2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only 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 | 143 | 28.60 | 1 | 1.3 | 35.8 |
| 2 | John Williams | Memphis | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
| 3 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.3 |
| 4 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Mike Jones | Temple | SR | DB | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Brandon McDowell | Houston | SR | DB | 4 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 7 | Taj McGowan | UCF | JR | RB | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 7 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 9 | Quayvon Skanes | UConn | FR | WR | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 10 | Trey Quinn | SMU | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 11 | Chris Johnson | UCF | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Jacob Robertson Jr. | Tulane | FR | WR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Keidrien Wadley | Tulsa | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Quay Johnson | ECU | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.