2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punting - All Games through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Barnes | ECU | SR | P | 11 | 50 | 2200 | 44.00 | 4.5 | 200.0 |
| 2 | Jonathan Hernandez | S Florida | SR | P | 12 | 61 | 2649 | 43.43 | 5.1 | 220.8 |
| 3 | Thomas Bennett | Tulsa | SO | P | 12 | 61 | 2581 | 42.31 | 5.1 | 215.1 |
| 4 | James Smith | Cincinnati | FR | P | 12 | 64 | 2688 | 42.00 | 5.3 | 224.0 |
| 5 | Dane Roy | Houston | SO | P | 12 | 58 | 2423 | 41.78 | 4.8 | 201.9 |
| 6 | Jamie Sackville | SMU | SO | P | 13 | 59 | 2396 | 40.61 | 4.5 | 184.3 |
| 7 | Alex Starzyk | Temple | SR | P | 13 | 57 | 2301 | 40.37 | 4.4 | 177.0 |
| 8 | Zachary Block | Tulane | JR | P | 12 | 52 | 2057 | 39.56 | 4.3 | 171.4 |
| 9 | Brett Graham | UConn | FR | P | 12 | 63 | 2442 | 38.76 | 5.3 | 203.5 |
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.