2011 College Punt Points Added Leaders
Each punt's expected-points result compared with an average punt from the same spot on the field, added up over the season. It puts distance, placement, coverage and returns on one scale.
Positive means he gained more than an average punter would from the same spots. In 2011, Bobby Cowan (+21.0) led college football punters in punt points added, ahead of Shawn Powell (+17.6) and Ryan Allen (+16.3). 115 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had +0.9.
Final 2011 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.
| Rk | Player | Team | Points | Punts | Avg | Net | In 20 | In 20 % | TB % | FC % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Cowan | Idaho | +21.0 | 87 | 46.5 | 44.2 | 19 | 22% | 11% | 49% |
| 2 | Shawn Powell | Florida State | +17.6 | 49 | 47.0 | 45.3 | 23 | 47% | 10% | 13% |
| 3 | Ryan Allen | Louisiana Tech | +16.3 | 78 | 46.3 | 44.5 | 39 | 53% | 7% | 50% |
| 4 | Brad Wing | LSU | +15.5 | 50 | 43.9 | 41.6 | 26 | 51% | 8% | 36% |
| 5 | Johnny Hekker | Oregon State | +12.9 | 50 | 44.0 | 42.7 | 22 | 48% | 13% | 16% |
| 6 | Brian Stahovich | San Diego State | +12.6 | 57 | 43.4 | 39.8 | 20 | 36% | 18% | 50% |
| 7 | Brian Schmiedebusch | Bowling Green | +12.2 | 57 | 45.3 | 42.4 | 19 | 34% | 14% | 25% |
| 8 | Pat O'Donnell | Cincinnati | +11.4 | 56 | 43.9 | 41.0 | 25 | 46% | 13% | 19% |
| 9 | Drew Butler | Georgia | +10.8 | 51 | 44.3 | 42.7 | 20 | 39% | 8% | 38% |
| 10 | Kyle Martens | Rice | +10.6 | 78 | 43.6 | 42.2 | 25 | 34% | 8% | 40% |
| 11 | Ryan Tydlacka | Kentucky | +10.5 | 79 | 43.6 | 42.0 | 19 | 25% | 9% | 23% |
| 12 | Richard Kent | Vanderbilt | +10.4 | 55 | 43.3 | 42.2 | 20 | 38% | 8% | 25% |
| 13 | Jackson Rice | Oregon | +10.4 | 45 | 45.8 | 45.2 | 20 | 44% | 4% | 54% |
| 14 | Scott Kovanda | Ball State | +10.3 | 57 | 43.6 | 41.5 | 23 | 39% | 7% | 27% |
| 15 | Pete Kontodiakos | Colorado State | +10.3 | 57 | 43.6 | 42.4 | 14 | 25% | 5% | 36% |
| 16 | Sean Sellwood | Utah | +9.5 | 42 | 44.2 | 41.3 | 14 | 33% | 14% | 42% |
| 17 | Tyler Campbell | Ole Miss | +8.4 | 72 | 43.6 | 41.5 | 28 | 39% | 10% | 35% |
| 18 | Ian Campbell | UTEP | +8.3 | 48 | 46.1 | 44.4 | 15 | 36% | 12% | 24% |
| 19 | Steven Clark | Auburn | +8.1 | 69 | 40.5 | 39.8 | 32 | 48% | 3% | 63% |
| 20 | Brett Maher | Nebraska | +8.1 | 54 | 45.0 | 43.8 | 26 | 49% | 6% | 27% |
| 21 | Kyle Dugandzic | Arizona | +7.8 | 40 | 46.0 | 41.0 | 15 | 38% | 25% | 16% |
| 22 | Will Atterberry | North Texas | +7.5 | 74 | 43.5 | 41.6 | 29 | 39% | 9% | 37% |
| 23 | Alex Dunnachie | Hawai'i | +7.4 | 56 | 39.7 | 40.3 | 21 | 41% | 0% | 62% |
| 24 | Trey Barrow | Missouri | +7.2 | 60 | 45.0 | 38.8 | 12 | 20% | 30% | 18% |
| 25 | Quinn Sharp | Oklahoma State | +7.1 | 42 | 46.6 | 43.0 | 15 | 37% | 17% | 27% |
| 26 | Jeff Locke | UCLA | +6.9 | 56 | 44.1 | 42.9 | 25 | 45% | 7% | 33% |
| 27 | Dalton Botts | Miami | +6.7 | 48 | 42.7 | 41.4 | 13 | 28% | 6% | 63% |
| 28 | Josh Hubner | Arizona State | +6.3 | 56 | 41.8 | 39.1 | 22 | 40% | 11% | 57% |
| 29 | Ben Buchanan | Ohio State | +6.1 | 65 | 40.8 | 40.2 | 27 | 42% | 3% | 60% |
| 30 | Baker Swedenburg | Mississippi State | +5.7 | 66 | 41.9 | 40.1 | 22 | 33% | 11% | 44% |
| 31 | Brad Elkin | Boise State | +5.6 | 41 | 41.8 | 40.4 | 24 | 59% | 7% | 21% |
| 32 | Dylan Breeding | Arkansas | +5.5 | 49 | 45.2 | 44.6 | 18 | 38% | 4% | 57% |
| 33 | Cody Webster | Purdue | +5.2 | 44 | 43.3 | 42.5 | 18 | 39% | 0% | 30% |
| 34 | Ben Armer | Western Michigan | +5.1 | 39 | 41.2 | 39.0 | 23 | 56% | 12% | 33% |
| 35 | Peter Boehme | Southern Miss | +4.9 | 38 | 42.8 | 40.1 | 14 | 36% | 13% | 15% |
| 36 | Eric Guthrie | Iowa | +4.9 | 47 | 40.8 | 40.0 | 21 | 46% | 7% | 56% |
| 37 | Nick Ferrara | Maryland | +4.8 | 57 | 39.5 | 38.4 | 22 | 39% | 4% | 42% |
| 38 | Paul Hershey | Ohio | +4.7 | 48 | 39.5 | 36.7 | 24 | 49% | 10% | 49% |
| 39 | Anthony Fera | Penn State | +4.5 | 55 | 42.0 | 37.9 | 21 | 39% | 20% | 37% |
| 40 | Harrison Waid | San José State | +4.3 | 52 | 42.8 | 40.8 | 17 | 34% | 10% | 28% |
| 41 | Kyle Negrete | USC | +3.9 | 39 | 40.1 | 40.3 | 22 | 58% | 0% | 41% |
| 42 | Tyler Bennett | Utah State | +3.7 | 53 | 44.2 | 42.4 | 19 | 37% | 12% | 6% |
| 43 | Cole Wagner | UConn | +3.6 | 80 | 41.1 | 39.9 | 27 | 34% | 6% | 55% |
| 44 | Jay Karutz | Eastern Michigan | +3.4 | 58 | 38.8 | 38.0 | 30 | 47% | 5% | 40% |
| 45 | Tress Way | Oklahoma | +3.2 | 57 | 41.2 | 39.1 | 33 | 58% | 11% | 36% |
| 46 | Bryan Anger | California | +3.2 | 46 | 44.6 | 42.0 | 19 | 41% | 9% | 29% |
| 47 | Brandon McManus | Temple | +3.2 | 43 | 46.2 | 40.8 | 15 | 35% | 26% | 8% |
| 48 | Ryan Erxleben | Texas Tech | +2.8 | 57 | 41.7 | 39.2 | 20 | 36% | 11% | 41% |
| 49 | Brad Nortman | Wisconsin | +2.8 | 44 | 42.1 | 39.9 | 20 | 44% | 7% | 59% |
| 50 | Brett Baer | Louisiana | +2.6 | 75 | 40.5 | 38.6 | 28 | 38% | 7% | 26% |
| 51 | Kirby Van Der Kamp | Iowa State | +2.3 | 64 | 42.7 | 39.8 | 21 | 33% | 16% | 26% |
| 52 | Riley Stephenson | BYU | +1.6 | 38 | 42.8 | 39.5 | 15 | 39% | 16% | 30% |
| 53 | Kiel Rasp | Washington | +1.4 | 36 | 45.1 | 42.9 | 9 | 26% | 9% | 48% |
| 54 | Hendrix Brakefield | Western Kentucky | +1.2 | 64 | 41.6 | 40.0 | 28 | 44% | 8% | 29% |
| 55 | David Bohner | UCF | +1.1 | 42 | 41.2 | 38.5 | 17 | 41% | 15% | 29% |
| 56 | Josh Bleser | Louisville | +1.0 | 42 | 38.5 | 35.9 | 18 | 46% | 8% | 50% |
| 57 | Will Goggans | Troy | +1.0 | 63 | 41.2 | 38.7 | 21 | 33% | 8% | 17% |
| 58 | Matt Yoklic | Pittsburgh | +0.9 | 57 | 40.9 | 39.1 | 20 | 35% | 9% | 39% |
| 59 | Richie Leone | Houston | +0.8 | 45 | 41.1 | 37.9 | 12 | 27% | 16% | 34% |
| 60 | Alex King | Duke | +0.7 | 50 | 42.1 | 39.7 | 18 | 35% | 8% | 20% |
| 61 | Brandon Williams | Northwestern | +0.4 | 44 | 40.5 | 35.8 | 12 | 29% | 17% | 26% |
| 62 | Ryan Epperson | Texas A&M | +0.1 | 48 | 40.9 | 38.9 | 20 | 42% | 10% | 53% |
| 63 | Jonathan Ginsburgh | Tulane | +0.1 | 59 | 41.7 | 39.6 | 16 | 28% | 7% | 38% |
| 64 | Ron Doherty | Kansas | −0.2 | 64 | 42.8 | 40.9 | 17 | 27% | 9% | 35% |
| 65 | David Green | Stanford | −0.4 | 32 | 41.7 | 37.9 | 15 | 43% | 14% | 46% |
| 66 | Ryan Quigley | Boston College | −0.4 | 69 | 38.5 | 37.9 | 30 | 43% | 3% | 64% |
| 67 | Anson Kelton | TCU | −0.4 | 42 | 39.8 | 37.1 | 12 | 29% | 14% | 41% |
| 68 | Darragh O'Neill | Colorado | −0.5 | 74 | 42.6 | 41.7 | 26 | 36% | 3% | 38% |
| 69 | Kyle Christy | Florida | −0.7 | 27 | 41.3 | 40.4 | 10 | 33% | 7% | 52% |
| 70 | Austin McCoy | Wyoming | −0.9 | 72 | 40.3 | 38.1 | 22 | 31% | 11% | 29% |
| 71 | Trey Ragland | UAB | −1.2 | 55 | 40.6 | 38.7 | 21 | 38% | 9% | 38% |
| 72 | Chris Boldt | Army | −1.3 | 31 | 39.8 | 38.6 | 11 | 37% | 7% | 10% |
| 73 | Cody Mandell | Alabama | −1.3 | 36 | 38.9 | 37.7 | 11 | 32% | 6% | 67% |
| 74 | Michael Molinari | West Virginia | −1.4 | 30 | 37.2 | 35.9 | 11 | 37% | 7% | 21% |
| 75 | Matt Darr | Tennessee | −1.6 | 40 | 38.1 | 37.3 | 12 | 33% | 6% | 43% |
| 76 | Justin Doerner | Rutgers | −2.0 | 58 | 39.3 | 38.0 | 22 | 39% | 9% | 33% |
| 77 | Josh Brisk | Florida International | −2.1 | 49 | 42.2 | 38.5 | 14 | 26% | 19% | 36% |
| 78 | Pablo Beltran | Navy | −2.1 | 35 | 37.5 | 35.9 | 11 | 31% | 6% | 46% |
| 79 | Andrew Shapiro | Fresno State | −2.6 | 66 | 39.7 | 38.2 | 23 | 35% | 8% | 49% |
| 80 | Mike Sadler | Michigan State | −2.6 | 53 | 39.8 | 37.4 | 25 | 45% | 9% | 33% |
| 81 | Jake Hurst | Nevada | −2.9 | 48 | 41.9 | 40.3 | 22 | 46% | 8% | 26% |
| 82 | Jimmy Howell | Virginia | −3.7 | 61 | 39.4 | 37.8 | 23 | 38% | 8% | 25% |
| 83 | Justin Brockhaus-Kann | South Florida | −4.0 | 62 | 36.3 | 35.3 | 23 | 38% | 7% | 51% |
| 84 | Ryan Doerr | Kansas State | −4.2 | 59 | 40.5 | 38.9 | 18 | 30% | 7% | 66% |
| 85 | Daniel Wagner | Washington State | −4.4 | 55 | 40.8 | 38.7 | 16 | 29% | 4% | 26% |
| 86 | Dawson Zimmerman | Clemson | −4.4 | 59 | 42.0 | 38.6 | 21 | 36% | 17% | 53% |
| 87 | Ben Ryan | East Carolina | −4.5 | 42 | 40.0 | 38.1 | 13 | 33% | 10% | 13% |
| 88 | Ben Turk | Notre Dame | −4.6 | 46 | 40.2 | 38.5 | 15 | 33% | 9% | 39% |
| 89 | Sean Poole | Georgia Tech | −4.8 | 31 | 38.7 | 38.1 | 5 | 16% | 3% | 29% |
| 90 | Chase Lansford | UNLV | −5.1 | 75 | 41.2 | 40.7 | 17 | 24% | 3% | 17% |
| 91 | Mickey Groody | Florida Atlantic | −5.2 | 68 | 42.0 | 40.1 | 18 | 23% | 7% | 49% |
| 92 | Thomas Hibbard | North Carolina | −6.4 | 47 | 38.4 | 37.5 | 14 | 30% | 4% | 41% |
| 93 | Ryan Neir | Northern Illinois | −6.6 | 47 | 35.8 | 35.8 | 15 | 28% | 0% | 68% |
| 94 | Nathaniel Toulson | Middle Tennessee | −6.6 | 49 | 40.2 | 36.9 | 17 | 39% | 5% | 35% |
| 95 | Wil Baumann | NC State | −7.2 | 64 | 37.4 | 36.6 | 21 | 33% | 5% | 63% |
| 96 | Jonathan Fisher | Syracuse | −7.8 | 43 | 39.3 | 38.0 | 10 | 23% | 7% | 44% |
| 97 | Alex Wulfeck | Wake Forest | −8.5 | 62 | 39.7 | 38.4 | 15 | 25% | 7% | 49% |
| 98 | Jake Capraro | New Mexico State | −8.5 | 74 | 39.3 | 38.9 | 20 | 30% | 3% | 44% |
| 99 | Adam Pines | Indiana | −8.7 | 71 | 38.4 | 37.9 | 18 | 26% | 1% | 46% |
| 100 | Zac Murphy | Miami (OH) | −9.0 | 56 | 39.1 | 36.8 | 17 | 30% | 5% | 12% |
| 101 | Justin DuVernois | Illinois | −9.5 | 53 | 38.3 | 37.3 | 18 | 33% | 5% | 38% |
| 102 | Jacob Schum | Buffalo | −9.7 | 61 | 39.0 | 38.4 | 13 | 22% | 2% | 54% |
| 103 | Joey Scribner-Howard | South Carolina | −10.8 | 47 | 38.9 | 37.5 | 11 | 24% | 5% | 48% |
| 104 | Kase Whitehead | Marshall | −11.1 | 69 | 40.0 | 38.4 | 19 | 31% | 5% | 33% |
| 105 | Vince Penza | Toledo | −12.0 | 40 | 37.9 | 35.9 | 10 | 24% | 7% | 21% |
| 106 | Cole Way | Tulsa | −12.4 | 34 | 38.0 | 36.2 | 9 | 25% | 3% | 58% |
| 107 | Matt Rinehart | Kent State | −12.7 | 78 | 42.8 | 39.6 | 23 | 28% | 13% | 13% |
| 108 | Justin Tucker | Texas | −13.9 | 55 | 38.5 | 37.6 | 17 | 30% | 2% | 59% |
| 109 | Dan Orseske | Minnesota | −15.5 | 57 | 37.0 | 35.2 | 13 | 23% | 9% | 40% |
| 110 | Matt Stone | SMU | −16.1 | 51 | 36.9 | 35.6 | 12 | 29% | 5% | 25% |
| 111 | Richie Hogan | Central Michigan | −16.1 | 64 | 39.4 | 37.9 | 22 | 35% | 6% | 46% |
| 112 | Ben Skaer | New Mexico | −17.8 | 73 | 39.7 | 38.8 | 21 | 29% | 4% | 28% |
| 113 | Tom Hornsey | Memphis | −17.9 | 95 | 42.0 | 41.0 | 18 | 24% | 5% | 17% |
| 114 | Zack Campbell | Akron | −18.5 | 77 | 38.1 | 37.5 | 16 | 23% | 4% | 25% |
| 115 | Aaron Munoz | UL Monroe | −25.2 | 51 | 37.3 | 35.4 | 13 | 23% | 4% | 42% |
All 2011 College punter rankings
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