2017 North Carolina Tar Heels Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/08/2018
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 24 | 304 | 12.67 | 1 | 2.0 | 25.3 |
| at Home | 7 | 11 | 101 | 9.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.4 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 5 | 13 | 203 | 15.62 | 1 | 2.6 | 40.6 |
| in Wins | 3 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.3 |
| in Losses | 9 | 19 | 264 | 13.89 | 1 | 2.1 | 29.3 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 15 | 220 | 14.67 | 1 | 1.9 | 27.5 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 9 | 84 | 9.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.0 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 4 | 14 | 241 | 17.21 | 1 | 3.5 | 60.3 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 8 | 10 | 63 | 6.30 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.9 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 23 | 302 | 13.13 | 1 | 2.1 | 27.5 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 17 | 268 | 15.76 | 1 | 2.8 | 44.7 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.8 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 9 | 15 | 220 | 14.67 | 1 | 1.7 | 24.4 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 2 | 8 | 82 | 10.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 41.0 |
| in August/September | 5 | 8 | 61 | 7.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.2 |
| in October | 4 | 13 | 200 | 15.38 | 1 | 3.3 | 50.0 |
| in November | 3 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.3 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |