2017 Big Ten 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 | Hunter Niswander | N'western | SR | P | 10 | 46 | 2091 | 45.46 | 4.6 | 209.1 |
| 2 | Ryan Anderson | Rutgers | SR | P | 8 | 53 | 2364 | 44.60 | 6.6 | 295.5 |
| 3 | Ryan Santoso | Minnesota | SR | P | 9 | 45 | 2005 | 44.56 | 5.0 | 222.8 |
| 4 | Blake Gillikin | Penn State | SO | P | 9 | 36 | 1574 | 43.72 | 4.0 | 174.9 |
| 5 | Drue Chrisman | Ohio State | SO | P | 8 | 30 | 1295 | 43.17 | 3.8 | 161.9 |
| 6 | Blake Hayes | Illinois | FR | P | 8 | 46 | 1920 | 41.74 | 5.8 | 240.0 |
| 7 | Jake Hartbarger | Mich St | JR | P | 9 | 48 | 1985 | 41.35 | 5.3 | 220.6 |
| 8 | Caleb Lightbourn | Nebraska | SO | P | 8 | 37 | 1519 | 41.05 | 4.6 | 189.9 |
| 9 | Joe Schopper | Purdue | JR | P | 11 | 63 | 2552 | 40.51 | 5.7 | 232.0 |
| 10 | Haydon Whitehead | Indiana | SO | P | 8 | 55 | 2214 | 40.25 | 6.9 | 276.8 |
| 11 | Wade Lees | Maryland | SO | P | 6 | 22 | 847 | 38.50 | 3.7 | 141.2 |
| 12 | Colten Rastetter | Iowa | SO | P | 8 | 30 | 1068 | 35.60 | 3.8 | 133.5 |
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.