2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| 3 | Memphis | 2 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Houston | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 4 | South Florida | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| 7 | UCF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |