2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punting - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spencer Smith | Memphis | JR | P | 11 | 40 | 1768 | 44.20 | 3.6 | 160.7 |
| 2 | Caleb Houston | UCF | SR | P | 10 | 58 | 2497 | 43.05 | 5.8 | 249.7 |
| 3 | Dalton Parks | Tulsa | SR | P | 12 | 57 | 2396 | 42.04 | 4.8 | 199.7 |
| 4 | Justin Wain | UConn | SR | P | 10 | 56 | 2317 | 41.38 | 5.6 | 231.7 |
| 5 | Zachary Block | Tulane | SO | P | 11 | 60 | 2458 | 40.97 | 5.5 | 223.5 |
| 6 | Worth Gregory | ECU | SR | P | 9 | 37 | 1511 | 40.84 | 4.1 | 167.9 |
| 7 | Jonathan Hernandez | S Florida | SO | P | 11 | 54 | 2198 | 40.70 | 4.9 | 199.8 |
| 8 | Sam Geraci | Cincinnati | JR | P | 10 | 54 | 2166 | 40.11 | 5.4 | 216.6 |
| 9 | Dane Roy | Houston | FR | P | 11 | 48 | 1922 | 40.04 | 4.4 | 174.7 |
| 10 | Jamie Sackville | SMU | FR | P | 10 | 58 | 2308 | 39.79 | 5.8 | 230.8 |
| 11 | Alex Starzyk | Temple | JR | P | 12 | 44 | 1736 | 39.45 | 3.7 | 144.7 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 3.6 punts per game played.