2017 Sun Belt Conference 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 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | SR | DB | 3 | 5 | 115 | 23.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 38.3 |
| 2 | Ryheem Malone | La-Lafytte | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 107 | 21.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.8 |
| 3 | Marcus Jones | Troy | FR | CB | 5 | 6 | 78 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.6 |
| 4 | Myles Campbell | Ga South | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.7 |
| 5 | Ky'Jon Tyler | Coast Car | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.0 |
| 6 | David Ungerer | Idaho | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.5 |
| 7 | Hutch White | Texas St | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.6 |
| 8 | Thomas Hennigan | App St | FR | WR | 4 | 9 | 63 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.8 |
| 9 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.5 |
| 10 | Taz Bateman | Georgia St | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.