2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 2 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 12 | 68 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 3 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| 4 | Coastal Carolina | 9 | 17 | 138 | 8.12 | 0 | 1.9 | 15.3 |
| 5 | South Alabama | 8 | 12 | 98 | 8.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
| 6 | New Mexico State | 6 | 18 | 159 | 8.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 26.5 |
| 7 | Texas State | 10 | 28 | 251 | 8.96 | 1 | 2.8 | 25.1 |
| 8 | Appalachian State | 4 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.0 |
| 9 | Georgia State | 5 | 10 | 99 | 9.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.8 |
| 10 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 15 | 153 | 10.20 | 1 | 1.5 | 15.3 |
| 11 | Idaho | 8 | 18 | 293 | 16.28 | 1 | 2.3 | 36.6 |
| 12 | Troy | 2 | 6 | 128 | 21.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 64.0 |