2017 FBS Independents Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 13 | 24 | 156 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.0 |
| 2 | Michael Shelton | BYU | JR | DB | 12 | 17 | 114 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.5 |
| 3 | Mike Reynolds | Army | JR | DB | 10 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.2 |
| 4 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | SO | CB | 11 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
| 5 | Javhari Bourdeau | Army | FR | DB | 12 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| 6 | Cole Christiansen | Army | SO | LB | 12 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 7 | Jessie Britt | U Mass | FR | WR | 11 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| 8 | Tanner Jacobson | BYU | JR | DB | 12 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 9 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | JR | WR | 11 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 10 | Bakhari Goodson | U Mass | SO | S | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |