2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 9 | 10 | 168 | 16.80 | 1 | 1.1 | 18.7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 8 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.4 |
| 3 | Temple | 8 | 12 | 123 | 10.25 | 1 | 1.5 | 15.4 |
| 4 | Navy | 8 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.6 |
| 5 | South Florida | 8 | 17 | 132 | 7.76 | 0 | 2.1 | 16.5 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 8 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 7 | Memphis | 9 | 10 | 63 | 6.30 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Houston | 8 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.9 |
| 9 | Tulane | 8 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| 10 | SMU | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 8 | 4 | -4 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |