2018 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson | 15 | 42 | 300 | 7.14 | 1 | 2.8 | 20.0 | 
| 2 | Toledo | 13 | 36 | 474 | 13.17 | 3 | 2.8 | 36.5 | 
| 2 | Virginia | 13 | 36 | 247 | 6.86 | 0 | 2.8 | 19.0 | 
| 4 | Penn State | 13 | 33 | 270 | 8.18 | 1 | 2.5 | 20.8 | 
| 4 | Colorado | 12 | 33 | 260 | 7.88 | 0 | 2.8 | 21.7 | 
| 6 | Wake Forest | 13 | 32 | 361 | 11.28 | 3 | 2.5 | 27.8 | 
| 6 | Auburn | 13 | 32 | 344 | 10.75 | 1 | 2.5 | 26.5 | 
| 6 | Boise State | 13 | 32 | 256 | 8.00 | 1 | 2.5 | 19.7 | 
| 6 | Arkansas State | 13 | 32 | 252 | 7.88 | 1 | 2.5 | 19.4 | 
| 10 | Memphis | 14 | 31 | 317 | 10.23 | 1 | 2.2 | 22.6 | 
| 11 | Michigan | 13 | 30 | 316 | 10.53 | 1 | 2.3 | 24.3 | 
| 11 | Utah | 14 | 30 | 223 | 7.43 | 0 | 2.1 | 15.9 | 
| 13 | Iowa | 13 | 28 | 296 | 10.57 | 1 | 2.2 | 22.8 | 
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 28 | 175 | 6.25 | 2 | 2.2 | 13.5 | 
| 13 | Duke | 13 | 28 | 160 | 5.71 | 0 | 2.2 | 12.3 | 
| 16 | Appalachian State | 13 | 27 | 349 | 12.93 | 3 | 2.1 | 26.8 | 
| 16 | Florida | 13 | 27 | 265 | 9.81 | 2 | 2.1 | 20.4 | 
| 16 | Ohio State | 14 | 27 | 216 | 8.00 | 1 | 1.9 | 15.4 | 
| 16 | California | 13 | 27 | 167 | 6.19 | 0 | 2.1 | 12.8 | 
| 16 | Wyoming | 12 | 27 | 156 | 5.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.0 | 
| 16 | Tulane | 13 | 27 | 144 | 5.33 | 0 | 2.1 | 11.1 | 
| 22 | Marshall | 13 | 26 | 278 | 10.69 | 1 | 2.0 | 21.4 | 
| 22 | Buffalo | 14 | 26 | 255 | 9.81 | 0 | 1.9 | 18.2 | 
| 22 | Utah State | 13 | 26 | 237 | 9.12 | 2 | 2.0 | 18.2 | 
| 22 | Cincinnati | 13 | 26 | 137 | 5.27 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.5 | 
| 26 | Syracuse | 13 | 24 | 356 | 14.83 | 2 | 1.8 | 27.4 | 
| 26 | Stanford | 13 | 24 | 245 | 10.21 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.8 | 
| 26 | Texas A&M | 13 | 24 | 209 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.1 | 
| 26 | BYU | 13 | 24 | 158 | 6.58 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.2 | 
| 26 | Northwestern | 14 | 24 | 146 | 6.08 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.4 | 
| 31 | Boston College | 12 | 23 | 322 | 14.00 | 3 | 1.9 | 26.8 | 
| 31 | Temple | 13 | 23 | 301 | 13.09 | 3 | 1.8 | 23.2 | 
| 31 | Troy | 13 | 23 | 220 | 9.57 | 1 | 1.8 | 16.9 | 
| 31 | Michigan State | 13 | 23 | 142 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.9 | 
| 31 | Washington | 14 | 23 | 122 | 5.30 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.7 | 
| 31 | San Diego State | 13 | 23 | 114 | 4.96 | 1 | 1.8 | 8.8 | 
| 37 | Miami (FL) | 13 | 22 | 436 | 19.82 | 3 | 1.7 | 33.5 | 
| 37 | Georgia | 14 | 22 | 366 | 16.64 | 2 | 1.6 | 26.1 | 
| 37 | Oregon | 13 | 22 | 263 | 11.95 | 1 | 1.7 | 20.2 | 
| 37 | USC | 12 | 22 | 231 | 10.50 | 2 | 1.8 | 19.3 | 
| 37 | Arizona State | 13 | 22 | 227 | 10.32 | 1 | 1.7 | 17.5 | 
| 37 | SMU | 12 | 22 | 184 | 8.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.3 | 
| 43 | Florida State | 12 | 21 | 251 | 11.95 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.9 | 
| 43 | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 21 | 209 | 9.95 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.1 | 
| 43 | Ohio | 13 | 21 | 191 | 9.10 | 3 | 1.6 | 14.7 | 
| 43 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 21 | 130 | 6.19 | 1 | 1.5 | 9.3 | 
| 43 | UTEP | 12 | 21 | 129 | 6.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.8 | 
| 43 | Mississippi State | 13 | 21 | 116 | 5.52 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.9 | 
| 43 | Louisiana | 14 | 21 | 86 | 4.10 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.1 | 
| 50 | North Carolina | 11 | 20 | 286 | 14.30 | 1 | 1.8 | 26.0 | 
| 50 | Southern Miss | 11 | 20 | 229 | 11.45 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.8 | 
| 50 | Arizona | 12 | 20 | 202 | 10.10 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.8 | 
| 50 | Notre Dame | 13 | 20 | 196 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.1 | 
| 50 | UCF | 13 | 20 | 190 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.6 | 
| 50 | Hawaii | 14 | 20 | 173 | 8.65 | 1 | 1.4 | 12.4 | 
| 50 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 20 | 157 | 7.85 | 1 | 1.4 | 11.2 | 
| 50 | USF | 13 | 20 | 89 | 4.45 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.8 | 
| 50 | Missouri | 13 | 20 | 52 | 2.60 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 
| 59 | TCU | 13 | 19 | 352 | 18.53 | 2 | 1.5 | 27.1 | 
| 59 | Oklahoma | 14 | 19 | 276 | 14.53 | 2 | 1.4 | 19.7 | 
| 59 | UAB | 14 | 19 | 202 | 10.63 | 1 | 1.4 | 14.4 | 
| 59 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 19 | 123 | 6.47 | 1 | 1.5 | 9.5 | 
| 59 | Wisconsin | 13 | 19 | 91 | 4.79 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 | 
| 64 | Fresno State | 14 | 18 | 138 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.9 | 
| 64 | New Mexico State | 12 | 18 | 127 | 7.06 | 1 | 1.5 | 10.6 | 
| 64 | Maryland | 12 | 18 | 78 | 4.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 
| 64 | Kent State | 12 | 18 | 71 | 3.94 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.9 | 
| 64 | Illinois | 12 | 18 | 60 | 3.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 
| 69 | New Mexico | 12 | 17 | 330 | 19.41 | 1 | 1.4 | 27.5 | 
| 69 | Alabama | 15 | 17 | 250 | 14.71 | 1 | 1.1 | 16.7 | 
| 69 | Nevada | 13 | 17 | 214 | 12.59 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.5 | 
| 69 | Kansas State | 12 | 17 | 210 | 12.35 | 1 | 1.4 | 17.5 | 
| 69 | Texas State | 12 | 17 | 197 | 11.59 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.4 | 
| 69 | North Texas | 13 | 17 | 196 | 11.53 | 1 | 1.3 | 15.1 | 
| 69 | Houston | 13 | 17 | 167 | 9.82 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 
| 69 | Akron | 12 | 17 | 150 | 8.82 | 1 | 1.4 | 12.5 | 
| 69 | Baylor | 13 | 17 | 112 | 6.59 | 2 | 1.3 | 8.6 | 
| 69 | LSU | 13 | 17 | 99 | 5.82 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.6 | 
| 69 | Bowling Green | 12 | 17 | 97 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.1 | 
| 69 | Central Michigan | 12 | 17 | 61 | 3.59 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.1 | 
| 81 | Western Michigan | 13 | 16 | 343 | 21.44 | 2 | 1.2 | 26.4 | 
| 81 | Old Dominion | 12 | 16 | 191 | 11.94 | 1 | 1.3 | 15.9 | 
| 81 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 16 | 176 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.5 | 
| 81 | Nebraska | 12 | 16 | 150 | 9.38 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.5 | 
| 81 | Indiana | 12 | 16 | 147 | 9.19 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.3 | 
| 81 | UTSA | 12 | 16 | 102 | 6.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 | 
| 87 | FIU | 13 | 15 | 219 | 14.60 | 1 | 1.2 | 16.8 | 
| 87 | Kentucky | 13 | 15 | 198 | 13.20 | 2 | 1.2 | 15.2 | 
| 87 | Tennessee | 12 | 15 | 192 | 12.80 | 2 | 1.3 | 16.0 | 
| 87 | Texas | 14 | 15 | 183 | 12.20 | 1 | 1.1 | 13.1 | 
| 87 | NC State | 13 | 15 | 140 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.8 | 
| 87 | Washington State | 13 | 15 | 94 | 6.27 | 1 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 
| 87 | Kansas | 12 | 15 | 74 | 4.93 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.2 | 
| 87 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 15 | 69 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 | 
| 87 | Colorado State | 12 | 15 | 55 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 
| 96 | Iowa State | 13 | 14 | 176 | 12.57 | 0 | 1.1 | 13.5 | 
| 96 | San Jose State | 12 | 14 | 157 | 11.21 | 1 | 1.2 | 13.1 | 
| 96 | Texas Tech | 12 | 14 | 141 | 10.07 | 1 | 1.2 | 11.8 | 
| 96 | Navy | 13 | 14 | 106 | 7.57 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.2 | 
| 96 | East Carolina | 12 | 14 | 104 | 7.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.7 | 
| 96 | Purdue | 13 | 14 | 80 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.2 | 
| 102 | Louisville | 12 | 13 | 197 | 15.15 | 1 | 1.1 | 16.4 | 
| 102 | Liberty | 12 | 13 | 136 | 10.46 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.3 | 
| 102 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 13 | 91 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 
| 102 | UNLV | 12 | 13 | 39 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 
| 106 | Minnesota | 13 | 12 | 267 | 22.25 | 2 | 0.9 | 20.5 | 
| 106 | Army | 13 | 12 | 179 | 14.92 | 0 | 0.9 | 13.8 | 
| 106 | Tulsa | 12 | 12 | 149 | 12.42 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.4 | 
| 106 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 12 | 127 | 10.58 | 1 | 0.9 | 9.8 | 
| 106 | Air Force | 12 | 12 | 110 | 9.17 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.2 | 
| 106 | South Carolina | 13 | 12 | 95 | 7.92 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.3 | 
| 106 | Charlotte | 12 | 12 | 57 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 
| 106 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 12 | 32 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 
| 114 | UCLA | 12 | 11 | 100 | 9.09 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 
| 114 | West Virginia | 12 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 
| 114 | Rutgers | 12 | 11 | 55 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 
| 114 | Ole Miss | 12 | 11 | 36 | 3.27 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 
| 118 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 10 | 110 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.5 | 
| 118 | Ball State | 12 | 10 | 87 | 8.70 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.3 | 
| 118 | Oregon State | 12 | 10 | 80 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.7 | 
| 118 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 
| 122 | Georgia State | 12 | 9 | 158 | 17.56 | 1 | 0.8 | 13.2 | 
| 122 | Arkansas | 12 | 9 | 91 | 10.11 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.6 | 
| 122 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 
| 125 | Middle Tennessee State | 14 | 8 | 115 | 14.38 | 1 | 0.6 | 8.2 | 
| 125 | Massachusetts | 12 | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 
| 127 | South Alabama | 12 | 7 | 104 | 14.86 | 1 | 0.6 | 8.7 | 
| 127 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 7 | 93 | 13.29 | 1 | 0.6 | 7.8 | 
| 127 | Rice | 13 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 
| 130 | Connecticut | 12 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.2 |