2017 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games at Home Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 24 | 330 | 13.75 | 2 | 4.0 | 55.0 | 
| 2 | Washington | 7 | 19 | 354 | 18.63 | 3 | 2.7 | 50.6 | 
| 3 | Michigan | 6 | 20 | 250 | 12.50 | 1 | 3.3 | 41.7 | 
| 4 | Kansas State | 7 | 13 | 284 | 21.85 | 1 | 1.9 | 40.6 | 
| 5 | Florida State | 6 | 19 | 239 | 12.58 | 0 | 3.2 | 39.8 | 
| 6 | Boston College | 6 | 15 | 222 | 14.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 37.0 | 
| 7 | Wake Forest | 6 | 19 | 220 | 11.58 | 0 | 3.2 | 36.7 | 
| 8 | Penn State | 7 | 18 | 252 | 14.00 | 1 | 2.6 | 36.0 | 
| 9 | Indiana | 6 | 11 | 207 | 18.82 | 1 | 1.8 | 34.5 | 
| 10 | Boise State | 7 | 17 | 239 | 14.06 | 1 | 2.4 | 34.1 | 
| 11 | UCF | 7 | 15 | 238 | 15.87 | 1 | 2.1 | 34.0 | 
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 10 | 223 | 22.30 | 1 | 1.4 | 31.9 | 
| 13 | Colorado | 6 | 13 | 180 | 13.85 | 1 | 2.2 | 30.0 | 
| 14 | Clemson | 7 | 22 | 206 | 9.36 | 0 | 3.1 | 29.4 | 
| 15 | USF | 6 | 16 | 171 | 10.69 | 0 | 2.7 | 28.5 | 
| 16 | TCU | 6 | 13 | 167 | 12.85 | 1 | 2.2 | 27.8 | 
| 17 | Mississippi State | 7 | 14 | 194 | 13.86 | 1 | 2.0 | 27.7 | 
| 18 | Arkansas State | 5 | 8 | 137 | 17.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 27.4 | 
| 19 | Troy | 6 | 13 | 159 | 12.23 | 0 | 2.2 | 26.5 | 
| 20 | Old Dominion | 6 | 18 | 157 | 8.72 | 0 | 3.0 | 26.2 | 
| 21 | Iowa State | 6 | 12 | 154 | 12.83 | 1 | 2.0 | 25.7 | 
| 21 | North Carolina | 7 | 15 | 180 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.1 | 25.7 | 
| 21 | Utah | 7 | 16 | 180 | 11.25 | 0 | 2.3 | 25.7 | 
| 24 | Alabama | 7 | 22 | 177 | 8.05 | 0 | 3.1 | 25.3 | 
| 25 | LSU | 6 | 7 | 150 | 21.43 | 2 | 1.2 | 25.0 | 
| 26 | Wisconsin | 7 | 14 | 165 | 11.79 | 1 | 2.0 | 23.6 | 
| 27 | Wyoming | 7 | 16 | 161 | 10.06 | 0 | 2.3 | 23.0 | 
| 28 | Utah State | 6 | 17 | 137 | 8.06 | 1 | 2.8 | 22.8 | 
| 29 | Maryland | 6 | 13 | 136 | 10.46 | 1 | 2.2 | 22.7 | 
| 30 | Missouri | 7 | 9 | 155 | 17.22 | 1 | 1.3 | 22.1 | 
| 31 | UAB | 6 | 13 | 130 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 21.7 | 
| 32 | Louisiana | 5 | 8 | 105 | 13.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 21.0 | 
| 33 | Texas A&M | 7 | 7 | 145 | 20.71 | 1 | 1.0 | 20.7 | 
| 34 | USC | 7 | 8 | 140 | 17.50 | 2 | 1.1 | 20.0 | 
| 35 | San Diego State | 7 | 10 | 130 | 13.00 | 1 | 1.4 | 18.6 | 
| 36 | Nevada | 6 | 10 | 111 | 11.10 | 1 | 1.7 | 18.5 | 
| 37 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 14 | 107 | 7.64 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.8 | 
| 38 | Texas | 6 | 8 | 106 | 13.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 17.7 | 
| 39 | Western Michigan | 6 | 12 | 103 | 8.58 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.2 | 
| 40 | Appalachian State | 6 | 15 | 101 | 6.73 | 0 | 2.5 | 16.8 | 
| 41 | Stanford | 6 | 11 | 97 | 8.82 | 1 | 1.8 | 16.2 | 
| 42 | Colorado State | 6 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.3 | 
| 42 | Ohio | 6 | 14 | 92 | 6.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.3 | 
| 44 | BYU | 6 | 14 | 91 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.2 | 
| 45 | Auburn | 7 | 13 | 105 | 8.08 | 0 | 1.9 | 15.0 | 
| 46 | Kentucky | 7 | 5 | 104 | 20.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.9 | 
| 47 | Buffalo | 6 | 10 | 89 | 8.90 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.8 | 
| 48 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 11 | 88 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.7 | 
| 49 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 8 | 102 | 12.75 | 1 | 1.1 | 14.6 | 
| 50 | Arizona | 6 | 6 | 87 | 14.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 14.5 | 
| 51 | Rutgers | 7 | 11 | 101 | 9.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.4 | 
| 52 | Bowling Green | 5 | 7 | 70 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.0 | 
| 53 | North Texas | 6 | 11 | 83 | 7.55 | 1 | 1.8 | 13.8 | 
| 54 | Cincinnati | 6 | 10 | 80 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.3 | 
| 55 | West Virginia | 6 | 12 | 79 | 6.58 | 1 | 2.0 | 13.2 | 
| 55 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 18 | 79 | 4.39 | 2 | 3.0 | 13.2 | 
| 57 | Ball State | 6 | 7 | 78 | 11.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.0 | 
| 57 | Kent State | 5 | 10 | 65 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 
| 57 | Louisville | 6 | 15 | 78 | 5.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 13.0 | 
| 60 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.8 | 
| 61 | Army | 6 | 6 | 76 | 12.67 | 1 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 
| 62 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 7 | 101 | 14.43 | 0 | 0.9 | 12.6 | 
| 63 | Toledo | 6 | 13 | 75 | 5.77 | 0 | 2.2 | 12.5 | 
| 64 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 9 | 87 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.4 | 
| 65 | Nebraska | 7 | 13 | 86 | 6.62 | 0 | 1.9 | 12.3 | 
| 66 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 10 | 72 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.0 | 
| 67 | Tennessee | 7 | 10 | 82 | 8.20 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.7 | 
| 68 | Ohio State | 7 | 16 | 81 | 5.06 | 0 | 2.3 | 11.6 | 
| 69 | Fresno State | 6 | 8 | 69 | 8.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.5 | 
| 70 | Oregon | 7 | 9 | 80 | 8.89 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.4 | 
| 71 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.2 | 
| 72 | Northwestern | 7 | 8 | 75 | 9.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.7 | 
| 72 | Charlotte | 6 | 11 | 64 | 5.82 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.7 | 
| 72 | Iowa | 7 | 13 | 75 | 5.77 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.7 | 
| 75 | California | 6 | 5 | 63 | 12.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.5 | 
| 76 | Arizona State | 7 | 15 | 73 | 4.87 | 0 | 2.1 | 10.4 | 
| 77 | Illinois | 7 | 10 | 72 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.3 | 
| 78 | Rice | 5 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.2 | 
| 79 | Michigan State | 7 | 15 | 68 | 4.53 | 0 | 2.1 | 9.7 | 
| 80 | UTEP | 5 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.6 | 
| 81 | Baylor | 6 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 | 
| 81 | Texas State | 6 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.5 | 
| 83 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 8 | 75 | 9.38 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 
| 83 | Memphis | 8 | 16 | 75 | 4.69 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 
| 85 | Syracuse | 7 | 14 | 65 | 4.64 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.3 | 
| 86 | Oklahoma | 6 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.2 | 
| 87 | Virginia | 7 | 15 | 63 | 4.20 | 0 | 2.1 | 9.0 | 
| 88 | New Mexico | 6 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.7 | 
| 89 | South Carolina | 7 | 9 | 60 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.6 | 
| 90 | Air Force | 6 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 | 
| 90 | Southern Miss | 6 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 | 
| 92 | San Jose State | 6 | 11 | 49 | 4.45 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.2 | 
| 93 | Georgia State | 5 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 | 
| 93 | Florida | 6 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.8 | 
| 95 | NC State | 6 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.3 | 
| 95 | Temple | 6 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.3 | 
| 97 | Massachusetts | 5 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.0 | 
| 97 | Notre Dame | 7 | 12 | 49 | 4.08 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.0 | 
| 99 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.8 | 
| 100 | UNLV | 6 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.7 | 
| 101 | Arkansas | 6 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 
| 102 | Kansas | 7 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.9 | 
| 103 | Connecticut | 6 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 
| 103 | Houston | 6 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.7 | 
| 105 | UCLA | 6 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.5 | 
| 105 | Texas Tech | 6 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.5 | 
| 107 | Central Michigan | 5 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 
| 108 | Marshall | 6 | 14 | 32 | 2.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 
| 109 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 
| 109 | UTSA | 5 | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 
| 111 | Georgia | 6 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 
| 112 | Washington State | 7 | 13 | 32 | 2.46 | 0 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 
| 113 | Minnesota | 7 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 
| 114 | Duke | 7 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 
| 115 | Ole Miss | 7 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 
| 116 | FIU | 6 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 
| 116 | Idaho | 6 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 
| 118 | Purdue | 6 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 
| 119 | Hawaii | 6 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 
| 120 | New Mexico State | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 
| 121 | South Alabama | 6 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 
| 122 | SMU | 7 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 
| 123 | Tulane | 6 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 
| 124 | Akron | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 
| 125 | Miami (OH) | 6 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 
| 125 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 
| 127 | Oregon State | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 
| 128 | Navy | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 
| 129 | Tulsa | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 
| 130 | East Carolina | 7 | 4 | -5 | -1.25 | 0 | 0.6 | -0.7 |