2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punting - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Wain | UConn | SR | P | 2 | 17 | 700 | 41.18 | 8.5 | 350.0 |
| 2 | Caleb Houston | UCF | SR | P | 3 | 16 | 620 | 38.75 | 5.3 | 206.7 |
| 3 | Worth Gregory | ECU | SR | P | 3 | 14 | 648 | 46.29 | 4.7 | 216.0 |
| 4 | Jamie Sackville | SMU | FR | P | 2 | 13 | 505 | 38.85 | 6.5 | 252.5 |
| 5 | Sam Geraci | Cincinnati | JR | P | 2 | 12 | 475 | 39.58 | 6.0 | 237.5 |
| 6 | Dane Roy | Houston | FR | P | 2 | 11 | 475 | 43.18 | 5.5 | 237.5 |
| 7 | Jonathan Hernandez | S Florida | SO | P | 2 | 9 | 399 | 44.33 | 4.5 | 199.5 |
| 7 | Alex Starzyk | Temple | JR | P | 2 | 9 | 329 | 36.56 | 4.5 | 164.5 |
| 9 | Zachary Block | Tulane | SO | P | 1 | 8 | 314 | 39.25 | 8.0 | 314.0 |
| 10 | Dalton Parks | Tulsa | SR | P | 1 | 7 | 276 | 39.43 | 7.0 | 276.0 |
| 11 | Alex Barta | Navy | SR | P | 2 | 6 | 286 | 47.67 | 3.0 | 143.0 |
| 12 | Spencer Smith | Memphis | JR | P | 2 | 5 | 260 | 52.00 | 2.5 | 130.0 |
| 13 | Nick Jacobs | Memphis | JR | P | 1 | 4 | 161 | 40.25 | 4.0 | 161.0 |
| 14 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 2 | 1 | 41 | 41.00 | 0.5 | 20.5 |