2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 4 | 6 | 85 | 14.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.3 |
| 2 | UCF | 4 | 9 | 106 | 11.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 26.5 |
| 3 | Memphis | 5 | 11 | 110 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 22.0 |
| 4 | Temple | 5 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 1 | 1.2 | 11.6 |
| 5 | South Florida | 4 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.0 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 4 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.5 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 4 | 10 | 87 | 8.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 21.8 |
| 8 | SMU | 5 | 12 | 104 | 8.67 | 0 | 2.4 | 20.8 |
| 9 | Navy | 4 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| 10 | Tulane | 5 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 5 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |