2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 8 | 20 | 221 | 11.05 | 0 | 2.5 | 27.6 |
| 2 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 15 | 133 | 8.87 | 0 | 1.9 | 16.6 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 8 | 12 | 98 | 8.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
| 4 | Georgia State | 8 | 10 | 80 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 6 | New Mexico State | 8 | 10 | 72 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Troy | 8 | 17 | 115 | 6.76 | 0 | 2.1 | 14.4 |
| 8 | Texas State | 8 | 12 | 79 | 6.58 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.9 |
| 9 | Idaho | 8 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.9 |
| 10 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.6 |
| 11 | South Alabama | 8 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| 12 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 14 | 52 | 3.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.5 |