2018 Mountain West Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Hayes | New Mexico | FR | S | 8 | 13 | 229 | 17.62 | 0 | 1.6 | 28.6 |
| 2 | Avery Williams | Boise St | SO | CB | 10 | 12 | 120 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.0 |
| 3 | Ronnie Rivers | Fresno St | SO | RB | 9 | 14 | 138 | 9.86 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.3 |
| 4 | Thai Cottrell | SJSU | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 103 | 9.36 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.9 |
| 5 | Jordan Nathan | Utah State | SO | WR | 11 | 18 | 145 | 8.06 | 1 | 1.6 | 13.2 |
| 6 | Justice Augafa | Hawai'i | JR | RB | 9 | 13 | 103 | 7.92 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.4 |
| 7 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | JR | WR | 8 | 20 | 103 | 5.15 | 0 | 2.5 | 12.9 |
| 8 | Khalil Shakir | Boise St | FR | WR | 9 | 12 | 54 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 9 | Olabisi Johnson | CSU | SR | WR | 8 | 12 | 48 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.