2017 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah State | 1 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 6.0 | 16.0 |
| 2 | Utah | 1 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 46.0 |
| 2 | Alabama | 2 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 34.0 |
| 2 | Michigan | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 13.0 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 1 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 35.0 |
| 5 | Idaho | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.0 |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 16.0 |
| 5 | Penn State | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| 5 | Mississippi State | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 11.0 |
| 5 | Central Michigan | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| 5 | LSU | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| 5 | South Carolina | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| 14 | Toledo | 2 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 35.5 |
| 14 | Boise State | 2 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 19.0 |
| 16 | TCU | 2 | 4 | 146 | 36.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 73.0 |
| 16 | Ohio | 1 | 2 | 57 | 28.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 57.0 |
| 16 | Texas | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.0 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 2 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.5 |
| 16 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 4 | 50 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 16 | Arkansas State | 2 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| 16 | Florida State | 2 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 16 | Wyoming | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 16 | Oregon | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 16 | Florida International | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| 16 | Iowa | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -2.0 |
| 16 | Kansas State | 1 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -4.0 |
| 16 | Arizona | 1 | 2 | -12 | -6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -12.0 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 34 | Auburn | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| 34 | USC | 2 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.5 | -1.5 |
| 37 | Georgia | 3 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.3 |
| 38 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 59 | 59.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 59.0 |
| 38 | Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 38 | Clemson | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 38 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 38 | North Texas | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 38 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 38 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 38 | Memphis | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 38 | UAB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 38 | Duke | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 38 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 38 | Marshall | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 38 | South Florida | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 38 | Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 38 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Temple | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Troy | 2 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.5 |
| 38 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 38 | Boston College | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 38 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 38 | South Alabama | 1 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -4.0 |
| 38 | North Carolina State | 1 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -6.0 |
| 38 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -7.0 |
| 62 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 62 | Navy | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 62 | Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 62 | Stanford | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 62 | UCF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 62 | Appalachian State | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 62 | Army | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |