2017 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/08/2018
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 26 | 245 | 9.42 | 1 | 2.2 | 20.4 |
| at Home | 7 | 14 | 130 | 9.29 | 1 | 2.0 | 18.6 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 5 | 12 | 115 | 9.58 | 0 | 2.4 | 23.0 |
| in Wins | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| in Losses | 8 | 20 | 238 | 11.90 | 1 | 2.5 | 29.8 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 21 | 141 | 6.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.7 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 3 | 5 | 104 | 20.80 | 1 | 1.7 | 34.7 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 4 | 9 | 114 | 12.67 | 1 | 2.3 | 28.5 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 8 | 17 | 131 | 7.71 | 0 | 2.1 | 16.4 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 26 | 245 | 9.42 | 1 | 2.4 | 22.3 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 16 | 144 | 9.00 | 1 | 2.7 | 24.0 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 10 | 101 | 10.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.2 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 10 | 23 | 221 | 9.61 | 1 | 2.3 | 22.1 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 24.0 |
| in August/September | 5 | 12 | 163 | 13.58 | 1 | 2.4 | 32.6 |
| in October | 3 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 0 | 3.0 | 11.7 |
| in November | 4 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.8 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |