2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 10 | 63 | 6.30 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Appalachian State | 10 | 12 | 106 | 8.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.6 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 15 | 114 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.4 |
| 5 | Georgia State | 10 | 15 | 136 | 9.07 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.6 |
| 5 | Troy | 11 | 17 | 160 | 9.41 | 1 | 1.5 | 14.5 |
| 8 | South Alabama | 9 | 17 | 125 | 7.35 | 0 | 1.9 | 13.9 |
| 8 | Idaho | 10 | 19 | 216 | 11.37 | 0 | 1.9 | 21.6 |
| 10 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 22 | 140 | 6.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 14.0 |
| 11 | Texas State | 10 | 24 | 176 | 7.33 | 0 | 2.4 | 17.6 |
| 12 | New Mexico State | 11 | 29 | 192 | 6.62 | 0 | 2.6 | 17.5 |