2017 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games at Home Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DJ Chark | LSU | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 150 | 21.43 | 2 | 1.2 | 25.0 |
| 2 | Dante Pettis | Washington | SR | WR | 7 | 16 | 341 | 21.31 | 3 | 2.3 | 48.7 |
| 3 | D.J. Reed | Kansas St | JR | DB | 6 | 9 | 188 | 20.89 | 1 | 1.5 | 31.3 |
| 4 | Mike Hughes | UCF | JR | DB | 7 | 12 | 221 | 18.42 | 1 | 1.7 | 31.6 |
| 5 | Quadree Henderson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 7 | 9 | 157 | 17.44 | 1 | 1.3 | 22.4 |
| 6 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | SR | DB | 5 | 8 | 137 | 17.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 27.4 |
| 7 | D.J. Matthews | FSU | FR | WR | 5 | 11 | 187 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 37.4 |
| 8 | KaVontae Turpin | TCU | JR | WR | 6 | 10 | 163 | 16.30 | 1 | 1.7 | 27.2 |
| 9 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | JR | WR | 7 | 15 | 242 | 16.13 | 1 | 2.1 | 34.6 |
| 10 | Greg Stroman | Va Tech | SR | CB | 6 | 21 | 317 | 15.10 | 2 | 3.5 | 52.8 |
| 11 | Michael Walker | BC | JR | WR | 6 | 15 | 222 | 14.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 37.0 |
| 12 | Jessie Bates III | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 6 | 7 | 102 | 14.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.0 |
| 13 | Avery Williams | Boise St | FR | CB | 7 | 16 | 225 | 14.06 | 1 | 2.3 | 32.1 |
| 14 | Ryheem Malone | La-Lafytte | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 96 | 13.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 19.2 |
| 15 | Tajee Fullwood | S Florida | SR | CB | 5 | 10 | 135 | 13.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| 16 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | FR | WR | 6 | 19 | 250 | 13.16 | 1 | 3.2 | 41.7 |
| 17 | Trever Ryen | Iowa State | SR | WR | 6 | 12 | 154 | 12.83 | 1 | 2.0 | 25.7 |
| 18 | M.J. Stewart | N Carolina | SR | CB | 7 | 11 | 139 | 12.64 | 0 | 1.6 | 19.9 |
| 19 | Boobie Hobbs | Utah | SR | DB | 7 | 15 | 181 | 12.07 | 0 | 2.1 | 25.9 |
| 20 | Nick Nelson | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 7 | 14 | 165 | 11.79 | 1 | 2.0 | 23.6 |
| 21 | Marcus Jones | Troy | FR | CB | 6 | 9 | 98 | 10.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.3 |
| 22 | Ronnie Blackmon | Colorado | FR | DB | 6 | 7 | 76 | 10.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.7 |
| 23 | Ray-Ray McCloud | Clemson | JR | WR | 7 | 18 | 187 | 10.39 | 0 | 2.6 | 26.7 |
| 24 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | SO | WR | 7 | 16 | 161 | 10.06 | 0 | 2.3 | 23.0 |
| 25 | Andre Wilson | UAB | JR | WR | 6 | 13 | 130 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 21.7 |
| 25 | DJ Moore | Maryland | JR | WR | 6 | 10 | 100 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.7 |
| 25 | Marcus Milton | BGSU | JR | DB | 5 | 7 | 70 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.0 |
| 25 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 80 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.3 |
| 29 | Michael Shelton | BYU | JR | DB | 6 | 10 | 96 | 9.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.0 |
| 30 | Kavious Price | Kent State | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.3 |
| 31 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | SR | CB | 6 | 11 | 102 | 9.27 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.0 |
| 32 | Xavian Marks | Alabama | JR | WR | 6 | 10 | 88 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.7 |
| 33 | Darrell Brown | ODU | SO | WR | 6 | 18 | 157 | 8.72 | 0 | 3.0 | 26.2 |
| 34 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 58 | 8.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.6 |
| 35 | Marquez Callaway | Tennessee | SO | WR | 7 | 10 | 82 | 8.20 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.7 |
| 36 | Hutch White | Texas St | SO | WR | 6 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.5 |
| 37 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | SR | WR | 7 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.1 |
| 38 | Marcus Simms | WVU | SO | WR | 6 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.8 |
| 39 | Brad Stewart | Ga Tech | JR | WR | 6 | 10 | 72 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.0 |
| 40 | Chris Jones | Coast Car | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 71 | 7.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.2 |
| 41 | Terry Juniel | UTEP | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.6 |
| 42 | Stephen Roberts | Auburn | SR | DB | 7 | 10 | 67 | 6.70 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.6 |
| 43 | Allenzae Staggers | USM | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 |
| 44 | Thomas Hennigan | App St | FR | WR | 6 | 11 | 70 | 6.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.7 |
| 45 | Nacarius Fant | Western Ky | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 43 | 6.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.2 |
| 46 | Nate Mullen | Charlotte | SO | WR | 6 | 11 | 64 | 5.82 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.7 |
| 47 | Danzel McKinley-Lewis | Toledo | SO | WR | 6 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.7 |
| 48 | Tarvarus McFadden | FSU | JR | DB | 6 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.5 |
| 49 | Sean Riley | Syracuse | SO | WR | 7 | 12 | 60 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.6 |
| 50 | Brandon McDowell | Houston | SR | DB | 6 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| 51 | Matt VandeBerg | Iowa | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.1 |
| 52 | John Williams | Memphis | SO | WR | 7 | 13 | 62 | 4.77 | 0 | 1.9 | 8.9 |
| 53 | Adarius Pickett | UCLA | JR | DB | 6 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.5 |
| 54 | Jordan Nathan | Utah State | FR | WR | 6 | 13 | 60 | 4.62 | 0 | 2.2 | 10.0 |
| 55 | Russ Yeast | Louisville | FR | CB | 6 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 56 | Daniel Hamm | Virginia | SR | TB | 7 | 15 | 63 | 4.20 | 0 | 2.1 | 9.0 |
| 57 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | SO | WR | 7 | 14 | 58 | 4.14 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.3 |
| 58 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 7 | 12 | 49 | 4.08 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.0 |
| 59 | Hyleck Foster | Marshall | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 60 | Jamal Morrow | Wash St | SR | RB | 7 | 11 | 34 | 3.09 | 0 | 1.6 | 4.9 |
| 61 | Chad Beebe | N Illinois | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 30 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 61 | Brady Jones | UTSA | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 4.8 |
| 63 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | FR | WR | 6 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
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.