2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Hughes | UCF | JR | DB | 13 | 14 | 233 | 16.64 | 1 | 1.1 | 17.9 |
| 2 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.0 |
| 3 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | SO | WR | 7 | 7 | 90 | 12.86 | 1 | 1.0 | 12.9 |
| 4 | John Williams | Memphis | SO | WR | 9 | 16 | 94 | 5.88 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.4 |
| 5 | Brandon McDowell | Houston | SR | DB | 7 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Craig Scott | Navy | SR | WR | 7 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 7 | Jordan Swann | UConn | FR | DB | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| 8 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 10 | 9 | 51 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.1 |
| 9 | Quayvon Skanes | UConn | FR | WR | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 10 | Mike Jones | Temple | SR | DB | 7 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| 11 | Trey Quinn | SMU | JR | WR | 7 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| 12 | Taj McGowan | UCF | JR | RB | 13 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 13 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | SR | WR | 10 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| 14 | Ryan Becker | SMU | SO | TE | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 14 | Sean Chandler | Temple | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 16 | James Proche | SMU | SO | WR | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 17 | Jacob Robertson Jr. | Tulane | FR | WR | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | SR | RB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | JR | WR | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.