2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Hughes | UCF | JR | DB | 4 | 4 | 117 | 29.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 29.3 |
| 2 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 85 | 14.17 | 1 | 1.2 | 17.0 |
| 3 | John Williams | Memphis | SO | WR | 6 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.2 |
| 4 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 8 | 9 | 51 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.4 |
| 5 | Tajee Fullwood | S Florida | SR | CB | 5 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Craig Scott | Navy | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.6 |
| 7 | Mike Jones | Temple | SR | DB | 5 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 8 | Brandon McDowell | Houston | SR | DB | 5 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| 9 | Devon Jones-Stewart | S Florida | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| 9 | Jacob Robertson Jr. | Tulane | FR | WR | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 9 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 12 | Quayvon Skanes | UConn | FR | WR | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| 13 | Jordan Swann | UConn | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 14 | Ryan Becker | SMU | SO | TE | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 15 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | SR | WR | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Trey Quinn | SMU | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |