2017 Conference USA Leaders Punt Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darrell Brown | ODU | SO | WR | 5 | 10 | 99 | 9.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.8 |
| 2 | Austin Trammell | Rice | FR | WR | 11 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.9 |
| 3 | Terry Juniel | UTEP | JR | WR | 12 | 13 | 51 | 3.92 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.3 |
| 4 | Nate Mullen | Charlotte | SO | WR | 11 | 11 | 50 | 4.55 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 5 | Richie James | MTSU | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.8 |
| 6 | Willie Wright | FAU | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 14.0 |
| 7 | Kylan Stribling | MTSU | FR | CB | 6 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| 7 | Brady Jones | UTSA | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
| 9 | Quez Watkins | USM | FR | WR | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| 10 | Jaelon Darden | N Texas | FR | WR | 5 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| 11 | Nahshon Ellerbe | Rice | SO | RB | 11 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| 11 | Teddy Veal | La Tech | JR | WR | 6 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 13 | Eric Jenkins | N Texas | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| 14 | Henry Bussey III | FAU | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 15 | Allenzae Staggers | USM | SR | WR | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 16 | Shelton Lewis | FAU | JR | CB | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 16 | Hyleck Foster | Marshall | SR | WR | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 16 | Nacarius Fant | Western Ky | SR | WR | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| 19 | Bryce Singleton | FIU | FR | WR | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 19 | Andre Wilson | UAB | JR | WR | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 19 | Ty Lee | MTSU | SO | WR | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 22 | Turner Smiley | N Texas | SR | WR | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| 22 | Adrian Hynson | UTEP | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |