2017 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in November Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray-Ray McCloud | Clemson | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 131 | 18.71 | 1 | 1.8 | 32.8 |
| 2 | Deddrick Thomas | Miss St | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 104 | 17.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 26.0 |
| 3 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 82 | 16.40 | 1 | 1.3 | 20.5 |
| 4 | Jaelon Darden | N Texas | FR | WR | 4 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 22.5 |
| 5 | D.J. Matthews | FSU | FR | WR | 4 | 12 | 166 | 13.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.5 |
| 6 | Earnest Patterson | La-Lafytte | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 81 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.3 |
| 7 | Nick Nelson | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 4 | 8 | 104 | 13.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 7 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.3 |
| 9 | Mecole Hardman | Georgia | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 100 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 10 | Penny Hart | Georgia St | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.3 |
| 11 | M.J. Stewart | N Carolina | SR | CB | 3 | 6 | 71 | 11.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.7 |
| 12 | Sean Riley | Syracuse | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 58 | 11.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.5 |
| 13 | Tajee Fullwood | S Florida | SR | CB | 3 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.0 |
| 14 | Reed Blankenship | MTSU | FR | S | 4 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.0 |
| 15 | Michael Shelton | BYU | JR | DB | 4 | 9 | 90 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 22.5 |
| 15 | KaVontae Turpin | TCU | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.5 |
| 17 | Trenton Irwin | Stanford | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.8 |
| 18 | Xavian Marks | Alabama | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 19 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 66 | 9.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.5 |
| 20 | Kavious Price | Kent State | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.3 |
| 21 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| 22 | Boobie Hobbs | Utah | SR | DB | 4 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.3 |
| 23 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | FR | WR | 4 | 13 | 108 | 8.31 | 0 | 3.3 | 27.0 |
| 24 | CeeDee Lamb | Oklahoma | FR | WR | 4 | 6 | 49 | 8.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
| 25 | Marcus Simms | WVU | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.3 |
| 26 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | JR | S | 3 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.0 |
| 27 | T.J. Rahming | Duke | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 27 | Larry Rose III | NMSU | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.7 |
| 29 | Greg Stroman | Va Tech | SR | CB | 4 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| 30 | Shun Brown | Arizona | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.0 |
| 31 | Luke Timian | Indiana | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.5 |
| 31 | Allenzae Staggers | USM | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.5 |
| 33 | Danzel McKinley-Lewis | Toledo | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.8 |
| 34 | Chris Jones | Coast Car | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 35 | Adarius Pickett | UCLA | JR | DB | 4 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.8 |
| 36 | Reggie Bonnafon | Louisville | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 11.7 |
| 37 | Cameron Batson | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 38 | Reggie Hemphill-Mapps | Texas | FR | WR | 4 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 39 | Darrell Brown | ODU | SO | WR | 3 | 7 | 32 | 4.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 10.7 |
| 40 | Romell Jordan | New Mexico | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.5 |
| 41 | Nate Mullen | Charlotte | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 42 | Trever Ryen | Iowa State | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.8 |
| 43 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | SO | WR | 4 | 11 | 42 | 3.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 10.5 |
| 44 | Ronnie Blackmon | Colorado | FR | DB | 3 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 45 | Mark Chapman | CMU | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.3 |
| 46 | Brady Jones | UTSA | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| 47 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | SR | DB | 3 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.3 |
| 48 | Chad Beebe | N Illinois | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| 48 | Hyleck Foster | Marshall | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| 50 | Quadree Henderson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 3 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 5.7 |
| 51 | Daniel Hamm | Virginia | SR | TB | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| 52 | Jamal Morrow | Wash St | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 53 | DJ Chark | LSU | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
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.