2016 Independent Leaders Punting - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonny Linehan | BYU | SR | P | 3 | 15 | 648 | 43.20 | 5.0 | 216.0 |
| 2 | Tyler Newsome | Notre Dame | JR | P | 4 | 16 | 677 | 42.31 | 4.0 | 169.3 |
| 3 | Logan Laurent | U Mass | JR | K | 5 | 22 | 910 | 41.36 | 4.4 | 182.0 |
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.