2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| 3 | Troy | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.3 |
| 6 | Georgia State | 4 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.8 |
| 6 | Appalachian State | 4 | 6 | 76 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.0 |
| 8 | Texas State | 3 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.0 |
| 9 | South Alabama | 3 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 10 | Idaho | 4 | 9 | 155 | 17.22 | 1 | 2.3 | 38.8 |
| 11 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 10 | 119 | 11.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 29.8 |
| 12 | New Mexico State | 3 | 13 | 123 | 9.46 | 0 | 4.3 | 41.0 |