2018 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 7.0 |
| 3 | TCU | 1 | 3 | 70 | 23.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 70.0 |
| 3 | Michigan | 1 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 36.0 |
| 3 | Virginia | 1 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 31.0 |
| 3 | Duke | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.0 |
| 3 | Mississippi State | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 9.0 |
| 3 | Washington | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| 3 | Boise State | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Utah | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 12 | North Carolina State | 2 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 27.5 |
| 12 | Stanford | 2 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 13.5 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 9.0 |
| 15 | Clemson | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 3.3 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 68 | 34.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 68.0 |
| 16 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 16 | Ohio | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 16 | Akron | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 16 | Hawai'i | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 16 | BYU | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 16 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.5 |
| 16 | North Texas | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 16 | Tulane | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 16 | Temple | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 16 | Navy | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 16 | Cincinnati | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 16 | LSU | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Penn State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Missouri | 1 | 2 | -7 | -3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -7.0 |
| 32 | Army | 2 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.5 |
| 32 | Marshall | 2 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.0 |
| 32 | California | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 35 | UCF | 2 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 35 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 35 | Toledo | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 35 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 35 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 35 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 35 | South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| 35 | Oregon | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 35 | Georgia | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 35 | UAB | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 35 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 35 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 35 | Auburn | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 35 | Iowa | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 35 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 35 | Appalachian State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 35 | Memphis | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 35 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 35 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 35 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 35 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 35 | Florida International | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 35 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Utah State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 35 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 62 | Alabama | 3 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.3 |
| 63 | Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 41 | 41.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 20.5 |
| 63 | Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 63 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 63 | Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |