2018 Independent 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 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 2 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 12.0 |
| 2 | Michael Shelton | BYU | SR | DB | 7 | 12 | 71 | 5.92 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.1 |
| 3 | Mike Reynolds | Army | SR | DB | 7 | 7 | 87 | 12.43 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.4 |
| 3 | DJ Stubbs | Liberty | SO | WR | 8 | 8 | 99 | 12.38 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.4 |
| 3 | OJ Clark | NMSU | JR | WR | 10 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| 6 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SR | WR | 9 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.2 |
| 7 | B.J. Farrow | Liberty | SR | WR | 7 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 8 | Christian Gibson | NMSU | JR | RB | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| 9 | Corbin Jackson | Liberty | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| 9 | Aleva Hifo | BYU | JR | WR | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 9 | Elijah Riley | Army | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 9 | Dylan Collie | BYU | SR | WR | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 9 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| 9 | Rhett Sandlin | BYU | SR | LB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.