2017 Virginia Tech Hokies Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/08/2018
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 12 | 47 | 3.92 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.6 |
| at Home | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.1 |
| in Wins | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| in Losses | 4 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.3 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.1 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 10 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.2 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 11 | 42 | 3.82 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.5 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 6 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.2 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 10 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| in August/September | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| in October | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| in November | 4 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| in December/January | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |