2017 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DJ Chark | LSU | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 1 | 1.3 | 22.0 |
| 2 | Ray-Ray McCloud | Clemson | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 124 | 15.50 | 1 | 1.6 | 24.8 |
| 3 | Shun Brown | Arizona | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 39.0 |
| 4 | Greg Stroman | Va Tech | SR | CB | 3 | 7 | 88 | 12.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 29.3 |
| 5 | Mecole Hardman | Georgia | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 123 | 12.30 | 0 | 1.7 | 20.5 |
| 6 | Michael Walker | BC | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 75 | 10.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.8 |
| 7 | Trenton Irwin | Stanford | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.8 |
| 8 | Brad Stewart | Ga Tech | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.3 |
| 9 | Trevon Diggs | Alabama | SO | DB | 5 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.6 |
| 10 | Mike Hughes | UCF | JR | DB | 4 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.3 |
| 11 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 12 | Nick Nelson | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 3 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.7 |
| 13 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 7 | 13 | 100 | 7.69 | 0 | 1.9 | 14.3 |
| 14 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | SO | WR | 5 | 11 | 77 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 15.4 |
| 15 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | FR | WR | 4 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 0 | 2.8 | 16.3 |
| 16 | Chris Lammons | S Carolina | SR | DB | 3 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.7 |
| 17 | Thai Cottrell | SJSU | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 17.0 |
| 18 | Reggie Hemphill-Mapps | Texas | FR | WR | 4 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.5 |
| 19 | Quadree Henderson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 5 | 12 | 50 | 4.17 | 0 | 2.4 | 10.0 |
| 20 | Shelton Lewis | FAU | JR | CB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 20 | Boobie Hobbs | Utah | SR | DB | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| 22 | Brandon McDowell | Houston | SR | DB | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 23 | Quest Truxton | SDSU | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
| 24 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 25 | Chris Davis, Jr. | New Mexico | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 26 | Jamal Morrow | Wash St | SR | RB | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 2.6 |
| 27 | Michael Shelton | BYU | JR | DB | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 28 | Jordan Nathan | Utah State | FR | WR | 2 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.5 | -1.5 |
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.