2017 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TCU | 4 | 5 | 143 | 28.60 | 1 | 1.3 | 35.8 | 
| 1 | Clemson | 5 | 8 | 124 | 15.50 | 1 | 1.6 | 24.8 | 
| 1 | LSU | 4 | 6 | 89 | 14.83 | 1 | 1.5 | 22.3 | 
| 1 | NC State | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 
| 1 | West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 
| 6 | Baylor | 3 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.7 | 
| 6 | Colorado | 2 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.5 | 
| 6 | Kansas | 3 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.3 | 
| 6 | Iowa State | 4 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.8 | 
| 6 | Purdue | 2 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 
| 6 | Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.3 | 
| 6 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.3 | 
| 6 | Arizona | 1 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 39.0 | 
| 6 | USF | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 7 | 88 | 12.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 29.3 | 
| 6 | Syracuse | 4 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.3 | 
| 6 | Rice | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 
| 6 | Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 | 
| 6 | North Carolina | 4 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.3 | 
| 6 | Georgia | 6 | 11 | 119 | 10.82 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.8 | 
| 6 | Mississippi State | 4 | 5 | 54 | 10.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.5 | 
| 6 | San Jose State | 1 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 43.0 | 
| 6 | Boston College | 4 | 7 | 75 | 10.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.8 | 
| 6 | Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.0 | 
| 6 | Texas Tech | 4 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 | 
| 6 | Oklahoma | 5 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.2 | 
| 6 | Virginia | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.3 | 
| 6 | Stanford | 5 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.6 | 
| 6 | Nevada | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 
| 6 | Troy | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 
| 6 | Auburn | 7 | 9 | 80 | 8.89 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.4 | 
| 6 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.3 | 
| 6 | Maryland | 6 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 
| 6 | UCF | 4 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.3 | 
| 6 | Penn State | 4 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 | 
| 6 | Arkansas | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 
| 6 | Wisconsin | 3 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.7 | 
| 6 | Ohio State | 5 | 12 | 93 | 7.75 | 0 | 2.4 | 18.6 | 
| 6 | Notre Dame | 7 | 14 | 100 | 7.14 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.3 | 
| 6 | Oregon | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 
| 6 | Rutgers | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 
| 6 | Duke | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 
| 6 | Florida State | 4 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.3 | 
| 6 | USC | 4 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.3 | 
| 6 | Alabama | 5 | 12 | 73 | 6.08 | 0 | 2.4 | 14.6 | 
| 6 | Louisville | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 
| 6 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 
| 6 | Michigan | 4 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 0 | 2.8 | 16.3 | 
| 6 | South Carolina | 3 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.7 | 
| 6 | Wake Forest | 3 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.0 | 
| 6 | Temple | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 
| 6 | Nebraska | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 
| 6 | Texas | 4 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.5 | 
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 12 | 50 | 4.17 | 0 | 2.4 | 10.0 | 
| 6 | Houston | 2 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 10.0 | 
| 6 | Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 
| 6 | Utah | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 
| 6 | Arizona State | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 
| 6 | Fresno State | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 
| 6 | California | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 
| 6 | Indiana | 4 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 
| 6 | San Diego State | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 
| 6 | Kansas State | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 
| 6 | UCLA | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 
| 6 | Illinois | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 
| 6 | New Mexico | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 
| 6 | Iowa | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 
| 6 | Washington State | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 
| 6 | BYU | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 
| 6 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 
| 6 | East Carolina | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 
| 6 | Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 
| 6 | Tulsa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 
| 6 | Florida | 2 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.5 | 
| 6 | Utah State | 2 | 4 | -3 | -0.75 | 0 | 2.0 | -1.5 | 
| 6 | Memphis | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 
| 6 | Michigan State | 4 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 
| 6 | Tennessee | 3 | 2 | -8 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.7 | -2.7 |