2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punting - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Smith | Cincinnati | FR | P | 5 | 30 | 1199 | 39.97 | 6.0 | 239.8 |
| 2 | Alex Starzyk | Temple | SR | P | 5 | 29 | 1189 | 41.00 | 5.8 | 237.8 |
| 3 | Jonathan Hernandez | S Florida | SR | P | 5 | 28 | 1194 | 42.64 | 5.6 | 238.8 |
| 4 | Jamie Sackville | SMU | SO | P | 5 | 24 | 985 | 41.04 | 4.8 | 197.0 |
| 4 | Austin Barnes | ECU | SR | P | 5 | 24 | 979 | 40.79 | 4.8 | 195.8 |
| 6 | Thomas Bennett | Tulsa | SO | P | 5 | 22 | 941 | 42.77 | 4.4 | 188.2 |
| 6 | Dane Roy | Houston | SO | P | 4 | 22 | 892 | 40.55 | 5.5 | 223.0 |
| 8 | Zachary Block | Tulane | JR | P | 4 | 19 | 753 | 39.63 | 4.8 | 188.3 |
| 9 | Brett Graham | UConn | FR | P | 4 | 14 | 561 | 40.07 | 3.5 | 140.3 |
| 9 | Owen White | Navy | SO | K | 4 | 14 | 540 | 38.57 | 3.5 | 135.0 |
| 11 | Mac Loudermilk | UCF | JR | P | 3 | 13 | 502 | 38.62 | 4.3 | 167.3 |
| 12 | Spencer Smith | Memphis | SR | P | 4 | 9 | 379 | 42.11 | 2.3 | 94.8 |
| 13 | Nick Jacobs | Memphis | SR | P | 4 | 8 | 356 | 44.50 | 2.0 | 89.0 |
| 14 | Jonathan Banks | Tulane | JR | QB | 3 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 0.3 | 13.3 |
| 14 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | SR | QB | 4 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0.3 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | JR | QB | 3 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0.3 | 10.3 |