2017 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | JR | WR | 3 | 7 | 183 | 26.14 | 2 | 2.3 | 61.0 |
| 1 | Quadree Henderson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 188 | 23.50 | 2 | 1.6 | 37.6 |
| 1 | Richaud Floyd | Missouri | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 230 | 23.00 | 2 | 1.7 | 38.3 |
| 4 | Michael Pittman Jr. | USC | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 72 | 72.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 18.0 |
| 4 | Nyheim Hines | NC State | JR | RB | 3 | 2 | 94 | 47.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 31.3 |
| 4 | Diontae Johnson | Toledo | SO | WR | 8 | 2 | 86 | 43.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 10.8 |
| 4 | Darnell Savage, Jr. | Maryland | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 12.0 |
| 4 | Rashaad Penny | SDSU | SR | RB | 6 | 2 | 70 | 35.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 11.7 |
| 4 | Mike Hughes | UCF | JR | DB | 4 | 4 | 117 | 29.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 29.3 |
| 4 | Deddrick Thomas | Miss St | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 104 | 26.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 4 | Christian Kirk | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 6 | 6 | 150 | 25.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 4 | Jaelon Darden | N Texas | FR | WR | 3 | 4 | 91 | 22.75 | 1 | 1.3 | 30.3 |
| 4 | KaVontae Turpin | TCU | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 122 | 20.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 30.5 |
| 4 | Reggie Hemphill-Mapps | Texas | FR | WR | 5 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 1 | 1.0 | 19.2 |
| 4 | Dante Pettis | Washington | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 188 | 18.80 | 1 | 2.0 | 37.6 |
| 4 | Shun Brown | Arizona | JR | WR | 5 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 1 | 0.8 | 14.8 |
| 4 | Trever Ryen | Iowa State | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 103 | 17.17 | 1 | 1.5 | 25.8 |
| 4 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | JR | WR | 6 | 12 | 203 | 16.92 | 1 | 2.0 | 33.8 |
| 4 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | SR | DB | 7 | 10 | 158 | 15.80 | 1 | 1.4 | 22.6 |
| 4 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 85 | 14.17 | 1 | 1.2 | 17.0 |
| 4 | Greg Stroman | Va Tech | SR | CB | 6 | 15 | 175 | 11.67 | 1 | 2.5 | 29.2 |
| 4 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | FR | WR | 7 | 24 | 243 | 10.13 | 1 | 3.4 | 34.7 |