COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
2018: Individual Punt Returns
| Rank | Player | Cl | Pos | G | Punt Ret | Punt Ret Yds | Avg |
| 1 | Marcus Hayes, New Mexico (MWC) | Fr. | DB | 11 | 15 | 318 | 21.2 |
| 2 | Sean Riley, Syracuse (ACC) | Jr. | WR | 13 | 16 | 262 | 16.4 |
| 3 | Rodjay Burns, Louisville (ACC) | Fr. | DB | 10 | 13 | 197 | 15.2 |
| 4 | Dazz Newsome, North Carolina (ACC) | So. | WR | 11 | 19 | 286 | 15.1 |
| 5 | Michael Walker, Boston College (ACC) | Sr. | WR | 12 | 20 | 274 | 13.7 |
| 6 | D.J. Matthews, Florida St. (ACC) | So. | WR | 12 | 19 | 257 | 13.5 |
| 7 | Isaiah Wright, Temple (AAC) | Jr. | WR | 13 | 19 | 249 | 13.1 |
| 8 | Ceedee Lamb, Oklahoma (Big 12) | So. | WR | 14 | 17 | 218 | 12.8 |
| 9 | Clifton Duck, Appalachian St. (Sun Belt) | Jr. | DB | 13 | 17 | 216 | 12.7 |
| 10 | Otis Anderson, UCF (AAC) | So. | WR | 12 | 15 | 178 | 11.9 |
| 11 | Greg Dortch, Wake Forest (ACC) | So. | WR | 12 | 25 | 276 | 11.0 |
| 12 | John Williams, Memphis (AAC) | Jr. | WR | 14 | 29 | 313 | 10.8 |
| 13 | Tyler Vaughns, Southern California (Pac-12) | So. | WR | 12 | 19 | 199 | 10.5 |
| 14 | Hutch White, Texas St. (Sun Belt) | Jr. | WR | 12 | 16 | 166 | 10.4 |
| 15 | K.J. Osborn, Buffalo (MAC) | Jr. | WR | 14 | 25 | 257 | 10.3 |
| 16 | Freddie Swain, Florida (SEC) | Jr. | WR | 11 | 22 | 224 | 10.2 |
| 17 | Donovan Peoples-Jones, Michigan (Big Ten) | So. | WR | 13 | 25 | 250 | 10.0 |
| 18 | Blake Banham, Eastern Mich. (MAC) | Sr. | RB | 13 | 21 | 209 | 10.0 |
| 19 | Kyle Groeneweg, Iowa (Big Ten) | Sr. | WR | 13 | 24 | 238 | 9.9 |
| 20 | Ryan Davis, Auburn (SEC) | Sr. | WR | 13 | 22 | 217 | 9.9 |
| 21 | Ronnie Rivers, Fresno St. (MWC) | So. | RB | 11 | 14 | 138 | 9.9 |
| 21 | Quez Watkins, Southern Miss. (C-USA) | So. | WR | 11 | 14 | 138 | 9.9 |
| 23 | Chris Finke, Notre Dame (FBS Independent) | Sr. | WR | 13 | 20 | 196 | 9.8 |
| 24 | DeAndre Thompkins, Penn St. (Big Ten) | Sr. | WR | 13 | 18 | 176 | 9.8 |
| 25 | Shun Brown, Arizona (Pac-12) | Sr. | WR | 12 | 19 | 180 | 9.5 |
| 26 | J. Harris II, Indiana (Big Ten) | Sr. | WR | 12 | 16 | 147 | 9.2 |
| 27 | Britain Covey, Utah (Pac-12) | So. | WR | 13 | 25 | 221 | 8.8 |
| 28 | Ronnie Blackmon, Colorado (Pac-12) | So. | DB | 12 | 30 | 262 | 8.7 |
| 29 | Roshauud Paul, Texas A&M (SEC) | So. | 13 | 24 | 209 | 8.7 | |
| 30 | Marcel Williams, Marshall (C-USA) | Sr. | WR | 13 | 17 | 147 | 8.6 |
| 31 | Rafael Araujo-Lopes, Pittsburgh (ACC) | Sr. | WR | 14 | 19 | 159 | 8.4 |
| 32 | Jordan Nathan, Utah St. (MWC) | So. | WR | 12 | 20 | 166 | 8.3 |
| 33 | James Proche, SMU (AAC) | Jr. | WR | 12 | 20 | 165 | 8.3 |
| 33 | Warren Wand, Arkansas St. (Sun Belt) | Sr. | RB | 13 | 28 | 231 | 8.3 |
| 35 | Amari Rodgers, Clemson (ACC) | So. | WR | 15 | 39 | 299 | 7.7 |
| 36 | Michael Shelton, BYU (FBS Independent) | Sr. | DB | 13 | 20 | 141 | 7.1 |
| 37 | Avery Williams, Boise St. (MWC) | So. | DB | 13 | 18 | 126 | 7.0 |
| 38 | Terry Juniel, UTEP (C-USA) | Sr. | WR | 12 | 21 | 129 | 6.1 |
| 39 | T.J. Rahming, Duke (ACC) | Sr. | WR | 13 | 25 | 146 | 5.8 |
| 40 | Austin Conway, Wyoming (MWC) | Jr. | WR | 12 | 27 | 156 | 5.8 |
| 41 | Kwamie Lassiter II, Kansas (Big 12) | So. | WR | 11 | 14 | 79 | 5.6 |
| 42 | Aaron Fuller, Washington (Pac-12) | Jr. | WR | 14 | 22 | 122 | 5.5 |
| 43 | Jack Dunn, Wisconsin (Big Ten) | So. | WR | 13 | 17 | 94 | 5.5 |
| 44 | Riley Lees, Northwestern (Big Ten) | So. | WR | 14 | 20 | 108 | 5.4 |
| 45 | Aulden Knight, Cincinnati (AAC) | So. | WR | 13 | 25 | 124 | 5.0 |
| 46 | Tyre McCants, South Fla. (AAC) | Sr. | WR | 13 | 16 | 75 | 4.7 |
| 47 | Cole Tucker, Northern Ill. (MAC) | Fr. | WR | 14 | 17 | 69 | 4.1 |
| 48 | Chuck Davis, Virginia (ACC) | So. | WR | 12 | 19 | 73 | 3.8 |
| 49 | Zaquon Tyson, Kent St. (MAC) | Sr. | WR | 12 | 17 | 49 | 2.9 |
| 50 | Taivon Jacobs, Maryland (Big Ten) | Sr. | WR | 12 | 16 | 30 | 1.9 |
