2017 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dante Pettis | Washington | SR | WR | 10 | 18 | 421 | 23.39 | 4 | 1.8 | 42.1 |
| 2 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | JR | WR | 2 | 7 | 183 | 26.14 | 2 | 3.5 | 91.5 |
| 2 | Richaud Floyd | Missouri | SO | WR | 7 | 10 | 230 | 23.00 | 2 | 1.4 | 32.9 |
| 2 | Shun Brown | Arizona | JR | WR | 7 | 8 | 153 | 19.13 | 2 | 1.1 | 21.9 |
| 2 | Avery Williams | Boise St | FR | CB | 11 | 23 | 299 | 13.00 | 2 | 2.1 | 27.2 |
| 2 | DJ Chark | LSU | SR | WR | 9 | 15 | 185 | 12.33 | 2 | 1.7 | 20.6 |
| 2 | Greg Stroman | Va Tech | SR | CB | 9 | 26 | 305 | 11.73 | 2 | 2.9 | 33.9 |
| 8 | Jessie Bates III | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 7 | 3 | 143 | 47.67 | 1 | 0.4 | 20.4 |
| 8 | Michael Pittman Jr. | USC | SO | WR | 8 | 2 | 89 | 44.50 | 1 | 0.3 | 11.1 |
| 8 | Darnell Savage, Jr. | Maryland | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 9.0 |
| 8 | Rashaad Penny | SDSU | SR | RB | 10 | 2 | 70 | 35.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Deddrick Thomas | Miss St | SO | WR | 9 | 4 | 104 | 26.00 | 1 | 0.4 | 11.6 |
| 8 | Diontae Johnson | Toledo | SO | WR | 11 | 4 | 102 | 25.50 | 1 | 0.4 | 9.3 |
| 8 | Javhari Bourdeau | Army | FR | DB | 10 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| 8 | Jeffery Simmons | Miss St | SO | DL | 9 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| 8 | Christian Kirk | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 7 | 7 | 149 | 21.29 | 1 | 1.0 | 21.3 |
| 8 | Nyheim Hines | NC State | JR | RB | 9 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 1 | 0.6 | 10.1 |
| 8 | Desmon White | TCU | SR | WR | 11 | 5 | 87 | 17.40 | 1 | 0.5 | 7.9 |
| 8 | D.J. Reed | Kansas St | JR | DB | 6 | 7 | 121 | 17.29 | 1 | 1.2 | 20.2 |
| 8 | Mike Hughes | UCF | JR | DB | 13 | 14 | 233 | 16.64 | 1 | 1.1 | 17.9 |
| 8 | Quadree Henderson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 129 | 16.13 | 1 | 1.6 | 25.8 |
| 8 | Trever Ryen | Iowa State | SR | WR | 8 | 10 | 156 | 15.60 | 1 | 1.3 | 19.5 |
| 8 | KaVontae Turpin | TCU | JR | WR | 11 | 15 | 208 | 13.87 | 1 | 1.4 | 18.9 |
| 8 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | JR | WR | 11 | 24 | 319 | 13.29 | 1 | 2.2 | 29.0 |
| 8 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | SO | WR | 7 | 7 | 90 | 12.86 | 1 | 1.0 | 12.9 |
| 8 | Jaelon Darden | N Texas | FR | WR | 9 | 8 | 102 | 12.75 | 1 | 0.9 | 11.3 |
| 8 | Ray-Ray McCloud | Clemson | JR | WR | 12 | 25 | 303 | 12.12 | 1 | 2.1 | 25.3 |
| 8 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | FR | WR | 8 | 25 | 242 | 9.68 | 1 | 3.1 | 30.3 |
| 8 | Nick Nelson | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 13 | 23 | 209 | 9.09 | 1 | 1.8 | 16.1 |
| 8 | Teddy Veal | La Tech | JR | WR | 7 | 11 | 82 | 7.45 | 1 | 1.6 | 11.7 |