2017 Illinois Fighting Illini Kickoff Returns through 01/08/2018
| Name | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kendrick Foster | SR | RB | 12 | 15 | 254 | 16.93 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.2 |
| 2 | Nate Hobbs | FR | DB | 12 | 10 | 223 | 22.30 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.6 |
| 3 | Dre Brown | SO | RB | 6 | 6 | 167 | 27.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 27.8 |
| 4 | Mike Epstein | FR | RB | 5 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| 5 | Nathan Echard | SR | TE | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 6 | Christian Bobak | FR | RB | 12 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 7 | Austin Roberts | JR | RB | 12 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 8 | Bobby Walker | SO | TE | 12 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Total | 12 | 36 | 693 | 19.25 | 0 | 3.0 | 57.8 | |||
| Opponents | 12 | 11 | 212 | 19.27 | 0 | 0.9 | 17.7 |