2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Kickoff 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 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 53 | 1346 | 25.40 | 4 | 5.3 | 134.6 |
| 2 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 42 | 913 | 21.74 | 1 | 4.7 | 101.4 |
| 3 | Troy | 11 | 32 | 899 | 28.09 | 3 | 2.9 | 81.7 |
| 4 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 39 | 875 | 22.44 | 0 | 3.9 | 87.5 |
| 5 | Arkansas State | 10 | 31 | 596 | 19.23 | 0 | 3.1 | 59.6 |
| 6 | New Mexico State | 11 | 23 | 576 | 25.04 | 2 | 2.1 | 52.4 |
| 7 | Appalachian State | 10 | 25 | 567 | 22.68 | 0 | 2.5 | 56.7 |
| 8 | Georgia State | 10 | 25 | 538 | 21.52 | 1 | 2.5 | 53.8 |
| 9 | Louisiana | 9 | 30 | 535 | 17.83 | 0 | 3.3 | 59.4 |
| 10 | Texas State | 10 | 29 | 502 | 17.31 | 0 | 2.9 | 50.2 |
| 11 | South Alabama | 9 | 25 | 467 | 18.68 | 0 | 2.8 | 51.9 |
| 12 | Idaho | 10 | 26 | 447 | 17.19 | 0 | 2.6 | 44.7 |