2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 4 | 13 | 193 | 14.85 | 0 | 3.3 | 48.3 |
| 2 | Troy | 3 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 0 | 3.0 | 22.7 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 4 | 11 | 80 | 7.27 | 0 | 2.8 | 20.0 |
| 4 | Texas State | 3 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.0 |
| 5 | New Mexico State | 3 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.3 |
| 6 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 7 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.7 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.5 |
| 9 | South Alabama | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| 10 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 11 | Georgia State | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| 12 | Idaho | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |