2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kawaan Baker | USA | FR | WR | 1 | 4 | 110 | 27.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 110.0 |
| 2 | Chris Murray | Ark St | SR | WR | 2 | 7 | 204 | 29.14 | 0 | 3.5 | 102.0 |
| 3 | Marcus Jones | Troy | FR | CB | 2 | 7 | 198 | 28.29 | 1 | 3.5 | 99.0 |
| 4 | Raymond Calais | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 1 | 5 | 80 | 16.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 80.0 |
| 5 | Jason Huntley | NMSU | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 133 | 44.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 66.5 |
| 6 | Myles Campbell | Ga South | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.0 |
| 7 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 42 | 42.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 42.0 |
| 8 | Darius Hoggins | La-Lafytte | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 9 | Quinton Lane | USA | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 10 | Ike Lewis | App St | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.5 |
| 11 | Johnathan Boone | NMSU | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 17.5 |
| 12 | Malik Henry | Ga South | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 12 | Duke Carter IV | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 14 | Aaron Duckworth | Idaho | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 15 | Thomas Hennigan | App St | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 16 | Glenn Smith | Georgia St | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| 17 | Devin Gentry | Georgia St | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 18 | Blake Mack | Ark St | SR | TE | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 19 | B.J. Smith | Troy | SO | RB | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 20 | Terence Dunlap | Troy | FR | CB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 21 | Monteo Garrett | Ga South | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.