2012 College Punter Rankings

Every college football punter with enough work in the 2012 regular season (at least 30), ranked by punt points added. 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.

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

2012 College Leaders

Gross Punting Average

Ryan Allen (Louisiana Tech): 48.0 45 punts
Riley Stephenson (BYU): 47.3 51 punts
Josh Hubner (Arizona State): 47.1 52 punts
Sean Sellwood (Utah): 46.5 38 punts
Pete Kontodiakos (Colorado State): 46.5 59 punts

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Net Punting Average

Ryan Allen (Louisiana Tech): 45.4 45 punts
Riley Stephenson (BYU): 45.0 51 punts
Quinn Sharp (Oklahoma State): 44.8 41 punts
Alex King (Texas): 44.8 38 punts
Sean Sellwood (Utah): 44.5 38 punts

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Inside the 20 Percentage

Scott Kovanda (Ball State): 56.8% 25 of 44
Riley Stephenson (BYU): 54.9% 28 of 51
Dalton Botts (Miami): 53.7% 29 of 54
Tyler Bennett (Utah State): 53.6% 30 of 57
Pablo Beltran (Navy): 50.0% 20 of 40

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Longest Punts

Ryan Allen (Louisiana Tech): 85 yds
J. Schroeder (Western Michigan): 82 yds
Richie Leone (Houston): 77 yds
Anthony Melchiori (Kent State): 75 yds
Tress Way (Oklahoma): 75 yds

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Punt Points Added

Riley Stephenson (BYU): +25.4 51 punts
Kyle Christy (Florida): +16.7 62 punts
Anthony Melchiori (Kent State): +16.5 66 punts
Josh Hubner (Arizona State): +15.6 52 punts
Ryan Allen (Louisiana Tech): +15.2 45 punts

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Fair Catch Percentage

Josh Brisk (Florida International): 74.2% 23 of 47
Baker Swedenburg (Mississippi State): 72.2% 26 of 52
Taylor Cook (Rice): 69.0% 20 of 37
Justin Brockhaus-Kann (South Florida): 65.1% 28 of 54
Collin Barber (Georgia): 63.6% 28 of 57

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Punt Touchback Percentage

Ryan Neir (Northern Illinois): 0.0% 0 of 45
Kyle Negrete (USC): 0.0% 0 of 36
Peter Picerelli (Tulane): 0.0% 0 of 69
Cole Way (Tulsa): 1.4% 1 of 69
Cole Leininger (California): 1.7% 1 of 60

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Touchbacks Avoided (STOP Rank)

Ryan Neir (Northern Illinois): +4.7 0 TB on 45 punts
Kirby Van Der Kamp (Iowa State): +3.9 2 TB on 69 punts
Cole Way (Tulsa): +3.6 1 TB on 69 punts
Scott Kovanda (Ball State): +3.5 1 TB on 44 punts
Alex Butterworth (Penn State): +3.3 2 TB on 51 punts

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Return Yards Allowed per Punt

Alexander Kinal (Wake Forest): 0.0 0 yards
Cole Wagner (UConn): 0.0 0 yards
Darragh O'Neill (Colorado): 0.0 0 yards
Nathan Renfro (Maryland): 0.0 0 yards
Tyler Grassman (Buffalo): 0.0 0 yards

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Opponent Starting Field Position

Ryan Allen (Louisiana Tech): 19.0 45 punts
Tress Way (Oklahoma): 19.4 48 punts
Jeff Locke (UCLA): 19.4 71 punts
Scott Kovanda (Ball State): 19.7 44 punts
Alex King (Texas): 19.8 38 punts

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Net Average in Opponent Territory

Kyle Christy (Florida): 37.3 12 punts
Cole Way (Tulsa): 37.0 12 punts
Tim Gleeson (Wyoming): 34.0 12 punts
Jeff Locke (UCLA): 33.9 21 punts
Kirby Van Der Kamp (Iowa State): 33.8 17 punts

Full Net Average in Opponent Territory leaderboard

Net Average in Wind

J. Schroeder (Western Michigan): 46.8 11 punts
Quinn Sharp (Oklahoma State): 46.6 29 punts
Zach Robinson (Texas State): 44.9 10 punts
Alex Dunnachie (Hawai'i): 44.6 12 punts
Colter Johnson (Massachusetts): 43.6 27 punts

Full Net Average in Wind leaderboard

All 2012 College Punter Leaderboards

Punters by Points Added

119 punters qualify.

Rk	Player	Team	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Riley Stephenson	BYU	51	47.3	45.0	28	55%	10%	33%	+25.4
2	Kyle Christy	Florida	62	46.1	43.5	30	48%	10%	49%	+16.7
3	Anthony Melchiori	Kent State	66	42.5	41.0	27	42%	8%	52%	+16.5
4	Josh Hubner	Arizona State	52	47.1	44.4	22	43%	14%	43%	+15.6
5	Ryan Allen	Louisiana Tech	45	48.0	45.4	22	49%	13%	23%	+15.2
6	Richard Kent	Vanderbilt	54	44.8	43.8	26	48%	6%	44%	+14.6
7	Dylan Breeding	Arkansas	53	45.6	43.6	20	37%	6%	38%	+13.0
8	Brad Wing	LSU	59	44.8	41.4	22	37%	17%	39%	+12.7
9	Drew Meyer	Wisconsin	73	41.2	39.9	35	48%	7%	60%	+12.2
10	Dalton Botts	Miami	54	40.5	39.3	29	54%	6%	39%	+11.3
11	Alex Dunnachie	Hawai'i	49	46.2	43.7	16	33%	12%	42%	+11.1
12	Kirby Van Der Kamp	Iowa State	69	41.6	41.0	27	40%	3%	46%	+10.3
13	Keith Kostol	Oregon State	55	42.1	40.9	24	44%	5%	51%	+9.7
14	Sean Sellwood	Utah	38	46.5	44.5	13	34%	11%	62%	+9.3
15	Ryan Epperson	Texas A&M	37	42.8	42.6	13	37%	3%	46%	+8.7
16	Daniel Zychlinski	Stanford	60	42.9	40.6	27	45%	12%	42%	+8.6
17	Ian Campbell	UTEP	66	42.6	41.4	20	34%	7%	31%	+8.0
18	Baker Swedenburg	Mississippi State	52	40.8	39.7	21	40%	6%	72%	+7.9
19	Quinn Sharp	Oklahoma State	41	45.8	44.8	19	46%	5%	48%	+7.9
20	Jeff Locke	UCLA	71	43.4	41.5	33	47%	10%	56%	+7.6
21	Cody Mandell	Alabama	46	43.8	41.7	17	37%	11%	43%	+7.5
22	Tress Way	Oklahoma	48	43.6	39.3	18	38%	17%	31%	+7.3
23	Richie Leone	Houston	60	45.5	43.6	18	31%	10%	57%	+7.2
24	Alex King	Texas	38	45.3	44.8	16	42%	3%	50%	+6.9
25	Collin Barber	Georgia	57	41.6	40.5	22	38%	5%	64%	+6.8
26	Ethan Perry	TCU	56	45.2	41.6	22	39%	18%	38%	+6.7
27	Brandon McManus	Temple	54	45.1	42.5	16	29%	9%	43%	+6.5
28	Jamie Boyle	UCF	59	40.7	38.3	26	44%	12%	33%	+6.5
29	Tom Hornsey	Memphis	60	43.4	42.3	29	47%	3%	23%	+6.3
30	Tyler Bennett	Utah State	57	41.8	40.4	30	54%	5%	46%	+6.2
31	Cole Wagner	UConn	78	40.5	38.5	29	37%	10%	37%	+6.0
32	Spencer Roth	Baylor	32	44.2	42.3	12	38%	9%	35%	+5.1
33	Kyle Dugandzic	Arizona	48	43.4	42.8	21	44%	2%	39%	+5.0
34	Ben Skaer	New Mexico	54	43.9	41.5	17	33%	12%	33%	+4.9
35	Steven Clark	Auburn	70	39.8	38.6	19	28%	6%	58%	+4.8
36	Tyler Williams	Marshall	43	45.2	42.4	17	39%	9%	26%	+4.5
37	Will Monday	Duke	66	44.1	42.3	20	30%	9%	27%	+4.4
38	Scott Kovanda	Ball State	44	40.2	39.7	25	57%	2%	43%	+4.3
39	Cody Webster	Purdue	66	42.5	39.4	28	43%	11%	43%	+3.9
40	Justin Brockhaus-Kann	South Florida	54	40.6	37.9	19	35%	9%	65%	+3.9
41	Landon Foster	Kentucky	61	42.9	41.5	18	30%	7%	35%	+3.8
42	Ryan Doerr	Kansas State	36	41.7	39.0	14	38%	14%	52%	+3.7
43	Pablo Beltran	Navy	40	43.9	40.9	20	50%	15%	46%	+3.7
44	Darragh O'Neill	Colorado	76	43.5	42.6	28	37%	4%	53%	+3.6
45	Alec Vozenilek	Virginia	66	40.6	39.2	19	29%	6%	35%	+3.5
46	Ben Buchanan	Ohio State	59	41.0	39.0	17	29%	7%	60%	+3.4
47	Chase Lansford	UNLV	65	41.8	39.8	23	35%	12%	29%	+3.3
48	Cayle Chapman-Brown	New Mexico State	70	44.3	43.2	24	38%	6%	42%	+3.1
49	Pat O'Donnell	Cincinnati	55	42.0	39.8	25	45%	11%	23%	+3.1
50	Andrew Shapiro	Fresno State	58	42.4	40.0	17	29%	12%	22%	+2.9
51	Hendrix Brakefield	Western Kentucky	40	40.9	38.9	12	30%	10%	27%	+2.7
52	Michael Bowlin	Washington State	58	41.9	40.5	11	20%	7%	32%	+2.7
53	Will Atterberry	North Texas	70	41.3	38.1	26	37%	16%	38%	+2.4
54	Mike Loftus	SMU	47	42.5	41.2	10	23%	5%	22%	+2.3
55	Kyle Negrete	USC	36	42.4	42.5	16	44%	0%	46%	+2.0
56	Ben Turk	Notre Dame	48	40.6	39.7	13	27%	4%	50%	+1.8
57	Chase Tenpenny	Nevada	43	42.9	39.6	12	28%	16%	20%	+1.6
58	Vince Penza	Toledo	52	40.6	39.4	21	40%	6%	26%	+1.4
59	Seamus McMorrow	San Diego State	35	41.9	38.6	13	38%	18%	21%	+1.2
60	Pete Kontodiakos	Colorado State	59	46.5	40.0	19	35%	26%	26%	+1.1
61	Trey Barrow	Missouri	68	43.0	41.1	31	44%	4%	49%	+1.1
62	Brett Baer	Louisiana	54	42.0	41.3	20	40%	4%	47%	+1.1
63	Cason Beatty	Florida State	42	38.4	36.6	21	49%	5%	56%	+1.1
64	Brian Schmiedebusch	Bowling Green	65	41.8	38.3	23	35%	18%	18%	+0.8
65	Tommy Hibbard	North Carolina	50	43.0	41.8	17	34%	6%	31%	+0.6
66	Bobby Cowan	Idaho	65	42.8	41.5	16	25%	3%	46%	+0.3
67	Jonathan Fisher	Syracuse	50	39.2	38.4	19	38%	4%	45%	+0.1
68	Will Scott	Troy	54	41.0	40.1	21	40%	4%	22%	+0.1
69	Jay Karutz	Eastern Michigan	69	42.7	41.3	24	34%	4%	45%	−0.2
70	Colter Johnson	Massachusetts	66	43.6	41.4	12	24%	8%	23%	−0.2
71	Harrison Waid	San José State	51	42.4	40.2	16	34%	11%	23%	−0.3
72	Justin Manton	UL Monroe	43	40.2	39.7	15	38%	8%	50%	−0.6
73	Michael Palardy	Tennessee	36	43.1	42.3	16	46%	3%	39%	−0.7
74	Ryan Neir	Northern Illinois	45	37.8	36.8	19	49%	0%	55%	−0.8
75	Jackson Rice	Oregon	48	39.6	38.0	13	27%	8%	58%	−0.8
76	Justin DuVernois	Illinois	73	41.9	41.4	19	26%	3%	34%	−1.3
77	Mike Sadler	Michigan State	68	43.3	41.2	26	38%	7%	38%	−1.6
78	Brandon Williams	Northwestern	59	39.6	39.3	19	33%	2%	47%	−1.7
79	A.J. Hughes	Virginia Tech	68	40.3	39.5	25	36%	3%	41%	−1.7
80	Spencer Benton	Clemson	42	38.6	38.5	14	34%	2%	48%	−2.2
81	Trevor Harman	Boise State	38	41.6	38.0	9	24%	18%	25%	−2.6
82	Travis Coons	Washington	51	39.5	36.9	14	27%	10%	58%	−3.1
83	Richie Hogan	Central Michigan	47	40.8	40.4	16	40%	3%	30%	−3.2
84	Zach Paul	Akron	65	40.9	39.5	17	30%	5%	34%	−3.4
85	Christian Eldred	Minnesota	63	38.5	37.2	22	37%	7%	50%	−3.5
86	Grant Venham	Ohio	53	39.4	36.8	21	47%	9%	41%	−3.6
87	David Baska	Air Force	33	40.5	39.8	9	27%	3%	39%	−3.9
88	Trent Tignor	East Carolina	59	42.4	38.7	12	24%	18%	23%	−4.0
89	Brett Maher	Nebraska	58	41.7	40.8	19	33%	5%	24%	−4.0
90	Hunter Mullins	UAB	50	44.8	42.1	15	30%	14%	39%	−4.1
91	Peter Picerelli	Tulane	69	41.2	41.6	13	29%	0%	29%	−4.1
92	Erich Toth	Indiana	48	39.5	38.7	9	19%	4%	47%	−4.2
93	Alexander Kinal	Wake Forest	95	40.7	40.1	26	30%	6%	49%	−4.2
94	Ron Doherty	Kansas	56	40.5	38.5	18	33%	7%	42%	−4.9
95	Jim Broadway	Ole Miss	54	41.2	39.9	13	27%	4%	55%	−5.1
96	Will Hagerup	Michigan	33	45.0	42.3	5	15%	12%	29%	−5.3
97	Josh Davis	Middle Tennessee	42	40.2	37.7	14	34%	8%	41%	−6.1
98	Matt Yoklic	Pittsburgh	55	41.1	38.6	18	33%	9%	24%	−6.4
99	Josh Brisk	Florida International	47	40.0	39.4	11	24%	2%	74%	−6.4
100	Tyler Hull	South Carolina	51	39.4	37.5	15	29%	10%	53%	−6.5
101	Alex Butterworth	Penn State	51	37.4	36.6	20	39%	4%	48%	−7.0
102	Ryan Erxleben	Texas Tech	37	42.1	38.3	7	19%	6%	46%	−7.1
103	Cole Leininger	California	60	40.0	39.8	17	29%	2%	59%	−7.1
104	Zac Murphy	Miami (OH)	57	40.5	38.5	12	21%	11%	31%	−7.9
105	Gerald Levano	Boston College	57	42.0	40.5	12	20%	5%	20%	−8.0
106	Cole Way	Tulsa	69	39.4	38.0	22	31%	1%	42%	−8.0
107	Tim Gleeson	Wyoming	62	43.0	41.1	24	39%	10%	30%	−8.2
108	Chris Boldt	Army	34	38.1	36.4	9	26%	9%	43%	−8.4
109	Peter Boehme	Southern Miss	63	40.0	39.1	18	32%	5%	35%	−8.7
110	Connor Kornbrath	Iowa	53	37.9	37.3	11	22%	2%	45%	−9.2
111	Taylor Cook	Rice	37	36.4	35.7	10	28%	3%	69%	−9.5
112	Wil Baumann	NC State	71	39.3	37.3	19	27%	7%	62%	−11.1
113	Scott Garber	South Alabama	72	39.6	39.0	19	28%	3%	38%	−12.2
114	J. Schroeder	Western Michigan	56	40.8	38.1	11	23%	13%	40%	−12.5
115	Sean Kelly	Florida Atlantic	68	39.9	36.5	10	25%	10%	21%	−12.7
116	Ryan Johnson	Louisville	48	39.5	35.4	18	36%	13%	45%	−13.1
117	Nathan Renfro	Maryland	75	39.7	38.3	17	23%	7%	47%	−17.1
118	Justin Doerner	Rutgers	71	37.4	35.3	17	24%	10%	30%	−25.5
119	Tyler Grassman	Buffalo	80	35.4	34.0	19	26%	4%	41%	−28.4

Ranked by points added: each punt's expected-points result compared with an average punt from the same spot, summed (for college, expected points come from field position, since the source has no expected-points value on punts). Net subtracts return yards and 20 for touchbacks. TB % and FC % are shares of punts that were not blocked. Hang time is not recorded in public play-by-play, so fair-catch rate stands in for it. 33% of 2012 college punts have no outcome in the source play text. They are counted as not returned and left out of the fair catch, out of bounds, downed and return percentages. Minimum 30 punts.

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