2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aulden Knight | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 5 | 11 | 27 | 2.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 5.4 |
| 2 | Pop Williams | Memphis | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 90 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 18.0 |
| 3 | Otis Anderson | UCF | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 96 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.0 |
| 3 | James Proche | SMU | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Trevon Brown | ECU | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 6 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.4 |
| 7 | Jacob Springer | Navy | SO | S | 5 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| 7 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | JR | WR | 5 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.2 |
| 9 | Bryson Smith | Houston | FR | QB | 5 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.6 |
| 10 | Colby Gore | ECU | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 10 | Jarion Anderson | Tulsa | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 10 | Jacob Robertson Jr. | Tulane | SO | WR | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 13 | Amare Jones | Tulane | FR | RB | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| 14 | Payton Turner | Houston | SO | DL | 4 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| 14 | Reggie Roberson, Jr. | SMU | SO | WR | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| 14 | Richie Grant | UCF | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 14 | Deven Lamp | Tulsa | FR | DE | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 14 | Kyle Buss | UConn | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 14 | Dredrick Snelson | UCF | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.3 |
| 20 | Branden Mack | Temple | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| 20 | Delvon Randall | Temple | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 20 | Damonte Coxie | Memphis | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.