2019 College Punter Rankings

Every college football punter with enough work in the 2019 regular season (at least 30), ranked by punt points added. Each punt's expected-points result compared with an average punt from the same spot on the field, added up over the season. It puts distance, placement, coverage and returns on one scale.

Final 2019 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

2019 College Leaders

Gross Punting Average

Max Duffy (Kentucky): 48.6 47 punts
Braden Mann (Texas A&M): 47.7 53 punts
Joseph Charlton (South Carolina): 47.7 68 punts
Trenton Gill (NC State): 47.6 56 punts
Jake Camarda (Georgia): 47.4 54 punts

Full Gross Punting Average leaderboard

Net Punting Average

Max Duffy (Kentucky): 45.6 47 punts
Chris Barnes (Rice): 44.2 34 punts
Dane Roy (Houston): 44.0 54 punts
Joel Whitford (Washington): 43.7 41 punts
Joseph Charlton (South Carolina): 43.4 68 punts

Full Net Punting Average leaderboard

Inside the 20 Percentage

Dane Roy (Houston): 60.8% 31 of 54
Max Duffy (Kentucky): 59.6% 28 of 47
Tyson Dyer (New Mexico): 59.3% 35 of 59
Adam Nunez (Rice): 56.3% 18 of 32
Michael Turk (Arizona State): 55.9% 33 of 59

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Longest Punts

Nash Griffin (Virginia): 78 yds
Zach Harding (Army): 78 yds
Matt Hayball (Florida Atlantic): 77 yds
Adam Williams (Memphis): 77 yds
Derek Adams (Kent State): 76 yds

Full Longest Punts leaderboard

Punt Points Added

Max Duffy (Kentucky): +22.0 47 punts
Sterling Hofrichter (Syracuse): +18.2 69 punts
Joseph Charlton (South Carolina): +18.1 68 punts
Michael Turk (Arizona State): +16.7 59 punts
John Haggerty (Western Kentucky): +15.7 42 punts

Full Punt Points Added leaderboard

Fair Catch Percentage

Ben Griffiths (USC): 53.2% 25 of 48
Sam Loy (Arkansas): 51.9% 27 of 56
Reeves Mundschau (Oklahoma): 51.5% 17 of 33
James Smith (Cincinnati): 50.8% 32 of 68
Tommy Martin (Florida State): 50.8% 32 of 64

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Punt Touchback Percentage

Lucas Dean (UTSA): 0.0% 0 of 65
Steven Coutts (California): 0.0% 0 of 44
Jack Brooks (South Alabama): 0.0% 0 of 67
Chris Barnes (Rice): 0.0% 0 of 34
Jonah Wieland (Akron): 1.3% 1 of 79

Full Punt Touchback Percentage leaderboard

Touchbacks Avoided (STOP Rank)

Jacob Herbers (Minnesota): +3.2 1 TB on 38 punts
James Smith (Cincinnati): +3.0 1 TB on 68 punts
Adam Korsak (Rutgers): +2.9 2 TB on 76 punts
Issac Power (Baylor): +2.8 1 TB on 64 punts
Jay Bramblett (Notre Dame): +2.7 1 TB on 59 punts

Full Touchbacks Avoided (STOP Rank) leaderboard

Return Yards Allowed per Punt

Jacob Herbers (Minnesota): 0.0 0 yards
Zac Collins (Purdue): 0.1 2 yards
Colton Spangler (Maryland): 0.1 4 yards
Joel Whitford (Washington): 0.2 7 yards
Sterling Hofrichter (Syracuse): 0.2 14 yards

Full Return Yards Allowed per Punt leaderboard

Opponent Starting Field Position

Michael Turk (Arizona State): 19.2 59 punts
Dane Roy (Houston): 19.2 54 punts
Max Duffy (Kentucky): 19.3 47 punts
Tommy Townsend (Florida): 19.6 40 punts
Adam Nunez (Rice): 20.0 32 punts

Full Opponent Starting Field Position leaderboard

Net Average in Opponent Territory

Sterling Hofrichter (Syracuse): 36.3 12 punts
Adam Korsak (Rutgers): 36.2 13 punts
Dom Maggio (Wake Forest): 35.9 14 punts
Cody Grace (Arkansas State): 35.4 16 punts
Michael Turk (Arizona State): 35.0 16 punts

Full Net Average in Opponent Territory leaderboard

Net Average in Wind

Oscar Bradburn (Virginia Tech): 47.4 10 punts
Tommy Heatherly (Florida International): 44.8 13 punts
Tyson Dyer (New Mexico): 44.7 11 punts
Trent Schneider (South Florida): 43.8 26 punts
Chris Barnes (Rice): 43.7 17 punts

Full Net Average in Wind leaderboard

All 2019 College Punter Leaderboards

Punters by Points Added

124 punters qualify.

Rk	Player	Team	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Max Duffy	Kentucky	47	48.6	45.6	28	60%	9%	14%	+22.0
2	Sterling Hofrichter	Syracuse	69	43.9	43.2	30	44%	3%	48%	+18.2
3	Joseph Charlton	South Carolina	68	47.7	43.4	30	44%	7%	39%	+18.1
4	Michael Turk	Arizona State	59	46.0	42.3	33	56%	10%	32%	+16.7
5	John Haggerty	Western Kentucky	42	46.2	43.0	18	43%	5%	15%	+15.7
6	James Smith	Cincinnati	68	42.7	41.4	27	42%	2%	51%	+14.0
7	Ryan Stonehouse	Colorado State	49	46.4	42.6	15	31%	10%	17%	+12.7
8	Jake Camarda	Georgia	54	47.4	42.8	24	45%	17%	17%	+12.4
9	Dane Roy	Houston	54	46.9	44.0	31	61%	4%	12%	+12.4
10	Cody Grace	Arkansas State	62	44.4	41.5	26	42%	8%	32%	+11.8
11	Brandon Heicklen	San Diego State	67	45.4	41.1	33	49%	9%	26%	+10.6
12	Austin McNamara	Texas Tech	59	45.0	42.5	20	34%	8%	39%	+10.6
13	Tyson Dyer	New Mexico	59	46.1	42.5	35	59%	7%	22%	+10.4
14	Joel Whitford	Washington	41	44.8	43.7	16	39%	5%	46%	+10.0
15	Derek Adams	Kent State	57	43.3	41.7	21	38%	5%	31%	+9.7
16	Drue Chrisman	Ohio State	40	44.1	39.7	17	45%	21%	37%	+9.6
17	Lou Hedley	Miami	55	44.3	41.1	19	35%	7%	22%	+9.5
18	Oscar Bradburn	Virginia Tech	51	46.7	41.9	21	41%	12%	33%	+9.2
19	Blake Hayes	Illinois	72	44.8	42.8	30	42%	3%	11%	+9.1
20	Adam Korsak	Rutgers	76	43.8	41.5	33	43%	3%	37%	+9.1
21	Adam Williams	Memphis	41	45.7	41.0	15	41%	11%	17%	+7.9
22	Chris Barnes	Rice	34	45.0	44.2	11	32%	0%	26%	+7.5
23	Owen White	Navy	36	43.1	41.4	18	50%	3%	29%	+7.4
24	Wade Lees	UCLA	49	42.9	40.0	23	48%	2%	49%	+7.1
25	Tommy Townsend	Florida	40	44.5	42.3	19	48%	10%	46%	+7.0
26	Devin Anctil	Kansas State	53	45.0	39.7	15	28%	15%	25%	+6.8
27	Rhys Byrns	Louisiana	41	44.1	41.1	14	34%	7%	37%	+6.4
28	Matt Ference	Northern Illinois	65	43.0	40.8	23	35%	5%	23%	+6.2
29	Trenton Gill	NC State	56	47.6	42.1	17	30%	13%	29%	+6.0
30	Blake Gillikin	Penn State	59	42.0	40.0	28	49%	7%	22%	+5.7
31	Blake Cusick	Fresno State	52	42.5	40.0	20	38%	8%	31%	+5.6
32	Ryan Galovich	Wyoming	61	42.2	39.6	16	26%	8%	31%	+5.6
33	Harrison Smith	Vanderbilt	77	43.0	39.8	32	43%	5%	27%	+5.6
34	Dom Maggio	Wake Forest	68	46.8	39.0	30	45%	16%	18%	+5.5
35	Ben Griffiths	USC	48	41.4	39.5	23	48%	6%	53%	+5.4
36	Zach Von Rosenberg	LSU	39	42.7	40.4	18	49%	8%	46%	+5.4
37	Braden Mann	Texas A&M	53	47.7	41.4	24	46%	8%	16%	+5.1
38	Xavier Subotsch	App State	64	42.5	40.0	27	42%	9%	31%	+4.9
39	Will Spiers	Clemson	38	42.3	40.5	9	24%	5%	46%	+4.7
40	Austin Parker	Duke	66	45.7	40.7	25	38%	9%	30%	+4.7
41	Michael Sleep-Dalton	Iowa	54	42.0	39.2	26	48%	7%	39%	+4.2
42	Josh Growden	West Virginia	68	42.1	40.1	18	26%	4%	45%	+4.1
43	Jake Hartbarger	Michigan State	59	43.1	38.6	19	33%	10%	16%	+3.6
44	Michael Farkas	Ohio	47	41.7	38.9	22	47%	9%	37%	+3.4
45	Tucker McCann	Missouri	68	43.2	39.7	27	40%	4%	24%	+3.2
46	Isaac Armstrong	Nebraska	59	40.9	39.4	23	39%	5%	15%	+3.2
47	Luke Magliozzi	UConn	63	42.4	39.4	23	37%	8%	29%	+3.1
48	Jake Julien	Eastern Michigan	45	43.0	39.0	16	36%	9%	17%	+3.0
49	Haydon Whitehead	Indiana	47	42.1	39.1	22	47%	11%	30%	+2.9
50	Will Hart	Michigan	46	45.1	39.4	11	24%	15%	24%	+2.7
51	Adam Nunez	Rice	32	40.4	38.2	18	56%	6%	34%	+2.6
52	Alex Kinney	Colorado	59	44.4	39.6	29	49%	7%	42%	+2.6
53	Tommy Heatherly	Florida International	51	42.6	41.1	18	35%	6%	28%	+2.5
54	Jack Brooks	South Alabama	67	42.2	40.1	23	35%	0%	34%	+2.0
55	Alvin Kenworthy	North Texas	50	43.7	39.2	23	46%	10%	27%	+1.8
56	Matt Hayball	Florida Atlantic	63	43.1	40.0	22	35%	6%	41%	+1.7
57	Mason King	Louisville	54	42.5	38.9	19	35%	9%	24%	+1.3
58	Benjamin Lennon	Utah	37	39.7	37.5	18	49%	3%	50%	+1.3
59	Reeves Mundschau	Oklahoma	33	42.2	40.2	12	36%	3%	52%	+1.2
60	Blake Maimone	Oregon	55	43.9	38.2	19	35%	13%	18%	+0.8
61	Tucker Day	Mississippi State	46	42.5	37.9	13	28%	7%	20%	+0.8
62	Ryan Sanborn	Stanford	52	40.5	37.8	23	43%	4%	36%	+0.4
63	Kyle Thompson	Kansas	57	44.5	39.6	19	35%	4%	19%	+0.3
64	Ryan Bujcevski	Texas	30	41.4	38.4	10	33%	10%	40%	+0.3
65	Pressley Harvin III	Georgia Tech	80	44.8	40.0	21	27%	8%	25%	+0.2
66	Andrew Osteen	UCF	53	42.5	38.7	11	21%	10%	42%	+0.2
67	Robert LeFevre	Marshall	61	40.9	38.2	24	39%	8%	21%	−0.4
68	Grant Carlson	Boston College	58	42.8	39.5	19	33%	5%	18%	−0.5
69	Payton Theisler	New Mexico State	63	42.1	38.9	18	29%	2%	21%	−0.5
70	Tyler Sumpter	Troy	42	41.4	39.1	15	35%	9%	46%	−0.6
71	Kyle Greenwell	UAB	63	42.0	39.0	22	34%	8%	34%	−0.7
72	Jacob Herbers	Minnesota	38	38.0	37.3	20	54%	3%	36%	−1.0
73	Jared Porter	UL Monroe	54	43.8	39.0	21	39%	11%	41%	−1.2
74	Tom Hutton	Oklahoma State	53	38.3	37.7	22	42%	2%	40%	−1.7
75	Nash Griffin	Virginia	51	41.2	37.5	23	45%	8%	33%	−1.7
76	Anthony Beck II	Georgia Southern	59	41.6	39.0	18	31%	5%	39%	−1.7
77	Colton Spangler	Maryland	45	40.1	39.1	13	29%	4%	43%	−1.8
78	Thomas Bennett	Tulsa	61	43.0	38.2	22	37%	10%	25%	−2.0
79	Zac Collins	Purdue	33	39.0	38.3	7	21%	3%	24%	−2.3
80	Kyle Kramer	Miami (OH)	72	43.2	38.3	31	43%	8%	27%	−2.4
81	Mitchell Crawford	UTEP	62	39.5	38.3	16	26%	3%	21%	−2.5
82	Trent Schneider	South Florida	71	46.0	40.2	20	28%	11%	11%	−2.7
83	Myles Prosser	Coastal Carolina	42	39.3	36.8	15	36%	2%	29%	−2.7
84	Zac Everett	Southern Miss	46	39.8	38.5	17	37%	7%	24%	−2.7
85	Aidan Alves	Liberty	48	42.2	38.5	13	27%	8%	35%	−2.9
86	Sam Loy	Arkansas	56	39.5	37.6	20	36%	7%	52%	−3.0
87	Jay Bramblett	Notre Dame	59	39.6	38.1	21	36%	2%	39%	−3.0
88	Arryn Siposs	Auburn	57	43.8	38.9	19	35%	4%	44%	−3.0
89	Kirk Christodoulou	Pittsburgh	52	42.7	36.8	21	40%	8%	35%	−3.2
90	Joe Rivera	Iowa State	49	40.0	37.2	24	49%	6%	17%	−3.2
91	Jonn Young	East Carolina	60	40.6	36.6	18	31%	8%	32%	−3.4
92	Thomas Cluckey	Toledo	33	42.1	37.1	7	21%	6%	12%	−3.8
93	Mac Brown	Ole Miss	57	44.3	38.2	18	32%	11%	28%	−4.1
94	Ben Kiernan	North Carolina	60	41.3	37.9	13	22%	7%	34%	−4.1
95	Daniel Rodriguez	Oregon State	58	42.7	38.6	18	31%	3%	39%	−4.9
96	Ryan Wright	Tulane	46	40.6	37.1	16	35%	11%	15%	−5.0
97	Steven Coutts	California	44	38.5	37.0	12	27%	0%	49%	−5.1
98	Issac Power	Baylor	64	39.6	38.6	18	29%	2%	41%	−5.1
99	Nick Mihalic	Western Michigan	47	41.9	36.9	8	17%	11%	30%	−5.3
100	Anthony Lotti	Wisconsin	44	39.7	35.5	17	40%	7%	35%	−5.9
101	Trevor Denbow	SMU	36	38.7	36.1	8	22%	8%	11%	−6.0
102	Christopher Bartolic	Utah State	41	42.0	37.4	15	37%	5%	18%	−6.4
103	Jordy Sandy	TCU	61	38.4	36.1	24	39%	8%	36%	−6.5
104	Alex Galland	San José State	47	39.7	35.7	20	43%	6%	21%	−6.6
105	Brandon Wright	Georgia State	40	42.5	38.8	12	32%	5%	16%	−6.8
106	Brady Buell	Central Michigan	47	42.2	37.7	13	28%	9%	17%	−6.9
107	Matt Naranjo	Bowling Green	71	40.4	37.6	25	36%	4%	26%	−7.4
108	Bailey Cate	Old Dominion	66	39.9	36.9	23	35%	3%	26%	−8.0
109	Jake Oldroyd	BYU	38	43.4	37.6	12	32%	5%	22%	−8.2
110	Quinton Conaway	Nevada	57	42.9	37.6	15	25%	5%	11%	−8.2
111	Joel Velazquez	Boise State	51	39.5	36.8	15	29%	6%	29%	−8.5
112	Lucas Dean	UTSA	65	40.8	38.6	16	25%	0%	31%	−8.7
113	Kyle Ulbrich	Middle Tennessee	46	41.4	36.9	11	23%	7%	41%	−8.8
114	Brady Farlow	Louisiana Tech	48	37.3	34.8	14	29%	4%	41%	−9.4
115	Tommy Martin	Florida State	64	39.0	37.3	18	28%	2%	51%	−9.5
116	Matt Aragon	Arizona	37	39.4	35.8	10	27%	8%	22%	−9.7
117	Daniel Kubiuk	Northwestern	42	38.3	36.7	13	31%	2%	22%	−10.0
118	Adam Barry	Temple	59	38.0	35.9	17	29%	3%	16%	−11.6
119	Seamus O'Kelly	Texas State	65	38.3	36.2	17	28%	5%	33%	−15.6
120	Nathan Snyder	Ball State	48	41.7	34.0	19	37%	6%	27%	−18.0
121	George Georgopoulos	Massachusetts	79	39.4	36.6	21	27%	4%	17%	−18.7
122	Connor Bowler	Charlotte	41	41.5	35.7	10	23%	7%	24%	−18.9
123	Jonah Wieland	Akron	79	37.7	35.8	18	23%	1%	29%	−18.9
124	Hayes Hicken	UNLV	66	43.3	34.8	15	23%	8%	14%	−20.5

Ranked by points added: each punt's expected-points result compared with an average punt from the same spot, summed (for college, expected points come from field position, since the source has no expected-points value on punts). Net subtracts return yards and 20 for touchbacks. TB % and FC % are shares of punts that were not blocked. Hang time is not recorded in public play-by-play, so fair-catch rate stands in for it. 5% of 2019 college punts have no outcome in the source play text. They are counted as not returned and left out of the fair catch, out of bounds, downed and return percentages. Minimum 30 punts.

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