2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punting - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Barnes | ECU | SR | P | 8 | 31 | 1393 | 44.94 | 3.9 | 174.1 |
| 2 | Jonathan Hernandez | S Florida | SR | P | 11 | 55 | 2356 | 42.84 | 5.0 | 214.2 |
| 3 | Thomas Bennett | Tulsa | SO | P | 9 | 39 | 1642 | 42.10 | 4.3 | 182.4 |
| 4 | James Smith | Cincinnati | FR | P | 10 | 53 | 2213 | 41.75 | 5.3 | 221.3 |
| 5 | Alex Starzyk | Temple | SR | P | 10 | 39 | 1607 | 41.21 | 3.9 | 160.7 |
| 6 | Jamie Sackville | SMU | SO | P | 10 | 44 | 1801 | 40.93 | 4.4 | 180.1 |
| 7 | Dane Roy | Houston | SO | P | 10 | 44 | 1770 | 40.23 | 4.4 | 177.0 |
| 8 | Brett Graham | UConn | FR | P | 9 | 48 | 1906 | 39.71 | 5.3 | 211.8 |
| 9 | Zachary Block | Tulane | JR | P | 9 | 34 | 1306 | 38.41 | 3.8 | 145.1 |
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.