2018 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lynn Bowden, Jr. | Kentucky | SO | WR | 13 | 5 | 146 | 29.20 | 2 | 0.4 | 11.2 |
| 1 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | JR | WR | 13 | 19 | 249 | 13.11 | 2 | 1.5 | 19.2 |
| 1 | Greg Dortch | Wk Forest | SO | WR | 12 | 25 | 276 | 11.04 | 2 | 2.1 | 23.0 |
| 4 | Tre Jenkins | SJSU | FR | S | 3 | 1 | 51 | 51.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 17.0 |
| 4 | Jesse Aniebonam | Maryland | SR | DL | 12 | 1 | 45 | 45.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| 4 | Derius Davis | TCU | FR | WR | 11 | 2 | 80 | 40.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 7.3 |
| 4 | Antoine Winfield Jr. | Minnesota | SO | DB | 5 | 3 | 110 | 36.67 | 1 | 0.6 | 22.0 |
| 4 | Wayne Parks | MTSU | FR | LB | 13 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| 4 | Sevyn Banks | Ohio State | FR | CB | 5 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 6.6 |
| 4 | Tyron Arnett | W Mich | SO | WR | 7 | 4 | 128 | 32.00 | 1 | 0.6 | 18.3 |
| 4 | Dylan Conner | Ohio | SO | LB | 13 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| 4 | Eric Stokes | Georgia | FR | DB | 13 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| 4 | Marquill Osborne | Tennessee | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| 4 | Sutton Smith | N Illinois | JR | DE | 14 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| 4 | Jeff Thomas | Miami (Fl) | SO | WR | 11 | 9 | 221 | 24.56 | 1 | 0.8 | 20.1 |
| 4 | Marcus Hayes | New Mexico | FR | S | 11 | 15 | 318 | 21.20 | 1 | 1.4 | 28.9 |
| 4 | Trill Williams | Syracuse | FR | DB | 12 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 4 | Thomas Hennigan | App St | SO | WR | 13 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 1 | 0.3 | 6.2 |
| 4 | Mecole Hardman | Georgia | JR | WR | 14 | 16 | 321 | 20.06 | 1 | 1.1 | 22.9 |
| 4 | KaVontae Turpin | TCU | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 175 | 19.44 | 1 | 1.3 | 25.0 |
| 4 | Reggie Gilliam | Toledo | JR | TE | 13 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 4 | Diontae Johnson | Toledo | JR | WR | 13 | 13 | 241 | 18.54 | 1 | 1.0 | 18.5 |
| 4 | Chase Biles | UAB | SO | CB | 13 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 4 | Jayden Reed | W Mich | FR | WR | 13 | 12 | 215 | 17.92 | 1 | 0.9 | 16.5 |
| 4 | Romeo Doubs | Nevada | FR | WR | 13 | 6 | 107 | 17.83 | 1 | 0.5 | 8.2 |
| 4 | Isaiah Zuber | Kansas St | JR | WR | 12 | 10 | 178 | 17.80 | 1 | 0.8 | 14.8 |
| 4 | Penny Hart | Georgia St | JR | WR | 12 | 9 | 158 | 17.56 | 1 | 0.8 | 13.2 |
| 4 | DeeJay Dallas | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 13 | 11 | 191 | 17.36 | 1 | 0.8 | 14.7 |
| 4 | JD Spielman | Nebraska | SO | WR | 10 | 6 | 104 | 17.33 | 1 | 0.6 | 10.4 |
| 4 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 12 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 1 | 0.4 | 7.1 |
| 4 | Thomas Leggett | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 4 | Justin McInnis | Ark St | SR | WR | 13 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 4 | N'Keal Harry | Ariz St | JR | WR | 12 | 9 | 152 | 16.89 | 1 | 0.8 | 12.7 |
| 4 | Sean Riley | Syracuse | JR | WR | 13 | 16 | 262 | 16.38 | 1 | 1.2 | 20.2 |
| 4 | Demetrius Douglas | Minnesota | FR | WR | 13 | 7 | 113 | 16.14 | 1 | 0.5 | 8.7 |
| 4 | Ugochukwu Amadi | Oregon | SR | S | 13 | 14 | 223 | 15.93 | 1 | 1.1 | 17.2 |
| 4 | Isaiah Harper | ODU | SR | WR | 12 | 9 | 138 | 15.33 | 1 | 0.8 | 11.5 |
| 4 | Tra Minter | USA | JR | RB | 12 | 6 | 91 | 15.17 | 1 | 0.5 | 7.6 |
| 4 | Rodjay Burns | Louisville | SO | CB | 10 | 13 | 197 | 15.15 | 1 | 1.3 | 19.7 |
| 4 | Dazz Newsome | N Carolina | SO | WR | 11 | 19 | 286 | 15.05 | 1 | 1.7 | 26.0 |
| 4 | Maurice Alexander | FIU | JR | WR | 13 | 15 | 219 | 14.60 | 1 | 1.2 | 16.8 |
| 4 | Jaylen Waddle | Alabama | FR | WR | 15 | 16 | 233 | 14.56 | 1 | 1.1 | 15.5 |
| 4 | Michael Walker | BC | SR | WR | 12 | 20 | 274 | 13.70 | 1 | 1.7 | 22.8 |
| 4 | D.J. Matthews | FSU | SO | WR | 12 | 19 | 257 | 13.53 | 1 | 1.6 | 21.4 |
| 4 | D'Shawn Jamison | Texas | FR | DB | 13 | 9 | 118 | 13.11 | 1 | 0.7 | 9.1 |
| 4 | Jeremiah Knight | Akron | FR | WR | 10 | 11 | 142 | 12.91 | 1 | 1.1 | 14.2 |
| 4 | Clifton Duck | App St | JR | DB | 13 | 17 | 216 | 12.71 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.6 |
| 4 | Kylan Nelson | Ohio | SR | S | 13 | 6 | 76 | 12.67 | 1 | 0.5 | 5.8 |
| 4 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | SR | S | 12 | 10 | 119 | 11.90 | 1 | 0.8 | 9.9 |
| 4 | Marquez Callaway | Tennessee | JR | WR | 12 | 14 | 166 | 11.86 | 1 | 1.2 | 13.8 |
| 4 | Keegan Brewer | N Texas | SO | WR | 13 | 12 | 134 | 11.17 | 1 | 0.9 | 10.3 |
| 4 | Brandon Drayton | Marshall | SO | S | 13 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 4 | Pop Williams | Memphis | JR | WR | 14 | 29 | 313 | 10.79 | 1 | 2.1 | 22.4 |
| 4 | Tyler Vaughns | USC | SO | WR | 12 | 19 | 199 | 10.47 | 1 | 1.6 | 16.6 |
| 4 | Freddie Swain | Florida | JR | WR | 11 | 22 | 224 | 10.18 | 1 | 2.0 | 20.4 |
| 4 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | SO | WR | 13 | 25 | 250 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.9 | 19.2 |
| 4 | Kyle Groeneweg | Iowa | SR | WR | 13 | 24 | 238 | 9.92 | 1 | 1.8 | 18.3 |
| 4 | Cody Thompson | Toledo | SR | WR | 13 | 10 | 99 | 9.90 | 1 | 0.8 | 7.6 |
| 4 | Quez Watkins | USM | SO | WR | 11 | 14 | 138 | 9.86 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.5 |
| 4 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SR | WR | 13 | 18 | 176 | 9.78 | 1 | 1.4 | 13.5 |
| 4 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | SR | WR | 12 | 16 | 147 | 9.19 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 4 | Steven Jones | App St | FR | DB | 13 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| 4 | Rafael Araujo-Lopes | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 14 | 19 | 159 | 8.37 | 1 | 1.4 | 11.4 |
| 4 | Jordan Nathan | Utah State | SO | WR | 12 | 20 | 166 | 8.30 | 1 | 1.7 | 13.8 |
| 4 | Amari Rodgers | Clemson | SO | WR | 15 | 39 | 299 | 7.67 | 1 | 2.6 | 19.9 |