2017 Conference USA Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | 10 | 271 | 27.10 | 1 | 2.5 | 67.8 |
| 2 | Marshall | 4 | 17 | 407 | 23.94 | 2 | 4.3 | 101.8 |
| 3 | Florida International | 4 | 11 | 252 | 22.91 | 0 | 2.8 | 63.0 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 5 | 23 | 520 | 22.61 | 0 | 4.6 | 104.0 |
| 5 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 10 | 210 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 6 | North Texas | 5 | 12 | 247 | 20.58 | 0 | 2.4 | 49.4 |
| 7 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 10 | 197 | 19.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 49.3 |
| 8 | UTEP | 5 | 20 | 389 | 19.45 | 0 | 4.0 | 77.8 |
| 9 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 14 | 272 | 19.43 | 0 | 2.8 | 54.4 |
| 10 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 12 | 233 | 19.42 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.3 |
| 11 | UAB | 4 | 20 | 380 | 19.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 95.0 |
| 12 | Rice | 5 | 15 | 232 | 15.47 | 0 | 3.0 | 46.4 |
| 13 | UTSA | 3 | 7 | 97 | 13.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 32.3 |
| 14 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 9 | 122 | 13.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 24.4 |