2016 College Punt Points per 100 Punts Leaders

Punt points added divided by punts, times 100. It compares punters with different workloads fairly.

Only punters with enough punts are ranked. In 2016, Joseph Davidson (+49.1) led college football punters in punt points per 100 punts, ahead of Mitch Wishnowsky (+42.1) and Michael Dickson (+37.9). 122 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had −0.1.

Final 2016 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Pts/100	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Joseph Davidson	Bowling Green	+49.1	61	45.8	43.5	24	45%	6%	19%	+26.0
2	Mitch Wishnowsky	Utah	+42.1	60	48.0	44.5	37	62%	3%	26%	+25.3
3	Michael Dickson	Texas	+37.9	65	47.4	43.4	30	48%	14%	29%	+23.9
4	Cameron Johnston	Ohio State	+37.6	49	46.2	43.4	23	47%	10%	39%	+18.4
5	Toby Baker	Arkansas	+33.1	50	44.6	41.3	21	42%	6%	40%	+16.6
6	Spencer Smith	Memphis	+32.5	44	45.2	43.0	11	27%	7%	36%	+13.3
7	Austin Barnes	Eastern Michigan	+28.5	60	43.7	40.7	33	55%	7%	32%	+17.1
8	Hayden Hunt	Colorado State	+28.4	50	44.3	40.9	27	54%	6%	32%	+14.2
9	Brandon McKee	South Alabama	+26.6	44	44.5	41.4	27	61%	11%	37%	+11.7
10	Jonny Linehan	BYU	+25.3	52	42.7	41.4	22	54%	5%	28%	+10.4
11	Zach Sinor	Oklahoma State	+24.6	52	42.4	40.4	35	66%	2%	38%	+13.0
12	Corey Fatony	Missouri	+23.6	66	43.8	41.0	28	43%	9%	19%	+15.3
13	Tyler Sarrazin	Southern Miss	+23.3	48	44.6	41.0	17	33%	10%	17%	+11.9
14	Johnny Townsend	Florida	+22.6	60	48.0	42.0	24	41%	10%	25%	+13.4
15	Matt Haack	Arizona State	+22.0	66	43.9	42.0	21	32%	5%	35%	+14.5
16	Jake Collins	Western Kentucky	+20.0	36	42.9	38.8	11	32%	12%	18%	+6.8
17	Nicholas Conte	Virginia	+17.5	74	44.3	40.5	34	46%	12%	22%	+13.0
18	Tom Sheldon	North Carolina	+17.4	46	42.5	40.2	18	39%	11%	42%	+8.0
19	Trevor Daniel	Tennessee	+16.9	64	44.7	40.2	28	44%	11%	41%	+10.6
20	Shane Tripucka	Texas A&M	+16.6	66	43.2	41.4	25	40%	0%	36%	+10.5
21	Dalton Schomp	Florida Atlantic	+15.8	68	42.6	39.4	24	38%	10%	32%	+10.0
22	Sean Wale	Boise State	+15.6	47	45.2	40.5	19	42%	7%	41%	+7.0
23	JK Scott	Alabama	+14.9	46	47.7	40.3	16	36%	16%	24%	+6.7
24	Tanner Blain	San Diego State	+14.8	56	41.9	38.3	27	57%	6%	29%	+7.0
25	Nick Ellis	Toledo	+13.7	47	43.1	37.9	15	37%	15%	19%	+5.6
26	Jake Bailey	Stanford	+13.4	45	42.8	39.3	22	49%	4%	14%	+6.0
27	Ethan Wood	Wyoming	+13.3	65	41.6	39.8	32	52%	3%	18%	+8.3
28	Steven Coutts	Louisiana	+13.0	58	44.4	41.0	24	41%	7%	46%	+7.5
29	Justin Vogel	Miami	+12.7	57	44.2	41.1	25	44%	2%	47%	+7.2
30	Kevin Phillips	Auburn	+12.5	40	41.4	39.5	14	36%	8%	61%	+4.9
31	Austin Seibert	Oklahoma	+12.5	45	40.8	39.4	22	49%	0%	64%	+5.6
32	Ryan Kay	Troy	+12.4	62	40.8	38.9	28	50%	7%	35%	+6.9
33	Blake Gillikin	Penn State	+11.9	56	42.1	38.4	25	45%	9%	28%	+6.7
34	Eric Keena	North Texas	+11.4	69	43.8	39.8	27	40%	3%	18%	+7.7
35	Nick Walsh	Kansas State	+11.0	46	42.7	39.2	22	48%	11%	16%	+5.0
36	Josh Growden	LSU	+10.9	51	41.9	39.8	20	40%	6%	50%	+5.5
37	Mason King	Louisville	+10.2	47	42.7	39.3	15	32%	2%	51%	+4.8
38	Rigoberto Sanchez	Hawai'i	+10.2	67	44.6	38.9	24	36%	6%	31%	+6.8
39	Steve Brosy	Air Force	+10.2	46	41.3	39.2	25	57%	2%	40%	+4.5
40	Michael Carrizosa	San José State	+9.6	61	44.3	39.3	27	44%	10%	26%	+5.9
41	Colin Downing	Iowa State	+9.1	58	41.1	38.8	24	41%	5%	34%	+5.3
42	Caleb Houston	UCF	+8.9	64	41.8	39.6	21	38%	4%	39%	+4.9
43	Joe Schopper	Purdue	+8.4	56	40.7	37.8	25	45%	11%	25%	+4.7
44	Kyle Schmidt	Ball State	+8.3	57	41.3	37.9	21	36%	7%	16%	+4.8
45	Alex Boy	Nevada	+7.4	51	43.7	38.0	18	39%	11%	30%	+3.4
46	Austin Rehkow	Idaho	+7.2	49	42.6	38.1	26	58%	5%	31%	+3.2
47	Nick Porebski	Oregon State	+6.9	64	41.3	38.9	23	35%	9%	40%	+4.5
48	Drew Galitz	Baylor	+6.8	52	41.3	40.5	15	30%	4%	46%	+3.4
49	Michael Farkas	Ohio	+6.6	69	41.0	38.7	31	46%	4%	40%	+4.5
50	Jake Hartbarger	Michigan State	+6.5	54	40.9	38.2	22	41%	6%	27%	+3.5
51	Ron Coluzzi	Iowa	+6.0	68	41.3	38.4	26	38%	7%	47%	+4.1
52	Jonathan Hernandez	South Florida	+5.9	59	41.2	38.5	26	51%	0%	40%	+3.0
53	Gerald Shouse	Louisiana Tech	+4.7	32	43.0	37.2	13	41%	13%	16%	+1.5
54	Lumi Kaba	Texas State	+4.5	74	41.9	39.2	20	27%	8%	39%	+3.3
55	Sam Geraci	Cincinnati	+4.2	66	40.0	37.6	33	49%	5%	50%	+2.8
56	Joseph Gedeon	Indiana	+2.9	55	40.0	36.9	25	45%	0%	15%	+1.6
57	Kenny Allen	Michigan	+2.5	46	42.6	37.6	21	46%	11%	17%	+1.1
58	Billy Kinney	West Virginia	+2.2	51	41.4	37.5	15	31%	10%	40%	+1.1
59	Kaare Vedvik	Marshall	+1.7	70	40.0	37.1	26	41%	3%	39%	+1.1
60	Sean Kelly	South Carolina	+1.5	72	42.5	38.5	30	42%	6%	37%	+1.1
61	Dane Roy	Houston	+0.2	55	40.7	38.7	19	35%	7%	45%	+0.1
62	Dayton Balvanz	UL Monroe	−0.4	63	41.0	38.3	25	40%	5%	34%	−0.2
63	Jack Fox	Rice	−1.2	75	40.7	37.7	31	41%	4%	35%	−0.9
64	Dalton Parks	Tulsa	−1.4	64	41.8	37.6	20	31%	9%	22%	−0.9
65	Sam Loy	Vanderbilt	−1.5	64	41.2	37.8	23	36%	10%	21%	−0.9
66	Evan Pantels	UNLV	−1.6	64	41.7	38.3	16	25%	3%	18%	−1.0
67	Bentlee Critcher	App State	−1.7	50	40.9	37.7	21	45%	7%	43%	−0.8
68	Yannis Routsas	UTSA	−2.3	67	41.9	38.1	15	24%	2%	28%	−1.4
69	Zachary Block	Tulane	−2.8	68	40.8	38.8	23	34%	7%	33%	−1.9
70	Cole Moos	Kansas	−3.0	73	41.4	38.2	13	19%	3%	28%	−2.1
71	Logan Laurent	Massachusetts	−3.2	62	41.6	37.4	21	34%	3%	19%	−2.0
72	Mitchell Ludwig	Virginia Tech	−3.5	62	38.8	37.2	31	51%	3%	45%	−2.1
73	Sterling Hofrichter	Syracuse	−3.7	77	42.7	38.4	21	31%	4%	25%	−2.5
74	Adam Nunez	TCU	−3.7	69	39.6	37.7	26	38%	3%	36%	−2.6
75	Wade Lees	Maryland	−3.8	65	39.9	38.4	21	32%	2%	41%	−2.5
76	Justin Wain	UConn	−4.3	74	40.8	37.4	24	32%	8%	43%	−3.2
77	Alex Starzyk	Temple	−4.7	48	39.7	38.2	22	46%	2%	13%	−2.2
78	Ryan Santoso	Minnesota	−5.6	70	40.6	37.3	27	39%	7%	15%	−3.9
79	Hunter Niswander	Northwestern	−6.0	70	41.4	36.4	26	37%	9%	23%	−4.3
80	Worth Gregory	East Carolina	−6.3	51	42.3	38.1	17	33%	4%	28%	−3.2
81	Jamie Sackville	SMU	−6.5	71	39.6	35.9	23	32%	7%	21%	−4.6
82	Ryan Rodwell	Georgia Tech	−6.6	44	43.4	38.4	15	34%	11%	32%	−2.9
83	Tyler Newsome	Notre Dame	−6.7	54	43.5	37.3	18	33%	6%	13%	−3.6
84	Jack Sheldon	Central Michigan	−7.5	43	40.3	37.5	16	38%	12%	15%	−3.2
85	A.J. Cole III	NC State	−8.3	46	41.6	38.1	13	28%	9%	34%	−3.9
86	Chris Tilbey	USC	−8.5	46	37.8	36.4	19	41%	4%	35%	−3.9
87	Corey Bojorquez	New Mexico	−8.9	46	42.4	37.8	15	33%	7%	19%	−4.1
88	Derek Adams	Kent State	−9.1	76	40.3	37.4	25	43%	2%	43%	−5.3
89	Damon Foncham	Arkansas State	−9.1	65	39.4	38.1	19	30%	3%	27%	−5.8
90	Grant McKinniss	Kentucky	−10.1	55	39.5	36.0	12	21%	9%	19%	−5.6
91	Ryan Winslow	Pittsburgh	−10.2	55	42.6	36.2	14	25%	11%	19%	−5.6
92	Alan Luna	UTEP	−10.3	62	41.0	37.5	19	34%	2%	12%	−5.8
93	Bailey Cate	Old Dominion	−10.7	53	37.7	34.9	23	47%	6%	36%	−5.3
94	Jacob Ambrose	Northern Illinois	−11.0	70	39.1	36.4	20	33%	8%	23%	−6.6
95	Austin Kent	UCLA	−12.4	44	38.3	36.5	15	37%	2%	51%	−5.1
96	Andy Teasdall	Clemson	−12.9	48	37.7	35.1	18	38%	8%	52%	−6.2
97	Dylan Klumph	California	−13.4	50	44.8	38.5	19	38%	6%	14%	−6.7
98	Justin Martin	Miami (OH)	−14.1	33	38.0	35.2	7	21%	3%	20%	−4.8
99	Matt Bonadies	Middle Tennessee	−14.4	55	38.4	37.0	16	30%	4%	29%	−7.7
100	Blake Cusick	Fresno State	−15.1	78	38.3	36.9	20	25%	3%	46%	−12.1
101	Dom Maggio	Wake Forest	−15.8	67	42.6	36.9	26	38%	10%	12%	−10.7
102	Logan Tyler	Florida State	−16.1	49	40.6	34.8	13	28%	4%	30%	−7.6
103	Ian Wheeler	Oregon	−16.9	59	37.8	34.8	22	37%	5%	43%	−10.0
104	Alex Kinney	Colorado	−17.8	66	41.3	35.0	15	24%	6%	33%	−11.0
105	Logan Cooke	Mississippi State	−18.0	40	39.8	35.0	21	51%	5%	38%	−7.4
106	Josh Pollack	Arizona	−18.1	48	42.3	36.4	14	34%	5%	8%	−7.4
107	Arthur Hart	Charlotte	−18.6	68	39.2	36.6	16	25%	6%	24%	−11.7
108	Matt Flynn	Georgia Southern	−19.1	56	39.1	37.9	11	20%	2%	48%	−10.5
109	Anthony Lotti	Wisconsin	−19.1	48	37.5	33.8	25	53%	2%	26%	−9.0
110	Ryan Frain	Illinois	−19.3	53	40.1	35.9	21	40%	8%	20%	−10.2
111	Marshall Long	Georgia	−19.6	49	38.7	35.2	14	29%	6%	27%	−9.4
112	Aaron Dalton	Utah State	−20.1	62	37.9	34.1	22	35%	6%	36%	−12.6
113	Nick Gasser	Akron	−20.1	59	37.7	35.1	23	40%	0%	28%	−11.7
114	Kyle DeWeen	Buffalo	−21.4	72	39.8	34.3	22	30%	8%	23%	−15.6
115	Caleb Lightbourn	Nebraska	−22.9	58	39.3	34.6	21	40%	6%	24%	−11.9
116	Michael Barden	Texas Tech	−24.6	43	38.3	35.1	10	24%	5%	10%	−10.3
117	Mike Knoll	Boston College	−25.0	86	38.3	34.9	16	19%	8%	32%	−21.5
118	Stone Wilson	Florida International	−25.3	61	37.6	34.2	13	21%	5%	30%	−15.4
119	Tristan Vizcaino	Washington	−27.6	43	39.6	33.6	15	35%	12%	15%	−11.9
120	Payton Theisler	New Mexico State	−28.4	65	42.2	34.2	21	32%	3%	16%	−18.5
121	Brandon Wright	Georgia State	−32.6	61	39.8	34.0	17	28%	5%	17%	−19.6
122	Michael Cintron	Rutgers	−42.7	95	37.9	33.2	19	20%	6%	24%	−40.2

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