2018 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 77 | 77.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 77.0 |
| 2 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 47 | 47.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 47.0 |
| 3 | Clemson | 1 | 2 | 87 | 43.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 87.0 |
| 4 | NC State | 1 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 40.0 |
| 5 | Western Michigan | 1 | 7 | 264 | 37.71 | 2 | 7.0 | 264.0 |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 1 | 4 | 136 | 34.00 | 2 | 4.0 | 136.0 |
| 7 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 4 | 131 | 32.75 | 1 | 4.0 | 131.0 |
| 8 | South Alabama | 1 | 3 | 88 | 29.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 88.0 |
| 9 | Southern Miss | 1 | 5 | 146 | 29.20 | 1 | 5.0 | 146.0 |
| 10 | Louisville | 1 | 3 | 86 | 28.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 86.0 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 1 | 2 | 57 | 28.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 57.0 |
| 12 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 2 | 55 | 27.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 55.0 |
| 13 | North Carolina | 1 | 3 | 82 | 27.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 82.0 |
| 14 | Nevada | 1 | 4 | 108 | 27.00 | 1 | 4.0 | 108.0 |
| 14 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 27.0 |
| 16 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 3 | 70 | 23.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 70.0 |
| 16 | Old Dominion | 1 | 3 | 70 | 23.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 70.0 |
| 18 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 19 | Utah State | 1 | 4 | 91 | 22.75 | 1 | 4.0 | 91.0 |
| 20 | Ball State | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 21 | Kansas State | 1 | 5 | 107 | 21.40 | 1 | 5.0 | 107.0 |
| 22 | Houston | 1 | 4 | 84 | 21.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 84.0 |
| 23 | North Texas | 1 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.0 |
| 24 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 25 | Stanford | 1 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| 26 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 27 | TCU | 1 | 6 | 113 | 18.83 | 1 | 6.0 | 113.0 |
| 28 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 29 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 30 | Appalachian State | 1 | 5 | 87 | 17.40 | 2 | 5.0 | 87.0 |
| 31 | Syracuse | 1 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 1 | 5.0 | 84.0 |
| 32 | UCF | 1 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 83.0 |
| 33 | Army | 2 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.5 |
| 33 | Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 35 | BYU | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.0 |
| 35 | FIU | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.0 |
| 37 | Temple | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 38 | Auburn | 1 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 1 | 4.0 | 54.0 |
| 38 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| 40 | Toledo | 1 | 7 | 92 | 13.14 | 1 | 7.0 | 92.0 |
| 41 | Kansas | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 41 | UNLV | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 43 | Tennessee | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 44 | USF | 1 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 37.0 |
| 45 | Arkansas State | 1 | 5 | 60 | 12.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 60.0 |
| 45 | UAB | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 45 | Hawaii | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 48 | California | 1 | 7 | 78 | 11.14 | 0 | 7.0 | 78.0 |
| 49 | East Carolina | 1 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 0 | 6.0 | 64.0 |
| 49 | Mississippi State | 1 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 0 | 6.0 | 64.0 |
| 51 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 31.0 |
| 52 | Charlotte | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 53 | Buffalo | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.0 |
| 53 | Texas State | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.0 |
| 55 | Baylor | 1 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 38.0 |
| 56 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 28.0 |
| 57 | Navy | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 57 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 59 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 60 | Kent State | 1 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 32.0 |
| 60 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 60 | Liberty | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 63 | Boston College | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 23.0 |
| 64 | Oregon | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| 64 | Tulsa | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 66 | Florida | 2 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 17.0 |
| 67 | Colorado State | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 68 | West Virginia | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 69 | Illinois | 1 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 1 | 4.0 | 25.0 |
| 70 | UTEP | 1 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 24.0 |
| 71 | South Carolina | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| 71 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 73 | Duke | 1 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 18.0 |
| 73 | San Jose State | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 75 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 76 | Georgia | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 14.0 |
| 77 | Colorado | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 13.0 |
| 78 | Texas A&M | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 9.0 |
| 78 | Connecticut | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 80 | Cincinnati | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| 80 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 80 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 80 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 84 | Fresno State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 84 | Ole Miss | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 86 | Akron | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| 86 | Massachusetts | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 86 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 89 | Utah | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| 90 | Marshall | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 90 | SMU | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 90 | Washington | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 90 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 94 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 0 | 4.0 | -1.0 |
| 95 | Virginia | 1 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| 96 | Arizona | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 96 | Rice | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 96 | Iowa | 1 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -2.0 |
| 99 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -3.0 |
| 99 | Memphis | 1 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -6.0 |
| 101 | Missouri | 1 | 3 | -10 | -3.33 | 0 | 3.0 | -10.0 |