2018 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 12 | 29 | 382 | 13.17 | 2 | 2.4 | 31.8 | 
| 2 | New Mexico | 11 | 16 | 321 | 20.06 | 1 | 1.5 | 29.2 | 
| 3 | Boston College | 11 | 20 | 299 | 14.95 | 3 | 1.8 | 27.2 | 
| 4 | Georgia | 13 | 18 | 352 | 19.56 | 2 | 1.4 | 27.1 | 
| 5 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 18 | 305 | 16.94 | 2 | 1.5 | 25.4 | 
| 6 | Iowa | 12 | 26 | 298 | 11.46 | 1 | 2.2 | 24.8 | 
| 6 | Memphis | 13 | 29 | 323 | 11.14 | 1 | 2.2 | 24.8 | 
| 8 | Michigan | 13 | 30 | 316 | 10.53 | 1 | 2.3 | 24.3 | 
| 9 | Auburn | 12 | 28 | 290 | 10.36 | 0 | 2.3 | 24.2 | 
| 10 | Marshall | 12 | 24 | 278 | 11.58 | 1 | 2.0 | 23.2 | 
| 11 | Temple | 12 | 21 | 273 | 13.00 | 3 | 1.8 | 22.8 | 
| 12 | Syracuse | 12 | 19 | 272 | 14.32 | 1 | 1.6 | 22.7 | 
| 13 | Colorado | 11 | 29 | 247 | 8.52 | 0 | 2.6 | 22.5 | 
| 14 | Florida State | 11 | 20 | 243 | 12.15 | 1 | 1.8 | 22.1 | 
| 15 | Appalachian State | 12 | 22 | 262 | 11.91 | 1 | 1.8 | 21.8 | 
| 16 | Florida | 11 | 22 | 231 | 10.50 | 2 | 2.0 | 21.0 | 
| 17 | Penn State | 13 | 33 | 270 | 8.18 | 1 | 2.5 | 20.8 | 
| 18 | Virginia | 12 | 33 | 248 | 7.52 | 0 | 2.8 | 20.7 | 
| 19 | Minnesota | 13 | 12 | 267 | 22.25 | 2 | 0.9 | 20.5 | 
| 20 | North Carolina | 10 | 17 | 204 | 12.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 20.4 | 
| 21 | Oregon | 12 | 19 | 242 | 12.74 | 1 | 1.6 | 20.2 | 
| 22 | TCU | 12 | 13 | 239 | 18.38 | 1 | 1.1 | 19.9 | 
| 23 | Oklahoma | 14 | 19 | 276 | 14.53 | 2 | 1.4 | 19.7 | 
| 23 | Boise State | 13 | 32 | 256 | 8.00 | 1 | 2.5 | 19.7 | 
| 25 | USC | 12 | 22 | 231 | 10.50 | 2 | 1.8 | 19.3 | 
| 26 | Wake Forest | 12 | 28 | 225 | 8.04 | 1 | 2.3 | 18.8 | 
| 27 | Arizona | 11 | 19 | 203 | 10.68 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.5 | 
| 28 | Alabama | 14 | 17 | 250 | 14.71 | 1 | 1.2 | 17.9 | 
| 29 | Arizona State | 13 | 22 | 227 | 10.32 | 1 | 1.7 | 17.5 | 
| 30 | Buffalo | 13 | 23 | 226 | 9.83 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.4 | 
| 31 | Utah | 13 | 27 | 221 | 8.19 | 0 | 2.1 | 17.0 | 
| 32 | Texas A&M | 12 | 21 | 200 | 9.52 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.7 | 
| 32 | SMU | 11 | 20 | 184 | 9.20 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.7 | 
| 34 | Kentucky | 12 | 14 | 196 | 14.00 | 2 | 1.2 | 16.3 | 
| 35 | Troy | 12 | 22 | 193 | 8.77 | 1 | 1.8 | 16.1 | 
| 36 | Arkansas State | 12 | 27 | 192 | 7.11 | 1 | 2.3 | 16.0 | 
| 37 | FIU | 12 | 13 | 190 | 14.62 | 1 | 1.1 | 15.8 | 
| 38 | Ohio | 12 | 20 | 187 | 9.35 | 3 | 1.7 | 15.6 | 
| 39 | Stanford | 12 | 21 | 186 | 8.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.5 | 
| 40 | Ohio State | 14 | 27 | 216 | 8.00 | 1 | 1.9 | 15.4 | 
| 41 | Texas State | 11 | 14 | 168 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.3 | 
| 42 | Tennessee | 11 | 13 | 167 | 12.85 | 1 | 1.2 | 15.2 | 
| 42 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 19 | 182 | 9.58 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.2 | 
| 42 | Clemson | 14 | 40 | 213 | 5.33 | 1 | 2.9 | 15.2 | 
| 45 | Notre Dame | 13 | 20 | 196 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.1 | 
| 46 | Georgia State | 11 | 9 | 158 | 17.56 | 1 | 0.8 | 14.4 | 
| 47 | Wyoming | 11 | 26 | 154 | 5.92 | 0 | 2.4 | 14.0 | 
| 48 | UAB | 13 | 17 | 178 | 10.47 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.7 | 
| 49 | San Jose State | 11 | 12 | 148 | 12.33 | 1 | 1.1 | 13.5 | 
| 50 | Akron | 11 | 14 | 147 | 10.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.4 | 
| 51 | Texas | 14 | 15 | 183 | 12.20 | 1 | 1.1 | 13.1 | 
| 52 | Iowa State | 12 | 13 | 153 | 11.77 | 0 | 1.1 | 12.8 | 
| 52 | Liberty | 10 | 12 | 128 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.8 | 
| 54 | Tulsa | 11 | 10 | 135 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 12.3 | 
| 54 | Indiana | 12 | 16 | 147 | 9.19 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.3 | 
| 54 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 25 | 147 | 5.88 | 2 | 2.1 | 12.3 | 
| 57 | Army | 11 | 9 | 134 | 14.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.2 | 
| 57 | Utah State | 12 | 22 | 146 | 6.64 | 1 | 1.8 | 12.2 | 
| 59 | Tulane | 12 | 27 | 144 | 5.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 12.0 | 
| 60 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 18 | 155 | 8.61 | 1 | 1.4 | 11.9 | 
| 61 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 14 | 141 | 10.07 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.8 | 
| 61 | Duke | 12 | 24 | 142 | 5.92 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.8 | 
| 63 | Hawaii | 13 | 18 | 149 | 8.28 | 1 | 1.4 | 11.5 | 
| 63 | New Mexico State | 11 | 18 | 127 | 7.06 | 1 | 1.6 | 11.5 | 
| 65 | North Texas | 12 | 14 | 135 | 9.64 | 1 | 1.2 | 11.3 | 
| 66 | Old Dominion | 11 | 13 | 121 | 9.31 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.0 | 
| 67 | Michigan State | 13 | 23 | 142 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.9 | 
| 67 | Cincinnati | 12 | 23 | 131 | 5.70 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.9 | 
| 69 | BYU | 12 | 22 | 129 | 5.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.8 | 
| 70 | Fresno State | 13 | 16 | 135 | 8.44 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.4 | 
| 70 | Northwestern | 14 | 24 | 146 | 6.08 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.4 | 
| 72 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 15 | 124 | 8.27 | 1 | 1.3 | 10.3 | 
| 73 | Louisville | 11 | 10 | 111 | 11.10 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.1 | 
| 74 | Air Force | 11 | 11 | 110 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 
| 75 | UTEP | 11 | 17 | 105 | 6.18 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.5 | 
| 76 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 9 | 113 | 12.56 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.4 | 
| 76 | Kansas State | 11 | 12 | 103 | 8.58 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.4 | 
| 76 | Washington | 13 | 21 | 122 | 5.81 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.4 | 
| 79 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 21 | 130 | 6.19 | 1 | 1.5 | 9.3 | 
| 80 | San Diego State | 12 | 22 | 109 | 4.95 | 1 | 1.8 | 9.1 | 
| 81 | UCF | 12 | 15 | 107 | 7.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.9 | 
| 82 | Nevada | 12 | 13 | 106 | 8.15 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.8 | 
| 82 | Bowling Green | 11 | 17 | 97 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.8 | 
| 84 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 7 | 93 | 13.29 | 1 | 0.6 | 8.5 | 
| 84 | UTSA | 12 | 16 | 102 | 6.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 | 
| 86 | Arkansas | 11 | 9 | 91 | 10.11 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.3 | 
| 86 | UCLA | 12 | 11 | 100 | 9.09 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 
| 86 | NC State | 12 | 14 | 100 | 7.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.3 | 
| 86 | Southern Miss | 10 | 15 | 83 | 5.53 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.3 | 
| 90 | Texas Tech | 11 | 12 | 84 | 7.00 | 1 | 1.1 | 7.6 | 
| 91 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 10 | 89 | 8.90 | 1 | 0.8 | 7.4 | 
| 91 | California | 12 | 20 | 89 | 4.45 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.4 | 
| 93 | Navy | 12 | 12 | 88 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 | 
| 94 | Wisconsin | 13 | 19 | 91 | 4.79 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 | 
| 95 | Houston | 12 | 13 | 83 | 6.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.9 | 
| 96 | South Carolina | 12 | 9 | 80 | 8.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.7 | 
| 97 | Western Michigan | 12 | 9 | 79 | 8.78 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 
| 97 | LSU | 12 | 16 | 79 | 4.94 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.6 | 
| 97 | Nebraska | 11 | 15 | 73 | 4.87 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.6 | 
| 97 | Louisiana | 13 | 21 | 86 | 4.10 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.6 | 
| 101 | Maryland | 12 | 18 | 78 | 4.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 
| 102 | Washington State | 12 | 14 | 76 | 5.43 | 1 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 
| 103 | Purdue | 13 | 14 | 80 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.2 | 
| 103 | Baylor | 12 | 13 | 74 | 5.69 | 2 | 1.1 | 6.2 | 
| 105 | Ball State | 11 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.9 | 
| 106 | Missouri | 12 | 17 | 62 | 3.65 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.2 | 
| 107 | Massachusetts | 11 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 
| 108 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 10 | 60 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 
| 109 | Rutgers | 12 | 11 | 55 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 
| 110 | West Virginia | 11 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 
| 111 | Kansas | 11 | 13 | 48 | 3.69 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 
| 112 | Mississippi State | 12 | 15 | 52 | 3.47 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 
| 112 | USF | 12 | 17 | 52 | 3.06 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 
| 114 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 
| 114 | Central Michigan | 11 | 16 | 46 | 2.88 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 
| 116 | East Carolina | 11 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 
| 117 | Middle Tennessee State | 13 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 
| 117 | Kent State | 11 | 14 | 39 | 2.79 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 
| 119 | Charlotte | 11 | 10 | 37 | 3.70 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 
| 120 | Colorado State | 11 | 12 | 35 | 2.92 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 
| 120 | Illinois | 11 | 14 | 35 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 
| 122 | Ole Miss | 11 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 
| 122 | Oregon State | 11 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 
| 124 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 7 | 32 | 4.57 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 
| 125 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 12 | 32 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 
| 126 | South Alabama | 11 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 
| 127 | Rice | 12 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 
| 128 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 13 | 14 | 1.08 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 
| 129 | UNLV | 11 | 11 | 13 | 1.18 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 
| 130 | Connecticut | 11 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |