey | Utah | SO | WR | 10 | 19 | 199 | 10.47 | 0 | 1.9 | 19.9 |
| 13 | Tarique Milton | Iowa State | FR | WR | 9 | 11 | 115 | 10.45 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.8 |
| 14 | Clifton Duck | App St | JR | DB | 9 | 14 | 146 | 10.43 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.2 |
| 15 | Sean Riley | Syracuse | JR | WR | 8 | 10 | 101 | 10.10 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.6 |
| 16 | James Proche | SMU | JR | WR | 8 | 14 | 141 | 10.07 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.6 |
| 16 | K.J. Osborn | Buffalo | JR | WR | 9 | 15 | 151 | 10.07 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.8 |
| 18 | Tavares Kelly | Virginia | FR | WR | 8 | 10 | 100 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.5 |
| 19 | Blake Banham | EMU | SR | WR | 8 | 17 | 155 | 9.12 | 0 | 2.1 | 19.4 |
| 20 | Rodjay Burns | Louisville | SO | CB | 7 | 9 | 75 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.7 |
| 21 | Avery Williams | Boise St | SO | CB | 9 | 15 | 120 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.3 |
| 21 | Amare Jones | Tulane | FR | RB | 8 | 13 | 104 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.0 |
| 23 | Warren Wand | Ark St | SR | RB | 8 | 16 | 123 | 7.69 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.4 |
| 24 | Ronnie Blackmon | Colorado | SO | DB | 9 | 20 | 153 | 7.65 | 0 | 2.2 | 17.0 |
| 25 | Garrett Binkley | SDSU | JR | CB | 7 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.9 |
| 26 | Marcel Williams | Marshall | SR | WR | 8 | 13 | 98 | 7.54 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.3 |
| 27 | Tyler Vaughns | USC | SO | WR | 9 | 14 | 101 | 7.21 | 1 | 1.6 | 11.2 |
| 28 | Roshauud Paul | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 8 | 16 | 113 | 7.06 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.1 |
| 29 | Aulden Knight | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 8 | 14 | 97 | 6.93 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.1 |
| 30 | Ronnie Rivers | Fresno St | SO | RB | 9 | 12 | 79 | 6.58 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.8 |
| 31 | Aaron Fuller | Washington | JR | WR | 10 | 15 | 98 | 6.53 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.8 |
| 32 | Terry Juniel | UTEP | SR | WR | 8 | 12 | 77 | 6.42 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.6 |
| 32 | Jack Dunn | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 9 | 12 | 77 | 6.42 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.6 |
| 34 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | JR | WR | 8 | 19 | 121 | 6.37 | 0 | 2.4 | 15.1 |
| 35 | Riley Lees | N'western | SO | WR | 10 | 13 | 82 | 6.31 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.2 |
| 36 | Amari Rodgers | Clemson | SO | WR | 9 | 31 | 191 | 6.16 | 1 | 3.4 | 21.2 |
| 37 | KJ Hamler | Penn State | SO | WR | 9 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.9 |
| 38 | Greg Dortch | Wk Forest | SO | WR | 8 | 19 | 106 | 5.58 | 0 | 2.4 | 13.3 |
| 38 | Freddie Swain | Florida | JR | WR | 7 | 12 | 67 | 5.58 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.6 |
| 40 | Nikko Remigio | California | FR | WR | 7 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.6 |
| 41 | Chuck Davis | Virginia | SO | WR | 8 | 14 | 74 | 5.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.3 |
| 42 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | JR | WR | 10 | 12 | 57 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| 43 | Cole Tucker | N Illinois | FR | WR | 9 | 14 | 59 | 4.21 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.6 |
| 44 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SR | WR | 9 | 12 | 47 | 3.92 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.2 |
| 45 | Jordan Nathan | Utah State | SO | WR | 7 | 12 | 34 | 2.83 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.9 |
| 46 | Quez Watkins | USM | SO | WR | 8 | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 47 | T.J. Rahming | Duke | SR | WR | 8 | 16 | 31 | 1.94 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.9 |
| 48 | Taivon Jacobs | Maryland | SR | WR | 9 | 13 | 25 | 1.92 | 0 | 1.4 | 2.8 |
| 49 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SR | WR | 8 | 10 | 13 | 1.30 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| 50 | Zaquon Tyson | Kent State | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 9 | 0.82 | 0 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.