2017 Conference USA Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darrell Brown | ODU | SO | WR | 4 | 12 | 117 | 9.75 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.3 |
| 2 | Teddy Veal | La Tech | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 91 | 13.00 | 1 | 1.4 | 18.2 |
| 3 | Allenzae Staggers | USM | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 4 | Nacarius Fant | Western Ky | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 38 | 4.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.5 |
| 5 | Nahshon Ellerbe | Rice | SO | RB | 5 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Willie Wright | FAU | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Richie James | MTSU | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.7 |
| 8 | Tony Gaiter IV | FIU | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 8 | Austin Trammell | Rice | FR | WR | 5 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 10 | Jaelon Darden | N Texas | FR | WR | 5 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| 11 | Jalen Young | FAU | JR | S | 5 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| 12 | Nate Mullen | Charlotte | SO | WR | 5 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| 13 | Terry Juniel | UTEP | JR | WR | 5 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
| 13 | Andre Wilson | UAB | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.3 |
| 15 | Henry Bussey III | FAU | SR | WR | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 16 | Brady Jones | UTSA | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 17 | Shelton Lewis | FAU | JR | CB | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| 18 | Taylor Robinson | N Texas | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 19 | Ty Lee | MTSU | SO | WR | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 19 | Eric Jenkins | N Texas | SR | DB | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 21 | Turner Smiley | N Texas | SR | WR | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| 22 | Hyleck Foster | Marshall | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.3 |