2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punting - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Anderson | Rutgers | SR | P | 5 | 30 | 1392 | 46.40 | 6.0 | 278.4 |
| 2 | Hunter Niswander | N'western | SR | P | 6 | 24 | 1081 | 45.04 | 4.0 | 180.2 |
| 3 | Blake Gillikin | Penn State | SO | P | 6 | 27 | 1180 | 43.70 | 4.5 | 196.7 |
| 4 | Drue Chrisman | Ohio State | SO | P | 5 | 18 | 779 | 43.28 | 3.6 | 155.8 |
| 5 | Jake Hartbarger | Mich St | JR | P | 6 | 30 | 1281 | 42.70 | 5.0 | 213.5 |
| 6 | Blake Hayes | Illinois | FR | P | 6 | 38 | 1588 | 41.79 | 6.3 | 264.7 |
| 7 | Haydon Whitehead | Indiana | SO | P | 5 | 33 | 1346 | 40.79 | 6.6 | 269.2 |
| 8 | Joe Schopper | Purdue | JR | P | 5 | 28 | 1077 | 38.46 | 5.6 | 215.4 |
| 9 | Wade Lees | Maryland | SO | P | 3 | 13 | 496 | 38.15 | 4.3 | 165.3 |
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.