2018 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston College | 3 | 7 | 86 | 12.29 | 2 | 2.3 | 28.7 | 
| 2 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 2 | 88 | 44.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 29.3 | 
| 2 | Nebraska | 4 | 3 | 99 | 33.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 24.8 | 
| 2 | South Alabama | 3 | 3 | 88 | 29.33 | 1 | 1.0 | 29.3 | 
| 2 | North Carolina | 3 | 5 | 126 | 25.20 | 1 | 1.7 | 42.0 | 
| 2 | Temple | 3 | 8 | 141 | 17.63 | 1 | 2.7 | 47.0 | 
| 2 | Boise State | 4 | 11 | 189 | 17.18 | 1 | 2.8 | 47.3 | 
| 2 | Florida State | 3 | 11 | 181 | 16.45 | 1 | 3.7 | 60.3 | 
| 2 | UAB | 4 | 8 | 128 | 16.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 32.0 | 
| 2 | USC | 3 | 7 | 103 | 14.71 | 1 | 2.3 | 34.3 | 
| 2 | Arizona State | 3 | 9 | 124 | 13.78 | 1 | 3.0 | 41.3 | 
| 2 | Kentucky | 3 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 21.7 | 
| 2 | Utah State | 4 | 9 | 59 | 6.56 | 1 | 2.3 | 14.8 | 
| 2 | Texas Tech | 3 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 1 | 1.7 | 8.7 | 
| 2 | San Diego State | 4 | 7 | 32 | 4.57 | 1 | 1.8 | 8.0 | 
| 2 | Washington State | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 
| 17 | Stanford | 3 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.7 | 
| 17 | Liberty | 3 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.0 | 
| 17 | FIU | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 
| 17 | Georgia | 3 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 28.0 | 
| 17 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 27.7 | 
| 17 | Air Force | 4 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.5 | 
| 17 | New Mexico | 4 | 6 | 98 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.5 | 
| 17 | Louisville | 3 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.3 | 
| 17 | Texas A&M | 3 | 7 | 113 | 16.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 37.7 | 
| 17 | Georgia State | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 
| 17 | Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.8 | 
| 17 | Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 56 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 
| 17 | Toledo | 5 | 8 | 108 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 21.6 | 
| 17 | SMU | 3 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.3 | 
| 17 | Army | 3 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.3 | 
| 17 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 
| 17 | Texas State | 4 | 7 | 90 | 12.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 22.5 | 
| 17 | Utah | 4 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.0 | 
| 17 | North Texas | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 
| 17 | UCLA | 4 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.8 | 
| 17 | Hawaii | 4 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.3 | 
| 17 | Marshall | 3 | 6 | 68 | 11.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.7 | 
| 17 | Arizona | 4 | 8 | 88 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 | 
| 17 | Rice | 4 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.3 | 
| 17 | Cincinnati | 3 | 7 | 76 | 10.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 25.3 | 
| 17 | Memphis | 3 | 5 | 54 | 10.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.0 | 
| 17 | South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.7 | 
| 17 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.3 | 
| 17 | Virginia | 3 | 11 | 115 | 10.45 | 0 | 3.7 | 38.3 | 
| 17 | San Jose State | 4 | 7 | 71 | 10.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.8 | 
| 17 | TCU | 3 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 
| 17 | Navy | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 
| 17 | Michigan | 3 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 23.0 | 
| 17 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.8 | 
| 17 | Buffalo | 4 | 7 | 68 | 9.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.0 | 
| 17 | Arkansas | 4 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.3 | 
| 17 | Bowling Green | 4 | 8 | 75 | 9.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.8 | 
| 17 | Iowa | 4 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.3 | 
| 17 | Houston | 4 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.0 | 
| 17 | Fresno State | 4 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.3 | 
| 17 | UTEP | 3 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.3 | 
| 17 | Troy | 3 | 7 | 60 | 8.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 20.0 | 
| 17 | LSU | 3 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.0 | 
| 17 | Wake Forest | 3 | 7 | 58 | 8.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 19.3 | 
| 17 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.7 | 
| 17 | Missouri | 4 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.0 | 
| 17 | West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 
| 17 | Wyoming | 4 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.8 | 
| 17 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 
| 17 | Syracuse | 3 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.0 | 
| 17 | Oregon | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 
| 17 | Colorado State | 4 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 | 
| 17 | Massachusetts | 3 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.0 | 
| 17 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.8 | 
| 17 | Iowa State | 3 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.0 | 
| 17 | Washington | 4 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.5 | 
| 17 | Nevada | 4 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.8 | 
| 17 | Old Dominion | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 
| 17 | Clemson | 3 | 13 | 83 | 6.38 | 0 | 4.3 | 27.7 | 
| 17 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.3 | 
| 17 | Rutgers | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 
| 17 | Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 
| 17 | Appalachian State | 3 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.7 | 
| 17 | Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 
| 17 | Florida | 3 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 12.3 | 
| 17 | BYU | 3 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 3.0 | 15.7 | 
| 17 | Michigan State | 4 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 13.0 | 
| 17 | Akron | 4 | 10 | 50 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 
| 17 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 
| 17 | Minnesota | 4 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 
| 17 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 
| 17 | Colorado | 4 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 12.0 | 
| 17 | Northwestern | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 | 
| 17 | Western Michigan | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 | 
| 17 | Purdue | 3 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 
| 17 | Central Michigan | 4 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 | 
| 17 | East Carolina | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 
| 17 | Ohio State | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 
| 17 | Ball State | 5 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 
| 17 | Auburn | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 
| 17 | UCF | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 
| 17 | Charlotte | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 
| 17 | Southern Miss | 3 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.7 | 
| 17 | Louisiana | 4 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.5 | 
| 17 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.3 | 
| 17 | NC State | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 
| 17 | Penn State | 3 | 11 | 40 | 3.64 | 0 | 3.7 | 13.3 | 
| 17 | Indiana | 4 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 
| 17 | Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 
| 17 | Maryland | 4 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 
| 17 | Tulane | 3 | 9 | 27 | 3.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 
| 17 | Illinois | 4 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 
| 17 | Kansas | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 
| 17 | USF | 4 | 8 | 23 | 2.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 
| 17 | UNLV | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 
| 17 | California | 4 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 
| 17 | Duke | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 
| 17 | UTSA | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 
| 17 | Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 
| 17 | Ohio | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 
| 17 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 
| 17 | Arkansas State | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 
| 17 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 
| 17 | Ole Miss | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 
| 17 | Kent State | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 
| 17 | Texas | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 
| 17 | New Mexico State | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 
| 17 | Mississippi State | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 
| 17 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 
| 17 | Oregon State | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 
| 17 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | -7 | -2.33 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.3 | 
| 17 | Baylor | 3 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.0 | 
| 17 | Alabama | 3 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | -2.0 |