2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September 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 | 40 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Tajee Fullwood | S Florida | SR | CB | 4 | 7 | 106 | 15.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 26.5 |
| 2 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.0 |
| 4 | Mike Hughes | UCF | JR | DB | 3 | 5 | 62 | 12.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 20.7 |
| 5 | Craig Scott | Navy | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
| 6 | Brandon McDowell | Houston | SR | DB | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| 7 | Jordan Swann | UConn | FR | DB | 3 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.7 |
| 7 | Mike Jones | Temple | SR | DB | 5 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.4 |
| 9 | Quayvon Skanes | UConn | FR | WR | 4 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.3 |
| 10 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 5 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| 10 | Trey Quinn | SMU | JR | WR | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 12 | Sean Chandler | Temple | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| 13 | Jacob Robertson Jr. | Tulane | FR | WR | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 13 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | SR | RB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 16 | Ryan Becker | SMU | SO | TE | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| 16 | James Proche | SMU | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| 16 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | SR | RB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 16 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | JR | WR | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Quay Johnson | ECU | SR | WR | 5 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.