2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punting - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Bennett | Tulsa | SO | P | 5 | 22 | 941 | 42.77 | 4.4 | 188.2 |
| 2 | Jonathan Hernandez | S Florida | SR | P | 5 | 28 | 1194 | 42.64 | 5.6 | 238.8 |
| 3 | Jamie Sackville | SMU | SO | P | 5 | 24 | 985 | 41.04 | 4.8 | 197.0 |
| 4 | Alex Starzyk | Temple | SR | P | 5 | 29 | 1189 | 41.00 | 5.8 | 237.8 |
| 5 | Austin Barnes | ECU | SR | P | 5 | 24 | 979 | 40.79 | 4.8 | 195.8 |
| 6 | Dane Roy | Houston | SO | P | 4 | 22 | 892 | 40.55 | 5.5 | 223.0 |
| 7 | James Smith | Cincinnati | FR | P | 5 | 30 | 1199 | 39.97 | 6.0 | 239.8 |
| 8 | Zachary Block | Tulane | JR | P | 4 | 19 | 753 | 39.63 | 4.8 | 188.3 |
| 9 | Mac Loudermilk | UCF | JR | P | 3 | 13 | 502 | 38.62 | 4.3 | 167.3 |
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.