2017 Big Ten 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 | Wade Lees | Maryland | SO | P | 6 | 42 | 1664 | 39.62 | 7.0 | 277.3 |
| 2 | Blake Hayes | Illinois | FR | P | 4 | 31 | 1311 | 42.29 | 7.8 | 327.8 |
| 3 | Haydon Whitehead | Indiana | SO | P | 4 | 30 | 1245 | 41.50 | 7.5 | 311.3 |
| 4 | Brad Robbins | Michigan | FR | P | 4 | 29 | 1182 | 40.76 | 7.3 | 295.5 |
| 5 | Ryan Anderson | Rutgers | SR | P | 4 | 26 | 1144 | 44.00 | 6.5 | 286.0 |
| 6 | Colten Rastetter | Iowa | SO | P | 5 | 25 | 1010 | 40.40 | 5.0 | 202.0 |
| 7 | Caleb Lightbourn | Nebraska | SO | P | 4 | 22 | 967 | 43.95 | 5.5 | 241.8 |
| 8 | Drue Chrisman | Ohio State | SO | P | 5 | 21 | 961 | 45.76 | 4.2 | 192.2 |
| 9 | Jake Hartbarger | Mich St | JR | P | 4 | 21 | 910 | 43.33 | 5.3 | 227.5 |
| 10 | Ryan Santoso | Minnesota | SR | P | 3 | 21 | 833 | 39.67 | 7.0 | 277.7 |
| 11 | Anthony Lotti | Wisconsin | SO | P | 3 | 20 | 829 | 41.45 | 6.7 | 276.3 |
| 12 | Hunter Niswander | N'western | SR | P | 3 | 21 | 792 | 37.71 | 7.0 | 264.0 |
| 13 | Blake Gillikin | Penn State | SO | P | 4 | 16 | 670 | 41.88 | 4.0 | 167.5 |
| 14 | Joe Schopper | Purdue | JR | P | 2 | 10 | 401 | 40.10 | 5.0 | 200.5 |
| 15 | Ryan Gersonde | Iowa | FR | P | 1 | 5 | 263 | 52.60 | 5.0 | 263.0 |
| 16 | Nate Stanley | Iowa | SO | QB | 5 | 1 | 47 | 47.00 | 0.2 | 9.4 |