2017 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecole Hardman | Georgia | SO | WR | 2 | 5 | 77 | 15.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 38.5 |
| 2 | Clifton Duck | App St | SO | DB | 4 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.8 |
| 3 | D.J. Reed | Kansas St | JR | DB | 5 | 10 | 132 | 13.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.4 |
| 4 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | SR | DB | 5 | 10 | 130 | 13.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 5 | Reggie Hemphill-Mapps | Texas | FR | WR | 6 | 10 | 127 | 12.70 | 1 | 1.7 | 21.2 |
| 6 | Jack Jones | USC | SO | CB | 3 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.0 |
| 7 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 75 | 10.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.0 |
| 8 | Greg Stroman | Va Tech | SR | CB | 4 | 9 | 92 | 10.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 23.0 |
| 9 | Michael Walker | BC | JR | WR | 6 | 12 | 115 | 9.58 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.2 |
| 10 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.3 |
| 11 | Quadree Henderson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 7 | 13 | 114 | 8.77 | 1 | 1.9 | 16.3 |
| 12 | Marcus Milton | BGSU | JR | DB | 10 | 12 | 103 | 8.58 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.3 |
| 13 | Michael Shelton | BYU | JR | DB | 9 | 13 | 108 | 8.31 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.0 |
| 14 | Nyheim Hines | NC State | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 15 | Marcus Jones | Troy | FR | CB | 2 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 25.5 |
| 16 | Stephen Roberts | Auburn | SR | DB | 4 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 17 | Dillon Mitchell | Oregon | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.2 |
| 18 | Daniel Hamm | Virginia | SR | TB | 7 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.1 |
| 19 | Brad Stewart | Ga Tech | JR | WR | 6 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.3 |
| 20 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | FR | WR | 5 | 15 | 78 | 5.20 | 0 | 3.0 | 15.6 |
| 21 | Jordan Nathan | Utah State | FR | WR | 7 | 13 | 53 | 4.08 | 0 | 1.9 | 7.6 |
| 22 | Jamal Morrow | Wash St | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 23 | Tarvarus McFadden | FSU | JR | DB | 6 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 24 | Jessie Bates III | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 4 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| 25 | Brady Jones | UTSA | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
| 26 | Trever Ryen | Iowa State | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 25 | 3.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.0 |
| 27 | Shun Brown | Arizona | JR | WR | 6 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.7 |
| 28 | Boobie Hobbs | Utah | SR | DB | 6 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 29 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | FR | WR | 6 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.2 |
| 30 | Avery Williams | Boise St | FR | CB | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
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.