2017 Independent Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Shelton | BYU | JR | DB | 8 | 15 | 116 | 7.73 | 0 | 1.9 | 14.5 |
| 2 | Mike Reynolds | Army | JR | DB | 8 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.8 |
| 3 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | SO | CB | 9 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| 4 | Jessie Britt | U Mass | FR | WR | 9 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| 5 | Tanner Jacobson | BYU | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| 5 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | -1.7 |
| 7 | Cole Christiansen | Army | SO | LB | 10 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| 7 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | JR | WR | 9 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 7 | Bakhari Goodson | U Mass | SO | S | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 7 | Hiva Lee | BYU | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 7 | John Trainor | Army | SR | RB | 8 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |