2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punting - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Barnes | ECU | SR | P | 8 | 35 | 1575 | 45.00 | 4.4 | 196.9 |
| 2 | James Smith | Cincinnati | FR | P | 10 | 48 | 2062 | 42.96 | 4.8 | 206.2 |
| 3 | Jonathan Hernandez | S Florida | SR | P | 9 | 49 | 2104 | 42.94 | 5.4 | 233.8 |
| 4 | Thomas Bennett | Tulsa | SO | P | 11 | 54 | 2269 | 42.02 | 4.9 | 206.3 |
| 5 | Dane Roy | Houston | SO | P | 10 | 45 | 1880 | 41.78 | 4.5 | 188.0 |
| 6 | Jamie Sackville | SMU | SO | P | 11 | 53 | 2138 | 40.34 | 4.8 | 194.4 |
| 7 | Alex Starzyk | Temple | SR | P | 12 | 52 | 2080 | 40.00 | 4.3 | 173.3 |
| 8 | Zachary Block | Tulane | JR | P | 10 | 43 | 1680 | 39.07 | 4.3 | 168.0 |
| 9 | Brett Graham | UConn | FR | P | 8 | 39 | 1506 | 38.62 | 4.9 | 188.3 |
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.