2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punting - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Smith | Cincinnati | FR | P | 4 | 27 | 1080 | 40.00 | 6.8 | 270.0 |
| 2 | Jonathan Hernandez | S Florida | SR | P | 4 | 23 | 997 | 43.35 | 5.8 | 249.3 |
| 3 | Brett Graham | UConn | FR | P | 4 | 24 | 936 | 39.00 | 6.0 | 234.0 |
| 4 | Dane Roy | Houston | SO | P | 4 | 21 | 881 | 41.95 | 5.3 | 220.3 |
| 5 | Alex Starzyk | Temple | SR | P | 5 | 25 | 1048 | 41.92 | 5.0 | 209.6 |
| 6 | Jamie Sackville | SMU | SO | P | 5 | 25 | 1005 | 40.20 | 5.0 | 201.0 |
| 7 | Austin Barnes | ECU | SR | P | 4 | 18 | 762 | 42.33 | 4.5 | 190.5 |
| 8 | Zachary Block | Tulane | JR | P | 4 | 17 | 709 | 41.71 | 4.3 | 177.3 |
| 9 | Thomas Bennett | Tulsa | SO | P | 4 | 16 | 690 | 43.13 | 4.0 | 172.5 |
| 10 | Mac Loudermilk | UCF | JR | P | 4 | 16 | 626 | 39.13 | 4.0 | 156.5 |
| 11 | Owen White | Navy | SO | K | 5 | 14 | 533 | 38.07 | 2.8 | 106.6 |
| 12 | Spencer Smith | Memphis | SR | P | 4 | 9 | 389 | 43.22 | 2.3 | 97.3 |
| 13 | Nick Jacobs | Memphis | SR | P | 4 | 8 | 316 | 39.50 | 2.0 | 79.0 |
| 14 | Jonathan Banks | Tulane | JR | QB | 3 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 0.3 | 13.3 |
| 15 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | SR | QB | 4 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0.3 | 8.0 |
| 16 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | JR | QB | 4 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0.3 | 7.8 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.