2017 Northwestern Wildcats Kickoff Return Defense Split Stats through 01/08/2018
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 45 | 814 | 18.09 | 0 | 3.5 | 62.6 |
| at Home | 7 | 19 | 317 | 16.68 | 0 | 2.7 | 45.3 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 26 | 497 | 19.12 | 0 | 4.3 | 82.8 |
| in Wins | 10 | 41 | 779 | 19.00 | 0 | 4.1 | 77.9 |
| in Losses | 3 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.7 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 32 | 557 | 17.41 | 0 | 3.6 | 61.9 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 13 | 257 | 19.77 | 0 | 3.3 | 64.3 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 3 | 5 | 60 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 20.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 10 | 40 | 754 | 18.85 | 0 | 4.0 | 75.4 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 13 | 45 | 814 | 18.09 | 0 | 3.5 | 62.6 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 17 | 270 | 15.88 | 0 | 2.4 | 38.6 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 6 | 28 | 544 | 19.43 | 0 | 4.7 | 90.7 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 11 | 38 | 678 | 17.84 | 0 | 3.5 | 61.6 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 2 | 7 | 136 | 19.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 68.0 |
| in August/September | 4 | 11 | 171 | 15.55 | 0 | 2.8 | 42.8 |
| in October | 4 | 8 | 169 | 21.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.3 |
| in November | 4 | 21 | 364 | 17.33 | 0 | 5.3 | 91.0 |
| in December/January | 1 | 5 | 110 | 22.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 110.0 |