2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Michigan | 5 | 8 | 93 | 11.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 18.6 |
| 2 | Ball State | 5 | 6 | 87 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.4 |
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 14 | 61 | 4.36 | 0 | 3.5 | 15.3 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 5 | 7 | 67 | 9.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.4 |
| 5 | Ohio | 5 | 8 | 65 | 8.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.0 |
| 6 | Toledo | 4 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 11 | 40 | 3.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 10.0 |
| 8 | Kent State | 5 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.4 |
| 9 | Buffalo | 5 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.8 |
| 10 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.2 |
| 11 | Central Michigan | 5 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 12 | Akron | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.6 |