2013 College Kickoff Points Added Leaders

Each kickoff's expected-points result compared with the league-average kickoff, added up over the season. Onside kicks are left out. It credits the kicker and the coverage team together.

Positive means he did better than an average kickoff. In 2013, Jake Thompson (+15.2) led college football kickoff specialists in kickoff points added, ahead of Andrew Baggett (+14.2) and Roberto Aguayo (+14.0). 124 kickoff specialists qualify (minimum 30 kickoffs). The median qualified kickoff specialist had +1.5.

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 2013 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Points	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns
1	Jake Thompson	Utah State	+15.2	73	63.5	52%	34
2	Andrew Baggett	Missouri	+14.2	91	63.9	63%	33
3	Roberto Aguayo	Florida State	+14.0	103	60.6	35%	58
4	James Hairston	LSU	+13.6	75	63.9	52%	36
5	Austin Hardin	Florida	+13.2	42	62.5	38%	26
6	Taylor Bertolet	Texas A&M	+13.0	85	62.4	46%	44
7	Drew Basil	Ohio State	+12.6	90	60.3	24%	65
8	Amoreto Curraj	Marshall	+12.0	84	62.9	55%	34
9	Mike Bowlin	Washington State	+11.4	50	63.3	32%	26
10	Cody Parkey	LSU	+11.3	85	64.3	74%	21
11	Nick Marsh	Rutgers	+11.1	51	60.4	20%	40
12	Jordan Williamson	Stanford	+10.2	40	64.1	50%	19
13	Alex Garoutte	Arizona State	+10.0	95	62.7	40%	54
14	Brad Craddock	Maryland	+9.9	58	62.1	19%	46
15	Conrad Ukropina	Stanford	+9.5	40	60.5	10%	35
16	Mitch Ewald	Indiana	+9.1	71	63.1	51%	32
17	Ka'imi Fairbairn	UCLA	+8.9	34	63.7	50%	17
18	Josiah Yazdani	Ohio	+8.9	60	57.2	10%	53
19	Tony Miliano	Cincinnati	+8.9	62	61.8	29%	42
20	Brian Davis	Arkansas State	+8.7	65	62.2	34%	40
21	Kramer Fyfe	Texas Tech	+8.5	56	61.6	52%	24
22	Chris Boswell	Rice	+8.2	75	63.3	72%	20
23	Austin Grebe	Navy	+8.2	61	61.0	21%	45
24	Dan Goodale	Boise State	+8.2	79	61.1	39%	47
25	Ross Martin	Duke	+7.7	66	61.9	30%	42
26	Pat O'Donnell	Miami	+7.5	68	63.0	49%	33
27	Richie Leone	Houston	+7.5	66	63.3	50%	29
28	Justin Sorensen	BYU	+7.0	68	62.9	51%	32
29	Chris Hawthorne	Minnesota	+6.9	59	62.2	32%	39
30	Cole Way	Tulsa	+6.9	48	64.1	60%	19
31	Kip Smith	Oklahoma State	+6.8	79	59.7	20%	60
32	Devon Bell	Mississippi State	+6.7	51	61.3	31%	34
33	Seamus McMorrow	San Diego State	+6.6	45	62.0	38%	25
34	Nate Freese	Boston College	+6.3	58	64.2	71%	16
35	Sean Covington	UCLA	+6.1	40	63.5	50%	20
36	Cade Foster	Alabama	+6.1	65	62.4	25%	49
37	Briceton Cannada	Air Force	+6.1	48	62.9	60%	19
38	Mitchell Ludwig	Virginia Tech	+6.0	32	62.0	41%	19
39	Sean Galvin	UCF	+5.7	67	62.5	33%	43
40	Kevin Muma	Michigan State	+5.7	62	62.0	42%	36
41	Jeff Budzien	Northwestern	+5.5	58	61.0	33%	38
42	Hunter Stover	Louisiana	+4.8	65	61.5	28%	45
43	Nick Weiler	North Carolina	+4.7	47	62.8	28%	31
44	Cairo Santos	Tulane	+4.7	48	64.1	71%	12
45	Marshall Morgan	Georgia	+4.6	61	60.2	26%	39
46	Ty Long	UAB	+4.5	54	62.5	52%	25
47	Edwin Arceo	Iowa State	+4.3	53	59.4	36%	30
48	Harrison Butker	Georgia Tech	+3.9	61	62.7	39%	34
49	Carey Spear	Vanderbilt	+3.6	62	62.7	66%	18
50	Jake Smith	Arizona	+3.6	67	61.4	46%	35
51	Zach Olen	North Texas	+3.3	67	62.8	49%	34
52	Chris Blewitt	Pittsburgh	+3.2	58	59.8	19%	43
53	Mauro Bondi	Nebraska	+3.0	67	62.4	61%	25
54	Chad Hedlund	Wake Forest	+2.9	38	61.9	18%	30
55	Joe Mansour	Kentucky	+2.8	43	57.8	14%	32
56	Hendrix Brakefield	Western Kentucky	+2.8	37	62.7	30%	25
57	Will Johnson	Texas State	+2.2	43	63.8	60%	16
58	Andrew Ritter	Ole Miss	+2.1	65	64.3	66%	20
59	Jack Cantele	Kansas State	+1.8	33	59.0	21%	24
60	Trevor Pardula	Kansas	+1.6	36	60.0	47%	18
61	Jaden Oberkrom	TCU	+1.5	54	63.5	54%	24
62	Tyler Wedel	Northern Illinois	+1.5	91	59.6	30%	56
63	Ryan Norton	Syracuse	+1.5	48	57.4	21%	36
64	Andrew Endicott	Wisconsin	+0.8	47	57.4	13%	40
65	Anthony Farinella	Bowling Green	+0.8	80	60.5	34%	50
66	Andy Phillips	Utah	+0.6	52	59.9	19%	41
67	Cameron Van Winkle	Washington	+0.5	32	60.1	31%	22
68	Bradley Pinion	Clemson	+0.4	70	60.3	46%	33
69	Zach Hocker	Arkansas	+0.3	48	63.6	69%	12
70	Andre Heidari	USC	+0.1	62	60.8	23%	46
71	Kyle Fischer	Louisiana Tech	+0.1	32	59.2	19%	23
72	Michael Molinari	West Virginia	0.0	47	63.0	23%	32
73	Justin Manton	UL Monroe	−0.1	49	61.1	55%	19
74	Harrison Waid	San José State	−0.2	71	61.9	41%	38
75	Anthony Melchiori	Kent State	−0.4	34	61.9	35%	22
76	Nick Hodgson	Oklahoma	−0.6	53	63.8	64%	18
77	Landon Ard	South Carolina	−0.8	71	62.4	48%	33
78	Matt Wogan	Oregon	−0.8	91	61.5	21%	65
79	Justus Adams	New Mexico	−1.3	64	61.3	27%	45
80	Mike Loftus	SMU	−1.6	49	61.4	37%	30
81	Jared Roberts	Colorado State	−1.6	84	60.2	32%	52
82	Corey Acosta	Southern Miss	−1.7	41	59.3	22%	31
83	Vincenzo D'Amato	California	−2.2	53	58.9	36%	27
84	Ethan Wood	Wyoming	−2.3	39	60.9	49%	17
85	Michael Palardy	Tennessee	−2.7	51	61.6	33%	34
86	Dylan Sims	Virginia	−2.8	35	61.2	37%	22
87	Ian Patterson	Kansas State	−2.8	34	60.0	41%	19
88	Connor Gagnon	Central Michigan	−3.1	49	60.9	24%	37
89	Jeremiah Detmer	Toledo	−3.4	68	62.0	49%	30
90	Nicolai Bornand	UNLV	−3.4	39	62.0	31%	23
91	Scott Secor	Ball State	−3.4	65	56.4	18%	48
92	Marvin Kloss	South Florida	−3.5	36	61.3	36%	21
93	Brent Zuzo	Nevada	−3.5	66	61.1	32%	44
94	Sam Ficken	Penn State	−3.5	61	60.6	25%	46
95	Jim Cooper, Jr.	Temple	−3.5	43	58.3	14%	34
96	Travis Coons	Washington	−3.6	48	60.0	13%	42
97	Taylor Zalewski	Illinois	−3.6	63	62.5	52%	29
98	Jay Mattox	UTEP	−3.7	47	60.7	43%	27
99	Sean Ianno	UTSA	−4.2	58	60.9	33%	37
100	Kyle Brindza	Notre Dame	−4.7	65	63.6	49%	33
101	Trevor Romaine	Oregon State	−4.7	64	61.0	39%	36
102	Aleem Sunanon	South Alabama	−4.8	40	54.7	10%	31
103	Jake Elliott	Memphis	−4.8	45	60.4	36%	26
104	Matt Wile	Michigan	−5.0	64	60.9	47%	31
105	Tyler Hadden	Hawai'i	−5.1	58	60.2	41%	32
106	Niklas Sade	NC State	−5.7	52	60.4	48%	24
107	Thomas Meadows	Purdue	−6.2	33	58.3	9%	28
108	Aaron Jones	Baylor	−6.7	90	59.4	40%	49
109	Nick Rose	Texas	−7.5	65	63.2	43%	37
110	Warren Harvey	East Carolina	−7.6	77	58.8	36%	41
111	Jed Solomon	Troy	−8.0	57	58.9	44%	31
112	Mike Meyer	Iowa	−8.1	61	61.6	44%	31
113	Mitch Anderson	Florida Atlantic	−8.5	56	62.6	38%	30
114	John Wallace	Louisville	−9.4	63	59.0	21%	46
115	Daniel Grochowski	Army	−10.0	43	57.5	30%	27
116	Tyler Grassman	Buffalo	−10.9	54	56.5	17%	39
117	Austin Rehkow	Idaho	−11.3	43	60.7	30%	27
118	Wil Lutz	Georgia State	−11.4	36	55.2	28%	23
119	Will Oliver	Colorado	−11.6	55	59.1	45%	29
120	Robert Stein	Akron	−13.9	38	54.9	24%	28
121	Chad Christen	UConn	−14.8	49	60.8	18%	31
122	Canon Rooker	Middle Tennessee	−17.1	65	59.9	32%	43
123	Kody Fulkerson	Eastern Michigan	−17.6	35	49.6	0%	28
124	Colin McGuire	Fresno State	−24.2	78	54.6	19%	56

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