2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punting - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Johnston | Ohio State | SR | P | 3 | 11 | 557 | 50.64 | 3.7 | 185.7 |
| 2 | Blake Gillikin | Penn State | FR | P | 4 | 20 | 890 | 44.50 | 5.0 | 222.5 |
| 3 | Hunter Niswander | N'western | JR | P | 4 | 24 | 1056 | 44.00 | 6.0 | 264.0 |
| 4 | Ron Coluzzi | Iowa | SR | P | 4 | 20 | 865 | 43.25 | 5.0 | 216.3 |
| 5 | Ryan Santoso | Minnesota | JR | P | 3 | 11 | 473 | 43.00 | 3.7 | 157.7 |
| 6 | Jake Hartbarger | Mich St | SO | P | 3 | 13 | 553 | 42.54 | 4.3 | 184.3 |
| 7 | Joseph Gedeon | Indiana | SO | P | 3 | 13 | 511 | 39.31 | 4.3 | 170.3 |
| 8 | Caleb Lightbourn | Nebraska | FR | P | 4 | 17 | 668 | 39.29 | 4.3 | 167.0 |
| 9 | Wade Lees | Maryland | FR | P | 3 | 16 | 619 | 38.69 | 5.3 | 206.3 |
| 10 | Michael Cintron | Rutgers | SO | P | 4 | 25 | 966 | 38.64 | 6.3 | 241.5 |
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.