2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Williams | Memphis | SO | WR | 4 | 10 | 50 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 12.5 |
| 2 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.3 |
| 3 | Tajee Fullwood | S Florida | SR | CB | 3 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 31.0 |
| 3 | Mike Hughes | UCF | JR | DB | 4 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.3 |
| 3 | Brandon McDowell | Houston | SR | DB | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| 6 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | SO | WR | 5 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 6 | Mike Jones | Temple | SR | DB | 5 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
| 8 | Jordan Swann | UConn | FR | DB | 3 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.7 |
| 8 | Craig Scott | Navy | SR | WR | 5 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| 8 | Trey Quinn | SMU | JR | WR | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 11 | Sean Chandler | Temple | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| 12 | Taj McGowan | UCF | JR | RB | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 12 | James Proche | SMU | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| 12 | Quayvon Skanes | UConn | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 12 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | SO | RB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 12 | Tim Irvin | ECU | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 12 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 12 | Collin Wilder | Houston | SO | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Chris Johnson | UCF | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | SR | RB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Quay Johnson | ECU | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 12 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |