2018 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dazz Newsome | N Carolina | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 75 | 37.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 75.0 |
| 2 | Michael Walker | BC | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 91 | 30.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 45.5 |
| 3 | Trenton Irwin | Stanford | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 21.7 |
| 4 | James Proche | SMU | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 64 | 12.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 21.3 |
| 5 | Roshauud Paul | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 89 | 12.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 22.3 |
| 6 | Tyler Vaughns | USC | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.7 |
| 7 | Rafael Araujo-Lopes | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 76 | 10.86 | 1 | 1.4 | 15.2 |
| 8 | Jordan Nathan | Utah State | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 9 | Britain Covey | Utah | SO | WR | 3 | 8 | 80 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 26.7 |
| 9 | Ronnie Blackmon | Colorado | SO | DB | 2 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.0 |
| 11 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.5 |
| 11 | Trey Ellis | Vanderbilt | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.5 |
| 13 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | SO | WR | 5 | 10 | 89 | 8.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.8 |
| 14 | Riley Lees | N'western | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 67 | 8.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.8 |
| 15 | Ryan Davis | Auburn | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 81 | 8.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.2 |
| 16 | Greg Dortch | Wk Forest | SO | WR | 3 | 9 | 70 | 7.78 | 0 | 3.0 | 23.3 |
| 17 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 53 | 7.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.3 |
| 18 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.0 |
| 19 | T.J. Rahming | Duke | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 20 | Freddie Swain | Florida | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 21 | Jonathan Giles | LSU | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.0 |
| 22 | Johnathon Johnson | Missouri | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 23 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.2 |
| 24 | Keegan Brewer | N Texas | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 25 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 26 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| 27 | Dillon Stoner | Okla St | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 28 | KJ Hamler | Penn State | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.5 |
| 29 | Amari Rodgers | Clemson | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.3 |
| 30 | Kenny Young | Miami (Oh) | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 31 | Aaron Fuller | Washington | JR | WR | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 32 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| 33 | Kyle Groeneweg | Iowa | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| 34 | Avery Williams | Boise St | SO | CB | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 35 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | -3 | -0.60 | 0 | 1.3 | -0.8 |
| 36 | Aulden Knight | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -3.0 |
| 37 | Jacob Robertson Jr. | Tulane | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | -5 | -1.67 | 0 | 1.5 | -2.5 |
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.