2017 Illinois Fighting Illini Kickoff Return Defense Split Stats through 01/08/2018
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 11 | 212 | 19.27 | 0 | 0.9 | 17.7 | 
| at Home | 7 | 7 | 146 | 20.86 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.9 | 
| on Road/Neutral Site | 5 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.2 | 
| in Wins | 2 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 | 
| in Losses | 10 | 7 | 140 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.0 | 
| vs. Conference | 9 | 5 | 122 | 24.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 13.6 | 
| vs. Non-Conference | 3 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.0 | 
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 4 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.8 | 
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 8 | 8 | 165 | 20.63 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.6 | 
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 11 | 212 | 19.27 | 0 | 0.9 | 17.7 | 
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.5 | 
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 6 | 7 | 143 | 20.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.8 | 
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 9 | 5 | 122 | 24.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 13.6 | 
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 3 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.0 | 
| in August/September | 4 | 7 | 110 | 15.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 27.5 | 
| in October | 4 | 2 | 55 | 27.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.8 | 
| in November | 4 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.8 | 
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |