2018 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lynn Bowden, Jr. | Kentucky | SO | WR | 12 | 5 | 146 | 29.20 | 2 | 0.4 | 12.2 |
| 1 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | JR | WR | 12 | 17 | 221 | 13.00 | 2 | 1.4 | 18.4 |
| 3 | Tre Jenkins | SJSU | FR | S | 3 | 1 | 51 | 51.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 17.0 |
| 3 | Jesse Aniebonam | Maryland | SR | DL | 12 | 1 | 45 | 45.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| 3 | Antoine Winfield Jr. | Minnesota | SO | DB | 5 | 3 | 110 | 36.67 | 1 | 0.6 | 22.0 |
| 3 | Sevyn Banks | Ohio State | FR | CB | 5 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 6.6 |
| 3 | KaVontae Turpin | TCU | SR | WR | 6 | 5 | 142 | 28.40 | 1 | 0.8 | 23.7 |
| 3 | Dylan Conner | Ohio | SO | LB | 12 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| 3 | Eric Stokes | Georgia | FR | DB | 12 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| 3 | Sutton Smith | N Illinois | JR | DE | 14 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| 3 | Marcus Hayes | New Mexico | FR | S | 10 | 14 | 309 | 22.07 | 1 | 1.4 | 30.9 |
| 3 | Mecole Hardman | Georgia | JR | WR | 13 | 15 | 316 | 21.07 | 1 | 1.2 | 24.3 |
| 3 | Thomas Hennigan | App St | SO | WR | 12 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 1 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| 3 | Reggie Gilliam | Toledo | JR | TE | 12 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 3 | Jeff Thomas | Miami (Fl) | SO | WR | 10 | 7 | 131 | 18.71 | 1 | 0.7 | 13.1 |
| 3 | Diontae Johnson | Toledo | JR | WR | 12 | 13 | 241 | 18.54 | 1 | 1.1 | 20.1 |
| 3 | Chase Biles | UAB | SO | CB | 12 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 3 | Penny Hart | Georgia St | JR | WR | 11 | 9 | 158 | 17.56 | 1 | 0.8 | 14.4 |
| 3 | DeeJay Dallas | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 12 | 10 | 175 | 17.50 | 1 | 0.8 | 14.6 |
| 3 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 11 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 7.7 |
| 3 | Thomas Leggett | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 3 | Justin McInnis | Ark St | SR | WR | 12 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 3 | N'Keal Harry | Ariz St | JR | WR | 12 | 9 | 152 | 16.89 | 1 | 0.8 | 12.7 |
| 3 | Demetrius Douglas | Minnesota | FR | WR | 13 | 7 | 113 | 16.14 | 1 | 0.5 | 8.7 |
| 3 | Ugochukwu Amadi | Oregon | SR | S | 12 | 14 | 223 | 15.93 | 1 | 1.2 | 18.6 |
| 3 | Sean Riley | Syracuse | JR | WR | 12 | 14 | 220 | 15.71 | 1 | 1.2 | 18.3 |
| 3 | Maurice Alexander | FIU | JR | WR | 12 | 13 | 190 | 14.62 | 1 | 1.1 | 15.8 |
| 3 | Jaylen Waddle | Alabama | FR | WR | 14 | 16 | 233 | 14.56 | 1 | 1.1 | 16.6 |
| 3 | Michael Walker | BC | SR | WR | 11 | 18 | 257 | 14.28 | 1 | 1.6 | 23.4 |
| 3 | D.J. Matthews | FSU | SO | WR | 11 | 18 | 249 | 13.83 | 1 | 1.6 | 22.6 |
| 3 | D'Shawn Jamison | Texas | FR | DB | 13 | 9 | 118 | 13.11 | 1 | 0.7 | 9.1 |
| 3 | Jeremiah Knight | Akron | FR | WR | 10 | 11 | 142 | 12.91 | 1 | 1.1 | 14.2 |
| 3 | Marquez Callaway | Tennessee | JR | WR | 11 | 13 | 167 | 12.85 | 1 | 1.2 | 15.2 |
| 3 | Dazz Newsome | N Carolina | SO | WR | 10 | 16 | 204 | 12.75 | 1 | 1.6 | 20.4 |
| 3 | Kylan Nelson | Ohio | SR | S | 12 | 6 | 76 | 12.67 | 1 | 0.5 | 6.3 |
| 3 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | SR | S | 11 | 10 | 119 | 11.90 | 1 | 0.9 | 10.8 |
| 3 | Pop Williams | Memphis | JR | WR | 13 | 27 | 319 | 11.81 | 1 | 2.1 | 24.5 |
| 3 | Keegan Brewer | N Texas | SO | WR | 12 | 12 | 134 | 11.17 | 1 | 1.0 | 11.2 |
| 3 | Brandon Drayton | Marshall | SO | S | 12 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 3 | Kyle Groeneweg | Iowa | SR | WR | 12 | 22 | 240 | 10.91 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.0 |
| 3 | Tyler Vaughns | USC | SO | WR | 12 | 19 | 199 | 10.47 | 1 | 1.6 | 16.6 |
| 3 | Freddie Swain | Florida | JR | WR | 10 | 20 | 207 | 10.35 | 1 | 2.0 | 20.7 |
| 3 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | SO | WR | 13 | 25 | 250 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.9 | 19.2 |
| 3 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SR | WR | 13 | 18 | 176 | 9.78 | 1 | 1.4 | 13.5 |
| 3 | Rafael Araujo-Lopes | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 13 | 17 | 157 | 9.24 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.1 |
| 3 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | SR | WR | 12 | 16 | 147 | 9.19 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 3 | Amari Rodgers | Clemson | SO | WR | 14 | 37 | 212 | 5.73 | 1 | 2.6 | 15.1 |