2018 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayden Reed | W Mich | FR | WR | 5 | 6 | 189 | 31.50 | 1 | 1.2 | 37.8 |
| 2 | Maurice Alexander | FIU | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 165 | 23.57 | 1 | 1.4 | 33.0 |
| 3 | Clifton Duck | App St | JR | DB | 4 | 6 | 128 | 21.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 32.0 |
| 4 | KaVontae Turpin | TCU | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 145 | 20.71 | 1 | 1.4 | 29.0 |
| 5 | Jaylen Waddle | Alabama | FR | WR | 5 | 10 | 199 | 19.90 | 1 | 2.0 | 39.8 |
| 6 | Freddie Swain | Florida | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 154 | 19.25 | 1 | 1.6 | 30.8 |
| 7 | Ugochukwu Amadi | Oregon | SR | S | 5 | 6 | 115 | 19.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.0 |
| 8 | Greg Dortch | Wk Forest | SO | WR | 5 | 11 | 184 | 16.73 | 2 | 2.2 | 36.8 |
| 9 | Jordan Nathan | Utah State | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 133 | 16.63 | 1 | 2.0 | 33.3 |
| 10 | Rodjay Burns | Louisville | SO | CB | 5 | 9 | 148 | 16.44 | 1 | 1.8 | 29.6 |
| 11 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 130 | 14.44 | 1 | 1.8 | 26.0 |
| 12 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | SR | S | 5 | 7 | 101 | 14.43 | 1 | 1.4 | 20.2 |
| 13 | Ryan Davis | Auburn | SR | WR | 5 | 11 | 153 | 13.91 | 0 | 2.2 | 30.6 |
| 14 | Otis Anderson | UCF | SO | RB | 4 | 7 | 97 | 13.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 24.3 |
| 15 | Marcus Hayes | New Mexico | FR | S | 4 | 7 | 95 | 13.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 23.8 |
| 16 | Danzel McKinley-Lewis | Toledo | JR | WR | 3 | 7 | 93 | 13.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 31.0 |
| 17 | Michael Walker | BC | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 105 | 13.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 21.0 |
| 18 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SR | WR | 5 | 12 | 156 | 13.00 | 1 | 2.4 | 31.2 |
| 19 | Amari Rodgers | Clemson | SO | WR | 5 | 10 | 128 | 12.80 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.6 |
| 20 | CeeDee Lamb | Oklahoma | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 88 | 12.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 17.6 |
| 21 | Rafael Araujo-Lopes | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 110 | 12.22 | 1 | 1.8 | 22.0 |
| 22 | Trey Ellis | Vanderbilt | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 85 | 12.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 17.0 |
| 23 | Warren Wand | Ark St | SR | RB | 5 | 13 | 157 | 12.08 | 0 | 2.6 | 31.4 |
| 24 | Hutch White | Texas St | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 67 | 11.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.8 |
| 25 | Ronnie Blackmon | Colorado | SO | DB | 4 | 12 | 131 | 10.92 | 0 | 3.0 | 32.8 |
| 26 | Pop Williams | Memphis | JR | WR | 5 | 10 | 109 | 10.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.8 |
| 27 | K.J. Osborn | Buffalo | JR | WR | 5 | 12 | 129 | 10.75 | 0 | 2.4 | 25.8 |
| 28 | Antwan Cordy | Syracuse | SR | DB | 5 | 6 | 63 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.6 |
| 29 | De'Quan Bowman | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 70 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.0 |
| 30 | D.J. Matthews | FSU | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 67 | 9.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.4 |
| 31 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 91 | 9.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.2 |
| 32 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| 33 | Trevon Brown | ECU | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 71 | 8.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.8 |
| 34 | Michael Shelton | BYU | SR | DB | 5 | 8 | 70 | 8.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.0 |
| 35 | Kwamie Lassiter II | Kansas | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.2 |
| 36 | T.J. Rahming | Duke | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 86 | 8.60 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.2 |
| 37 | Shun Brown | Arizona | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 67 | 8.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.4 |
| 38 | David Bouvier | Kentucky | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.0 |
| 39 | Cole Tucker | N Illinois | FR | WR | 5 | 7 | 58 | 8.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.6 |
| 40 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | SO | WR | 5 | 13 | 107 | 8.23 | 1 | 2.6 | 21.4 |
| 41 | James Proche | SMU | JR | WR | 5 | 11 | 90 | 8.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 18.0 |
| 42 | OJ Clark | NMSU | JR | WR | 5 | 10 | 79 | 7.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.8 |
| 42 | Tyler Vaughns | USC | SO | WR | 5 | 10 | 79 | 7.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.8 |
| 44 | Vic Wharton III | California | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 71 | 7.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.8 |
| 45 | Kyle Groeneweg | Iowa | SR | WR | 4 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 19.0 |
| 46 | Britain Covey | Utah | SO | WR | 4 | 12 | 87 | 7.25 | 0 | 3.0 | 21.8 |
| 47 | Keith Mixon | Miss St | JR | WR | 5 | 10 | 72 | 7.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.4 |
| 48 | Kyle Sweet | Wash St | SR | WR | 5 | 11 | 79 | 7.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 15.8 |
| 49 | Khalil Shakir | Boise St | FR | WR | 4 | 8 | 54 | 6.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.5 |
| 50 | Zaquon Tyson | Kent State | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
| 50 | Greg Campbell Jr. | UTSA | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
| 52 | C.J. Saunders | Ohio State | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.0 |
| 53 | Aaron Fuller | Washington | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 46 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.2 |
| 54 | Damon Hazelton | Va Tech | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 55 | Riley Lees | N'western | SO | WR | 4 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 15.5 |
| 56 | Dazz Newsome | N Carolina | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 57 | C.J. Carroll | Va Tech | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.0 |
| 58 | Brandon Aiyuk | Ariz St | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.0 |
| 59 | Cody White | Mich St | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 60 | Terry Juniel | UTEP | SR | WR | 5 | 12 | 53 | 4.42 | 0 | 2.4 | 10.6 |
| 61 | Mark Quattlebaum | Charlotte | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.2 |
| 62 | Roshauud Paul | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.4 |
| 63 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | JR | WR | 5 | 10 | 39 | 3.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.8 |
| 64 | Aulden Knight | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 5 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 65 | Chuck Davis | Virginia | SO | WR | 4 | 10 | 30 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 7.5 |
| 66 | Marquez Callaway | Tennessee | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| 67 | Olabisi Johnson | CSU | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 20 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 4.0 |
| 68 | Taivon Jacobs | Maryland | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| 69 | Tyjon Lindsey | Nebraska | 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.