2016 College Blocked Punts Leaders
A blocked punt is one the defense stops at the line. Blocks reflect the snap and protection as much as the punter.
Only punters with at least one appear. In 2016, Blake Cusick (2) led college football punters in blocked punts, ahead of Michael Cintron (1) and Jack Fox (1). 30 punters qualify.
Final 2016 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.
| Rk | Player | Team | Blocked | Punts | Avg | Net | In 20 | In 20 % | TB % | FC % | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blake Cusick | Fresno State | 2 | 78 | 38.3 | 36.9 | 20 | 25% | 3% | 46% | −12.1 |
| 2 | Michael Cintron | Rutgers | 1 | 95 | 37.9 | 33.2 | 19 | 20% | 6% | 24% | −40.2 |
| 3 | Jack Fox | Rice | 1 | 75 | 40.7 | 37.7 | 31 | 41% | 4% | 35% | −0.9 |
| 4 | Justin Wain | UConn | 1 | 74 | 40.8 | 37.4 | 24 | 32% | 8% | 43% | −3.2 |
| 5 | Kyle DeWeen | Buffalo | 1 | 72 | 39.8 | 34.3 | 22 | 30% | 8% | 23% | −15.6 |
| 6 | Hunter Niswander | Northwestern | 1 | 70 | 41.4 | 36.4 | 26 | 37% | 9% | 23% | −4.3 |
| 7 | Dom Maggio | Wake Forest | 1 | 67 | 42.6 | 36.9 | 26 | 38% | 10% | 12% | −10.7 |
| 8 | Eric Keena | North Texas | 1 | 69 | 43.8 | 39.8 | 27 | 40% | 3% | 18% | +7.7 |
| 9 | Sam Geraci | Cincinnati | 1 | 66 | 40.0 | 37.6 | 33 | 49% | 5% | 50% | +2.8 |
| 10 | Evan Pantels | UNLV | 1 | 64 | 41.7 | 38.3 | 16 | 25% | 3% | 18% | −1.0 |
| 11 | Payton Theisler | New Mexico State | 1 | 65 | 42.2 | 34.2 | 21 | 32% | 3% | 16% | −18.5 |
| 12 | Sam Loy | Vanderbilt | 1 | 64 | 41.2 | 37.8 | 23 | 36% | 10% | 21% | −0.9 |
| 13 | Aaron Dalton | Utah State | 1 | 62 | 37.9 | 34.1 | 22 | 35% | 6% | 36% | −12.6 |
| 14 | Logan Laurent | Massachusetts | 1 | 62 | 41.6 | 37.4 | 21 | 34% | 3% | 19% | −2.0 |
| 15 | Derek Adams | Kent State | 1 | 76 | 40.3 | 37.4 | 25 | 43% | 2% | 43% | −5.3 |
| 16 | Joseph Gedeon | Indiana | 1 | 55 | 40.0 | 36.9 | 25 | 45% | 0% | 15% | +1.6 |
| 17 | Tyler Newsome | Notre Dame | 1 | 54 | 43.5 | 37.3 | 18 | 33% | 6% | 13% | −3.6 |
| 18 | Zach Sinor | Oklahoma State | 1 | 52 | 42.4 | 40.4 | 35 | 66% | 2% | 38% | +13.0 |
| 19 | Caleb Lightbourn | Nebraska | 1 | 58 | 39.3 | 34.6 | 21 | 40% | 6% | 24% | −11.9 |
| 20 | Tyler Sarrazin | Southern Miss | 1 | 48 | 44.6 | 41.0 | 17 | 33% | 10% | 17% | +11.9 |
| 21 | A.J. Cole III | NC State | 1 | 46 | 41.6 | 38.1 | 13 | 28% | 9% | 34% | −3.9 |
| 22 | Bentlee Critcher | App State | 1 | 50 | 40.9 | 37.7 | 21 | 45% | 7% | 43% | −0.8 |
| 23 | Austin Rehkow | Idaho | 1 | 49 | 42.6 | 38.1 | 26 | 58% | 5% | 31% | +3.2 |
| 24 | Sean Wale | Boise State | 1 | 47 | 45.2 | 40.5 | 19 | 42% | 7% | 41% | +7.0 |
| 25 | Tristan Vizcaino | Washington | 1 | 43 | 39.6 | 33.6 | 15 | 35% | 12% | 15% | −11.9 |
| 26 | Logan Cooke | Mississippi State | 1 | 40 | 39.8 | 35.0 | 21 | 51% | 5% | 38% | −7.4 |
| 27 | Cooper Mojsiejenko | Central Michigan | 1 | 20 | 41.0 | 35.8 | 8 | 36% | 0% | 29% | −0.7 |
| 28 | Gary Wunderlich | Ole Miss | 1 | 21 | 43.7 | 39.3 | 4 | 19% | 5% | 42% | +0.2 |
| 29 | Logan McPherson | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 5 | 34.0 | 28.3 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 40% | −8.1 |
| 30 | Luke Elsner | UTEP | 1 | 1 | — | 0.0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | −2.8 |
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