2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record 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 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.8 |
| 2 | James Proche | SMU | JR | WR | 8 | 11 | 96 | 8.73 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.0 |
| 3 | Pop Williams | Memphis | JR | WR | 6 | 8 | 57 | 7.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.5 |
| 4 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | JR | WR | 7 | 8 | 72 | 9.00 | 1 | 1.1 | 10.3 |
| 5 | Jarion Anderson | Tulsa | JR | WR | 7 | 7 | 119 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 5 | Otis Anderson | UCF | SO | RB | 5 | 5 | 62 | 12.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.4 |
| 5 | Jacob Springer | Navy | SO | S | 8 | 8 | 65 | 8.13 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.1 |
| 8 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SR | WR | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 9 | Bryson Smith | Houston | FR | QB | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 9 | Trevon Brown | ECU | SR | WR | 8 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| 11 | Amare Jones | Tulane | FR | RB | 7 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.6 |
| 12 | Marquez Stevenson | Houston | SO | WR | 5 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| 13 | Dredrick Snelson | UCF | JR | WR | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 14 | Branden Mack | Temple | SO | WR | 7 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.9 |
| 14 | Kyle Buss | UConn | SR | WR | 7 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| 14 | CJ Williams | Navy | SO | SB | 7 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| 14 | Johnny Ford | S Florida | FR | RB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 18 | Reggie Roberson, Jr. | SMU | SO | WR | 6 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| 18 | Ethan Tucky | Cincinnati | SO | DE | 5 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| 18 | Damonte Coxie | Memphis | SO | WR | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| 21 | Delvon Randall | Temple | SR | S | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 21 | Deven Lamp | Tulsa | FR | DE | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.