2017 Independent Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 13 | 25 | 156 | 6.24 | 0 | 1.9 | 12.0 |
| 2 | Army | 13 | 12 | 109 | 9.08 | 1 | 0.9 | 8.4 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 11 | 16 | 72 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.5 |
| 4 | BYU | 12 | 18 | 32 | 1.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.7 |