2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otis Anderson | UCF | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 74 | 24.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 74.0 |
| 2 | Trevon Brown | ECU | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 48.0 |
| 3 | Bryson Smith | Houston | FR | QB | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 4 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 5 | Payton Turner | Houston | SO | DL | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 27.0 |
| 6 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 7 | Peyton Sawyer | Houston | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 8 | Jacob Springer | Navy | SO | S | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 9 | Colby Gore | ECU | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 10 | Jarion Anderson | Tulsa | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 11 | Richie Grant | UCF | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 12 | Johnny Ford | S Florida | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 13 | Aulden Knight | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| 14 | Kyle Buss | UConn | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 15 | James Proche | SMU | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Dredrick Snelson | UCF | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -4.0 |
| 17 | Pop Williams | Memphis | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -6.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.