2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Punting - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon McKee | USA | SR | P | 13 | 48 | 2136 | 44.50 | 3.7 | 164.3 |
| 2 | Steven Coutts | La-Lafytte | SO | P | 13 | 64 | 2825 | 44.14 | 4.9 | 217.3 |
| 3 | Lumi Kaba | Texas St | SR | K | 12 | 74 | 3098 | 41.86 | 6.2 | 258.2 |
| 4 | Payton Theisler | NMSU | FR | P | 12 | 74 | 3077 | 41.58 | 6.2 | 256.4 |
| 5 | Austin Rehkow | Idaho | SR | K | 12 | 51 | 2095 | 41.08 | 4.3 | 174.6 |
| 6 | Bentlee Critcher | App St | SR | P | 13 | 55 | 2255 | 41.00 | 4.2 | 173.5 |
| 7 | Ryan Kay | Troy | SR | K | 12 | 61 | 2470 | 40.49 | 5.1 | 205.8 |
| 8 | Dayton Balvanz | La-Monroe | SR | P | 10 | 49 | 1951 | 39.82 | 4.9 | 195.1 |
| 9 | Brandon Wright | Georgia St | FR | PK | 11 | 56 | 2226 | 39.75 | 5.1 | 202.4 |
| 10 | Matt Flynn | Ga South | JR | P | 11 | 53 | 2080 | 39.25 | 4.8 | 189.1 |
| 11 | Damon Foncham | Ark St | FR | P | 12 | 71 | 2781 | 39.17 | 5.9 | 231.8 |
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.