2018 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in November Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | 4 | 10 | 130 | 13.00 | 3 | 2.5 | 32.5 |
| 2 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 8 | 142 | 17.75 | 2 | 2.0 | 35.5 |
| 3 | San Jose State | 4 | 1 | 51 | 51.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 12.8 |
| 3 | Akron | 4 | 2 | 72 | 36.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 18.0 |
| 3 | New Mexico | 4 | 4 | 137 | 34.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 34.3 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 88 | 29.33 | 1 | 0.8 | 22.0 |
| 3 | Tennessee | 4 | 6 | 143 | 23.83 | 1 | 1.5 | 35.8 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 4 | 6 | 139 | 23.17 | 1 | 1.5 | 34.8 |
| 3 | Boston College | 4 | 7 | 125 | 17.86 | 1 | 1.8 | 31.3 |
| 3 | Toledo | 3 | 13 | 207 | 15.92 | 1 | 4.3 | 69.0 |
| 3 | Iowa | 4 | 12 | 179 | 14.92 | 1 | 3.0 | 44.8 |
| 3 | Old Dominion | 3 | 7 | 102 | 14.57 | 1 | 2.3 | 34.0 |
| 3 | Oregon | 4 | 7 | 96 | 13.71 | 1 | 1.8 | 24.0 |
| 3 | Temple | 4 | 7 | 94 | 13.43 | 1 | 1.8 | 23.5 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 4 | 7 | 92 | 13.14 | 1 | 1.8 | 23.0 |
| 3 | Memphis | 4 | 13 | 147 | 11.31 | 1 | 3.3 | 36.8 |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.3 |
| 3 | Marshall | 4 | 11 | 110 | 10.00 | 1 | 2.8 | 27.5 |
| 3 | USC | 4 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Baylor | 4 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 4 | 10 | 84 | 8.40 | 1 | 2.5 | 21.0 |
| 3 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 1 | 1.2 | 8.8 |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 1 | 1.5 | 10.3 |
| 3 | Clemson | 4 | 12 | 79 | 6.58 | 1 | 3.0 | 19.8 |
| 25 | Texas Tech | 4 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.3 |
| 25 | Georgia | 4 | 6 | 103 | 17.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.8 |
| 25 | Michigan | 4 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.8 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 4 | 7 | 116 | 16.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 29.0 |
| 25 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.0 |
| 25 | Iowa State | 4 | 5 | 79 | 15.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.8 |
| 25 | UTSA | 4 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.8 |
| 25 | Army | 3 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.7 |
| 25 | Georgia State | 4 | 5 | 75 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.8 |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 25 | Tulsa | 4 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.0 |
| 25 | Appalachian State | 4 | 8 | 106 | 13.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.5 |
| 25 | Notre Dame | 4 | 7 | 92 | 13.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 23.0 |
| 25 | Syracuse | 4 | 9 | 109 | 12.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 27.3 |
| 25 | Texas | 4 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.0 |
| 25 | Purdue | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 25 | Ball State | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 25 | Arizona | 3 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.7 |
| 25 | Buffalo | 4 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.0 |
| 25 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 11 | 105 | 9.55 | 0 | 3.7 | 35.0 |
| 25 | Colorado | 4 | 9 | 82 | 9.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 20.5 |
| 25 | Kansas State | 4 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.5 |
| 25 | Oregon State | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 25 | Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.5 |
| 25 | Auburn | 4 | 13 | 110 | 8.46 | 0 | 3.3 | 27.5 |
| 25 | Northwestern | 4 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.8 |
| 25 | UTEP | 4 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 25 | Stanford | 3 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 19.0 |
| 25 | San Diego State | 4 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 19.0 |
| 25 | Utah | 5 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.0 |
| 25 | Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| 25 | Tulane | 4 | 12 | 89 | 7.42 | 0 | 3.0 | 22.3 |
| 25 | Navy | 4 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 25 | Wake Forest | 4 | 10 | 73 | 7.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 18.3 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 4 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.5 |
| 25 | North Carolina State | 4 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 25 | Mississippi State | 4 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 25 | Houston | 4 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| 25 | Charlotte | 4 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 25 | Wyoming | 3 | 10 | 62 | 6.20 | 0 | 3.3 | 20.7 |
| 25 | Florida International | 4 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| 25 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.0 |
| 25 | Washington | 4 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 4 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.8 |
| 25 | TCU | 4 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| 25 | Mississippi | 4 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.5 |
| 25 | UCF | 4 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 25 | UAB | 4 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 25 | South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 25 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 25 | Hawai'i | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 25 | SMU | 4 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 25 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 25 | Florida State | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 25 | Utah State | 4 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.5 |
| 25 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| 25 | Florida | 4 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 10.8 |
| 25 | California | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 25 | Troy | 4 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.3 |
| 25 | BYU | 4 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 25 | New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| 25 | East Carolina | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 25 | Massachusetts | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 25 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 25 | Central Michigan | 3 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.3 |
| 25 | Penn State | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| 25 | Rutgers | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| 25 | Nevada | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| 25 | Virginia | 4 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 25 | Missouri | 4 | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 7.5 |
| 25 | Bowling Green | 3 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 25 | Texas State | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 25 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 25 | Cincinnati | 4 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.0 |
| 25 | Fresno State | 4 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.3 |
| 25 | Duke | 4 | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
| 25 | North Texas | 3 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 25 | Kansas | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 25 | UNLV | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 25 | Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| 25 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| 25 | Western Michigan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 25 | South Florida | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 25 | Boise State | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 25 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 25 | Arkansas | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 25 | Air Force | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 25 | LSU | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 25 | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| 25 | Maryland | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 25 | Colorado State | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 25 | Kent State | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Louisville | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Indiana | 3 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| 25 | UCLA | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 25 | Alabama | 4 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| 25 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 4 | -7 | -1.75 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.8 |
| 25 | Illinois | 4 | 6 | -12 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.5 | -3.0 |
| 25 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| 25 | Liberty | 4 | 3 | -12 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | -3.0 |
| 25 | Rice | 4 | 2 | -15 | -7.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -3.8 |