2017 Independent Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kell Walker | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 12 | 281 | 23.42 | 0 | 3.0 | 70.3 |
| 2 | Jonah Trinnaman | BYU | SR | WR | 5 | 11 | 219 | 19.91 | 0 | 2.2 | 43.8 |
| 3 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 5 | 9 | 212 | 23.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 42.4 |
| 4 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | SO | CB | 6 | 10 | 209 | 20.90 | 0 | 1.7 | 34.8 |
| 5 | Jessie Britt | U Mass | FR | WR | 6 | 11 | 202 | 18.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.7 |
| 6 | Marquis Young | U Mass | JR | RB | 6 | 4 | 129 | 32.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 21.5 |
| 7 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | JR | WR | 6 | 4 | 93 | 23.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.5 |
| 8 | Aleva Hifo | BYU | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| 9 | Bilal Ally | U Mass | SO | RB | 6 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| 10 | Michael Young | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 5 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| 11 | Matt Hadley | BYU | SR | LB | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| 12 | Cole Kmet | Notre Dame | FR | TE | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| 13 | Va'a Niumatalolo | BYU | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 14 | Malik Lee | U Mass | SR | FB | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| 15 | Andrew Libby | U Mass | SR | FB | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 16 | Trey Dye | BYU | JR | RB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Jermaine Adams | Army | SR | WR | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 18 | Phillip Amone | BYU | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 18 | James Nachtigal | Army | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.