2017 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dante Pettis | Washington | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 233 | 38.83 | 3 | 1.5 | 58.3 |
| 2 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | JR | WR | 2 | 7 | 183 | 26.14 | 2 | 3.5 | 91.5 |
| 2 | Shun Brown | Arizona | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 123 | 17.57 | 2 | 1.8 | 30.8 |
| 4 | Jessie Bates III | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 134 | 67.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 33.5 |
| 4 | Reggie Hemphill-Mapps | Texas | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 149 | 29.80 | 1 | 1.3 | 37.3 |
| 4 | Desmon White | TCU | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 83 | 27.67 | 1 | 0.8 | 20.8 |
| 4 | Christian Kirk | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 5 | 4 | 106 | 26.50 | 1 | 0.8 | 21.2 |
| 4 | Deddrick Thomas | Miss St | SO | WR | 5 | 4 | 104 | 26.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 20.8 |
| 4 | Javhari Bourdeau | Army | FR | DB | 13 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 4 | Jeffery Simmons | Miss St | SO | DL | 5 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 4.8 |
| 4 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | SR | DB | 4 | 7 | 149 | 21.29 | 1 | 1.8 | 37.3 |
| 4 | Teddy Veal | La Tech | JR | WR | 5 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 1 | 1.0 | 18.2 |
| 4 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | JR | WR | 4 | 13 | 217 | 16.69 | 1 | 3.3 | 54.3 |
| 4 | Richaud Floyd | Missouri | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 109 | 15.57 | 1 | 1.4 | 21.8 |
| 4 | DJ Chark | LSU | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 102 | 14.57 | 1 | 1.4 | 20.4 |
| 4 | D.J. Reed | Kansas St | JR | DB | 4 | 6 | 83 | 13.83 | 1 | 1.5 | 20.8 |
| 4 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | FR | WR | 4 | 14 | 176 | 12.57 | 1 | 3.5 | 44.0 |
| 4 | Avery Williams | Boise St | FR | CB | 5 | 12 | 141 | 11.75 | 1 | 2.4 | 28.2 |
| 4 | Greg Stroman | Va Tech | SR | CB | 5 | 11 | 117 | 10.64 | 1 | 2.2 | 23.4 |