2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Punting - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lumi Kaba | Texas St | SR | K | 3 | 27 | 1199 | 44.41 | 9.0 | 399.7 |
| 2 | Ryan Kay | Troy | SR | K | 4 | 25 | 1047 | 41.88 | 6.3 | 261.8 |
| 3 | Payton Theisler | NMSU | FR | P | 4 | 22 | 989 | 44.95 | 5.5 | 247.3 |
| 3 | Damon Foncham | Ark St | FR | P | 4 | 22 | 868 | 39.45 | 5.5 | 217.0 |
| 5 | Steven Coutts | La-Lafytte | SO | P | 4 | 21 | 903 | 43.00 | 5.3 | 225.8 |
| 6 | Austin Rehkow | Idaho | SR | K | 4 | 20 | 887 | 44.35 | 5.0 | 221.8 |
| 6 | Dayton Balvanz | La-Monroe | SR | P | 3 | 20 | 863 | 43.15 | 6.7 | 287.7 |
| 8 | Bentlee Critcher | App St | SR | P | 4 | 19 | 726 | 38.21 | 4.8 | 181.5 |
| 9 | Brandon Wright | Georgia St | FR | PK | 3 | 16 | 590 | 36.88 | 5.3 | 196.7 |
| 10 | Matt Flynn | Ga South | JR | P | 4 | 13 | 480 | 36.92 | 3.3 | 120.0 |
| 11 | Brandon McKee | USA | SR | P | 4 | 11 | 476 | 43.27 | 2.8 | 119.0 |
| 12 | Corliss Waitman | USA | SO | P | 4 | 8 | 286 | 35.75 | 2.0 | 71.5 |
| 13 | Cam Echols-Luper | Ark St | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 139 | 34.75 | 1.0 | 34.8 |
| 14 | Oliver Holdenson | Georgia St | FR | P | 1 | 3 | 134 | 44.67 | 3.0 | 134.0 |