2016 Independent 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 | Jonny Linehan | BYU | SR | P | 12 | 55 | 2350 | 42.73 | 4.6 | 195.8 |
| 2 | Logan Laurent | U Mass | JR | K | 11 | 55 | 2294 | 41.71 | 5.0 | 208.5 |
| 3 | Tyler Newsome | Notre Dame | JR | P | 8 | 36 | 1557 | 43.25 | 4.5 | 194.6 |
| 4 | J.D. Mote | Army | SO | P | 6 | 15 | 544 | 36.27 | 2.5 | 90.7 |
| 5 | Nick Schrage | Army | SO | K | 7 | 11 | 391 | 35.55 | 1.6 | 55.9 |
| 6 | Jermaine Adams | Army | JR | WR | 8 | 9 | 323 | 35.89 | 1.1 | 40.4 |
| 7 | Rhett Almond | BYU | SO | K | 12 | 1 | 39 | 39.00 | 0.1 | 3.3 |