2017 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braxton Berrios | Miami (Fl) | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 106 | 17.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.2 |
| 2 | Nyheim Hines | NC State | JR | RB | 7 | 9 | 132 | 14.67 | 1 | 1.3 | 18.9 |
| 3 | Jordan Nathan | Utah State | FR | WR | 7 | 10 | 136 | 13.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 19.4 |
| 4 | Mecole Hardman | Georgia | SO | WR | 9 | 19 | 249 | 13.11 | 0 | 2.1 | 27.7 |
| 5 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | SR | DB | 7 | 19 | 233 | 12.26 | 1 | 2.7 | 33.3 |
| 6 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 104 | 11.56 | 1 | 1.3 | 14.9 |
| 7 | Michael Walker | BC | JR | WR | 7 | 12 | 132 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.9 |
| 8 | Boobie Hobbs | Utah | SR | DB | 6 | 11 | 111 | 10.09 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.5 |
| 9 | Danzel McKinley-Lewis | Toledo | SO | WR | 8 | 11 | 110 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.8 |
| 10 | Quest Truxton | SDSU | SR | WR | 6 | 15 | 134 | 8.93 | 0 | 2.5 | 22.3 |
| 11 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 6 | 12 | 107 | 8.92 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.8 |
| 12 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | JR | WR | 6 | 9 | 77 | 8.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.8 |
| 13 | Shun Brown | Arizona | JR | WR | 7 | 11 | 94 | 8.55 | 1 | 1.6 | 13.4 |
| 14 | Trevon Diggs | Alabama | SO | DB | 6 | 10 | 85 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.2 |
| 15 | D.J. Reed | Kansas St | JR | DB | 5 | 8 | 65 | 8.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.0 |
| 16 | John Williams | Memphis | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| 17 | Chris Lammons | S Carolina | SR | DB | 6 | 11 | 81 | 7.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.5 |
| 18 | Quadree Henderson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 5 | 12 | 86 | 7.17 | 1 | 2.4 | 17.2 |
| 18 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | SO | WR | 7 | 12 | 86 | 7.17 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.3 |
| 20 | Avery Williams | Boise St | FR | CB | 7 | 11 | 78 | 7.09 | 1 | 1.6 | 11.1 |
| 21 | Hutch White | Texas St | SO | WR | 6 | 11 | 73 | 6.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.2 |
| 22 | Cameron Batson | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 7 | 11 | 69 | 6.27 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.9 |
| 23 | Reggie Hemphill-Mapps | Texas | FR | WR | 7 | 12 | 73 | 6.08 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.4 |
| 24 | Ky'Jon Tyler | Coast Car | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.2 |
| 25 | Greg Stroman | Va Tech | SR | CB | 7 | 14 | 80 | 5.71 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.4 |
| 26 | Brad Stewart | Ga Tech | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.6 |
| 27 | Steven Sims Jr. | Kansas | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.0 |
| 27 | Dillon Mitchell | Oregon | SO | WR | 6 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.8 |
| 27 | Daniel Hamm | Virginia | SR | TB | 6 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.8 |
| 30 | Kalija Lipscomb | Vanderbilt | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.8 |
| 31 | Allenzae Staggers | USM | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.9 |
| 32 | Jamal Morrow | Wash St | SR | RB | 6 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 33 | Marcus Simms | WVU | SO | WR | 6 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 34 | Nick Nelson | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 7 | 10 | 41 | 4.10 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.9 |
| 35 | Brandon McDowell | Houston | SR | DB | 6 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.7 |
| 36 | DJ Chark | LSU | SR | WR | 7 | 11 | 40 | 3.64 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.7 |
| 37 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | FR | WR | 7 | 21 | 70 | 3.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| 37 | Olabisi Johnson | CSU | JR | WR | 7 | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| 39 | D.J. Matthews | FSU | FR | WR | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.