2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 12 | 24 | 226 | 9.42 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.8 |
| 2 | Temple | 13 | 22 | 168 | 7.64 | 1 | 1.7 | 12.9 |
| 3 | Memphis | 13 | 21 | 115 | 5.48 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.8 |
| 4 | UCF | 13 | 17 | 250 | 14.71 | 1 | 1.3 | 19.2 |
| 5 | Houston | 12 | 16 | 70 | 4.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 12 | 14 | 95 | 6.79 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.9 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 12 | 10 | 67 | 6.70 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 8 | Navy | 13 | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.5 |
| 9 | SMU | 13 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 9 | Tulane | 12 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 12 | 6 | -4 | -0.67 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |