2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 11 | 25 | 334 | 13.36 | 1 | 2.3 | 30.4 |
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 22 | 149 | 6.77 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.5 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 12 | 21 | 191 | 9.10 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.9 |
| 3 | Troy | 12 | 21 | 131 | 6.24 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.9 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 11 | 17 | 181 | 10.65 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.5 |
| 6 | Texas State | 11 | 16 | 118 | 7.38 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.7 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 14 | 135 | 9.64 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 7 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 14 | 99 | 7.07 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.3 |
| 9 | Georgia State | 11 | 13 | 86 | 6.62 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.8 |
| 10 | New Mexico State | 13 | 12 | 77 | 6.42 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.9 |
| 11 | Idaho | 11 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.9 |
| 12 | South Alabama | 11 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.9 |