2016 Independent Leaders Punting - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Logan Laurent | U Mass | JR | K | 4 | 28 | 1212 | 43.29 | 7.0 | 303.0 |
| 2 | Tyler Newsome | Notre Dame | JR | P | 4 | 22 | 982 | 44.64 | 5.5 | 245.5 |
| 3 | Jonny Linehan | BYU | SR | P | 5 | 27 | 1168 | 43.26 | 5.4 | 233.6 |
| 4 | Nick Schrage | Army | SO | K | 4 | 8 | 271 | 33.88 | 2.0 | 67.8 |
| 5 | Rhett Almond | BYU | SO | K | 5 | 1 | 39 | 39.00 | 0.2 | 7.8 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.