2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games at Home Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 7 | 15 | 238 | 15.87 | 1 | 2.1 | 34.0 |
| 2 | South Florida | 6 | 16 | 171 | 10.69 | 0 | 2.7 | 28.5 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 6 | 10 | 80 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.3 |
| 4 | Navy | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| 5 | Temple | 6 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.3 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 6 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.7 |
| 7 | Memphis | 8 | 16 | 75 | 4.69 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.4 |
| 8 | Houston | 6 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| 10 | SMU | 7 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.6 |
| 11 | Tulane | 6 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 7 | 4 | -5 | -1.25 | 0 | 0.6 | -0.7 |