2018 College Punts Downed Percentage Leaders
The share of punts a member of the kicking team stopped or touched before they could roll into the end zone. It is a control and coverage stat as much as a leg stat.
Downed punts are rare, so one or two change the percentage. In 2018, Quinton Conaway (40.4%) led college football punters in punts downed percentage, ahead of Rhett Almond (40.0%) and Colten Rastetter (39.5%). 123 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 21.4%.
Final 2018 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.
| Rk | Player | Team | Downed % | Punts | Avg | Net | In 20 | In 20 % | TB % | FC % | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quinton Conaway | Nevada | 40.4% | 53 | 43.2 | 41.1 | 17 | 32% | 6% | 15% | +2.6 |
| 2 | Rhett Almond | BYU | 40.0% | 54 | 40.3 | 39.4 | 20 | 38% | 2% | 24% | +2.2 |
| 3 | Colten Rastetter | Iowa | 39.5% | 46 | 39.6 | 36.5 | 20 | 43% | 4% | 9% | −7.0 |
| 4 | Matt Naranjo | Bowling Green | 36.7% | 31 | 41.2 | 40.3 | 9 | 29% | 3% | 13% | +2.3 |
| 5 | Adam Nunez | TCU | 35.5% | 35 | 38.6 | 35.9 | 16 | 46% | 11% | 23% | +0.3 |
| 6 | Bailey Flint | Toledo | 35.4% | 56 | 40.5 | 38.5 | 25 | 44% | 4% | 35% | −1.1 |
| 7 | Kyle Corbett | Charlotte | 35.4% | 55 | 41.0 | 34.8 | 8 | 16% | 4% | 17% | −19.4 |
| 8 | Blake Cusick | Fresno State | 34.6% | 62 | 42.1 | 40.5 | 32 | 52% | 6% | 29% | +11.7 |
| 9 | Pressley Harvin III | Georgia Tech | 34.5% | 31 | 44.3 | 40.8 | 12 | 39% | 6% | 17% | +5.4 |
| 10 | Grant Tinnerman | Bowling Green | 34.3% | 35 | 37.0 | 36.8 | 6 | 17% | 0% | 14% | −4.4 |
| 11 | George Georgopoulos | Massachusetts | 34.2% | 39 | 39.1 | 36.2 | 7 | 18% | 0% | 18% | −10.0 |
| 12 | Corey Fatony | Missouri | 34.1% | 47 | 44.0 | 40.5 | 24 | 51% | 6% | 14% | +3.7 |
| 13 | Matt Bonadies | Middle Tennessee | 33.3% | 52 | 41.5 | 38.8 | 23 | 46% | 6% | 40% | +2.9 |
| 14 | Brandon Wright | Georgia State | 32.7% | 51 | 48.2 | 42.7 | 22 | 45% | 8% | 4% | +9.5 |
| 15 | Quinn Skillin | Boise State | 31.8% | 45 | 39.0 | 32.9 | 20 | 43% | 13% | 36% | −6.8 |
| 16 | Tucker Day | Mississippi State | 31.7% | 41 | 38.2 | 37.0 | 14 | 34% | 0% | 44% | −6.5 |
| 17 | Davan Dyer | Louisiana Tech | 30.9% | 58 | 41.1 | 38.2 | 22 | 38% | 7% | 33% | −2.3 |
| 18 | Magill Bauerle | Georgia Southern | 30.8% | 44 | 38.9 | 37.5 | 16 | 30% | 4% | 40% | +0.3 |
| 19 | Tyler Sumpter | Troy | 30.4% | 51 | 44.8 | 41.9 | 15 | 29% | 8% | 30% | +14.1 |
| 20 | Wade Lees | Maryland | 30.3% | 67 | 40.9 | 39.2 | 29 | 43% | 3% | 41% | +5.6 |
| 21 | Adam Williams | Memphis | 30.0% | 50 | 42.9 | 37.3 | 19 | 37% | 10% | 30% | −3.0 |
| 22 | Clayton Stewart | Texas State | 29.2% | 69 | 37.9 | 34.4 | 23 | 33% | 6% | 22% | −6.1 |
| 23 | Kyle Thompson | Kansas | 29.2% | 69 | 43.3 | 39.4 | 26 | 37% | 10% | 17% | +5.2 |
| 24 | Isaac Armstrong | Nebraska | 29.0% | 32 | 43.6 | 39.9 | 9 | 27% | 9% | 23% | +3.9 |
| 25 | Yannis Routsas | UTSA | 29.0% | 75 | 43.0 | 39.9 | 30 | 39% | 5% | 22% | +5.7 |
| 26 | Nick Gasser | Akron | 28.8% | 75 | 39.4 | 36.9 | 20 | 27% | 5% | 14% | −13.0 |
| 27 | Brandon Heicklen | San Diego State | 28.3% | 63 | 42.1 | 39.6 | 28 | 44% | 2% | 30% | +10.2 |
| 28 | Dominic Panazzolo | Texas Tech | 28.0% | 52 | 42.1 | 40.1 | 23 | 44% | 8% | 34% | +9.8 |
| 29 | Zac Everett | Southern Miss | 27.8% | 33 | 38.8 | 37.3 | 14 | 35% | 8% | 22% | −0.1 |
| 30 | Patrick LeCorre | Ball State | 27.8% | 39 | 39.7 | 37.5 | 12 | 31% | 5% | 25% | −1.3 |
| 31 | Joe Doyle | Tennessee | 26.2% | 66 | 41.0 | 39.1 | 25 | 38% | 9% | 38% | +7.1 |
| 32 | Alex Rinella | Western Kentucky | 26.2% | 63 | 38.2 | 35.2 | 25 | 37% | 6% | 45% | −13.5 |
| 33 | Jake Julien | Eastern Michigan | 25.8% | 66 | 43.6 | 38.1 | 23 | 35% | 9% | 16% | +4.1 |
| 34 | Derek Adams | Kent State | 25.8% | 31 | 40.2 | 33.9 | 9 | 29% | 3% | 13% | −17.5 |
| 35 | Sebastian Riella | Florida Atlantic | 25.7% | 38 | 38.1 | 34.8 | 5 | 14% | 0% | 31% | −14.2 |
| 36 | Mac Loudermilk | UCF | 25.6% | 41 | 42.6 | 37.9 | 15 | 38% | 8% | 21% | +0.2 |
| 37 | Evan Finegan | Buffalo | 25.5% | 50 | 42.1 | 37.4 | 13 | 25% | 8% | 26% | −3.9 |
| 38 | Drue Chrisman | Ohio State | 25.5% | 53 | 43.3 | 42.6 | 27 | 53% | 2% | 41% | +12.3 |
| 39 | Jack Fox | Rice | 25.4% | 80 | 45.5 | 40.6 | 30 | 37% | 16% | 23% | +11.1 |
| 40 | Connor Bowler | Temple | 25.0% | 52 | 42.4 | 36.9 | 20 | 38% | 12% | 23% | −3.9 |
| 41 | Tyler Hunt | Michigan State | 25.0% | 36 | 40.1 | 37.0 | 15 | 42% | 6% | 28% | −1.1 |
| 42 | Robert LeFevre | Marshall | 24.6% | 59 | 40.8 | 37.6 | 24 | 41% | 7% | 26% | +3.0 |
| 43 | Lester Coleman | Virginia | 24.4% | 47 | 42.1 | 39.7 | 20 | 43% | 11% | 24% | +7.9 |
| 44 | Tyson Dyer | New Mexico | 24.3% | 74 | 44.3 | 40.2 | 24 | 32% | 8% | 13% | +11.7 |
| 45 | Jamie Sackville | SMU | 23.8% | 67 | 39.7 | 37.9 | 22 | 33% | 5% | 30% | +0.2 |
| 46 | Corliss Waitman | South Alabama | 23.8% | 67 | 41.7 | 38.1 | 16 | 25% | 5% | 40% | −4.8 |
| 47 | Blake Maimone | Oregon | 23.7% | 39 | 42.7 | 40.5 | 17 | 44% | 8% | 39% | +6.6 |
| 48 | Jack Sheldon | Central Michigan | 23.6% | 89 | 40.4 | 35.5 | 20 | 22% | 3% | 17% | −23.5 |
| 49 | Tommy Townsend | Florida | 23.4% | 50 | 45.1 | 42.0 | 23 | 47% | 6% | 45% | +12.7 |
| 50 | Hayes Hicken | UNLV | 23.3% | 65 | 43.8 | 39.1 | 20 | 30% | 5% | 17% | +1.6 |
| 51 | Jacob Herbers | Minnesota | 23.3% | 51 | 41.2 | 41.0 | 20 | 39% | 0% | 51% | +7.4 |
| 52 | Jonn Young | East Carolina | 23.1% | 71 | 40.1 | 36.9 | 16 | 23% | 3% | 35% | −9.0 |
| 53 | Rhys Byrns | Louisiana | 22.7% | 46 | 40.1 | 37.0 | 19 | 40% | 2% | 43% | −7.0 |
| 54 | Trent Schneider | South Florida | 22.6% | 68 | 42.6 | 37.5 | 15 | 24% | 14% | 24% | −0.8 |
| 55 | Jake Collins | Northwestern | 22.4% | 72 | 40.7 | 38.0 | 28 | 39% | 6% | 36% | +5.8 |
| 56 | Billy Kinney | West Virginia | 22.2% | 36 | 41.1 | 38.1 | 13 | 36% | 6% | 36% | +0.8 |
| 57 | Alvin Kenworthy | North Texas | 21.7% | 50 | 42.4 | 38.5 | 22 | 43% | 10% | 41% | +0.4 |
| 58 | Mitch Wishnowsky | Utah | 21.6% | 54 | 45.1 | 41.3 | 21 | 38% | 7% | 39% | +10.8 |
| 59 | Max Duffy | Kentucky | 21.6% | 51 | 44.8 | 40.2 | 26 | 51% | 4% | 25% | +5.1 |
| 60 | Mitchell Crawford | UTEP | 21.5% | 72 | 39.8 | 37.3 | 20 | 28% | 4% | 31% | −2.4 |
| 61 | Grant Carlson | Boston College | 21.5% | 68 | 40.0 | 37.0 | 27 | 41% | 3% | 25% | −0.3 |
| 62 | Adam Korsak | Rutgers | 21.4% | 78 | 42.7 | 40.5 | 24 | 31% | 4% | 19% | +7.2 |
| 63 | Charles Ouverson | Coastal Carolina | 21.3% | 49 | 43.2 | 40.3 | 13 | 27% | 8% | 36% | +3.6 |
| 64 | Payton Theisler | New Mexico State | 21.1% | 74 | 40.5 | 34.3 | 18 | 24% | 10% | 21% | −20.3 |
| 65 | Aidan Alves | Liberty | 20.6% | 66 | 37.0 | 33.7 | 25 | 37% | 6% | 35% | −11.9 |
| 66 | Matthew Trickett | Kent State | 20.6% | 35 | 38.7 | 35.6 | 13 | 37% | 3% | 35% | −10.5 |
| 67 | James Smith | Cincinnati | 20.4% | 54 | 47.0 | 45.1 | 26 | 48% | 2% | 35% | +26.0 |
| 68 | Will Spiers | Clemson | 20.4% | 55 | 39.6 | 36.9 | 15 | 28% | 7% | 39% | −7.5 |
| 69 | Dom Maggio | Wake Forest | 20.0% | 71 | 41.4 | 38.8 | 26 | 37% | 4% | 39% | −0.6 |
| 70 | Arryn Siposs | Auburn | 20.0% | 47 | 44.1 | 42.2 | 20 | 36% | 7% | 42% | +14.3 |
| 71 | Kirk Christodoulou | Pittsburgh | 19.7% | 68 | 41.6 | 37.8 | 20 | 29% | 4% | 17% | −6.4 |
| 72 | Oscar Bradburn | Virginia Tech | 19.7% | 65 | 42.2 | 39.2 | 23 | 35% | 6% | 44% | +5.8 |
| 73 | Cody Grace | Arkansas State | 19.6% | 58 | 40.3 | 40.0 | 22 | 38% | 2% | 52% | +4.2 |
| 74 | A.J. Cole III | NC State | 19.5% | 40 | 41.3 | 38.8 | 20 | 47% | 9% | 34% | −0.3 |
| 75 | Blake Gillikin | Penn State | 19.3% | 60 | 43.1 | 37.7 | 20 | 33% | 15% | 21% | +5.1 |
| 76 | Joe Schopper | Purdue | 19.2% | 56 | 43.1 | 40.7 | 24 | 44% | 4% | 46% | +9.1 |
| 77 | Drew Galitz | Baylor | 19.1% | 50 | 42.5 | 39.4 | 19 | 37% | 6% | 45% | +4.8 |
| 78 | Parker Thome | Vanderbilt | 19.1% | 49 | 45.1 | 40.0 | 19 | 39% | 12% | 28% | +10.7 |
| 79 | Kyle Kramer | Miami (OH) | 19.0% | 65 | 41.9 | 38.5 | 36 | 55% | 9% | 32% | +4.0 |
| 80 | Steven Coutts | California | 19.0% | 63 | 41.8 | 39.1 | 32 | 51% | 3% | 29% | +7.7 |
| 81 | Sterling Hofrichter | Syracuse | 19.0% | 61 | 43.3 | 39.3 | 28 | 46% | 7% | 36% | +4.7 |
| 82 | Taylor Hintze | Utah State | 18.9% | 40 | 39.6 | 38.5 | 9 | 23% | 5% | 30% | +0.6 |
| 83 | Logan Tyler | Florida State | 18.8% | 82 | 43.2 | 38.3 | 17 | 21% | 6% | 28% | 0.0 |
| 84 | Nick Mihalic | Western Michigan | 18.8% | 50 | 37.9 | 34.3 | 11 | 22% | 10% | 33% | −16.4 |
| 85 | Clayton Howell | App State | 18.6% | 46 | 43.2 | 41.5 | 14 | 30% | 2% | 42% | +4.1 |
| 86 | Ryan Bujcevski | Texas | 18.5% | 58 | 40.2 | 37.4 | 18 | 32% | 2% | 28% | −5.5 |
| 87 | Mason King | Louisville | 18.2% | 64 | 40.6 | 36.5 | 22 | 32% | 3% | 36% | −9.4 |
| 88 | Jared Porter | UL Monroe | 17.8% | 50 | 42.6 | 37.1 | 12 | 24% | 6% | 36% | −7.1 |
| 89 | Michael Sleep-Dalton | Arizona State | 17.6% | 53 | 43.7 | 37.5 | 20 | 38% | 11% | 31% | −0.9 |
| 90 | Stan Gaudion | Hawai'i | 17.5% | 42 | 40.6 | 38.9 | 12 | 29% | 0% | 18% | −5.1 |
| 91 | Davis Price | Colorado | 17.4% | 48 | 38.4 | 37.2 | 22 | 47% | 0% | 48% | −3.5 |
| 92 | Tim Zaleski | Wyoming | 17.1% | 36 | 38.8 | 36.4 | 12 | 33% | 8% | 20% | −0.1 |
| 93 | Haydon Whitehead | Indiana | 17.0% | 51 | 40.0 | 37.0 | 19 | 37% | 6% | 40% | +0.4 |
| 94 | Bryce Crawford | San José State | 16.9% | 65 | 44.2 | 40.0 | 20 | 31% | 9% | 15% | −1.0 |
| 95 | Reid Bauer | Arkansas | 16.7% | 56 | 38.9 | 36.9 | 13 | 23% | 2% | 39% | −6.7 |
| 96 | Owen White | Navy | 16.7% | 53 | 41.6 | 38.5 | 20 | 38% | 0% | 15% | +1.0 |
| 97 | Corey Dunn | Iowa State | 16.7% | 50 | 40.0 | 37.9 | 20 | 40% | 2% | 25% | −0.9 |
| 98 | Oscar Draguicevich III | Washington State | 16.7% | 40 | 46.0 | 41.3 | 12 | 32% | 14% | 25% | +3.6 |
| 99 | Reid Budrovich | USC | 16.4% | 58 | 39.4 | 35.5 | 18 | 32% | 4% | 33% | −10.2 |
| 100 | Bailey Cate | Old Dominion | 16.3% | 53 | 40.2 | 37.7 | 19 | 35% | 9% | 43% | +2.5 |
| 101 | Zach Von Rosenberg | LSU | 16.3% | 50 | 45.6 | 44.0 | 17 | 35% | 2% | 49% | +11.1 |
| 102 | Matt Ference | Northern Illinois | 16.3% | 83 | 40.1 | 37.6 | 35 | 42% | 8% | 23% | +3.5 |
| 103 | Will Hart | Michigan | 15.4% | 39 | 47.6 | 39.9 | 17 | 44% | 23% | 8% | +7.5 |
| 104 | Michael Farkas | Ohio | 15.0% | 42 | 43.1 | 40.0 | 16 | 39% | 7% | 43% | −0.2 |
| 105 | Mac Brown | Ole Miss | 14.9% | 48 | 41.3 | 37.0 | 15 | 31% | 8% | 36% | −3.0 |
| 106 | Joseph Charlton | South Carolina | 14.7% | 43 | 44.8 | 41.8 | 16 | 36% | 5% | 44% | +9.9 |
| 107 | Ryan Stonehouse | Colorado State | 14.5% | 65 | 48.3 | 38.3 | 16 | 25% | 13% | 11% | +1.0 |
| 108 | Austin Parker | Duke | 14.1% | 65 | 41.4 | 37.7 | 25 | 38% | 6% | 39% | −5.2 |
| 109 | Dylan Klumph | Arizona | 13.6% | 44 | 42.2 | 39.1 | 16 | 36% | 5% | 32% | +2.0 |
| 110 | Blake Hayes | Illinois | 13.3% | 62 | 43.6 | 36.6 | 25 | 39% | 8% | 13% | −4.6 |
| 111 | Tyler Newsome | Notre Dame | 13.3% | 45 | 44.4 | 38.6 | 16 | 36% | 16% | 24% | −1.8 |
| 112 | Kyle Greenwell | UAB | 13.0% | 56 | 40.3 | 37.7 | 17 | 30% | 7% | 43% | −1.0 |
| 113 | Luke Magliozzi | UConn | 12.9% | 63 | 42.9 | 39.3 | 26 | 41% | 3% | 29% | +5.6 |
| 114 | Stefan Flintoft | UCLA | 12.7% | 56 | 45.8 | 37.9 | 17 | 30% | 11% | 29% | −1.8 |
| 115 | Dane Roy | Houston | 12.7% | 55 | 42.3 | 40.4 | 24 | 44% | 2% | 42% | +5.2 |
| 116 | Jake Bailey | Stanford | 12.3% | 59 | 44.0 | 39.9 | 26 | 44% | 17% | 30% | +17.1 |
| 117 | Thomas Bennett | Tulsa | 11.5% | 53 | 46.6 | 40.0 | 13 | 25% | 11% | 12% | −5.7 |
| 118 | Hunter Lent | North Carolina | 11.1% | 50 | 39.9 | 39.1 | 17 | 34% | 0% | 27% | +3.3 |
| 119 | Braden Mann | Texas A&M | 10.9% | 47 | 51.1 | 44.9 | 21 | 45% | 19% | 22% | +26.2 |
| 120 | Ryan Wright | Tulane | 10.8% | 43 | 44.1 | 39.4 | 12 | 32% | 13% | 43% | +0.3 |
| 121 | Daniel Rodriguez | Oregon State | 9.4% | 55 | 41.9 | 39.9 | 12 | 22% | 0% | 51% | +2.6 |
| 122 | Stone Wilson | Florida International | 8.8% | 37 | 43.9 | 38.6 | 15 | 38% | 8% | 44% | +1.9 |
| 123 | Jake Camarda | Georgia | 8.1% | 38 | 43.2 | 37.4 | 11 | 30% | 22% | 35% | −0.5 |
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