2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Williams | Memphis | SO | WR | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 42.0 |
| 3 | Tajee Fullwood | S Florida | SR | CB | 1 | 3 | 85 | 28.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 85.0 |
| 3 | Trey Quinn | SMU | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Jordan Swann | UConn | FR | DB | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 6 | Taj McGowan | UCF | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 6 | Mike Hughes | UCF | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 6 | Sean Chandler | Temple | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 6 | James Proche | SMU | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Mike Jones | Temple | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 6 | Tim Irvin | ECU | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 6 | Chris Johnson | UCF | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.