2012 College Kickoff Out of Bounds Percentage Leaders

The share of kickoffs that crossed a sideline before anyone touched them. It is a penalty and gives the receiving team good field position.

Lowest comes first. Most specialists are at or near zero. In 2012, Taylor Bertolet (0.0%) topped college football kickoff specialists in kickoff out of bounds percentage, ahead of Alejandro Maldonado (0.0%) and Cade Foster (0.0%). 119 kickoff specialists qualify (minimum 30 kickoffs). The median qualified kickoff specialist had 2.7%.

College rule from 2012 to 2017: a kickoff touchback started the receiving team at its 25, so a touchback was a good result for the kicking team. Kickoff Points Added accounts for the rule, so it is the fair way to compare kickoff specialists across leagues and seasons.

Final 2012 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	OOB %	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Taylor Bertolet	Texas A&M	0.0%	92	63.3	63%	34	+6.8
2	Alejandro Maldonado	Oregon	0.0%	91	59.5	13%	79	−7.0
3	Cade Foster	Alabama	0.0%	89	63.1	44%	50	+13.5
4	Jeff Locke	UCLA	0.0%	77	63.9	74%	20	+6.5
5	Kramer Fyfe	Texas Tech	0.0%	68	58.8	31%	46	−5.8
6	Spencer Benton	Clemson	0.0%	64	63.2	50%	32	+10.6
7	Kyle Brindza	Notre Dame	0.0%	63	62.5	35%	41	+1.0
8	Edwin Arceo	Iowa State	0.0%	59	63.2	39%	36	−1.0
9	Ryan Norton	Syracuse	0.0%	58	61.8	43%	33	+8.7
10	Jaron Bentrude	Utah State	0.0%	57	63.7	40%	34	+10.8
11	Jaden Oberkrom	TCU	0.0%	56	62.4	45%	31	+9.6
12	Niklas Sade	NC State	0.0%	55	64.0	64%	20	+10.3
13	Colin Amerau	Navy	0.0%	52	61.1	29%	37	−1.9
14	Nick Marsh	Utah	0.0%	50	62.6	38%	31	+14.6
15	Trevor Harman	Boise State	0.0%	50	59.9	16%	42	+6.3
16	Brandon McManus	Temple	0.0%	49	64.4	76%	12	+5.5
17	Justin Sorensen	BYU	0.0%	48	63.6	44%	27	+7.2
18	Corey Smith	West Virginia	0.0%	47	60.6	28%	34	−6.0
19	Mike Meyer	Iowa	0.0%	47	62.7	40%	28	+4.2
20	Bryson Rose	Ole Miss	0.0%	41	61.6	44%	21	+0.9
21	Jordan Wettstein	Minnesota	0.0%	41	62.4	46%	22	+10.9
22	Ian Frye	Virginia	0.0%	40	60.3	40%	24	−8.8
23	Chad Christen	UConn	0.0%	39	62.5	36%	25	+4.3
24	Mitch Anderson	Florida Atlantic	0.0%	39	61.7	28%	28	+5.9
25	Andre Heidari	USC	0.0%	33	61.2	27%	24	+1.4
26	Quinn Sharp	Oklahoma State	1.2%	82	63.0	72%	22	−3.9
27	Cole Way	Tulsa	1.4%	73	61.7	48%	37	+13.7
28	Drew Basil	Ohio State	1.4%	69	60.7	19%	55	+3.6
29	James Hairston	LSU	1.5%	68	60.8	28%	47	+12.0
30	Chris Boswell	Rice	1.5%	66	63.6	62%	24	+8.6
31	Colin Ditsworth	Nevada	1.6%	62	59.5	31%	42	−10.6
32	Matt Wile	Michigan	1.6%	62	60.3	34%	40	−4.8
33	Sam Ficken	Penn State	1.6%	62	61.8	40%	36	+1.9
34	Carey Spear	Vanderbilt	1.7%	60	60.9	33%	39	+4.5
35	Pat O'Donnell	Cincinnati	1.7%	59	63.6	49%	29	+8.6
36	Matt Weller	Ohio	1.7%	58	61.4	34%	37	+4.7
37	David Scully	Georgia Tech	1.8%	56	61.0	29%	39	+0.9
38	Devon Bell	Mississippi State	1.8%	55	60.6	20%	42	+10.7
39	Briceton Cannada	Air Force	1.9%	53	60.7	45%	28	−1.7
40	Justin Martin	Wyoming	1.9%	53	60.1	42%	29	−7.0
41	Travis Coons	Washington	1.9%	52	58.4	19%	40	−7.5
42	Justin Manton	UL Monroe	2.0%	51	58.4	25%	36	−7.4
43	Vincenzo D'Amato	California	2.0%	51	60.7	29%	34	−2.4
44	Jamie Lindley	Georgia	2.0%	49	62.9	45%	26	+4.3
45	Tyler Hadden	Hawai'i	2.1%	48	60.0	19%	38	+3.5
46	Nate Freese	Boston College	2.2%	45	60.2	36%	28	−0.5
47	Dustin Hopkins	Florida State	2.3%	88	63.0	43%	48	+17.4
48	Patrick Clarke	Buffalo	2.3%	44	51.8	25%	30	−19.9
49	Patrick O'Hara	Oklahoma	2.3%	44	62.1	39%	26	+7.3
50	Michael Bowlin	Washington State	2.3%	43	62.8	37%	25	+6.9
51	Anthony Cantele	Kansas State	2.4%	85	61.1	34%	53	+4.8
52	Anthony Farinella	Bowling Green	2.4%	42	58.2	14%	35	−9.8
53	Aaron Jones	Baylor	2.4%	83	57.6	40%	46	−11.7
54	Cody Parkey	Auburn	2.4%	41	64.2	66%	13	+5.4
55	Luke Ferguson	Arkansas State	2.4%	41	55.9	24%	26	−4.8
56	Brett Maher	Nebraska	2.5%	80	62.4	64%	26	+9.7
57	Taylor Zalewski	Illinois	2.5%	40	60.4	50%	19	−5.0
58	Jimmy Newman	Wake Forest	2.7%	37	61.2	57%	14	+2.6
59	Steven Valadez	UTEP	2.7%	37	60.8	49%	18	+1.8
60	Freddy Cortez	Kent State	2.7%	73	61.0	38%	43	+1.6
61	Garrett Swanson	Fresno State	2.7%	73	61.3	23%	52	+4.7
62	Trey Farquhar	Idaho	2.8%	36	60.9	28%	25	−4.6
63	John Bonano	Arizona	2.9%	70	59.2	46%	35	−1.1
64	Casey Barth	North Carolina	2.9%	68	60.9	22%	51	+7.9
65	Craig McMahon	USC	2.9%	34	60.8	47%	17	−0.8
66	Nick Rose	Texas	3.0%	67	60.6	34%	42	−5.7
67	Brett Baer	Louisiana	3.0%	33	58.1	18%	26	+1.8
68	Brooks Abbott	Virginia Tech	3.0%	33	61.6	21%	25	−3.6
69	Seamus McMorrow	San Diego State	3.1%	65	63.0	48%	32	+2.1
70	Jake Wieclaw	Miami	3.1%	64	60.2	14%	53	+7.8
71	Will Johnson	Texas State	3.1%	32	64.3	56%	13	+2.2
72	Warren Harvey	East Carolina	3.2%	63	62.7	35%	39	+0.6
73	Tyler Bitancurt	West Virginia	3.2%	31	57.7	10%	27	−7.2
74	Mike Loftus	SMU	3.3%	60	62.9	40%	34	+4.0
75	Zach Hocker	Arkansas	3.7%	54	64.1	67%	16	+5.5
76	Alex Garoutte	Arizona State	4.1%	74	61.0	43%	38	+8.3
77	Jeremiah Detmer	Toledo	4.2%	72	61.3	28%	48	+5.7
78	Eric Osteen	Army	4.2%	48	62.8	54%	20	+2.1
79	John Wallace	Louisville	4.2%	48	60.1	6%	43	−8.9
80	Kevin Muma	Michigan State	4.2%	48	63.0	46%	24	−0.1
81	Matt Nelson	Louisiana Tech	4.3%	94	58.3	20%	67	−2.4
82	Brad Craddock	Maryland	4.3%	46	59.5	9%	40	−4.7
83	Jared Roberts	Colorado State	4.4%	45	60.2	36%	27	−5.5
84	Kyle French	Wisconsin	4.5%	44	63.5	57%	17	+6.0
85	Mitch Ewald	Indiana	4.7%	64	61.6	45%	32	−6.0
86	Ross Martin	Duke	4.8%	63	62.6	37%	37	+1.7
87	Tyler Wedel	Northern Illinois	4.8%	63	58.0	27%	43	+2.3
88	Kevin Harper	Pittsburgh	4.8%	62	58.7	19%	47	−0.4
89	Thomas Meadows	Purdue	4.8%	62	58.4	15%	50	−9.6
90	Sean Galvin	UCF	5.0%	80	62.0	35%	48	+10.8
91	Ty Long	UAB	5.0%	60	63.3	52%	26	−5.5
92	Caleb Sturgis	Florida	5.2%	58	62.8	43%	30	+11.5
93	Scott Secor	Ball State	5.3%	75	60.6	25%	52	+11.7
94	Corey Acosta	Southern Miss	5.6%	36	53.9	14%	29	−15.8
95	Trevor Romaine	Oregon State	5.8%	69	61.2	42%	36	+4.3
96	Marvin Kloss	South Florida	5.9%	51	63.6	65%	15	+1.9
97	Richie Leone	Houston	6.0%	67	61.7	36%	39	−2.9
98	Mason Krysinski	Miami (OH)	6.0%	50	55.8	28%	33	−17.7
99	Jordan Williamson	Stanford	6.1%	66	63.7	41%	35	+13.5
100	Steve Flaherty	Northwestern	6.2%	65	59.4	18%	49	+2.0
101	Nick Prolago	Kansas	6.3%	32	55.8	13%	26	−3.7
102	Zach Olen	North Texas	6.5%	46	63.2	46%	22	−0.8
103	Carlos Lopez	Middle Tennessee	6.7%	60	60.9	12%	49	−5.8
104	Michael Palardy	Tennessee	7.1%	70	61.3	33%	41	+3.0
105	Jack Griffin	Florida International	7.3%	55	62.3	51%	23	+1.1
106	Andrew Haldeman	Western Michigan	7.3%	41	57.1	17%	31	−7.7
107	Jed Solomon	Troy	7.7%	39	57.1	28%	25	−12.8
108	Greg Rivara	New Mexico	8.3%	48	63.3	42%	24	−2.1
109	Paulo Henriques	Memphis	8.9%	45	63.4	64%	12	+1.5
110	Justin Haig	Marshall	9.2%	65	56.6	6%	55	−15.1
111	Adam Yates	South Carolina	9.4%	53	62.6	55%	19	−3.0
112	Cairo Santos	Tulane	9.8%	41	64.0	59%	13	−5.2
113	Michel Chapuseaux	South Alabama	9.8%	41	59.0	27%	26	−7.7
114	Harrison Waid	San José State	10.8%	74	60.8	26%	47	−3.9
115	Jesse Roy	Western Kentucky	13.0%	46	57.6	7%	36	−4.0
116	Anthony DiPaula	Rutgers	13.3%	30	56.4	7%	24	−4.3
117	David Harman	Central Michigan	14.3%	42	61.7	26%	25	+0.6
118	Chase Lansford	UNLV	15.0%	40	59.6	25%	24	−11.9
119	Kody Fulkerson	Eastern Michigan	17.4%	46	58.1	7%	35	−2.5

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