2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ky'Jon Tyler | Coast Car | SO | WR | 4 | 15 | 385 | 25.67 | 0 | 3.8 | 96.3 |
| 2 | Raymond Calais | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 4 | 12 | 375 | 31.25 | 2 | 3.0 | 93.8 |
| 3 | Markis McCray | La-Monroe | JR | WR | 4 | 10 | 199 | 19.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 49.8 |
| 4 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 193 | 27.57 | 1 | 1.8 | 48.3 |
| 5 | Marcus Jones | Troy | FR | CB | 5 | 9 | 229 | 25.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 45.8 |
| 6 | Ike Lewis | App St | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 166 | 23.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.5 |
| 7 | Aaron Duckworth | Idaho | SR | RB | 4 | 8 | 133 | 16.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.3 |
| 8 | Myles Campbell | Ga South | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 98 | 24.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 32.7 |
| 9 | Xavier Johnson | USA | SR | RB | 5 | 6 | 134 | 22.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.8 |
| 10 | Jeremiah Haydel | Texas St | FR | WR | 5 | 8 | 127 | 15.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 25.4 |
| 11 | Chris Murray | Ark St | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.7 |
| 12 | Glenn Smith | Georgia St | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.3 |
| 13 | Jason Huntley | NMSU | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.3 |
| 14 | Reuben Mwehla | Idaho | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.3 |
| 15 | L.A. Ramsby | Ga South | SR | RB | 3 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.0 |
| 16 | Johnathan Boone | NMSU | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.3 |
| 17 | Robert Brown, Jr. | Texas St | FR | RB | 5 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.2 |
| 18 | Ashton Johnson | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 4 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.8 |
| 19 | Malcolm Williams | Coast Car | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 20 | Malik Williams | App St | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| 21 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 22 | Tra Minter | USA | SO | RB | 5 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.8 |
| 23 | David Ungerer | Idaho | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 24 | Bull Barge | USA | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| 25 | Taz Bateman | Georgia St | JR | RB | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 26 | Denzel Foster | USA | SR | RB | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| 27 | Monteo Garrett | Ga South | JR | RB | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 28 | Tywun Walters | USA | JR | RB | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 29 | D.J. Henderson | Idaho | JR | DL | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 30 | Larry Rose III | NMSU | SR | RB | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| 30 | Izaiah Lottie | NMSU | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| 32 | Duke Carter IV | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 33 | Derrick Gore | La-Monroe | JR | RB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 34 | James Traylor | Georgia St | SR | OLB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.