2017 Conference USA Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 7 | 91 | 13.00 | 1 | 1.4 | 18.2 |
| 2 | Old Dominion | 4 | 12 | 117 | 9.75 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.3 |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.0 |
| 4 | Rice | 5 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.0 |
| 5 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 6 | Florida International | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 8 | 38 | 4.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.5 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 5 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| 9 | North Texas | 5 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.2 |
| 10 | UTEP | 5 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
| 11 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.0 |
| 12 | UAB | 4 | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.3 |
| 13 | UTSA | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 14 | Marshall | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.3 |