2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punting - Games in October Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blake Hayes | Illinois | FR | P | 4 | 17 | 773 | 45.47 | 4.3 | 193.3 |
| 2 | Caleb Lightbourn | Nebraska | SO | P | 3 | 13 | 579 | 44.54 | 4.3 | 193.0 |
| 3 | Ryan Anderson | Rutgers | SR | P | 3 | 25 | 1113 | 44.52 | 8.3 | 371.0 |
| 4 | Blake Gillikin | Penn State | SO | P | 3 | 12 | 527 | 43.92 | 4.0 | 175.7 |
| 5 | Ryan Gersonde | Iowa | FR | P | 3 | 13 | 552 | 42.46 | 4.3 | 184.0 |
| 6 | Ryan Santoso | Minnesota | SR | P | 4 | 25 | 1047 | 41.88 | 6.3 | 261.8 |
| 7 | Jake Hartbarger | Mich St | JR | P | 4 | 25 | 1039 | 41.56 | 6.3 | 259.8 |
| 8 | Haydon Whitehead | Indiana | SO | P | 4 | 28 | 1156 | 41.29 | 7.0 | 289.0 |
| 9 | Brad Robbins | Michigan | FR | P | 4 | 25 | 1023 | 40.92 | 6.3 | 255.8 |
| 10 | Hunter Niswander | N'western | SR | P | 4 | 22 | 877 | 39.86 | 5.5 | 219.3 |
| 11 | Joe Schopper | Purdue | JR | P | 4 | 20 | 773 | 38.65 | 5.0 | 193.3 |
| 12 | Wade Lees | Maryland | SO | P | 4 | 25 | 937 | 37.48 | 6.3 | 234.3 |
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.