2016 Independent Leaders Punting - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Newsome | Notre Dame | JR | P | 6 | 27 | 1169 | 43.30 | 4.5 | 194.8 |
| 2 | Logan Laurent | U Mass | JR | K | 6 | 39 | 1591 | 40.79 | 6.5 | 265.2 |
| 3 | Jonny Linehan | BYU | SR | P | 5 | 24 | 961 | 40.04 | 4.8 | 192.2 |
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.