2017 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dante Pettis | Washington | SR | WR | 7 | 10 | 173 | 17.30 | 2 | 1.4 | 24.7 |
| 1 | Avery Williams | Boise St | FR | CB | 8 | 18 | 263 | 14.61 | 2 | 2.3 | 32.9 |
| 3 | DJ Nelson | Utah State | JR | QB | 5 | 1 | 43 | 43.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 8.6 |
| 3 | Desmon White | TCU | SR | WR | 9 | 2 | 83 | 41.50 | 1 | 0.2 | 9.2 |
| 3 | Javhari Bourdeau | Army | FR | DB | 6 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| 3 | Jeffery Simmons | Miss St | SO | DL | 8 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| 3 | Kylan Stribling | MTSU | FR | CB | 5 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| 3 | Ray-Ray McCloud | Clemson | JR | WR | 10 | 20 | 292 | 14.60 | 1 | 2.0 | 29.2 |
| 3 | Jessie Bates III | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 8 | 7 | 86 | 12.29 | 1 | 0.9 | 10.8 |
| 3 | DJ Chark | LSU | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 84 | 12.00 | 1 | 1.2 | 14.0 |
| 3 | Nick Nelson | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 7 | 15 | 165 | 11.00 | 1 | 2.1 | 23.6 |