2018 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodjay Burns | Louisville | SO | CB | 3 | 4 | 122 | 30.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 40.7 |
| 2 | Quez Watkins | USM | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 114 | 28.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 38.0 |
| 3 | Greg Dortch | Wk Forest | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 170 | 28.33 | 2 | 1.5 | 42.5 |
| 4 | Sean Riley | Syracuse | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 161 | 26.83 | 1 | 1.2 | 32.2 |
| 5 | Mecole Hardman | Georgia | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 133 | 22.17 | 1 | 1.2 | 26.6 |
| 6 | Ugochukwu Amadi | Oregon | SR | S | 4 | 5 | 110 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.5 |
| 7 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 129 | 21.50 | 1 | 1.5 | 32.3 |
| 8 | KaVontae Turpin | TCU | SR | WR | 3 | 7 | 145 | 20.71 | 1 | 2.3 | 48.3 |
| 9 | Maurice Alexander | FIU | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 165 | 20.63 | 1 | 1.6 | 33.0 |
| 10 | Tyler Vaughns | USC | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 98 | 19.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 32.7 |
| 11 | Jaylen Waddle | Alabama | FR | WR | 6 | 8 | 144 | 18.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 24.0 |
| 12 | De'Quan Bowman | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.7 |
| 13 | Jordan Nathan | Utah State | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 132 | 16.50 | 1 | 1.6 | 26.4 |
| 14 | Hutch White | Texas St | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 115 | 16.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 28.8 |
| 15 | Michael Walker | BC | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 97 | 16.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.3 |
| 16 | Dazz Newsome | N Carolina | SO | WR | 3 | 7 | 113 | 16.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 37.7 |
| 17 | Otis Anderson | UCF | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 96 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.0 |
| 18 | Freddie Swain | Florida | JR | WR | 4 | 10 | 157 | 15.70 | 1 | 2.5 | 39.3 |
| 19 | Ronald Cleveland | Air Force | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.7 |
| 20 | Thayer Thomas | NC State | FR | WR | 5 | 7 | 101 | 14.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 20.2 |
| 21 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | SR | WR | 3 | 8 | 111 | 13.88 | 1 | 2.7 | 37.0 |
| 22 | Marcus Hayes | New Mexico | FR | S | 4 | 7 | 95 | 13.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 23.8 |
| 23 | Marquez Callaway | Tennessee | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 108 | 13.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| 23 | Amari Rodgers | Clemson | SO | WR | 6 | 8 | 108 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.0 |
| 25 | CeeDee Lamb | Oklahoma | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 93 | 13.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 23.3 |
| 26 | T.J. Rahming | Duke | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 115 | 12.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 23.0 |
| 27 | Trey Ellis | Vanderbilt | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 85 | 12.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 17.0 |
| 28 | Roshauud Paul | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 96 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 19.2 |
| 28 | Khalil Shakir | Boise St | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 60 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.0 |
| 30 | Rafael Araujo-Lopes | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 114 | 11.40 | 1 | 2.0 | 22.8 |
| 31 | Pop Williams | Memphis | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 90 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 18.0 |
| 32 | Ronnie Blackmon | Colorado | SO | DB | 3 | 10 | 109 | 10.90 | 0 | 3.3 | 36.3 |
| 33 | K.J. Osborn | Buffalo | JR | WR | 5 | 10 | 106 | 10.60 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.2 |
| 34 | Kwamie Lassiter II | Kansas | SO | WR | 3 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.7 |
| 34 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.4 |
| 36 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 13 | 20 | 196 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.1 |
| 36 | Trevon Brown | ECU | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 38 | Warren Wand | Ark St | SR | RB | 5 | 12 | 108 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.4 | 21.6 |
| 39 | Damon Hazelton | Va Tech | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.2 |
| 40 | Keith Mixon | Miss St | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 69 | 8.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.3 |
| 41 | Kyle Sweet | Wash St | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 74 | 8.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.5 |
| 42 | Ryan Davis | Auburn | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 82 | 8.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.4 |
| 43 | Brandon Aiyuk | Ariz St | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 44 | Michael Shelton | BYU | SR | DB | 11 | 19 | 139 | 7.32 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.6 |
| 45 | David Bouvier | Kentucky | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.6 |
| 46 | Michael Wilson | Stanford | FR | WR | 4 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 47 | Zaquon Tyson | Kent State | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| 48 | Bryan Edwards | S Carolina | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.8 |
| 49 | OJ Clark | NMSU | JR | WR | 9 | 13 | 81 | 6.23 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.0 |
| 50 | Terry Juniel | UTEP | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.0 |
| 51 | Mark Quattlebaum | Charlotte | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.3 |
| 52 | Rondale Moore | Purdue | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.8 |
| 53 | Kyle Groeneweg | Iowa | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 45 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 11.3 |
| 54 | Roger Cray | Western Ky | SO | DB | 4 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 55 | Vic Wharton III | California | SR | WR | 3 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 12.0 |
| 55 | Darnay Holmes | UCLA | SO | DB | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 57 | Kenny Young | Miami (Oh) | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.5 |
| 58 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.8 |
| 59 | C.J. Saunders | Ohio State | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 60 | James Proche | SMU | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 61 | Jamil Sabbagh | CMU | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.8 |
| 62 | Riley Lees | N'western | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.5 |
| 63 | Britain Covey | Utah | SO | WR | 3 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.3 |
| 64 | Aaron Fuller | Washington | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.0 |
| 65 | Jack Dunn | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| 66 | Jalen Nailor | Mich St | FR | WR | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| 67 | Olabisi Johnson | CSU | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 20 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 68 | Aulden Knight | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 5 | 11 | 27 | 2.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 5.4 |
| 69 | Duke Shelley | Kansas St | SR | DB | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 70 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| 71 | Chuck Davis | Virginia | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 | 0 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
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.