2017 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida State | 1 | 5 | 138 | 27.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 138.0 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 1 | 4.0 | 86.0 |
| 3 | South Florida | 1 | 3 | 85 | 28.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 85.0 |
| 4 | North Carolina | 1 | 5 | 80 | 16.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 80.0 |
| 5 | Wake Forest | 1 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 76.0 |
| 6 | LSU | 1 | 2 | 73 | 36.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 73.0 |
| 7 | Arizona | 1 | 2 | 71 | 35.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 71.0 |
| 8 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 67 | 67.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 67.0 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 66 | 66.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 66.0 |
| 10 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 5 | 63 | 12.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 63.0 |
| 11 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 62 | 62.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 62.0 |
| 12 | Utah State | 1 | 5 | 60 | 12.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 60.0 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| 13 | Fresno State | 1 | 5 | 59 | 11.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 59.0 |
| 15 | Rutgers | 1 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 58.0 |
| 16 | Wyoming | 1 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.0 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 1 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 53.0 |
| 18 | Alabama | 1 | 2 | 52 | 26.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 52.0 |
| 18 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 2 | 52 | 26.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 52.0 |
| 20 | Troy | 1 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.0 |
| 21 | Auburn | 1 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 47.0 |
| 22 | Maryland | 1 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| 23 | Indiana | 1 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 43.0 |
| 24 | Cincinnati | 1 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 42.0 |
| 25 | Colorado | 1 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 25 | Ohio | 1 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 40.0 |
| 27 | Arkansas State | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 27 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 36.0 |
| 29 | Old Dominion | 1 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 35.0 |
| 30 | Appalachian State | 1 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 34.0 |
| 31 | UCF | 1 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 31.0 |
| 32 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.0 |
| 32 | Toledo | 1 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 29.0 |
| 34 | Kansas | 1 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 28.0 |
| 35 | Oregon | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 35 | Louisville | 1 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 24.0 |
| 37 | Idaho | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 23.0 |
| 38 | Mississippi State | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| 38 | Washington State | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| 40 | Kent State | 1 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 21.0 |
| 41 | Charlotte | 1 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 19.0 |
| 42 | Connecticut | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 42 | UNLV | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 42 | Utah | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 45 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 45 | TCU | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 45 | Bowling Green | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 17.0 |
| 48 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 48 | SMU | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 15.0 |
| 50 | South Alabama | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 50 | UAB | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 0 | 7.0 | 13.0 |
| 52 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 52 | Texas State | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 52 | Duke | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 12.0 |
| 55 | Iowa State | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 11.0 |
| 56 | Ball State | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 56 | Missouri | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 56 | Nevada | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 56 | Georgia State | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 56 | Temple | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 56 | Memphis | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 10.0 |
| 62 | San Diego State | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 62 | Air Force | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 64 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 64 | Georgia | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 66 | Virginia | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 66 | UTSA | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 7.0 |
| 66 | Syracuse | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 7.0 |
| 69 | Western Michigan | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 70 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 70 | Buffalo | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 70 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| 73 | Texas Tech | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 73 | North Texas | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 73 | West Virginia | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 76 | Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 76 | Akron | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 76 | San Jose State | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| 76 | Clemson | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| 80 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 81 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 81 | Mississippi | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 81 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| 84 | Florida International | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 85 | Tulane | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -1.0 |
| 85 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 85 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 88 | BYU | 1 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -5.0 |
| 89 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | -11 | -11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -11.0 |