2018 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Hayes | New Mexico | FR | S | 8 | 9 | 218 | 24.22 | 1 | 1.1 | 27.3 |
| 2 | Dazz Newsome | N Carolina | SO | WR | 9 | 13 | 206 | 15.85 | 1 | 1.4 | 22.9 |
| 3 | Rafael Araujo-Lopes | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 7 | 13 | 145 | 11.15 | 1 | 1.9 | 20.7 |
| 4 | D.J. Matthews | FSU | SO | WR | 7 | 8 | 140 | 17.50 | 1 | 1.1 | 20.0 |
| 5 | Tyler Vaughns | USC | SO | WR | 7 | 7 | 127 | 18.14 | 1 | 1.0 | 18.1 |
| 6 | Terry Juniel | UTEP | SR | WR | 11 | 19 | 126 | 6.63 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.5 |
| 7 | Ronnie Blackmon | Colorado | SO | DB | 7 | 16 | 123 | 7.69 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.6 |
| 8 | Jarion Anderson | Tulsa | JR | WR | 9 | 7 | 119 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.2 |
| 9 | Britain Covey | Utah | SO | WR | 4 | 9 | 116 | 12.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 29.0 |
| 10 | Michael Walker | BC | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 115 | 19.17 | 1 | 1.2 | 23.0 |
| 10 | Shun Brown | Arizona | SR | WR | 7 | 12 | 115 | 9.58 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.4 |
| 12 | Jeremiah Knight | Akron | FR | WR | 8 | 6 | 111 | 18.50 | 1 | 0.8 | 13.9 |
| 13 | Diontae Johnson | Toledo | JR | WR | 6 | 5 | 109 | 21.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.2 |
| 14 | Thai Cottrell | SJSU | SR | WR | 11 | 10 | 102 | 10.20 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.3 |
| 15 | Greg Dortch | Wk Forest | SO | WR | 6 | 16 | 101 | 6.31 | 0 | 2.7 | 16.8 |
| 16 | Penny Hart | Georgia St | JR | WR | 10 | 6 | 91 | 15.17 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.1 |
| 17 | Kyle Groeneweg | Iowa | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 78 | 11.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.5 |
| 18 | Trevon Brown | ECU | SR | WR | 9 | 10 | 77 | 7.70 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.6 |
| 19 | Hutch White | Texas St | JR | WR | 9 | 9 | 76 | 8.44 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| 20 | Rodjay Burns | Louisville | SO | CB | 8 | 9 | 75 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.4 |
| 21 | Trenton Irwin | Stanford | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.5 |
| 22 | Riley Lees | N'western | SO | WR | 5 | 12 | 73 | 6.08 | 0 | 2.4 | 14.6 |
| 23 | James Proche | SMU | JR | WR | 7 | 8 | 72 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.3 |
| 23 | OJ Clark | NMSU | JR | WR | 9 | 12 | 72 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 25 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 6 | 3 | 70 | 23.33 | 1 | 0.5 | 11.7 |
| 26 | Marcus Milton | BGSU | SR | DB | 9 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.6 |
| 27 | DJ Stubbs | Liberty | SO | WR | 6 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.0 |
| 27 | Trey Ellis | Vanderbilt | SR | WR | 7 | 7 | 66 | 9.43 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.4 |
| 29 | Brandon Jones | Texas | JR | DB | 3 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 21.7 |
| 29 | Roshauud Paul | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.3 |
| 31 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | JR | WR | 6 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.7 |
| 32 | Avery Young | Rutgers | FR | DB | 11 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.7 |
| 33 | Deon Stewart | Arkansas | JR | WR | 10 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.2 |
| 34 | Tarique Milton | Iowa State | FR | WR | 5 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.8 |
| 34 | Darrell Brown | ODU | JR | WR | 6 | 5 | 59 | 11.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.8 |
| 36 | Warren Wand | Ark St | SR | RB | 5 | 9 | 58 | 6.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.6 |
| 37 | Jacob Springer | Navy | SO | S | 9 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| 38 | N'Keal Harry | Ariz St | JR | WR | 5 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.8 |
| 39 | Bryan Edwards | S Carolina | JR | WR | 6 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.8 |
| 39 | De'Quan Bowman | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 7 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.6 |
| 41 | Tre Jenkins | SJSU | FR | S | 3 | 1 | 51 | 51.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 17.0 |
| 41 | Greg Campbell Jr. | UTSA | SR | WR | 8 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.4 |
| 41 | Pop Williams | Memphis | JR | WR | 6 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| 44 | Ryan Davis | Auburn | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.4 |
| 44 | Brandon Aiyuk | Ariz St | JR | WR | 6 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.8 |
| 46 | Marquez Callaway | Tennessee | JR | WR | 7 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.6 |
| 47 | Jesse Aniebonam | Maryland | SR | DL | 7 | 1 | 45 | 45.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 6.4 |
| 48 | Ty Lee | MTSU | JR | WR | 6 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.3 |
| 48 | Demetrius Douglas | Minnesota | FR | WR | 6 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.3 |
| 48 | Brad Stewart | Ga Tech | SR | WR | 6 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| 51 | Mecole Hardman | Georgia | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.3 |
| 52 | Isaiah Harper | ODU | SR | WR | 8 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 52 | Jonathan Giles | LSU | JR | WR | 3 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.3 |
| 52 | Kwamie Lassiter II | Kansas | SO | WR | 8 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.0 |
| 55 | Alex Bachman | Wk Forest | SR | WR | 5 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.8 |
| 56 | Kaleb Fossum | Nevada | JR | WR | 5 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.6 |
| 56 | Quez Watkins | USM | SO | WR | 5 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.6 |
| 56 | Blake Banham | EMU | SR | WR | 6 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| 59 | Nikko Remigio | California | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.3 |
| 59 | Isaiah Zuber | Kansas St | JR | WR | 7 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 61 | Demetrius Kemp | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 5 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 7.2 |
| 61 | Kyle Philips | UCLA | FR | WR | 4 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 61 | DeeJay Dallas | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 6 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| 61 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | SR | WR | 7 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.1 |
| 61 | Mark Quattlebaum | Charlotte | SR | WR | 7 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.1 |
| 66 | Aaron Fuller | Washington | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.8 |
| 67 | Jordan Nathan | Utah State | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.0 |
| 67 | Chuck Davis | Virginia | SO | WR | 5 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.8 |
| 69 | Jaylond Adams | USM | SO | WR | 3 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 11.0 |
| 69 | D'Shawn Jamison | Texas | FR | DB | 3 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.0 |
| 69 | Zaquon Tyson | Kent State | SR | WR | 10 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
| 72 | Ugochukwu Amadi | Oregon | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 72 | Marcus Jones | Troy | SO | CB | 3 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.7 |
| 72 | Vic Wharton III | California | SR | WR | 5 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.4 |
| 75 | Ezekiel Barnett | La Tech | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 10.3 |
| 75 | Anthony D. Taylor | Texas St | JR | RB | 9 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| 75 | Jack Dunn | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 5 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.2 |
| 75 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | JR | WR | 5 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.2 |
| 75 | Michael Shelton | BYU | SR | DB | 6 | 10 | 31 | 3.10 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.2 |
| 80 | KaVontae Turpin | TCU | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 81 | Elijah Moore | Miss | FR | WR | 7 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| 82 | Dylan Conner | Ohio | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| 82 | Freddie Swain | Florida | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.3 |
| 84 | Andre Bodden | Oregon St | JR | WR | 9 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| 84 | C.J. Carroll | Va Tech | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 27.0 |
| 86 | Dominique Dafney | Iowa | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.7 |
| 86 | Marcel Williams | Marshall | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 86 | Aulden Knight | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 2 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 13.0 |
| 89 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SR | WR | 8 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| 90 | Thayer Thomas | NC State | FR | WR | 4 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 90 | Roger Cray | Western Ky | SO | DB | 9 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| 90 | Damon Hazelton | Va Tech | SO | WR | 7 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
| 93 | NaJee Thompson | Ga South | FR | WR | 3 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| 93 | Mike Palmer | BC | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.4 |
| 93 | Kenny Young | Miami (Oh) | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
| 93 | Garrett Binkley | SDSU | JR | CB | 5 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.4 |
| 93 | T.J. Rahming | Duke | SR | WR | 5 | 11 | 22 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 4.4 |
| 98 | Ronald Cleveland | Air Force | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 98 | Olabisi Johnson | CSU | SR | WR | 8 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| 100 | Khaleke Hudson | Michigan | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.7 |