2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 4 | 10 | 40 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 10.0 |
| 2 | South Florida | 5 | 11 | 125 | 11.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 25.0 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 5 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.4 |
| 4 | UCF | 3 | 5 | 62 | 12.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 20.7 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 4 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.8 |
| 5 | Navy | 4 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
| 5 | Houston | 4 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.8 |
| 8 | Temple | 5 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.2 |
| 9 | SMU | 5 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
| 10 | Tulane | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |