2012 College 50+ Yard Punt Percentage Leaders
The share of a punter's punts (blocked ones excluded) that went at least 50 yards. It removes volume from the comparison.
A strong leg, not a guarantee of good field position. In 2012, Riley Stephenson (49.0%) led college football punters in 50+ yard punt percentage, ahead of Ryan Allen (46.7%) and Kyle Christy (41.9%). 119 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 18.4%.
Final 2012 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.
| Rk | Player | Team | 50+ % | Punts | Avg | Net | In 20 | In 20 % | TB % | FC % | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riley Stephenson | BYU | 49.0% | 51 | 47.3 | 45.0 | 28 | 55% | 10% | 33% | +25.4 |
| 2 | Ryan Allen | Louisiana Tech | 46.7% | 45 | 48.0 | 45.4 | 22 | 49% | 13% | 23% | +15.2 |
| 3 | Kyle Christy | Florida | 41.9% | 62 | 46.1 | 43.5 | 30 | 48% | 10% | 49% | +16.7 |
| 4 | Quinn Sharp | Oklahoma State | 41.5% | 41 | 45.8 | 44.8 | 19 | 46% | 5% | 48% | +7.9 |
| 5 | Josh Hubner | Arizona State | 41.2% | 52 | 47.1 | 44.4 | 22 | 43% | 14% | 43% | +15.6 |
| 6 | Alex Dunnachie | Hawai'i | 40.8% | 49 | 46.2 | 43.7 | 16 | 33% | 12% | 42% | +11.1 |
| 7 | Sean Sellwood | Utah | 39.5% | 38 | 46.5 | 44.5 | 13 | 34% | 11% | 62% | +9.3 |
| 8 | Will Hagerup | Michigan | 38.2% | 33 | 45.0 | 42.3 | 5 | 15% | 12% | 29% | −5.3 |
| 9 | Dylan Breeding | Arkansas | 37.7% | 53 | 45.6 | 43.6 | 20 | 37% | 6% | 38% | +13.0 |
| 10 | Michael Palardy | Tennessee | 37.1% | 36 | 43.1 | 42.3 | 16 | 46% | 3% | 39% | −0.7 |
| 11 | Landon Foster | Kentucky | 35.0% | 61 | 42.9 | 41.5 | 18 | 30% | 7% | 35% | +3.8 |
| 12 | Ethan Perry | TCU | 33.9% | 56 | 45.2 | 41.6 | 22 | 39% | 18% | 38% | +6.7 |
| 13 | Richie Leone | Houston | 33.9% | 60 | 45.5 | 43.6 | 18 | 31% | 10% | 57% | +7.2 |
| 14 | Tom Hornsey | Memphis | 32.8% | 60 | 43.4 | 42.3 | 29 | 47% | 3% | 23% | +6.3 |
| 15 | Seamus McMorrow | San Diego State | 32.4% | 35 | 41.9 | 38.6 | 13 | 38% | 18% | 21% | +1.2 |
| 16 | Brad Wing | LSU | 32.2% | 59 | 44.8 | 41.4 | 22 | 37% | 17% | 39% | +12.7 |
| 17 | Pete Kontodiakos | Colorado State | 32.1% | 59 | 46.5 | 40.0 | 19 | 35% | 26% | 26% | +1.1 |
| 18 | Brett Maher | Nebraska | 31.0% | 58 | 41.7 | 40.8 | 19 | 33% | 5% | 24% | −4.0 |
| 19 | Tyler Williams | Marshall | 30.2% | 43 | 45.2 | 42.4 | 17 | 39% | 9% | 26% | +4.5 |
| 20 | Richard Kent | Vanderbilt | 29.6% | 54 | 44.8 | 43.8 | 26 | 48% | 6% | 44% | +14.6 |
| 21 | Trevor Harman | Boise State | 28.9% | 38 | 41.6 | 38.0 | 9 | 24% | 18% | 25% | −2.6 |
| 22 | Jeff Locke | UCLA | 28.6% | 71 | 43.4 | 41.5 | 33 | 47% | 10% | 56% | +7.6 |
| 23 | Daniel Zychlinski | Stanford | 28.3% | 60 | 42.9 | 40.6 | 27 | 45% | 12% | 42% | +8.6 |
| 24 | Bobby Cowan | Idaho | 28.1% | 65 | 42.8 | 41.5 | 16 | 25% | 3% | 46% | +0.3 |
| 25 | Cayle Chapman-Brown | New Mexico State | 28.1% | 70 | 44.3 | 43.2 | 24 | 38% | 6% | 42% | +3.1 |
| 26 | Spencer Roth | Baylor | 28.1% | 32 | 44.2 | 42.3 | 12 | 38% | 9% | 35% | +5.1 |
| 27 | Tommy Hibbard | North Carolina | 28.0% | 50 | 43.0 | 41.8 | 17 | 34% | 6% | 31% | +0.6 |
| 28 | Brandon McManus | Temple | 27.8% | 54 | 45.1 | 42.5 | 16 | 29% | 9% | 43% | +6.5 |
| 29 | Brian Schmiedebusch | Bowling Green | 27.7% | 65 | 41.8 | 38.3 | 23 | 35% | 18% | 18% | +0.8 |
| 30 | Pablo Beltran | Navy | 27.5% | 40 | 43.9 | 40.9 | 20 | 50% | 15% | 46% | +3.7 |
| 31 | Will Monday | Duke | 27.3% | 66 | 44.1 | 42.3 | 20 | 30% | 9% | 27% | +4.4 |
| 32 | Ben Skaer | New Mexico | 26.9% | 54 | 43.9 | 41.5 | 17 | 33% | 12% | 33% | +4.9 |
| 33 | Colter Johnson | Massachusetts | 26.5% | 66 | 43.6 | 41.4 | 12 | 24% | 8% | 23% | −0.2 |
| 34 | Trey Barrow | Missouri | 26.1% | 68 | 43.0 | 41.1 | 31 | 44% | 4% | 49% | +1.1 |
| 35 | Cody Mandell | Alabama | 26.1% | 46 | 43.8 | 41.7 | 17 | 37% | 11% | 43% | +7.5 |
| 36 | Harrison Waid | San José State | 25.5% | 51 | 42.4 | 40.2 | 16 | 34% | 11% | 23% | −0.3 |
| 37 | Michael Bowlin | Washington State | 25.0% | 58 | 41.9 | 40.5 | 11 | 20% | 7% | 32% | +2.7 |
| 38 | Kyle Negrete | USC | 25.0% | 36 | 42.4 | 42.5 | 16 | 44% | 0% | 46% | +2.0 |
| 39 | Hunter Mullins | UAB | 24.0% | 50 | 44.8 | 42.1 | 15 | 30% | 14% | 39% | −4.1 |
| 40 | Alex King | Texas | 23.7% | 38 | 45.3 | 44.8 | 16 | 42% | 3% | 50% | +6.9 |
| 41 | Mike Sadler | Michigan State | 23.5% | 68 | 43.3 | 41.2 | 26 | 38% | 7% | 38% | −1.6 |
| 42 | Cody Webster | Purdue | 23.4% | 66 | 42.5 | 39.4 | 28 | 43% | 11% | 43% | +3.9 |
| 43 | Anthony Melchiori | Kent State | 23.4% | 66 | 42.5 | 41.0 | 27 | 42% | 8% | 52% | +16.5 |
| 44 | Chase Tenpenny | Nevada | 23.3% | 43 | 42.9 | 39.6 | 12 | 28% | 16% | 20% | +1.6 |
| 45 | Andrew Shapiro | Fresno State | 22.4% | 58 | 42.4 | 40.0 | 17 | 29% | 12% | 22% | +2.9 |
| 46 | Jamie Boyle | UCF | 22.0% | 59 | 40.7 | 38.3 | 26 | 44% | 12% | 33% | +6.5 |
| 47 | Darragh O'Neill | Colorado | 21.3% | 76 | 43.5 | 42.6 | 28 | 37% | 4% | 53% | +3.6 |
| 48 | Tim Gleeson | Wyoming | 21.3% | 62 | 43.0 | 41.1 | 24 | 39% | 10% | 30% | −8.2 |
| 49 | Tress Way | Oklahoma | 21.3% | 48 | 43.6 | 39.3 | 18 | 38% | 17% | 31% | +7.3 |
| 50 | Ian Campbell | UTEP | 20.7% | 66 | 42.6 | 41.4 | 20 | 34% | 7% | 31% | +8.0 |
| 51 | Justin DuVernois | Illinois | 20.5% | 73 | 41.9 | 41.4 | 19 | 26% | 3% | 34% | −1.3 |
| 52 | Hendrix Brakefield | Western Kentucky | 20.0% | 40 | 40.9 | 38.9 | 12 | 30% | 10% | 27% | +2.7 |
| 53 | Zac Murphy | Miami (OH) | 19.3% | 57 | 40.5 | 38.5 | 12 | 21% | 11% | 31% | −7.9 |
| 54 | J. Schroeder | Western Michigan | 19.1% | 56 | 40.8 | 38.1 | 11 | 23% | 13% | 40% | −12.5 |
| 55 | Ryan Doerr | Kansas State | 18.9% | 36 | 41.7 | 39.0 | 14 | 38% | 14% | 52% | +3.7 |
| 56 | Kyle Dugandzic | Arizona | 18.8% | 48 | 43.4 | 42.8 | 21 | 44% | 2% | 39% | +5.0 |
| 57 | Gerald Levano | Boston College | 18.6% | 57 | 42.0 | 40.5 | 12 | 20% | 5% | 20% | −8.0 |
| 58 | Mike Loftus | SMU | 18.6% | 47 | 42.5 | 41.2 | 10 | 23% | 5% | 22% | +2.3 |
| 59 | Chase Lansford | UNLV | 18.5% | 65 | 41.8 | 39.8 | 23 | 35% | 12% | 29% | +3.3 |
| 60 | Jim Broadway | Ole Miss | 18.4% | 54 | 41.2 | 39.9 | 13 | 27% | 4% | 55% | −5.1 |
| 61 | Matt Yoklic | Pittsburgh | 18.2% | 55 | 41.1 | 38.6 | 18 | 33% | 9% | 24% | −6.4 |
| 62 | Pat O'Donnell | Cincinnati | 18.2% | 55 | 42.0 | 39.8 | 25 | 45% | 11% | 23% | +3.1 |
| 63 | Tyler Bennett | Utah State | 17.9% | 57 | 41.8 | 40.4 | 30 | 54% | 5% | 46% | +6.2 |
| 64 | Zach Paul | Akron | 17.9% | 65 | 40.9 | 39.5 | 17 | 30% | 5% | 34% | −3.4 |
| 65 | Grant Venham | Ohio | 17.8% | 53 | 39.4 | 36.8 | 21 | 47% | 9% | 41% | −3.6 |
| 66 | A.J. Hughes | Virginia Tech | 17.4% | 68 | 40.3 | 39.5 | 25 | 36% | 3% | 41% | −1.7 |
| 67 | Brandon Williams | Northwestern | 17.2% | 59 | 39.6 | 39.3 | 19 | 33% | 2% | 47% | −1.7 |
| 68 | Jay Karutz | Eastern Michigan | 17.1% | 69 | 42.7 | 41.3 | 24 | 34% | 4% | 45% | −0.2 |
| 69 | Ryan Erxleben | Texas Tech | 17.1% | 37 | 42.1 | 38.3 | 7 | 19% | 6% | 46% | −7.1 |
| 70 | Ryan Epperson | Texas A&M | 17.1% | 37 | 42.8 | 42.6 | 13 | 37% | 3% | 46% | +8.7 |
| 71 | Ben Turk | Notre Dame | 16.7% | 48 | 40.6 | 39.7 | 13 | 27% | 4% | 50% | +1.8 |
| 72 | Drew Meyer | Wisconsin | 16.4% | 73 | 41.2 | 39.9 | 35 | 48% | 7% | 60% | +12.2 |
| 73 | Cole Leininger | California | 15.3% | 60 | 40.0 | 39.8 | 17 | 29% | 2% | 59% | −7.1 |
| 74 | David Baska | Air Force | 15.2% | 33 | 40.5 | 39.8 | 9 | 27% | 3% | 39% | −3.9 |
| 75 | Josh Davis | Middle Tennessee | 15.0% | 42 | 40.2 | 37.7 | 14 | 34% | 8% | 41% | −6.1 |
| 76 | Justin Manton | UL Monroe | 15.0% | 43 | 40.2 | 39.7 | 15 | 38% | 8% | 50% | −0.6 |
| 77 | Sean Kelly | Florida Atlantic | 15.0% | 68 | 39.9 | 36.5 | 10 | 25% | 10% | 21% | −12.7 |
| 78 | Kirby Van Der Kamp | Iowa State | 14.9% | 69 | 41.6 | 41.0 | 27 | 40% | 3% | 46% | +10.3 |
| 79 | Keith Kostol | Oregon State | 14.5% | 55 | 42.1 | 40.9 | 24 | 44% | 5% | 51% | +9.7 |
| 80 | Peter Boehme | Southern Miss | 14.3% | 63 | 40.0 | 39.1 | 18 | 32% | 5% | 35% | −8.7 |
| 81 | Trent Tignor | East Carolina | 14.3% | 59 | 42.4 | 38.7 | 12 | 24% | 18% | 23% | −4.0 |
| 82 | Brett Baer | Louisiana | 14.0% | 54 | 42.0 | 41.3 | 20 | 40% | 4% | 47% | +1.1 |
| 83 | Alexander Kinal | Wake Forest | 14.0% | 95 | 40.7 | 40.1 | 26 | 30% | 6% | 49% | −4.2 |
| 84 | Collin Barber | Georgia | 13.8% | 57 | 41.6 | 40.5 | 22 | 38% | 5% | 64% | +6.8 |
| 85 | Scott Kovanda | Ball State | 13.6% | 44 | 40.2 | 39.7 | 25 | 57% | 2% | 43% | +4.3 |
| 86 | Will Scott | Troy | 13.5% | 54 | 41.0 | 40.1 | 21 | 40% | 4% | 22% | +0.1 |
| 87 | Peter Picerelli | Tulane | 13.3% | 69 | 41.2 | 41.6 | 13 | 29% | 0% | 29% | −4.1 |
| 88 | Ron Doherty | Kansas | 13.0% | 56 | 40.5 | 38.5 | 18 | 33% | 7% | 42% | −4.9 |
| 89 | Cole Wagner | UConn | 12.8% | 78 | 40.5 | 38.5 | 29 | 37% | 10% | 37% | +6.0 |
| 90 | Jackson Rice | Oregon | 12.5% | 48 | 39.6 | 38.0 | 13 | 27% | 8% | 58% | −0.8 |
| 91 | Richie Hogan | Central Michigan | 12.5% | 47 | 40.8 | 40.4 | 16 | 40% | 3% | 30% | −3.2 |
| 92 | Alec Vozenilek | Virginia | 12.3% | 66 | 40.6 | 39.2 | 19 | 29% | 6% | 35% | +3.5 |
| 93 | Travis Coons | Washington | 12.0% | 51 | 39.5 | 36.9 | 14 | 27% | 10% | 58% | −3.1 |
| 94 | Christian Eldred | Minnesota | 11.7% | 63 | 38.5 | 37.2 | 22 | 37% | 7% | 50% | −3.5 |
| 95 | Cole Way | Tulsa | 11.6% | 69 | 39.4 | 38.0 | 22 | 31% | 1% | 42% | −8.0 |
| 96 | Tyler Hull | South Carolina | 11.5% | 51 | 39.4 | 37.5 | 15 | 29% | 10% | 53% | −6.5 |
| 97 | Will Atterberry | North Texas | 11.4% | 70 | 41.3 | 38.1 | 26 | 37% | 16% | 38% | +2.4 |
| 98 | Justin Doerner | Rutgers | 11.3% | 71 | 37.4 | 35.3 | 17 | 24% | 10% | 30% | −25.5 |
| 99 | Josh Brisk | Florida International | 11.1% | 47 | 40.0 | 39.4 | 11 | 24% | 2% | 74% | −6.4 |
| 100 | Ben Buchanan | Ohio State | 10.5% | 59 | 41.0 | 39.0 | 17 | 29% | 7% | 60% | +3.4 |
| 101 | Ryan Johnson | Louisville | 10.4% | 48 | 39.5 | 35.4 | 18 | 36% | 13% | 45% | −13.1 |
| 102 | Jonathan Fisher | Syracuse | 10.0% | 50 | 39.2 | 38.4 | 19 | 38% | 4% | 45% | +0.1 |
| 103 | Alex Butterworth | Penn State | 9.8% | 51 | 37.4 | 36.6 | 20 | 39% | 4% | 48% | −7.0 |
| 104 | Connor Kornbrath | Iowa | 9.8% | 53 | 37.9 | 37.3 | 11 | 22% | 2% | 45% | −9.2 |
| 105 | Vince Penza | Toledo | 9.6% | 52 | 40.6 | 39.4 | 21 | 40% | 6% | 26% | +1.4 |
| 106 | Justin Brockhaus-Kann | South Florida | 9.3% | 54 | 40.6 | 37.9 | 19 | 35% | 9% | 65% | +3.9 |
| 107 | Steven Clark | Auburn | 8.7% | 70 | 39.8 | 38.6 | 19 | 28% | 6% | 58% | +4.8 |
| 108 | Nathan Renfro | Maryland | 8.1% | 75 | 39.7 | 38.3 | 17 | 23% | 7% | 47% | −17.1 |
| 109 | Baker Swedenburg | Mississippi State | 7.7% | 52 | 40.8 | 39.7 | 21 | 40% | 6% | 72% | +7.9 |
| 110 | Dalton Botts | Miami | 7.4% | 54 | 40.5 | 39.3 | 29 | 54% | 6% | 39% | +11.3 |
| 111 | Spencer Benton | Clemson | 7.3% | 42 | 38.6 | 38.5 | 14 | 34% | 2% | 48% | −2.2 |
| 112 | Scott Garber | South Alabama | 7.2% | 72 | 39.6 | 39.0 | 19 | 28% | 3% | 38% | −12.2 |
| 113 | Cason Beatty | Florida State | 7.1% | 42 | 38.4 | 36.6 | 21 | 49% | 5% | 56% | +1.1 |
| 114 | Wil Baumann | NC State | 5.6% | 71 | 39.3 | 37.3 | 19 | 27% | 7% | 62% | −11.1 |
| 115 | Taylor Cook | Rice | 5.6% | 37 | 36.4 | 35.7 | 10 | 28% | 3% | 69% | −9.5 |
| 116 | Ryan Neir | Northern Illinois | 5.1% | 45 | 37.8 | 36.8 | 19 | 49% | 0% | 55% | −0.8 |
| 117 | Erich Toth | Indiana | 4.2% | 48 | 39.5 | 38.7 | 9 | 19% | 4% | 47% | −4.2 |
| 118 | Tyler Grassman | Buffalo | 4.1% | 80 | 35.4 | 34.0 | 19 | 26% | 4% | 41% | −28.4 |
| 119 | Chris Boldt | Army | 2.9% | 34 | 38.1 | 36.4 | 9 | 26% | 9% | 43% | −8.4 |
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