2017 Independent Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Shelton | BYU | JR | DB | 9 | 12 | 108 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 2 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 6 | 11 | 56 | 5.09 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.3 |
| 3 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | SO | CB | 11 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
| 4 | Mike Reynolds | Army | JR | DB | 10 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.2 |
| 5 | Tanner Jacobson | BYU | JR | DB | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| 6 | Jessie Britt | U Mass | FR | WR | 11 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| 7 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | JR | WR | 11 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 8 | Javhari Bourdeau | Army | FR | DB | 12 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| 8 | Cole Christiansen | Army | SO | LB | 12 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 8 | Bakhari Goodson | U Mass | SO | S | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 8 | Hiva Lee | BYU | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 8 | John Trainor | Army | SR | RB | 10 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |