2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 104 | 11.56 | 1 | 1.3 | 14.9 |
| 1 | John Williams | Memphis | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Brandon McDowell | Houston | SR | DB | 6 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.7 |
| 4 | Craig Scott | Navy | SR | WR | 7 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| 5 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 6 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 6 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 6 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| 6 | Mike Jones | Temple | SR | DB | 7 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| 8 | Quayvon Skanes | UConn | FR | WR | 6 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.2 |
| 9 | Mike Hughes | UCF | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 9 | Jacob Robertson Jr. | Tulane | FR | WR | 6 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 9 | Quay Johnson | ECU | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 12 | Trey Quinn | SMU | JR | WR | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| 12 | Trevon Brown | ECU | JR | WR | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 12 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | JR | WR | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Keidrien Wadley | Tulsa | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Ryan McDaniel | Tulsa | FR | S | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Sean Chandler | Temple | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.