2018 Independent Leaders Punting - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Newsome | Notre Dame | SR | P | 9 | 32 | 1455 | 45.47 | 3.6 | 161.7 |
| 2 | Payton Theisler | NMSU | JR | P | 11 | 66 | 2687 | 40.71 | 6.0 | 244.3 |
| 3 | Rhett Almond | BYU | SR | P | 10 | 45 | 1819 | 40.42 | 4.5 | 181.9 |
| 4 | Aidan Alves | Liberty | FR | P | 11 | 64 | 2379 | 37.17 | 5.8 | 216.3 |
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.