2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Punting - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payton Theisler | NMSU | FR | P | 4 | 26 | 1155 | 44.42 | 6.5 | 288.8 |
| 2 | Lumi Kaba | Texas St | SR | K | 4 | 32 | 1399 | 43.72 | 8.0 | 349.8 |
| 3 | Steven Coutts | La-Lafytte | SO | P | 5 | 26 | 1120 | 43.08 | 5.2 | 224.0 |
| 4 | Dayton Balvanz | La-Monroe | SR | P | 4 | 26 | 1116 | 42.92 | 6.5 | 279.0 |
| 5 | Ryan Kay | Troy | SR | K | 5 | 30 | 1260 | 42.00 | 6.0 | 252.0 |
| 6 | Austin Rehkow | Idaho | SR | K | 5 | 27 | 1130 | 41.85 | 5.4 | 226.0 |
| 7 | Damon Foncham | Ark St | FR | P | 5 | 34 | 1332 | 39.18 | 6.8 | 266.4 |
| 8 | Bentlee Critcher | App St | SR | P | 5 | 24 | 934 | 38.92 | 4.8 | 186.8 |
| 9 | Brandon Wright | Georgia St | FR | PK | 4 | 21 | 790 | 37.62 | 5.3 | 197.5 |
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.