2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 4 | 7 | 160 | 22.86 | 1 | 1.8 | 40.0 |
| 2 | Temple | 3 | 9 | 45 | 5.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| 3 | South Florida | 3 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.7 |
| 4 | Memphis | 4 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
| 5 | Houston | 4 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 8 | SMU | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 9 | Tulane | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 3 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.3 |