2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 12 | 14 | 219 | 15.64 | 1 | 1.2 | 18.3 |
| 2 | Temple | 12 | 20 | 158 | 7.90 | 1 | 1.7 | 13.2 |
| 3 | Navy | 13 | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.5 |
| 4 | South Florida | 11 | 21 | 141 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.9 | 12.8 |
| 5 | Memphis | 12 | 16 | 105 | 6.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.8 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 11 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 11 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.8 |
| 8 | Tulane | 11 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| 9 | Houston | 12 | 16 | 70 | 4.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 10 | SMU | 12 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 11 | 5 | -5 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |