2016 College Inside-20 to Touchback Ratio Leaders
Punts inside the 20 divided by touchbacks. It rewards a punter who gets close to the goal line without going through it. Punters with no touchbacks cannot be scored, so they are left out.
Higher is better. A punter with one touchback and ten punts inside the 20 scores 10.0. In 2016, Zach Sinor (35.0) led college football punters in inside-20 to touchback ratio, ahead of Anthony Lotti (25.0) and Derek Adams (25.0). 117 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 6.0.
Final 2016 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.
| Rk | Player | Team | I20:TB | Punts | Avg | Net | In 20 | In 20 % | TB % | FC % | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Sinor | Oklahoma State | 35.0 | 52 | 42.4 | 40.4 | 35 | 66% | 2% | 38% | +13.0 |
| 2 | Anthony Lotti | Wisconsin | 25.0 | 48 | 37.5 | 33.8 | 25 | 53% | 2% | 26% | −9.0 |
| 3 | Derek Adams | Kent State | 25.0 | 76 | 40.3 | 37.4 | 25 | 43% | 2% | 43% | −5.3 |
| 4 | Justin Vogel | Miami | 25.0 | 57 | 44.2 | 41.1 | 25 | 44% | 2% | 47% | +7.2 |
| 5 | Steve Brosy | Air Force | 25.0 | 46 | 41.3 | 39.2 | 25 | 57% | 2% | 40% | +4.5 |
| 6 | Alex Starzyk | Temple | 22.0 | 48 | 39.7 | 38.2 | 22 | 46% | 2% | 13% | −2.2 |
| 7 | Wade Lees | Maryland | 21.0 | 65 | 39.9 | 38.4 | 21 | 32% | 2% | 41% | −2.5 |
| 8 | Alan Luna | UTEP | 19.0 | 62 | 41.0 | 37.5 | 19 | 34% | 2% | 12% | −5.8 |
| 9 | Mitch Wishnowsky | Utah | 18.5 | 60 | 48.0 | 44.5 | 37 | 62% | 3% | 26% | +25.3 |
| 10 | Ethan Wood | Wyoming | 16.0 | 65 | 41.6 | 39.8 | 32 | 52% | 3% | 18% | +8.3 |
| 11 | Mitchell Ludwig | Virginia Tech | 15.5 | 62 | 38.8 | 37.2 | 31 | 51% | 3% | 45% | −2.1 |
| 12 | Austin Kent | UCLA | 15.0 | 44 | 38.3 | 36.5 | 15 | 37% | 2% | 51% | −5.1 |
| 13 | Mason King | Louisville | 15.0 | 47 | 42.7 | 39.3 | 15 | 32% | 2% | 51% | +4.8 |
| 14 | Yannis Routsas | UTSA | 15.0 | 67 | 41.9 | 38.1 | 15 | 24% | 2% | 28% | −1.4 |
| 15 | Eric Keena | North Texas | 13.5 | 69 | 43.8 | 39.8 | 27 | 40% | 3% | 18% | +7.7 |
| 16 | Adam Nunez | TCU | 13.0 | 69 | 39.6 | 37.7 | 26 | 38% | 3% | 36% | −2.6 |
| 17 | Austin Rehkow | Idaho | 13.0 | 49 | 42.6 | 38.1 | 26 | 58% | 5% | 31% | +3.2 |
| 18 | Kaare Vedvik | Marshall | 13.0 | 70 | 40.0 | 37.1 | 26 | 41% | 3% | 39% | +1.1 |
| 19 | Sam Geraci | Cincinnati | 11.0 | 66 | 40.0 | 37.6 | 33 | 49% | 5% | 50% | +2.8 |
| 20 | Jake Bailey | Stanford | 11.0 | 45 | 42.8 | 39.3 | 22 | 49% | 4% | 14% | +6.0 |
| 21 | Jonny Linehan | BYU | 11.0 | 52 | 42.7 | 41.4 | 22 | 54% | 5% | 28% | +10.4 |
| 22 | Matt Flynn | Georgia Southern | 11.0 | 56 | 39.1 | 37.9 | 11 | 20% | 2% | 48% | −10.5 |
| 23 | Caleb Houston | UCF | 10.5 | 64 | 41.8 | 39.6 | 21 | 38% | 4% | 39% | +4.9 |
| 24 | Logan Cooke | Mississippi State | 10.5 | 40 | 39.8 | 35.0 | 21 | 51% | 5% | 38% | −7.4 |
| 25 | Logan Laurent | Massachusetts | 10.5 | 62 | 41.6 | 37.4 | 21 | 34% | 3% | 19% | −2.0 |
| 26 | Payton Theisler | New Mexico State | 10.5 | 65 | 42.2 | 34.2 | 21 | 32% | 3% | 16% | −18.5 |
| 27 | Jack Fox | Rice | 10.3 | 75 | 40.7 | 37.7 | 31 | 41% | 4% | 35% | −0.9 |
| 28 | Michael Farkas | Ohio | 10.3 | 69 | 41.0 | 38.7 | 31 | 46% | 4% | 40% | +4.5 |
| 29 | Blake Cusick | Fresno State | 10.0 | 78 | 38.3 | 36.9 | 20 | 25% | 3% | 46% | −12.1 |
| 30 | Chris Tilbey | USC | 9.5 | 46 | 37.8 | 36.4 | 19 | 41% | 4% | 35% | −3.9 |
| 31 | Damon Foncham | Arkansas State | 9.5 | 65 | 39.4 | 38.1 | 19 | 30% | 3% | 27% | −5.8 |
| 32 | Hayden Hunt | Colorado State | 9.0 | 50 | 44.3 | 40.9 | 27 | 54% | 6% | 32% | +14.2 |
| 33 | Tanner Blain | San Diego State | 9.0 | 56 | 41.9 | 38.3 | 27 | 57% | 6% | 29% | +7.0 |
| 34 | Worth Gregory | East Carolina | 8.5 | 51 | 42.3 | 38.1 | 17 | 33% | 4% | 28% | −3.2 |
| 35 | Dayton Balvanz | UL Monroe | 8.3 | 63 | 41.0 | 38.3 | 25 | 40% | 5% | 34% | −0.2 |
| 36 | Austin Barnes | Eastern Michigan | 8.3 | 60 | 43.7 | 40.7 | 33 | 55% | 7% | 32% | +17.1 |
| 37 | Colin Downing | Iowa State | 8.0 | 58 | 41.1 | 38.8 | 24 | 41% | 5% | 34% | +5.3 |
| 38 | Joseph Davidson | Bowling Green | 8.0 | 61 | 45.8 | 43.5 | 24 | 45% | 6% | 19% | +26.0 |
| 39 | Evan Pantels | UNLV | 8.0 | 64 | 41.7 | 38.3 | 16 | 25% | 3% | 18% | −1.0 |
| 40 | Matt Bonadies | Middle Tennessee | 8.0 | 55 | 38.4 | 37.0 | 16 | 30% | 4% | 29% | −7.7 |
| 41 | Bailey Cate | Old Dominion | 7.7 | 53 | 37.7 | 34.9 | 23 | 47% | 6% | 36% | −5.3 |
| 42 | Sean Kelly | South Carolina | 7.5 | 72 | 42.5 | 38.5 | 30 | 42% | 6% | 37% | +1.1 |
| 43 | Drew Galitz | Baylor | 7.5 | 52 | 41.3 | 40.5 | 15 | 30% | 4% | 46% | +3.4 |
| 44 | Ian Wheeler | Oregon | 7.3 | 59 | 37.8 | 34.8 | 22 | 37% | 5% | 43% | −10.0 |
| 45 | Jake Hartbarger | Michigan State | 7.3 | 54 | 40.9 | 38.2 | 22 | 41% | 6% | 27% | +3.5 |
| 46 | Ryan Kay | Troy | 7.0 | 62 | 40.8 | 38.9 | 28 | 50% | 7% | 35% | +6.9 |
| 47 | Bentlee Critcher | App State | 7.0 | 50 | 40.9 | 37.7 | 21 | 45% | 7% | 43% | −0.8 |
| 48 | Caleb Lightbourn | Nebraska | 7.0 | 58 | 39.3 | 34.6 | 21 | 40% | 6% | 24% | −11.9 |
| 49 | Matt Haack | Arizona State | 7.0 | 66 | 43.9 | 42.0 | 21 | 32% | 5% | 35% | +14.5 |
| 50 | Sterling Hofrichter | Syracuse | 7.0 | 77 | 42.7 | 38.4 | 21 | 31% | 4% | 25% | −2.5 |
| 51 | Toby Baker | Arkansas | 7.0 | 50 | 44.6 | 41.3 | 21 | 42% | 6% | 40% | +16.6 |
| 52 | Josh Pollack | Arizona | 7.0 | 48 | 42.3 | 36.4 | 14 | 34% | 5% | 8% | −7.4 |
| 53 | Justin Martin | Miami (OH) | 7.0 | 33 | 38.0 | 35.2 | 7 | 21% | 3% | 20% | −4.8 |
| 54 | Josh Growden | LSU | 6.7 | 51 | 41.9 | 39.8 | 20 | 40% | 6% | 50% | +5.5 |
| 55 | Cole Moos | Kansas | 6.5 | 73 | 41.4 | 38.2 | 13 | 19% | 3% | 28% | −2.1 |
| 56 | Logan Tyler | Florida State | 6.5 | 49 | 40.6 | 34.8 | 13 | 28% | 4% | 30% | −7.6 |
| 57 | Dylan Klumph | California | 6.3 | 50 | 44.8 | 38.5 | 19 | 38% | 6% | 14% | −6.7 |
| 58 | Sean Wale | Boise State | 6.3 | 47 | 45.2 | 40.5 | 19 | 42% | 7% | 41% | +7.0 |
| 59 | Rigoberto Sanchez | Hawai'i | 6.0 | 67 | 44.6 | 38.9 | 24 | 36% | 6% | 31% | +6.8 |
| 60 | Steven Coutts | Louisiana | 6.0 | 58 | 44.4 | 41.0 | 24 | 41% | 7% | 46% | +7.5 |
| 61 | Tyler Newsome | Notre Dame | 6.0 | 54 | 43.5 | 37.3 | 18 | 33% | 6% | 13% | −3.6 |
| 62 | Brandon Wright | Georgia State | 5.7 | 61 | 39.8 | 34.0 | 17 | 28% | 5% | 17% | −19.6 |
| 63 | Aaron Dalton | Utah State | 5.5 | 62 | 37.9 | 34.1 | 22 | 35% | 6% | 36% | −12.6 |
| 64 | Brandon McKee | South Alabama | 5.4 | 44 | 44.5 | 41.4 | 27 | 61% | 11% | 37% | +11.7 |
| 65 | Ryan Santoso | Minnesota | 5.4 | 70 | 40.6 | 37.3 | 27 | 39% | 7% | 15% | −3.9 |
| 66 | Kyle Schmidt | Ball State | 5.3 | 57 | 41.3 | 37.9 | 21 | 36% | 7% | 16% | +4.8 |
| 67 | Ryan Frain | Illinois | 5.3 | 53 | 40.1 | 35.9 | 21 | 40% | 8% | 20% | −10.2 |
| 68 | Ron Coluzzi | Iowa | 5.2 | 68 | 41.3 | 38.4 | 26 | 38% | 7% | 47% | +4.1 |
| 69 | Blake Gillikin | Penn State | 5.0 | 56 | 42.1 | 38.4 | 25 | 45% | 9% | 28% | +6.7 |
| 70 | Corey Bojorquez | New Mexico | 5.0 | 46 | 42.4 | 37.8 | 15 | 33% | 7% | 19% | −4.1 |
| 71 | Michael Barden | Texas Tech | 5.0 | 43 | 38.3 | 35.1 | 10 | 24% | 5% | 10% | −10.3 |
| 72 | Dane Roy | Houston | 4.8 | 55 | 40.7 | 38.7 | 19 | 35% | 7% | 45% | +0.1 |
| 73 | Corey Fatony | Missouri | 4.7 | 66 | 43.8 | 41.0 | 28 | 43% | 9% | 19% | +15.3 |
| 74 | Kevin Phillips | Auburn | 4.7 | 40 | 41.4 | 39.5 | 14 | 36% | 8% | 61% | +4.9 |
| 75 | Marshall Long | Georgia | 4.7 | 49 | 38.7 | 35.2 | 14 | 29% | 6% | 27% | −9.4 |
| 76 | Cameron Johnston | Ohio State | 4.6 | 49 | 46.2 | 43.4 | 23 | 47% | 10% | 39% | +18.4 |
| 77 | Jamie Sackville | SMU | 4.6 | 71 | 39.6 | 35.9 | 23 | 32% | 7% | 21% | −4.6 |
| 78 | Zachary Block | Tulane | 4.6 | 68 | 40.8 | 38.8 | 23 | 34% | 7% | 33% | −1.9 |
| 79 | Michael Carrizosa | San José State | 4.5 | 61 | 44.3 | 39.3 | 27 | 44% | 10% | 26% | +5.9 |
| 80 | Andy Teasdall | Clemson | 4.5 | 48 | 37.7 | 35.1 | 18 | 38% | 8% | 52% | −6.2 |
| 81 | Nick Walsh | Kansas State | 4.4 | 46 | 42.7 | 39.2 | 22 | 48% | 11% | 16% | +5.0 |
| 82 | Hunter Niswander | Northwestern | 4.3 | 70 | 41.4 | 36.4 | 26 | 37% | 9% | 23% | −4.3 |
| 83 | Stone Wilson | Florida International | 4.3 | 61 | 37.6 | 34.2 | 13 | 21% | 5% | 30% | −15.4 |
| 84 | Kenny Allen | Michigan | 4.2 | 46 | 42.6 | 37.6 | 21 | 46% | 11% | 17% | +1.1 |
| 85 | Joe Schopper | Purdue | 4.2 | 56 | 40.7 | 37.8 | 25 | 45% | 11% | 25% | +4.7 |
| 86 | Trevor Daniel | Tennessee | 4.0 | 64 | 44.7 | 40.2 | 28 | 44% | 11% | 41% | +10.6 |
| 87 | Dalton Schomp | Florida Atlantic | 4.0 | 68 | 42.6 | 39.4 | 24 | 38% | 10% | 32% | +10.0 |
| 88 | Johnny Townsend | Florida | 4.0 | 60 | 48.0 | 42.0 | 24 | 41% | 10% | 25% | +13.4 |
| 89 | Justin Wain | UConn | 4.0 | 74 | 40.8 | 37.4 | 24 | 32% | 8% | 43% | −3.2 |
| 90 | Jacob Ambrose | Northern Illinois | 4.0 | 70 | 39.1 | 36.4 | 20 | 33% | 8% | 23% | −6.6 |
| 91 | Arthur Hart | Charlotte | 4.0 | 68 | 39.2 | 36.6 | 16 | 25% | 6% | 24% | −11.7 |
| 92 | Nick Porebski | Oregon State | 3.8 | 64 | 41.3 | 38.9 | 23 | 35% | 9% | 40% | +4.5 |
| 93 | Sam Loy | Vanderbilt | 3.8 | 64 | 41.2 | 37.8 | 23 | 36% | 10% | 21% | −0.9 |
| 94 | Nicholas Conte | Virginia | 3.8 | 74 | 44.3 | 40.5 | 34 | 46% | 12% | 22% | +13.0 |
| 95 | Alex Kinney | Colorado | 3.8 | 66 | 41.3 | 35.0 | 15 | 24% | 6% | 33% | −11.0 |
| 96 | Dom Maggio | Wake Forest | 3.7 | 67 | 42.6 | 36.9 | 26 | 38% | 10% | 12% | −10.7 |
| 97 | Kyle DeWeen | Buffalo | 3.7 | 72 | 39.8 | 34.3 | 22 | 30% | 8% | 23% | −15.6 |
| 98 | Spencer Smith | Memphis | 3.7 | 44 | 45.2 | 43.0 | 11 | 27% | 7% | 36% | +13.3 |
| 99 | Alex Boy | Nevada | 3.6 | 51 | 43.7 | 38.0 | 18 | 39% | 11% | 30% | +3.4 |
| 100 | Tom Sheldon | North Carolina | 3.6 | 46 | 42.5 | 40.2 | 18 | 39% | 11% | 42% | +8.0 |
| 101 | Tyler Sarrazin | Southern Miss | 3.4 | 48 | 44.6 | 41.0 | 17 | 33% | 10% | 17% | +11.9 |
| 102 | Michael Dickson | Texas | 3.3 | 65 | 47.4 | 43.4 | 30 | 48% | 14% | 29% | +23.9 |
| 103 | Dalton Parks | Tulsa | 3.3 | 64 | 41.8 | 37.6 | 20 | 31% | 9% | 22% | −0.9 |
| 104 | Lumi Kaba | Texas State | 3.3 | 74 | 41.9 | 39.2 | 20 | 27% | 8% | 39% | +3.3 |
| 105 | A.J. Cole III | NC State | 3.3 | 46 | 41.6 | 38.1 | 13 | 28% | 9% | 34% | −3.9 |
| 106 | Gerald Shouse | Louisiana Tech | 3.3 | 32 | 43.0 | 37.2 | 13 | 41% | 13% | 16% | +1.5 |
| 107 | Jack Sheldon | Central Michigan | 3.2 | 43 | 40.3 | 37.5 | 16 | 38% | 12% | 15% | −3.2 |
| 108 | Michael Cintron | Rutgers | 3.2 | 95 | 37.9 | 33.2 | 19 | 20% | 6% | 24% | −40.2 |
| 109 | Billy Kinney | West Virginia | 3.0 | 51 | 41.4 | 37.5 | 15 | 31% | 10% | 40% | +1.1 |
| 110 | Ryan Rodwell | Georgia Tech | 3.0 | 44 | 43.4 | 38.4 | 15 | 34% | 11% | 32% | −2.9 |
| 111 | Tristan Vizcaino | Washington | 3.0 | 43 | 39.6 | 33.6 | 15 | 35% | 12% | 15% | −11.9 |
| 112 | Jake Collins | Western Kentucky | 2.8 | 36 | 42.9 | 38.8 | 11 | 32% | 12% | 18% | +6.8 |
| 113 | Nick Ellis | Toledo | 2.5 | 47 | 43.1 | 37.9 | 15 | 37% | 15% | 19% | +5.6 |
| 114 | Grant McKinniss | Kentucky | 2.4 | 55 | 39.5 | 36.0 | 12 | 21% | 9% | 19% | −5.6 |
| 115 | Ryan Winslow | Pittsburgh | 2.3 | 55 | 42.6 | 36.2 | 14 | 25% | 11% | 19% | −5.6 |
| 116 | JK Scott | Alabama | 2.3 | 46 | 47.7 | 40.3 | 16 | 36% | 16% | 24% | +6.7 |
| 117 | Mike Knoll | Boston College | 2.3 | 86 | 38.3 | 34.9 | 16 | 19% | 8% | 32% | −21.5 |
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