2017 Conference USA Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richie James | MTSU | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.7 |
| 1 | Nacarius Fant | Western Ky | SR | WR | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Darrell Brown | ODU | SO | WR | 2 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 4 | Allenzae Staggers | USM | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 5 | Quez Watkins | USM | FR | WR | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Shelton Lewis | FAU | JR | CB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Austin Trammell | Rice | FR | WR | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 8 | Nahshon Ellerbe | Rice | SO | RB | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Henry Bussey III | FAU | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 8 | Ty Lee | MTSU | SO | WR | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 8 | Matt Guidry | UTSA | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |