2017 Purdue Boilermakers Kickoff Return Defense Split Stats through 01/08/2018
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 26 | 609 | 23.42 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.8 |
| at Home | 6 | 12 | 241 | 20.08 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.2 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 14 | 368 | 26.29 | 0 | 2.0 | 52.6 |
| in Wins | 7 | 18 | 399 | 22.17 | 0 | 2.6 | 57.0 |
| in Losses | 6 | 8 | 210 | 26.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 35.0 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 15 | 353 | 23.53 | 0 | 1.7 | 39.2 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 11 | 256 | 23.27 | 0 | 2.8 | 64.0 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 2 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.5 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 11 | 24 | 566 | 23.58 | 0 | 2.2 | 51.5 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 13 | 26 | 609 | 23.42 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.8 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
| vs. FBS Winning | 8 | 16 | 384 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.0 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 10 | 225 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 12 | 24 | 577 | 24.04 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.1 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| in August/September | 4 | 7 | 148 | 21.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.0 |
| in October | 4 | 6 | 148 | 24.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 37.0 |
| in November | 4 | 8 | 190 | 23.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.5 |
| in December/January | 1 | 5 | 123 | 24.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 123.0 |