2016 Independent Leaders Punting - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Newsome | Notre Dame | JR | P | 9 | 48 | 2091 | 43.56 | 5.3 | 232.3 |
| 2 | Jonny Linehan | BYU | SR | P | 6 | 30 | 1316 | 43.87 | 5.0 | 219.3 |
| 3 | Logan Laurent | U Mass | JR | K | 4 | 27 | 1166 | 43.19 | 6.8 | 291.5 |
| 4 | Nick Schrage | Army | SO | K | 1 | 4 | 155 | 38.75 | 4.0 | 155.0 |
| 5 | J.D. Mote | Army | SO | P | 1 | 3 | 119 | 39.67 | 3.0 | 119.0 |
| 6 | Jermaine Adams | Army | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 114 | 38.00 | 3.0 | 114.0 |
| 7 | Rhett Almond | BYU | SO | K | 6 | 1 | 39 | 39.00 | 0.2 | 6.5 |
| 8 | DeShone Kizer | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 9 | 1 | 37 | 37.00 | 0.1 | 4.1 |