2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Hughes | UCF | JR | DB | 4 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.3 |
| 2 | Brandon McDowell | Houston | SR | DB | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Mike Jones | Temple | SR | DB | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.7 |
| 4 | Quay Johnson | ECU | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| 5 | Tajee Fullwood | S Florida | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 5 | Sean Chandler | Temple | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 5 | Trevon Brown | ECU | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 5 | Ryan McDaniel | Tulsa | FR | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 5 | John Williams | Memphis | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |