2017 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2018

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Dante Pettis Washington SR WR 12 20 361 18.05 3 1.7 30.1
2 KaVontae Turpin TCU JR WR 13 15 243 16.20 1 1.2 18.7
3 Blaise Taylor Ark St SR DB 11 25 334 13.36 1 2.3 30.4
4 Ray-Ray McCloud Clemson JR WR 13 23 307 13.35 1 1.8 23.6
5 DeAndre Thompkins Penn State JR WR 13 24 319 13.29 1 1.8 24.5
6 Michael Walker BC JR WR 13 27 354 13.11 0 2.1 27.2
7 Mecole Hardman Georgia SO WR 14 22 263 11.95 0 1.6 18.8
8 D.J. Reed Kansas St JR DB 10 16 191 11.94 0 1.6 19.1
9 Quadree Henderson Pittsburgh JR WR 11 21 243 11.57 2 1.9 22.1
10 Boobie Hobbs Utah SR DB 12 24 274 11.42 0 2.0 22.8
11 Trever Ryen Iowa State SR WR 12 15 170 11.33 1 1.3 14.2
12 Avery Williams Boise St FR CB 14 27 303 11.22 2 1.9 21.6
13 Reggie Hemphill-Mapps Texas FR WR 13 17 180 10.59 1 1.3 13.8
14 Greg Stroman Va Tech SR CB 12 33 339 10.27 1 2.8 28.3
15 Sean Riley Syracuse SO WR 11 13 127 9.77 0 1.2 11.5
16 Austin Conway Wyoming SO WR 12 19 175 9.21 0 1.6 14.6
17 Quest Truxton SDSU SR WR 12 21 185 8.81 0 1.8 15.4
18 Darrell Brown ODU SO WR 9 20 175 8.75 0 2.2 19.4
19 Nick Nelson Wisconsin JR CB 14 24 206 8.58 1 1.7 14.7
20 Trevon Diggs Alabama SO DB 12 18 154 8.56 0 1.5 12.8
21 Danzel McKinley-Lewis Toledo SO WR 13 17 140 8.24 0 1.3 10.8
22 Olabisi Johnson CSU JR WR 11 13 105 8.08 0 1.2 9.5
23 Donovan Peoples-Jones Michigan FR WR 13 40 320 8.00 1 3.1 24.6
24 Jordan Nathan Utah State FR WR 12 20 156 7.80 0 1.7 13.0
25 Brad Stewart Ga Tech JR WR 10 13 100 7.69 0 1.3 10.0
26 Chris Jones Coast Car SR WR 10 15 113 7.53 0 1.5 11.3
27 Chris Lammons S Carolina SR DB 12 19 141 7.42 0 1.6 11.8
28 Hutch White Texas St SO WR 11 16 118 7.38 0 1.5 10.7
29 Shun Brown Arizona JR WR 12 15 110 7.33 1 1.3 9.2
30 DJ Chark LSU SR WR 12 16 117 7.31 1 1.3 9.8
31 John Williams Memphis SO WR 10 13 92 7.08 0 1.3 9.2
32 Michael Shelton BYU JR DB 12 17 114 6.71 0 1.4 9.5
33 Marcus Simms WVU SO WR 11 15 100 6.67 0 1.4 9.1
34 Chris Finke Notre Dame JR WR 13 24 156 6.50 0 1.8 12.0
35 Cameron Batson Texas Tech SR WR 12 15 87 5.80 0 1.3 7.3
36 K.J. Hill Ohio State SO WR 14 26 144 5.54 0 1.9 10.3
37 Brady Jones UTSA SR WR 10 12 60 5.00 0 1.2 6.0
38 D.J. Matthews FSU FR WR 10 13 62 4.77 0 1.3 6.2
38 Nate Mullen Charlotte SO WR 11 13 62 4.77 0 1.2 5.6
40 Daniel Hamm Virginia SR TB 12 20 91 4.55 0 1.7 7.6
41 Brandon McDowell Houston SR DB 12 14 62 4.43 0 1.2 5.2
42 Allenzae Staggers USM SR WR 12 15 63 4.20 0 1.3 5.3
43 Jamal Morrow Wash St SR RB 12 16 47 2.94 0 1.3 3.9
44 Hyleck Foster Marshall SR WR 13 16 41 2.56 0 1.2 3.2
45 Jackson Anthrop Purdue FR WR 13 17 30 1.76 0 1.3 2.3

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.