2017 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Stroman | Va Tech | SR | CB | 10 | 27 | 298 | 11.04 | 1 | 2.7 | 29.8 |
| 2 | Ray-Ray McCloud | Clemson | JR | WR | 12 | 21 | 293 | 13.95 | 1 | 1.8 | 24.4 |
| 3 | Dante Pettis | Washington | SR | WR | 11 | 17 | 275 | 16.18 | 2 | 1.5 | 25.0 |
| 4 | KaVontae Turpin | TCU | JR | WR | 12 | 15 | 243 | 16.20 | 1 | 1.3 | 20.3 |
| 5 | Mecole Hardman | Georgia | SO | WR | 12 | 20 | 238 | 11.90 | 0 | 1.7 | 19.8 |
| 6 | Quadree Henderson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 10 | 19 | 205 | 10.79 | 2 | 1.9 | 20.5 |
| 7 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | FR | WR | 11 | 35 | 197 | 5.63 | 0 | 3.2 | 17.9 |
| 8 | Michael Walker | BC | JR | WR | 9 | 19 | 196 | 10.32 | 0 | 2.1 | 21.8 |
| 9 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | JR | WR | 6 | 12 | 192 | 16.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 10 | Reggie Hemphill-Mapps | Texas | FR | WR | 12 | 17 | 180 | 10.59 | 1 | 1.4 | 15.0 |
| 11 | D.J. Reed | Kansas St | JR | DB | 9 | 15 | 179 | 11.93 | 0 | 1.7 | 19.9 |
| 12 | Nick Nelson | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 11 | 17 | 178 | 10.47 | 1 | 1.5 | 16.2 |
| 13 | Braxton Berrios | Miami (Fl) | SR | WR | 10 | 10 | 167 | 16.70 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.7 |
| 14 | Boobie Hobbs | Utah | SR | DB | 10 | 18 | 165 | 9.17 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.5 |
| 15 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 10 | 22 | 161 | 7.32 | 0 | 2.2 | 16.1 |
| 16 | Trever Ryen | Iowa State | SR | WR | 10 | 13 | 153 | 11.77 | 1 | 1.3 | 15.3 |
| 17 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | JR | WR | 11 | 17 | 148 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.5 |
| 18 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | SO | WR | 12 | 25 | 142 | 5.68 | 0 | 2.1 | 11.8 |
| 19 | Trevon Diggs | Alabama | SO | DB | 10 | 15 | 133 | 8.87 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.3 |
| 20 | Chris Lammons | S Carolina | SR | DB | 11 | 18 | 131 | 7.28 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.9 |
| 21 | Nyheim Hines | NC State | JR | RB | 10 | 10 | 124 | 12.40 | 1 | 1.0 | 12.4 |
| 22 | Sean Riley | Syracuse | SO | WR | 9 | 9 | 107 | 11.89 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.9 |
| 23 | Christian Kirk | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 10 | 8 | 101 | 12.63 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.1 |
| 24 | Brad Stewart | Ga Tech | JR | WR | 10 | 13 | 100 | 7.69 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| 25 | Richaud Floyd | Missouri | SO | WR | 10 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 1 | 0.5 | 9.7 |
| 26 | Charles Walker | Kentucky | SR | WR | 9 | 6 | 95 | 15.83 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.6 |
| 27 | Michael Pittman Jr. | USC | SO | WR | 10 | 2 | 89 | 44.50 | 1 | 0.2 | 8.9 |
| 27 | Vic Wharton III | California | JR | WR | 11 | 9 | 89 | 9.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.1 |
| 29 | DJ Chark | LSU | SR | WR | 9 | 11 | 88 | 8.00 | 1 | 1.2 | 9.8 |
| 29 | Stephen Roberts | Auburn | SR | DB | 10 | 11 | 88 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.8 |
| 31 | Desmon White | TCU | SR | WR | 12 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 1 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| 32 | Jessie Bates III | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 8 | 7 | 86 | 12.29 | 1 | 0.9 | 10.8 |
| 33 | Reggie Bonnafon | Louisville | SR | RB | 11 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.7 |
| 34 | Greg Dortch | Wk Forest | FR | WR | 5 | 13 | 84 | 6.46 | 0 | 2.6 | 16.8 |
| 35 | T.J. Rahming | Duke | JR | WR | 10 | 9 | 82 | 9.11 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.2 |
| 36 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | SR | WR | 10 | 8 | 79 | 9.88 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.9 |
| 37 | Riley Lees | N'western | FR | WR | 11 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.1 |
| 38 | Marcus Simms | WVU | SO | WR | 10 | 14 | 77 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.7 |
| 39 | Dillon Mitchell | Oregon | SO | WR | 9 | 8 | 76 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.4 |
| 39 | Daniel Hamm | Virginia | SR | TB | 9 | 18 | 76 | 4.22 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.4 |
| 41 | Adarius Pickett | UCLA | JR | DB | 11 | 10 | 72 | 7.20 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.5 |
| 42 | Donald Gray | Miss St | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 71 | 11.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.2 |
| 43 | Tony Nicholson | Baylor | SO | WR | 9 | 5 | 69 | 13.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.7 |
| 44 | DJ Moore | Maryland | JR | WR | 10 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.8 |
| 45 | Dominique Heath | Kansas St | JR | WR | 11 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.1 |
| 46 | CeeDee Lamb | Oklahoma | FR | WR | 12 | 12 | 64 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 47 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 63 | 63.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 63.0 |
| 48 | M.J. Stewart | N Carolina | SR | CB | 9 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.9 |
| 49 | Cameron Batson | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 10 | 10 | 61 | 6.10 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.1 |
| 50 | Kalija Lipscomb | Vanderbilt | SO | WR | 9 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.3 |
| 50 | Ajene Harris | USC | JR | CB | 12 | 13 | 57 | 4.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.8 |
| 52 | Byron Pringle | Kansas St | JR | WR | 11 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.1 |
| 52 | Steven Sims Jr. | Kansas | JR | WR | 9 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.2 |
| 54 | Dillon Stoner | Okla St | FR | WR | 10 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.5 |
| 55 | Ronnie Blackmon | Colorado | FR | DB | 9 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.8 |
| 56 | Henre’ Toliver | Arkansas | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.4 |
| 57 | Luke Timian | Indiana | JR | WR | 10 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.7 |
| 58 | Henry Ruggs III | Alabama | FR | WR | 11 | 8 | 46 | 5.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.2 |
| 58 | Shun Brown | Arizona | JR | WR | 10 | 12 | 46 | 3.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.6 |
| 60 | Tarvarus McFadden | FSU | JR | DB | 10 | 12 | 42 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
| 61 | Gavin Locklear | NC State | SR | WR | 9 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.6 |
| 62 | Myles Campbell | Ga South | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.5 |
| 62 | A.J. Brown | Miss | SO | WR | 9 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 62 | Jamal Morrow | Wash St | SR | RB | 10 | 13 | 39 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.9 |
| 65 | Darrell Brown | ODU | SO | WR | 2 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 65 | Brandon Powell | Florida | SR | WR | 10 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| 65 | Matt VandeBerg | Iowa | SR | WR | 11 | 11 | 38 | 3.45 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 68 | Thomas Hennigan | App St | FR | WR | 2 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.5 |
| 69 | Darnell Savage, Jr. | Maryland | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| 69 | Trevon Bradford | Oregon St | SO | WR | 9 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 71 | Quest Truxton | SDSU | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.0 |
| 72 | Janarion Grant | Rutgers | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.2 |
| 73 | Trenton Irwin | Stanford | JR | WR | 11 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| 73 | Xavian Marks | Alabama | JR | WR | 6 | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| 75 | Curtis Hodges | Ariz St | FR | WR | 9 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| 75 | Marquez Callaway | Tennessee | SO | WR | 8 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| 77 | Curtis Robinson | Stanford | SO | OLB | 9 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| 77 | Nick Ruffin | Auburn | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| 77 | Ryan Davis | Auburn | JR | WR | 10 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| 77 | Richie James | MTSU | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.7 |
| 81 | Javhari Bourdeau | Army | FR | DB | 2 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
| 81 | Drew Hmielewski | Minnesota | FR | WR | 7 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.6 |
| 81 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | FR | WR | 12 | 15 | 25 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| 84 | Davontavean Martin | Wash St | FR | WR | 10 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 84 | Malik Lawal | Ariz St | SO | LB | 11 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| 84 | Blake Banham | EMU | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 24.0 |
| 84 | D.J. Matthews | FSU | FR | WR | 8 | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| 88 | Marcus Milton | BGSU | JR | DB | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 88 | Papi White | Ohio | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 88 | Ryan Newsome | Ariz St | SO | WR | 10 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| 91 | Earnest Patterson | La-Lafytte | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 91 | Deshawn Capers-Smith | Texas A&M | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| 91 | Cody White | Mich St | FR | WR | 10 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| 94 | Nate Landman | Colorado | FR | ILB | 9 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| 95 | Jordan Nathan | Utah State | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 95 | Antonio Simmons | Ga Tech | SR | DL | 10 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 95 | Rafael Araujo-Lopes | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 10 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 98 | Damien Harris | Alabama | JR | RB | 11 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 98 | Josh Jackson | Iowa | JR | DB | 11 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| 100 | Kaleb Fossum | Nevada | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |