2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punting - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Bennett | Tulsa | SO | P | 3 | 22 | 939 | 42.68 | 7.3 | 313.0 |
| 2 | Austin Barnes | ECU | SR | P | 3 | 19 | 807 | 42.47 | 6.3 | 269.0 |
| 3 | Zachary Block | Tulane | JR | P | 3 | 18 | 751 | 41.72 | 6.0 | 250.3 |
| 3 | Alex Starzyk | Temple | SR | P | 3 | 18 | 694 | 38.56 | 6.0 | 231.3 |
| 5 | Jamie Sackville | SMU | SO | P | 3 | 15 | 595 | 39.67 | 5.0 | 198.3 |
| 5 | Mac Loudermilk | UCF | JR | P | 4 | 15 | 561 | 37.40 | 3.8 | 140.3 |
| 5 | Brett Graham | UConn | FR | P | 3 | 15 | 536 | 35.73 | 5.0 | 178.7 |
| 8 | Dane Roy | Houston | SO | P | 2 | 14 | 653 | 46.64 | 7.0 | 326.5 |
| 9 | James Smith | Cincinnati | FR | P | 2 | 11 | 475 | 43.18 | 5.5 | 237.5 |
| 10 | Owen White | Navy | SO | K | 3 | 8 | 358 | 44.75 | 2.7 | 119.3 |
| 11 | Jonathan Hernandez | S Florida | SR | P | 1 | 6 | 293 | 48.83 | 6.0 | 293.0 |
| 12 | Nick Jacobs | Memphis | SR | P | 2 | 4 | 196 | 49.00 | 2.0 | 98.0 |
| 13 | Spencer Smith | Memphis | SR | P | 2 | 3 | 126 | 42.00 | 1.5 | 63.0 |
| 13 | Jake Verity | ECU | SO | PK | 4 | 3 | 112 | 37.33 | 0.8 | 28.0 |
| 15 | Jonathan Banks | Tulane | JR | QB | 2 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0.5 | 15.5 |
| 15 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | JR | QB | 3 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0.3 | 10.3 |