2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 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 | 8 | 10 | 74 | 7.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.3 |
| 2 | Mike Hughes | UCF | JR | DB | 10 | 12 | 218 | 18.17 | 1 | 1.2 | 21.8 |
| 3 | Brandon McDowell | Houston | SR | DB | 10 | 11 | 53 | 4.82 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.3 |
| 4 | Tajee Fullwood | S Florida | SR | CB | 7 | 7 | 67 | 9.57 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.6 |
| 5 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | SO | WR | 12 | 11 | 109 | 9.91 | 1 | 0.9 | 9.1 |
| 5 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 9 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.6 |
| 7 | Quayvon Skanes | UConn | FR | WR | 8 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 8 | Mike Jones | Temple | SR | DB | 12 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| 9 | Craig Scott | Navy | SR | WR | 12 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.3 |
| 9 | Jacob Robertson Jr. | Tulane | FR | WR | 9 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| 11 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 10 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.7 |
| 12 | Quay Johnson | ECU | SR | WR | 7 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| 13 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | SR | WR | 10 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| 13 | Trey Quinn | SMU | JR | WR | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 15 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 8 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 15 | Ryan Becker | SMU | SO | TE | 11 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 15 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | SR | RB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 15 | Trevon Brown | ECU | JR | WR | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 15 | Sean Chandler | Temple | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 15 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | JR | WR | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Ryan McDaniel | Tulsa | FR | S | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Colby Gore | ECU | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.