2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Hughes | UCF | JR | DB | 9 | 9 | 168 | 18.67 | 1 | 1.0 | 18.7 |
| 1 | Brandon McDowell | Houston | SR | DB | 8 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.9 |
| 3 | John Williams | Memphis | SO | WR | 7 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.4 |
| 3 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 8 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 5 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | SO | WR | 8 | 7 | 90 | 12.86 | 1 | 0.9 | 11.3 |
| 5 | Tajee Fullwood | S Florida | SR | CB | 6 | 7 | 67 | 9.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.2 |
| 7 | Quayvon Skanes | UConn | FR | WR | 8 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 8 | Craig Scott | Navy | SR | WR | 8 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.6 |
| 8 | Mike Jones | Temple | SR | DB | 8 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
| 8 | Jacob Robertson Jr. | Tulane | FR | WR | 7 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| 11 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 8 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| 12 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | SR | WR | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| 12 | Trey Quinn | SMU | JR | WR | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 12 | Quay Johnson | ECU | SR | WR | 6 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| 15 | Devon Jones-Stewart | S Florida | SR | LB | 5 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| 15 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 15 | Ryan Becker | SMU | SO | TE | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 15 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | SR | RB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 15 | Trevon Brown | ECU | JR | WR | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 15 | Donelle Thomas | S Florida | FR | DB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 15 | Chris Johnson | UCF | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Ryan McDaniel | Tulsa | FR | S | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Keidrien Wadley | Tulsa | SO | CB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Colby Gore | ECU | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.6 |