2014 College Punt Touchbacks Leaders
A touchback punt sails into the end zone and gives the other team the ball at its own 20, wasting most of the distance. Ties go to the punter who punted more often from the opponent's side of the 50, where touchbacks are hardest to avoid.
Fewer is better. In 2014, Tyler Wedel (0) topped college football punters in punt touchbacks, ahead of Colin Downing (0) and Nick Ellis (0). 125 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts).
Final 2014 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.
| Rk | Player | Team | TB | Punts | Avg | Net | In 20 | In 20 % | TB % | FC % | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Wedel | Northern Illinois | 0 | 59 | 41.7 | 41.0 | 26 | 44% | 0% | 34% | +11.5 |
| 2 | Colin Downing | Iowa State | 0 | 69 | 39.4 | 38.4 | 19 | 28% | 0% | 36% | −1.6 |
| 3 | Nick Ellis | Toledo | 0 | 48 | 36.6 | 37.0 | 17 | 40% | 0% | 37% | −5.5 |
| 4 | Alexander Kinal | Wake Forest | 0 | 81 | 43.6 | 42.7 | 28 | 35% | 0% | 24% | +21.8 |
| 5 | Joel Alesi | San Diego State | 1 | 55 | 36.3 | 34.4 | 22 | 40% | 2% | 32% | −5.2 |
| 6 | Kristian Stern | UTSA | 1 | 83 | 41.2 | 39.7 | 33 | 40% | 1% | 49% | +11.9 |
| 7 | Christian Brinser | Missouri | 1 | 71 | 41.2 | 38.5 | 24 | 34% | 1% | 39% | +3.5 |
| 8 | Alex Tardieu | Army | 1 | 44 | 39.3 | 38.7 | 19 | 43% | 2% | 44% | +8.3 |
| 9 | Keith Kostol | Oregon State | 1 | 69 | 39.6 | 37.1 | 31 | 45% | 1% | 33% | −2.4 |
| 10 | Justin Vogel | Miami | 1 | 49 | 43.7 | 41.2 | 22 | 45% | 2% | 37% | +11.0 |
| 11 | Michael Carrizosa | San José State | 1 | 43 | 37.1 | 30.7 | 8 | 20% | 3% | 17% | −22.8 |
| 12 | Spencer Smith | Memphis | 1 | 53 | 40.2 | 39.3 | 20 | 38% | 2% | 40% | +9.3 |
| 13 | J. Schroeder | Western Michigan | 1 | 51 | 43.1 | 40.3 | 18 | 40% | 2% | 10% | +4.7 |
| 14 | Dillon Kidd | Iowa | 1 | 42 | 39.1 | 34.3 | 14 | 33% | 2% | 38% | −15.2 |
| 15 | Collin Barber | Georgia | 1 | 32 | 39.2 | 37.5 | 13 | 41% | 3% | 34% | −2.5 |
| 16 | Daniel Carlson | Auburn | 1 | 37 | 41.6 | 37.5 | 12 | 32% | 3% | 22% | −2.4 |
| 17 | Eric Keena | North Texas | 1 | 43 | 44.8 | 39.4 | 9 | 21% | 2% | 29% | −0.2 |
| 18 | Dalton Schomp | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 46 | 45.2 | 40.9 | 5 | 14% | 3% | 24% | +9.9 |
| 19 | Sam Irwin-HIll | Arkansas | 2 | 54 | 40.1 | 39.2 | 29 | 54% | 4% | 43% | +14.3 |
| 20 | Scott Harding | Hawai'i | 2 | 86 | 41.3 | 40.0 | 31 | 42% | 3% | 18% | +9.5 |
| 21 | Logan McPherson | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 57 | 37.1 | 32.5 | 16 | 30% | 4% | 17% | −19.3 |
| 22 | Scott Arellano | BYU | 2 | 60 | 44.8 | 40.8 | 29 | 49% | 3% | 31% | +11.5 |
| 23 | Ryan Kay | Troy | 2 | 62 | 40.0 | 36.1 | 23 | 37% | 3% | 25% | −8.5 |
| 24 | Will Gleeson | Ole Miss | 2 | 50 | 42.9 | 40.8 | 23 | 50% | 4% | 24% | +9.9 |
| 25 | Hunter Mullins | UAB | 2 | 59 | 44.1 | 39.2 | 24 | 45% | 4% | 29% | +1.1 |
| 26 | Nick O'Toole | West Virginia | 2 | 52 | 42.5 | 38.2 | 23 | 45% | 4% | 40% | −1.7 |
| 27 | Cason Beatty | Florida State | 2 | 44 | 41.6 | 38.7 | 15 | 34% | 5% | 43% | +5.4 |
| 28 | Daniel Pasquariello | Penn State | 2 | 41 | 37.7 | 35.7 | 14 | 34% | 5% | 27% | −7.8 |
| 29 | Bradley Pinion | Clemson | 2 | 70 | 42.5 | 39.8 | 28 | 41% | 3% | 44% | +8.7 |
| 30 | Ryan Nowicki | Georgia Southern | 2 | 35 | 40.1 | 37.8 | 17 | 50% | 6% | 47% | −0.4 |
| 31 | Bentlee Critcher | App State | 2 | 41 | 40.7 | 33.6 | 12 | 29% | 5% | 20% | −12.8 |
| 32 | Zachary Lopez | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 34 | 39.1 | 36.8 | 6 | 18% | 6% | 23% | −2.8 |
| 33 | Thomas Meadows | Purdue | 2 | 58 | 39.8 | 36.2 | 14 | 24% | 3% | 30% | −7.2 |
| 34 | Spencer Roth | Baylor | 2 | 46 | 43.3 | 41.2 | 20 | 43% | 4% | 40% | +4.6 |
| 35 | Tim Gleeson | Rutgers | 2 | 32 | 40.3 | 35.9 | 11 | 34% | 6% | 19% | −1.8 |
| 36 | Austin Rehkow | Idaho | 2 | 44 | 47.8 | 42.9 | 15 | 42% | 6% | 31% | +9.8 |
| 37 | Riley Dixon | Syracuse | 3 | 75 | 42.4 | 37.4 | 27 | 36% | 4% | 42% | −3.9 |
| 38 | Garrett Swanson | Fresno State | 3 | 76 | 40.5 | 37.0 | 26 | 35% | 4% | 38% | −5.0 |
| 39 | Drew Meyer | Wisconsin | 3 | 51 | 38.1 | 34.2 | 17 | 33% | 6% | 29% | −10.0 |
| 40 | Wil Baumann | NC State | 3 | 56 | 45.3 | 40.2 | 25 | 45% | 5% | 30% | +12.9 |
| 41 | Matt Mengel | UCLA | 3 | 55 | 39.7 | 38.1 | 20 | 36% | 5% | 53% | −0.3 |
| 42 | Tommy Hibbard | North Carolina | 3 | 64 | 41.1 | 39.4 | 29 | 45% | 5% | 40% | +2.6 |
| 43 | Owen Dubiel | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 58 | 40.0 | 38.7 | 20 | 34% | 5% | 14% | −0.9 |
| 44 | Caleb Houston | UCF | 3 | 48 | 38.5 | 35.3 | 19 | 41% | 7% | 29% | −0.6 |
| 45 | Anthony Melchiori | Kent State | 3 | 67 | 44.3 | 40.5 | 29 | 43% | 4% | 24% | +11.4 |
| 46 | Jamie Keehn | LSU | 3 | 68 | 45.0 | 41.2 | 25 | 37% | 4% | 37% | +7.6 |
| 47 | William Russ | Texas | 3 | 66 | 42.3 | 38.2 | 22 | 33% | 5% | 30% | −1.3 |
| 48 | Mattias Ciabatti | South Florida | 3 | 65 | 44.4 | 40.3 | 27 | 42% | 5% | 22% | +9.1 |
| 49 | Mitch Bonnstetter | Ohio | 3 | 63 | 41.8 | 38.8 | 24 | 38% | 5% | 17% | +3.9 |
| 50 | Joseph Occhipinti | Western Kentucky | 3 | 46 | 37.7 | 34.6 | 11 | 24% | 7% | 27% | −11.6 |
| 51 | Joe Davidson | Bowling Green | 3 | 75 | 42.0 | 38.7 | 25 | 33% | 4% | 30% | +8.1 |
| 52 | Darragh O'Neill | Colorado | 3 | 65 | 44.2 | 39.4 | 31 | 48% | 5% | 21% | +0.9 |
| 53 | Tyler Sarrazin | Southern Miss | 3 | 66 | 39.5 | 37.2 | 18 | 31% | 5% | 30% | −8.7 |
| 54 | Tyler Hull | South Carolina | 3 | 38 | 41.2 | 37.1 | 15 | 39% | 8% | 32% | +0.6 |
| 55 | Jackson Koonce | SMU | 3 | 74 | 40.8 | 36.7 | 13 | 18% | 4% | 15% | −8.3 |
| 56 | Ian Wheeler | Oregon | 3 | 39 | 39.1 | 36.5 | 11 | 29% | 8% | 24% | −6.8 |
| 57 | Hayden Hunt | Colorado State | 3 | 44 | 43.8 | 38.7 | 11 | 26% | 7% | 10% | +5.7 |
| 58 | Stephen Witkowski | New Mexico State | 3 | 34 | 40.8 | 34.3 | 9 | 26% | 9% | 21% | −8.6 |
| 59 | Logan Yunker | UNLV | 4 | 82 | 40.5 | 38.5 | 35 | 43% | 5% | 32% | +1.7 |
| 60 | A.J. Hughes | Virginia Tech | 4 | 78 | 40.0 | 37.9 | 23 | 29% | 5% | 23% | +3.3 |
| 61 | Alex Starzyk | Temple | 4 | 70 | 38.4 | 36.5 | 18 | 27% | 6% | 36% | −3.4 |
| 62 | Sam Foltz | Nebraska | 4 | 56 | 41.9 | 38.2 | 25 | 45% | 7% | 34% | +4.8 |
| 63 | Justin Wain | UConn | 4 | 74 | 38.8 | 36.2 | 23 | 34% | 6% | 38% | −10.3 |
| 64 | Alex Howell | Boston College | 4 | 59 | 42.9 | 38.7 | 23 | 40% | 7% | 21% | +6.1 |
| 65 | Ryan Winslow | Pittsburgh | 4 | 48 | 39.9 | 37.0 | 18 | 44% | 10% | 34% | +2.4 |
| 66 | Will Johnson | Texas State | 4 | 65 | 43.8 | 41.3 | 24 | 37% | 6% | 37% | +14.4 |
| 67 | Tyler Grassman | Buffalo | 4 | 50 | 40.7 | 38.4 | 18 | 36% | 8% | 35% | +3.5 |
| 68 | Peter Picerelli | Tulane | 4 | 71 | 37.8 | 35.7 | 20 | 28% | 6% | 29% | −13.5 |
| 69 | Landon Foster | Kentucky | 4 | 66 | 42.6 | 39.2 | 28 | 44% | 6% | 32% | +4.7 |
| 70 | Sean Wale | Boise State | 4 | 58 | 41.0 | 36.9 | 21 | 36% | 7% | 45% | −6.0 |
| 71 | Sam Geraci | Cincinnati | 4 | 46 | 39.0 | 35.9 | 13 | 30% | 9% | 28% | −5.2 |
| 72 | Nick Walsh | Kansas State | 4 | 40 | 40.5 | 37.4 | 13 | 32% | 10% | 46% | −0.8 |
| 73 | Ryan Johnson | Louisville | 4 | 60 | 40.5 | 35.4 | 16 | 27% | 7% | 31% | −14.5 |
| 74 | Matt Haack | Arizona State | 4 | 52 | 43.3 | 38.9 | 18 | 36% | 8% | 14% | +1.3 |
| 75 | Luke Ferguson | Arkansas State | 4 | 52 | 41.5 | 39.3 | 22 | 42% | 8% | 39% | +0.9 |
| 76 | Logan Piper | Houston | 4 | 39 | 39.3 | 36.2 | 11 | 29% | 11% | 42% | −1.4 |
| 77 | Tyler Williams | Marshall | 4 | 39 | 44.8 | 39.8 | 12 | 32% | 11% | 20% | +4.7 |
| 78 | Jose Laphitzondo | Florida International | 4 | 59 | 40.7 | 36.1 | 10 | 17% | 7% | 7% | −12.9 |
| 79 | Kris Albarado | USC | 4 | 53 | 41.6 | 36.7 | 19 | 37% | 8% | 43% | −3.1 |
| 80 | Jay Mattox | UTEP | 4 | 34 | 41.7 | 35.5 | 9 | 26% | 12% | 16% | −7.0 |
| 81 | Kyle Schmidt | Ball State | 4 | 52 | 42.1 | 39.9 | 18 | 35% | 8% | 27% | +3.6 |
| 82 | Ethan Perry | TCU | 5 | 60 | 39.0 | 37.4 | 27 | 46% | 8% | 41% | +5.2 |
| 83 | Jaron Bentrude | Utah State | 5 | 78 | 40.9 | 38.5 | 33 | 42% | 6% | 43% | +11.1 |
| 84 | Ben Rhyne | Stanford | 5 | 54 | 39.9 | 35.7 | 17 | 32% | 9% | 19% | +0.6 |
| 85 | Ron Coluzzi | Central Michigan | 5 | 48 | 39.1 | 35.0 | 19 | 40% | 10% | 23% | −3.8 |
| 86 | Chris Gradone | Northwestern | 5 | 65 | 37.9 | 33.6 | 20 | 30% | 8% | 19% | −19.9 |
| 87 | Taylor Symmank | Texas Tech | 5 | 54 | 42.6 | 39.8 | 18 | 34% | 9% | 42% | +8.7 |
| 88 | Cole Leininger | California | 5 | 52 | 39.8 | 36.4 | 20 | 38% | 10% | 26% | −9.9 |
| 89 | Worth Gregory | East Carolina | 5 | 43 | 43.5 | 37.7 | 15 | 36% | 12% | 24% | +3.2 |
| 90 | Cameron Johnston | Ohio State | 5 | 39 | 45.1 | 41.3 | 23 | 59% | 13% | 31% | +7.8 |
| 91 | Ethan Wood | Wyoming | 5 | 66 | 41.4 | 37.3 | 19 | 30% | 8% | 27% | +1.9 |
| 92 | Jed Barnett | Oklahoma | 5 | 57 | 40.6 | 35.8 | 14 | 25% | 9% | 32% | −9.9 |
| 93 | Jordan Dascalo | Washington State | 5 | 49 | 41.6 | 32.9 | 15 | 31% | 10% | 22% | −11.7 |
| 94 | Mike Sadler | Michigan State | 5 | 49 | 41.3 | 35.6 | 14 | 29% | 10% | 27% | −8.0 |
| 95 | Alex Boy | Nevada | 5 | 54 | 44.5 | 38.4 | 14 | 27% | 10% | 10% | −0.3 |
| 96 | Kaleb Smith | Oklahoma State | 5 | 76 | 42.1 | 39.8 | 24 | 32% | 7% | 42% | +11.0 |
| 97 | Dalton Parks | Tulsa | 5 | 70 | 42.0 | 38.8 | 21 | 30% | 7% | 30% | −2.9 |
| 98 | JK Scott | Alabama | 5 | 48 | 47.0 | 43.3 | 26 | 54% | 10% | 33% | +18.0 |
| 99 | Devon Bell | Mississippi State | 5 | 49 | 43.0 | 39.4 | 17 | 36% | 11% | 32% | +2.6 |
| 100 | Korey Durkee | Washington | 5 | 60 | 41.9 | 39.3 | 16 | 31% | 10% | 20% | +2.1 |
| 101 | Christian Koch | Miami (OH) | 5 | 57 | 40.4 | 37.1 | 14 | 25% | 9% | 29% | −5.1 |
| 102 | Drew Kaser | Texas A&M | 5 | 56 | 44.5 | 40.9 | 23 | 41% | 9% | 36% | +12.5 |
| 103 | Pablo Beltran | Navy | 5 | 34 | 44.3 | 39.2 | 15 | 44% | 15% | 19% | +4.6 |
| 104 | Daniel Cadona | Louisiana | 6 | 55 | 43.3 | 38.1 | 26 | 46% | 11% | 26% | +5.6 |
| 105 | Erich Toth | Indiana | 6 | 77 | 40.7 | 36.3 | 21 | 29% | 8% | 43% | −8.3 |
| 106 | Justin DuVernois | Illinois | 6 | 72 | 44.4 | 40.4 | 21 | 30% | 8% | 23% | +10.1 |
| 107 | Brian McDonald | Massachusetts | 6 | 57 | 37.7 | 34.5 | 12 | 21% | 11% | 31% | −15.8 |
| 108 | Zack Rogers | New Mexico | 6 | 56 | 42.6 | 37.8 | 21 | 37% | 11% | 13% | +1.4 |
| 109 | Brandon McKee | South Alabama | 7 | 66 | 41.7 | 37.1 | 24 | 39% | 12% | 19% | +1.1 |
| 110 | Kyle Christy | Florida | 7 | 56 | 44.4 | 39.2 | 23 | 41% | 13% | 25% | +9.5 |
| 111 | James Farrimond | Rice | 7 | 60 | 42.1 | 35.9 | 16 | 27% | 12% | 12% | −2.1 |
| 112 | Colby Cooke | Vanderbilt | 7 | 66 | 42.4 | 39.0 | 24 | 37% | 11% | 16% | +7.5 |
| 113 | Will Monday | Duke | 7 | 56 | 43.4 | 40.0 | 21 | 39% | 13% | 33% | +11.3 |
| 114 | Kyle Brindza | Notre Dame | 7 | 47 | 41.6 | 37.8 | 17 | 36% | 15% | 41% | +1.0 |
| 115 | Justin Manton | UL Monroe | 8 | 76 | 42.4 | 37.5 | 24 | 32% | 11% | 19% | +2.2 |
| 116 | Nathan Renfro | Maryland | 8 | 78 | 41.1 | 36.1 | 21 | 28% | 11% | 29% | −4.6 |
| 117 | Alec Vozenilek | Virginia | 8 | 58 | 42.5 | 35.5 | 15 | 25% | 13% | 22% | −8.8 |
| 118 | Will Conant | Air Force | 9 | 56 | 43.8 | 39.1 | 23 | 41% | 16% | 16% | +6.6 |
| 119 | Will Hagerup | Michigan | 9 | 53 | 42.9 | 34.5 | 17 | 33% | 18% | 10% | −7.0 |
| 120 | Drew Riggleman | Arizona | 9 | 69 | 46.4 | 38.8 | 24 | 35% | 13% | 10% | +4.6 |
| 121 | Matt Darr | Tennessee | 10 | 76 | 42.5 | 38.8 | 27 | 36% | 13% | 36% | +9.4 |
| 122 | Tom Hackett | Utah | 10 | 77 | 47.0 | 42.8 | 37 | 49% | 13% | 28% | +23.6 |
| 123 | Trevor Pardula | Kansas | 10 | 83 | 44.3 | 39.3 | 28 | 34% | 12% | 20% | +4.8 |
| 124 | Peter Mortell | Minnesota | 11 | 62 | 45.5 | 39.9 | 25 | 40% | 18% | 24% | +10.5 |
| 125 | Zach Paul | Akron | 14 | 66 | 42.5 | 36.4 | 26 | 39% | 21% | 21% | −5.1 |
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