2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State | 4 | 13 | 170 | 13.08 | 1 | 3.3 | 42.5 |
| 2 | Wyoming | 5 | 12 | 154 | 12.83 | 0 | 2.4 | 30.8 |
| 3 | UNLV | 4 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.0 |
| 4 | Fresno State | 4 | 7 | 70 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.5 |
| 5 | Utah State | 5 | 10 | 95 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 6 | Air Force | 4 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| 7 | Colorado State | 5 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.4 |
| 8 | San Diego State | 5 | 8 | 54 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.8 |
| 9 | Nevada | 5 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
| 10 | New Mexico | 5 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.6 |
| 11 | San Jose State | 6 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.2 |
| 12 | Hawai'i | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.8 |