2024 College Kickoff Points per 100 Kickoffs Leaders

Kickoff points added divided by kickoffs, times 100. It compares specialists with different workloads fairly.

Only specialists with enough kickoffs are ranked. In 2024, Trey Coleman (+18.9) led college football kickoff specialists in kickoff points per 100 kickoffs, ahead of Tommy Doman (+17.9) and Will Stone (+17.7). 133 kickoff specialists qualify (minimum 30 kickoffs). The median qualified kickoff specialist had +2.9.

College rule: a kickoff touchback, or a fair catch inside the 25, starts the receiving team at its 25, so a touchback is 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 2024 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Pts/100	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Trey Coleman	Utah	+18.9	39	63.1	44%	22	+7.4
2	Tommy Doman	Michigan	+17.9	60	64.1	62%	23	+10.8
3	Will Stone	Texas	+17.7	82	63.4	71%	23	+14.5
4	Peyton Woodring	Georgia	+16.4	78	63.7	58%	33	+12.8
5	Aidan Laros	Kentucky	+15.7	48	63.8	67%	16	+7.5
6	Nathan Totten	Marshall	+15.7	38	63.9	71%	11	+6.0
7	Kellan McLaughlin	Miami (OH)	+15.2	56	62.8	61%	22	+8.5
8	Caden Chittenden	UNLV	+14.8	81	64.3	67%	27	+12.0
9	Zach Benedict	Middle Tennessee	+14.6	30	57.6	20%	16	+4.4
10	Eric Goins	Notre Dame	+14.2	56	60.8	38%	30	+7.9
11	Jayden Fielding	Ohio State	+13.3	64	63.9	72%	18	+8.5
12	Clayton Amaya	Arkansas State	+13.1	59	59.4	39%	36	+7.7
13	John Hoyland	Wyoming	+13.0	52	64.0	62%	20	+6.7
14	Alex Herrera	South Carolina	+12.9	63	60.5	46%	31	+8.1
15	Buck Buchanan	Louisiana Tech	+12.8	55	64.9	93%	4	+7.1
16	Liam Connor	Boston College	+12.1	46	59.9	33%	31	+5.6
17	Kenneth Almendares	Louisiana	+11.7	81	61.0	35%	53	+9.5
18	Simon McClannan	Kansas State	+11.2	50	63.5	70%	15	+5.6
19	Drew Stevens	Iowa	+11.1	67	63.5	60%	27	+7.4
20	Brock Taylor	Vanderbilt	+11.0	37	63.1	57%	16	+4.1
21	Riley Stephens	Western Kentucky	+10.8	64	61.3	23%	49	+6.9
22	Brendan Franke	Texas State	+10.8	62	63.3	81%	12	+6.7
23	Jack Stone	Baylor	+10.1	70	62.9	67%	23	+7.1
24	Everett Hayes	Oregon State	+10.0	57	62.7	86%	8	+5.7
25	Conor Talty	Alabama	+9.9	72	63.2	64%	25	+7.1
26	Caden Davis	Ole Miss	+9.8	87	64.4	87%	11	+8.6
27	Chris Freeman	UConn	+9.8	77	62.8	58%	32	+7.5
28	Tabor Allen	Kansas	+9.7	70	63.5	77%	16	+6.8
29	Paddy McAteer	Troy	+9.2	60	64.1	62%	23	+5.5
30	Jack Scullion	Rutgers	+9.0	59	60.7	46%	32	+5.3
31	Josh Turbyville	Tennessee	+8.9	79	63.3	84%	12	+7.0
32	Dylan Lynch	Fresno State	+8.9	59	61.6	51%	29	+5.2
33	Robert Gunn III	Clemson	+8.8	83	64.6	81%	14	+7.3
34	Gavin Lahm	Wisconsin	+8.5	56	64.2	68%	18	+4.8
35	Will Ferrin	BYU	+8.3	75	62.9	55%	32	+6.2
36	Ryan Coe	California	+8.2	57	63.6	70%	16	+4.7
37	Kyle Lowe	Virginia Tech	+8.1	69	62.7	57%	29	+5.6
38	Ethan Head	Tulane	+7.9	76	63.3	64%	27	+6.0
39	Wes Pahl	Oklahoma State	+7.9	33	60.9	48%	17	+2.6
40	Rece Verhoff	Marshall	+7.7	40	63.5	68%	13	+3.1
41	Kyle Lemmermann	TCU	+7.6	63	61.6	48%	33	+4.8
42	Blake Craig	Missouri	+7.5	67	62.9	73%	18	+5.0
43	Bryan Hansen	Colorado State	+7.2	58	62.3	45%	32	+4.2
44	Andres Borregales	Miami	+7.0	92	64.0	68%	27	+6.5
45	Aeron Burrell	LSU	+6.7	66	65.0	94%	4	+4.4
46	Gavin Stewart	Georgia Southern	+6.1	66	61.0	53%	31	+4.0
47	Trey Smack	Florida	+6.1	65	63.3	80%	13	+3.9
48	Gabriel Nwosu	Penn State	+5.9	81	63.4	63%	30	+4.8
49	Luke Akers	Northwestern	+5.5	50	61.9	50%	25	+2.8
50	Reese Burkhardt	Texas Tech	+5.2	74	61.5	64%	27	+3.9
51	Evan Morris	UCF	+5.2	38	62.8	53%	18	+2.0
52	Ryan Degyansky	Duke	+5.2	43	61.0	26%	30	+2.2
53	Ethan Moczulski	Illinois	+4.9	58	62.7	52%	28	+2.9
54	Upton Bellenfant	Buffalo	+4.8	67	61.3	43%	37	+3.2
55	Dean Janikowski	Washington State	+4.8	48	63.3	56%	21	+2.3
56	Jared Zirkel	Texas A&M	+4.7	68	64.1	63%	25	+3.2
57	Dante Jackson	Akron	+4.6	50	63.3	64%	18	+2.3
58	Brock Travelstead	Louisville	+4.5	57	61.3	53%	27	+2.6
59	Dragan Kesich	Minnesota	+4.4	67	62.5	76%	16	+2.9
60	Atticus Sappington	Oregon	+4.2	77	64.0	74%	20	+3.2
61	Ben Falck	Hawai'i	+3.9	55	57.5	27%	40	+2.1
62	Maddux Trujillo	Temple	+3.7	52	60.3	52%	25	+1.9
63	Collin Smith	NC State	+3.3	73	64.4	86%	10	+2.4
64	Max Larson	UL Monroe	+3.3	50	59.8	24%	38	+1.6
65	Lucas Osada	North Carolina	+3.2	56	63.5	70%	17	+1.8
66	Reed Malphurs	Tulsa	+3.1	58	60.3	40%	33	+1.8
67	Towns McGough	Auburn	+2.9	61	63.9	72%	17	+1.8
68	Cristiano Rosa	James Madison	+2.5	67	62.8	70%	20	+1.6
69	Michael Lantz	USC	+2.4	71	64.4	73%	19	+1.7
70	Tate Sandell	UTSA	+2.2	74	63.1	77%	17	+1.7
71	Nathan Hawks	Cincinnati	+2.2	65	61.3	40%	39	+1.4
72	Lance Gossett	Navy	+2.2	64	58.6	27%	45	+1.4
73	Tristian Vandenberg	Memphis	+2.1	77	63.9	87%	10	+1.6
74	Aidan Birr	Georgia Tech	+2.1	66	62.1	74%	17	+1.4
75	Austin Welch	Kennesaw State	+1.9	31	60.0	48%	16	+0.6
76	Derek McCormick	Indiana	+1.6	37	58.2	27%	27	+0.6
77	Reagan Tubbs	Air Force	+1.5	44	61.1	52%	21	+0.6
78	Jack Martin	Houston	+0.9	39	58.8	38%	22	+0.4
79	Ben Sauls	Pittsburgh	+0.9	75	63.2	77%	15	+0.6
80	Trey Gronotte	Army	+0.8	54	59.6	30%	38	+0.5
81	Nick Barr-Mira	Mississippi State	+0.6	43	62.9	77%	10	+0.2
82	Brady Denaburg	Syracuse	+0.5	72	63.5	82%	13	+0.4
83	Logan Ward	Oklahoma State	+0.3	31	60.1	45%	17	+0.1
84	Brian Buschini	Nebraska	+0.3	42	63.1	55%	19	+0.1
85	Devin Bale	Arkansas	−0.1	68	63.1	63%	25	−0.1
86	Michael Denning	Toledo	−0.3	54	60.4	30%	38	−0.1
87	Tyler Loop	Arizona	−0.4	58	62.7	91%	5	−0.2
88	Braeden McAlister	Georgia State	−0.4	59	63.4	75%	15	−0.2
89	Quinn Warren	Indiana	−0.9	33	61.2	33%	22	−0.3
90	Zach Schmit	Oklahoma	−1.1	59	63.0	68%	15	−0.7
91	Garrison Rippa	Jacksonville State	−1.4	84	59.5	33%	56	−1.2
92	Collin Rogers	SMU	−1.8	77	63.2	52%	33	−1.4
93	Mathias Brown	San José State	−2.0	49	58.2	27%	36	−1.0
94	Matthew Killam	Nevada	−2.1	45	60.5	49%	23	−1.0
95	Ryan Fitzgerald	Florida State	−2.2	43	63.1	79%	8	−0.9
96	Everett Scott	East Carolina	−2.4	50	61.7	36%	32	−1.2
97	Enock Gota	Rice	−2.5	45	64.4	82%	8	−1.1
98	Blake Ford	North Texas	−2.5	74	57.9	58%	31	−1.9
99	Stephen Rusnak	Charlotte	−2.5	48	61.9	73%	12	−1.2
100	Parker Lewis	Arizona State	−2.7	63	60.9	59%	26	−1.7
101	Gabriel Plascencia	San Diego State	−2.8	51	58.9	45%	28	−1.4
102	Ethan Chang	Old Dominion	−2.8	53	59.4	38%	33	−1.5
103	Liam Gray	Coastal Carolina	−2.9	71	61.8	56%	31	−2.0
104	Jace Gilbert	Iowa State	−2.9	71	61.5	55%	31	−2.1
105	Emmet Kenney	Stanford	−3.2	57	61.3	37%	36	−1.8
106	Carter Davis	Florida Atlantic	−3.2	53	64.7	81%	9	−1.7
107	Jonathan Kim	Michigan State	−3.5	53	60.8	57%	23	−1.9
108	Daniel Sparks	Virginia	−3.7	59	58.7	54%	27	−2.2
109	Noah Grant	UAB	−4.0	65	60.8	51%	31	−2.6
110	Taren Schive	Boise State	−5.2	51	58.4	41%	30	−2.7
111	Gianni Spetic	Ohio	−5.4	73	60.8	41%	42	−3.9
112	Elliott Nimrod	Utah State	−5.8	64	58.9	48%	33	−3.7
113	Alejandro Prado	Florida International	−5.9	53	58.7	11%	47	−3.1
114	Caleb Carlson	Wake Forest	−6.3	52	63.1	71%	15	−3.3
115	Jack Howes	Maryland	−6.7	54	61.9	57%	23	−3.6
116	Michael Hayes II	West Virginia	−7.1	66	58.6	27%	48	−4.7
117	Zach Long	Bowling Green	−7.3	67	60.2	54%	31	−4.9
118	Mateen Bhaghani	UCLA	−7.6	51	61.8	47%	27	−3.9
119	Luke Drzewiecki	New Mexico	−7.6	37	61.2	51%	18	−2.8
120	Max Morgan	Liberty	−9.3	54	60.6	50%	27	−5.0
121	Jesus Gomez	Eastern Michigan	−9.3	60	61.5	58%	25	−5.6
122	Nico Gramatica	South Florida	−9.6	60	61.0	47%	23	−5.8
123	Ben Freehill	Purdue	−12.6	35	60.9	54%	16	−4.4
124	Christian Pavon	Sam Houston	−13.4	54	61.1	26%	40	−7.2
125	Buzz Flabiano	UTEP	−13.7	34	62.1	50%	17	−4.7
126	Abraham Montano	New Mexico State	−16.2	48	60.1	56%	19	−7.8
127	Tristan Mattson	Central Michigan	−16.3	38	58.0	63%	14	−6.2
128	Laith Marjan	South Alabama	−17.0	60	58.4	30%	42	−10.2
129	Grady Gross	Washington	−17.3	60	58.1	28%	43	−10.4
130	Austin Bullock	Northern Illinois	−17.4	61	57.5	31%	40	−10.6
131	Carson Holmer	Ball State	−17.7	54	54.5	20%	43	−9.5
132	CJ Kolodziey	Massachusetts	−31.2	51	61.1	45%	28	−15.9
133	Charles Steinkamp	New Mexico	−37.7	31	56.8	32%	21	−11.7

All 2024 College kickoff specialist rankings

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