2017 Independent Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 127 | 21.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.3 |
| 2 | Kell Walker | Army | SO | RB | 10 | 17 | 343 | 20.18 | 0 | 1.7 | 34.3 |
| 3 | Michael Shelton | BYU | JR | DB | 8 | 12 | 241 | 20.08 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.1 |
| 4 | Jessie Britt | U Mass | FR | WR | 9 | 13 | 241 | 18.54 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.8 |
| 5 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | SO | CB | 9 | 10 | 209 | 20.90 | 0 | 1.1 | 23.2 |
| 6 | Jonah Trinnaman | BYU | SR | WR | 8 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 0 | 0.9 | 16.1 |
| 7 | Marquis Young | U Mass | JR | RB | 9 | 7 | 180 | 25.71 | 0 | 0.8 | 20.0 |
| 8 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | JR | WR | 9 | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.7 |
| 9 | John Trainor | Army | SR | RB | 8 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 9 | Cole Kmet | Notre Dame | FR | TE | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 9 | Glen Coates | Army | SO | WR | 10 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| 9 | Malik Lee | U Mass | SR | FB | 9 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 9 | Tony Jones Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 14 | Andrew Libby | U Mass | SR | FB | 9 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| 15 | Bilal Ally | U Mass | SO | RB | 9 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| 15 | Jordan Asberry | Army | JR | RB | 10 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 15 | Tanner Jacobson | BYU | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 15 | Va'a Niumatalolo | BYU | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 15 | Squally Canada | BYU | JR | RB | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 15 | Jermaine Adams | Army | SR | WR | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 15 | James Nachtigal | Army | JR | LB | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.