2018 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 2018, Jack Sheldon (2) led college football punters in blocked punts, ahead of Yannis Routsas (2) and Blake Hayes (2). 38 punters qualify.
Final 2018 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.
| Rk | Player | Team | Blocked | Punts | Avg | Net | In 20 | In 20 % | TB % | FC % | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Sheldon | Central Michigan | 2 | 89 | 40.4 | 35.5 | 20 | 22% | 3% | 17% | −23.5 |
| 2 | Yannis Routsas | UTSA | 2 | 75 | 43.0 | 39.9 | 30 | 39% | 5% | 22% | +5.7 |
| 3 | Blake Hayes | Illinois | 2 | 62 | 43.6 | 36.6 | 25 | 39% | 8% | 13% | −4.6 |
| 4 | Mitch Wishnowsky | Utah | 2 | 54 | 45.1 | 41.3 | 21 | 38% | 7% | 39% | +10.8 |
| 5 | Adam Williams | Memphis | 2 | 50 | 42.9 | 37.3 | 19 | 37% | 10% | 30% | −3.0 |
| 6 | Evan Finegan | Buffalo | 2 | 50 | 42.1 | 37.4 | 13 | 25% | 8% | 26% | −3.9 |
| 7 | Sebastian Riella | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 38 | 38.1 | 34.8 | 5 | 14% | 0% | 31% | −14.2 |
| 8 | Jack Fox | Rice | 1 | 80 | 45.5 | 40.6 | 30 | 37% | 16% | 23% | +11.1 |
| 9 | Payton Theisler | New Mexico State | 1 | 74 | 40.5 | 34.3 | 18 | 24% | 10% | 21% | −20.3 |
| 10 | Mitchell Crawford | UTEP | 1 | 72 | 39.8 | 37.3 | 20 | 28% | 4% | 31% | −2.4 |
| 11 | Clayton Stewart | Texas State | 1 | 69 | 37.9 | 34.4 | 23 | 33% | 6% | 22% | −6.1 |
| 12 | Kyle Thompson | Kansas | 1 | 69 | 43.3 | 39.4 | 26 | 37% | 10% | 17% | +5.2 |
| 13 | Alex Rinella | Western Kentucky | 1 | 63 | 38.2 | 35.2 | 25 | 37% | 6% | 45% | −13.5 |
| 14 | Aidan Alves | Liberty | 1 | 66 | 37.0 | 33.7 | 25 | 37% | 6% | 35% | −11.9 |
| 15 | Grant Carlson | Boston College | 1 | 68 | 40.0 | 37.0 | 27 | 41% | 3% | 25% | −0.3 |
| 16 | Hayes Hicken | UNLV | 1 | 65 | 43.8 | 39.1 | 20 | 30% | 5% | 17% | +1.6 |
| 17 | Ryan Stonehouse | Colorado State | 1 | 65 | 48.3 | 38.3 | 16 | 25% | 13% | 11% | +1.0 |
| 18 | Blake Gillikin | Penn State | 1 | 60 | 43.1 | 37.7 | 20 | 33% | 15% | 21% | +5.1 |
| 19 | Bailey Flint | Toledo | 1 | 56 | 40.5 | 38.5 | 25 | 44% | 4% | 35% | −1.1 |
| 20 | Stefan Flintoft | UCLA | 1 | 56 | 45.8 | 37.9 | 17 | 30% | 11% | 29% | −1.8 |
| 21 | Connor Bowler | Temple | 1 | 52 | 42.4 | 36.9 | 20 | 38% | 12% | 23% | −3.9 |
| 22 | Magill Bauerle | Georgia Southern | 1 | 44 | 38.9 | 37.5 | 16 | 30% | 4% | 40% | +0.3 |
| 23 | Haydon Whitehead | Indiana | 1 | 51 | 40.0 | 37.0 | 19 | 37% | 6% | 40% | +0.4 |
| 24 | Alvin Kenworthy | North Texas | 1 | 50 | 42.4 | 38.5 | 22 | 43% | 10% | 41% | +0.4 |
| 25 | Jared Porter | UL Monroe | 1 | 50 | 42.6 | 37.1 | 12 | 24% | 6% | 36% | −7.1 |
| 26 | Nick Mihalic | Western Michigan | 1 | 50 | 37.9 | 34.3 | 11 | 22% | 10% | 33% | −16.4 |
| 27 | Corey Dunn | Iowa State | 1 | 50 | 40.0 | 37.9 | 20 | 40% | 2% | 25% | −0.9 |
| 28 | Colten Rastetter | Iowa | 1 | 46 | 39.6 | 36.5 | 20 | 43% | 4% | 9% | −7.0 |
| 29 | Rhys Byrns | Louisiana | 1 | 46 | 40.1 | 37.0 | 19 | 40% | 2% | 43% | −7.0 |
| 30 | Quinn Skillin | Boise State | 1 | 45 | 39.0 | 32.9 | 20 | 43% | 13% | 36% | −6.8 |
| 31 | Joseph Charlton | South Carolina | 1 | 43 | 44.8 | 41.8 | 16 | 36% | 5% | 44% | +9.9 |
| 32 | Stone Wilson | Florida International | 1 | 37 | 43.9 | 38.6 | 15 | 38% | 8% | 44% | +1.9 |
| 33 | Isaac Armstrong | Nebraska | 1 | 32 | 43.6 | 39.9 | 9 | 27% | 9% | 23% | +3.9 |
| 34 | Charlie Scott | Air Force | 1 | 25 | 39.0 | 33.9 | 8 | 30% | 12% | 40% | −3.9 |
| 35 | Race Porter | Washington | 1 | 17 | 42.3 | 31.6 | 6 | 33% | 18% | 6% | −5.5 |
| 36 | Tom Snee | Oregon | 1 | 17 | 35.2 | 31.3 | 7 | 39% | 0% | 56% | −5.3 |
| 37 | Luke Loecher | Oregon State | 1 | 3 | 37.3 | 28.0 | 1 | 25% | 0% | 0% | −2.1 |
| 38 | Joel Velazquez | Boise State | 1 | 2 | 35.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 50% | −4.1 |
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