2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pop Williams | Memphis | JR | WR | 11 | 26 | 316 | 12.15 | 1 | 2.4 | 28.7 |
| 2 | Aulden Knight | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 10 | 19 | 100 | 5.26 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.0 |
| 3 | James Proche | SMU | JR | WR | 9 | 15 | 149 | 9.93 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.6 |
| 4 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | JR | WR | 9 | 14 | 218 | 15.57 | 2 | 1.6 | 24.2 |
| 5 | Amare Jones | Tulane | FR | RB | 10 | 15 | 113 | 7.53 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.3 |
| 6 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SR | WR | 10 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| 7 | Jarion Anderson | Tulsa | JR | WR | 9 | 9 | 125 | 13.89 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.9 |
| 7 | Otis Anderson | UCF | SO | RB | 9 | 9 | 82 | 9.11 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.1 |
| 7 | Bryson Smith | Houston | FR | QB | 9 | 9 | 58 | 6.44 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.4 |
| 10 | Jacob Springer | Navy | SO | S | 11 | 10 | 80 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.3 |
| 10 | Trevon Brown | ECU | SR | WR | 9 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
| 12 | Marquez Stevenson | Houston | SO | WR | 10 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| 12 | Dredrick Snelson | UCF | JR | WR | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 12 | Johnny Ford | S Florida | FR | RB | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 15 | Branden Mack | Temple | SO | WR | 9 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| 15 | Kyle Buss | UConn | SR | WR | 10 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| 15 | CJ Williams | Navy | SO | SB | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 18 | Ethan Tucky | Cincinnati | SO | DE | 10 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 18 | Tyler Page | SMU | SO | WR | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 18 | Travon Williams | Temple | JR | WR | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.