2020 College Punter Rankings
Every college football punter with enough work in the 2020 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 2020 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.
2020 College Leaders
Gross Punting Average
- Pressley Harvin III (Georgia Tech): 48.0 45 punts
- Jake Camarda (Georgia): 47.9 31 punts
- Lou Hedley (Miami): 47.3 46 punts
- Lucas Dean (UTSA): 46.3 55 punts
- Austin McNamara (Texas Tech): 46.3 41 punts
Net Punting Average
- Lou Hedley (Miami): 45.4 46 punts
- Pressley Harvin III (Georgia Tech): 44.8 45 punts
- Jake Camarda (Georgia): 44.6 31 punts
- Kirk Christodoulou (Pittsburgh): 43.1 53 punts
- Tory Taylor (Iowa): 42.9 40 punts
Inside the 20 Percentage
- James Smith (Cincinnati): 64.5% 20 of 32
- Charles Ouverson (Coastal Carolina): 59.4% 19 of 33
- Ben Kiernan (North Carolina): 56.7% 17 of 30
- Lucas Dean (UTSA): 53.2% 25 of 55
- Jake Camarda (Georgia): 51.6% 16 of 31
Longest Punts
- Austin McNamara (Texas Tech): 87 yds
- Bryce Baringer (Michigan State): 78 yds
- Oscar Draguicevich III (Washington State): 78 yds
- Luke Elzinga (Central Michigan): 76 yds
- Julian Diaz (Nevada): 76 yds
Punt Points Added
- Lou Hedley (Miami): +17.4 46 punts
- Pressley Harvin III (Georgia Tech): +15.8 45 punts
- Kirk Christodoulou (Pittsburgh): +14.3 53 punts
- Paxton Brooks (Tennessee): +12.0 49 punts
- Nolan Cooney (Syracuse): +12.0 74 punts
Fair Catch Percentage
- Griffin Fleming (Southern Miss): 64.5% 20 of 36
- Jordy Sandy (TCU): 62.5% 35 of 57
- Tom Hutton (Oklahoma State): 61.5% 32 of 54
- Haydon Whitehead (Indiana): 61.1% 22 of 36
- Kirk Christodoulou (Pittsburgh): 54.9% 28 of 53
Punt Touchback Percentage
- Adam Korsak (Rutgers): 0.0% 0 of 48
- Tyson Dyer (New Mexico): 0.0% 0 of 34
- Adam Stack (Hawai'i): 0.0% 0 of 37
- Ben Kiernan (North Carolina): 0.0% 0 of 30
- Stephen Kotsanlee (Utah State): 0.0% 0 of 37
Touchbacks Avoided (STOP Rank)
- Adam Korsak (Rutgers): +3.1 0 TB on 48 punts
- Tyson Dyer (New Mexico): +2.5 0 TB on 34 punts
- Stephen Kotsanlee (Utah State): +2.5 0 TB on 37 punts
- Seamus O'Kelly (Texas State): +2.2 1 TB on 57 punts
- Ryan Bujcevski (Texas): +2.0 0 TB on 39 punts
Return Yards Allowed per Punt
- Nik Constantinou (Texas A&M): -0.2 -6 yards
- Laine Wilkins (Houston): -0.1 -4 yards
- Oscar Bradburn (Virginia Tech): 0.0 0 yards
- Jake Camarda (Georgia): 0.1 2 yards
- Tyler Sumpter (West Virginia): 0.2 5 yards
Opponent Starting Field Position
- Jake Camarda (Georgia): 17.7 31 punts
- James Smith (Cincinnati): 20.5 32 punts
- Ben Kiernan (North Carolina): 21.3 30 punts
- Charles Ouverson (Coastal Carolina): 21.5 33 punts
- Tom Hutton (Oklahoma State): 22.0 54 punts
Net Average in Opponent Territory
- Elijah Fischer (San José State): 36.5 12 punts
- Zach Von Rosenberg (LSU): 34.8 12 punts
- Tom Hutton (Oklahoma State): 33.3 14 punts
- Jordy Sandy (TCU): 30.2 15 punts
- Trenton Gill (NC State): 28.5 12 punts
Net Average in Wind
- Lou Hedley (Miami): 47.5 13 punts
- Ryan Hanson (Arkansas State): 45.5 11 punts
- Pressley Harvin III (Georgia Tech): 45.4 17 punts
- Blake Hayes (Illinois): 44.7 18 punts
- Kirk Christodoulou (Pittsburgh): 44.1 20 punts
All 2020 College Punter Leaderboards
- Punts
- Punting Yards
- Gross Punting Average
- Net Punting Average
- Punts Inside the 20
- Inside the 20 Percentage
- Longest Punts
- Punt Touchbacks
- Fair Catches Forced
- Punts Downed
- Punts Out of Bounds
- Punts Returned
- Punt Return Yards Allowed
- Average Punt Return Allowed
- Blocked Punts
- Punt Points Added
- Punt Points per 100 Punts
- Fair Catch Percentage
- Punt Touchback Percentage
- Touchbacks Avoided (STOP Rank)
- Punts Out of Bounds Percentage
- Punts Downed Percentage
- Punt Return Percentage
- Return Yards Allowed per Punt
- Opponent Starting Field Position
- Punts Inside the 10
- Punts of 50+ Yards
- 50+ Yard Punt Percentage
- Inside-20 to Touchback Ratio
- Net Average in Opponent Territory
- Net Average in Cold Weather
- Net Average in Wind
Punters by Points Added
73 punters qualify.
| Rk | Player | Team | Punts | Avg | Net | In 20 | In 20 % | TB % | FC % | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lou Hedley | Miami | 46 | 47.3 | 45.4 | 15 | 34% | 2% | 55% | +17.4 |
| 2 | Pressley Harvin III | Georgia Tech | 45 | 48.0 | 44.8 | 20 | 44% | 7% | 45% | +15.8 |
| 3 | Kirk Christodoulou | Pittsburgh | 53 | 44.5 | 43.1 | 23 | 43% | 2% | 55% | +14.3 |
| 4 | Paxton Brooks | Tennessee | 49 | 43.6 | 41.8 | 22 | 45% | 8% | 38% | +12.0 |
| 5 | Nolan Cooney | Syracuse | 74 | 44.8 | 41.5 | 25 | 34% | 4% | 26% | +12.0 |
| 6 | Jake Camarda | Georgia | 31 | 47.9 | 44.6 | 16 | 52% | 16% | 47% | +11.8 |
| 7 | Max Duffy | Kentucky | 37 | 45.8 | 42.4 | 13 | 35% | 3% | 34% | +11.4 |
| 8 | Adam Korsak | Rutgers | 48 | 42.9 | 42.6 | 23 | 48% | 0% | 43% | +10.6 |
| 9 | Zach Von Rosenberg | LSU | 59 | 43.9 | 42.0 | 29 | 49% | 3% | 39% | +10.6 |
| 10 | Tory Taylor | Iowa | 40 | 44.1 | 42.9 | 20 | 50% | 3% | 35% | +10.4 |
| 11 | James Smith | Cincinnati | 32 | 43.8 | 40.7 | 20 | 65% | 3% | 48% | +8.7 |
| 12 | Ryan Wright | Tulane | 49 | 45.0 | 41.2 | 15 | 32% | 6% | 11% | +8.0 |
| 13 | Trenton Gill | NC State | 49 | 44.8 | 39.8 | 18 | 37% | 12% | 31% | +7.4 |
| 14 | Luke Elzinga | Central Michigan | 33 | 43.2 | 40.8 | 15 | 47% | 6% | 28% | +6.5 |
| 15 | Jordy Sandy | TCU | 57 | 41.0 | 38.9 | 27 | 47% | 5% | 63% | +6.1 |
| 16 | Nik Constantinou | Texas A&M | 31 | 40.3 | 39.2 | 14 | 45% | 6% | 55% | +6.0 |
| 17 | Austin McNamara | Texas Tech | 41 | 46.3 | 40.0 | 13 | 32% | 10% | 41% | +5.9 |
| 18 | Oscar Bradburn | Virginia Tech | 37 | 43.0 | 39.8 | 11 | 30% | 16% | 39% | +5.8 |
| 19 | Zach Harding | Army | 37 | 42.8 | 40.3 | 16 | 43% | 5% | 21% | +5.7 |
| 20 | Porter Wilson | Duke | 53 | 42.9 | 41.1 | 20 | 40% | 4% | 24% | +5.5 |
| 21 | Haydon Whitehead | Indiana | 36 | 42.4 | 40.4 | 10 | 28% | 8% | 61% | +5.4 |
| 22 | Tom Hutton | Oklahoma State | 54 | 40.5 | 39.2 | 27 | 51% | 6% | 62% | +5.3 |
| 23 | Tommy Heatherly | Florida International | 32 | 44.4 | 42.3 | 11 | 34% | 9% | 34% | +5.2 |
| 24 | Jay Bramblett | Notre Dame | 39 | 42.2 | 41.2 | 12 | 31% | 3% | 36% | +5.2 |
| 25 | Grant McKinniss | Missouri | 39 | 43.1 | 40.3 | 14 | 37% | 8% | 43% | +4.7 |
| 26 | Lucas Dean | UTSA | 55 | 46.3 | 40.3 | 25 | 53% | 4% | 16% | +4.4 |
| 27 | Kyle Greenwell | UAB | 41 | 42.5 | 40.3 | 15 | 34% | 2% | 41% | +4.3 |
| 28 | Xavier Subotsch | App State | 32 | 42.3 | 41.4 | 12 | 38% | 3% | 35% | +4.1 |
| 29 | Bernardo Rodriguez | North Texas | 32 | 43.8 | 39.7 | 9 | 28% | 13% | 10% | +4.1 |
| 30 | Ben Kiernan | North Carolina | 30 | 43.7 | 39.9 | 17 | 57% | 0% | 28% | +4.0 |
| 31 | Kyle Ulbrich | Middle Tennessee | 43 | 43.8 | 40.0 | 15 | 35% | 12% | 26% | +3.7 |
| 32 | Andrew Osteen | UCF | 35 | 44.3 | 41.5 | 9 | 26% | 6% | 38% | +3.7 |
| 33 | Rhys Byrns | Louisiana | 34 | 43.9 | 40.1 | 14 | 41% | 6% | 24% | +3.1 |
| 34 | Adam Williams | Memphis | 41 | 42.6 | 40.0 | 13 | 32% | 7% | 36% | +2.6 |
| 35 | Stephen Kotsanlee | Utah State | 37 | 40.7 | 40.4 | 18 | 49% | 0% | 36% | +2.3 |
| 36 | Blake Hayes | Illinois | 42 | 43.8 | 40.6 | 16 | 38% | 2% | 29% | +2.2 |
| 37 | John Haggerty | Western Kentucky | 53 | 46.0 | 41.7 | 20 | 38% | 8% | 18% | +1.7 |
| 38 | Seamus O'Kelly | Texas State | 57 | 40.9 | 38.8 | 22 | 39% | 2% | 28% | +1.3 |
| 39 | Nash Griffin | Virginia | 42 | 42.4 | 39.7 | 12 | 29% | 10% | 31% | +1.3 |
| 40 | Anthony Beck II | Georgia Southern | 44 | 42.0 | 37.9 | 14 | 32% | 9% | 47% | +1.2 |
| 41 | Derek Adams | Northwestern | 40 | 41.5 | 38.9 | 15 | 38% | 10% | 49% | +0.5 |
| 42 | Ivan Mora | Wake Forest | 36 | 40.9 | 38.1 | 14 | 39% | 11% | 31% | +0.4 |
| 43 | Laine Wilkins | Houston | 31 | 41.2 | 40.0 | 15 | 48% | 6% | 31% | +0.2 |
| 44 | Will Spiers | Clemson | 42 | 43.5 | 38.7 | 19 | 45% | 7% | 27% | 0.0 |
| 45 | Charles Ouverson | Coastal Carolina | 33 | 40.2 | 37.2 | 19 | 59% | 3% | 32% | −0.4 |
| 46 | Alex Mastromanno | Florida State | 35 | 43.5 | 40.5 | 10 | 29% | 3% | 46% | −0.4 |
| 47 | Jordan Stout | Penn State | 33 | 41.5 | 38.8 | 10 | 30% | 3% | 39% | −0.5 |
| 48 | Tyler Sumpter | West Virginia | 33 | 40.3 | 39.0 | 14 | 42% | 6% | 52% | −0.6 |
| 49 | Grant Carlson | Boston College | 43 | 42.4 | 39.4 | 14 | 36% | 8% | 22% | −0.7 |
| 50 | Matthew Hayball | Florida Atlantic | 40 | 44.5 | 39.8 | 17 | 49% | 3% | 35% | −1.9 |
| 51 | Reid Bauer | Arkansas | 39 | 43.5 | 38.0 | 13 | 34% | 8% | 24% | −2.3 |
| 52 | Kai Kroeger | South Carolina | 39 | 43.3 | 38.1 | 11 | 29% | 5% | 36% | −2.8 |
| 53 | Matt Ference | Northern Illinois | 30 | 43.0 | 40.1 | 12 | 38% | 3% | 31% | −3.0 |
| 54 | Griffin Fleming | Southern Miss | 36 | 39.5 | 39.1 | 10 | 28% | 0% | 65% | −3.0 |
| 55 | Tyson Dyer | New Mexico | 34 | 40.4 | 38.5 | 11 | 32% | 0% | 40% | −3.2 |
| 56 | Ryan Hanson | Arkansas State | 41 | 40.6 | 38.7 | 12 | 30% | 3% | 29% | −3.9 |
| 57 | Lachlan Wilson | Tulsa | 39 | 43.1 | 36.5 | 14 | 36% | 8% | 33% | −4.0 |
| 58 | Michael Hayes II | Georgia State | 47 | 40.4 | 38.1 | 10 | 21% | 2% | 18% | −4.2 |
| 59 | Adam Barry | Temple | 40 | 44.0 | 40.0 | 18 | 45% | 5% | 23% | −4.5 |
| 60 | Jack Brooks | South Alabama | 43 | 41.7 | 37.8 | 11 | 25% | 5% | 48% | −4.6 |
| 61 | Adam Stack | Hawai'i | 37 | 43.8 | 38.1 | 10 | 27% | 0% | 33% | −4.8 |
| 62 | Harrison Smith | Vanderbilt | 46 | 41.0 | 37.4 | 19 | 42% | 2% | 34% | −6.0 |
| 63 | Bryce Baringer | Michigan State | 37 | 43.6 | 36.4 | 10 | 28% | 8% | 31% | −6.3 |
| 64 | Issac Power | Baylor | 54 | 40.6 | 36.6 | 16 | 29% | 7% | 41% | −7.3 |
| 65 | Ryan Bujcevski | Texas | 39 | 43.3 | 37.1 | 16 | 39% | 0% | 23% | −8.1 |
| 66 | Nickolas Null | Wyoming | 29 | 38.7 | 36.1 | 6 | 20% | 3% | 26% | −8.1 |
| 67 | Reeves Mundschau | Oklahoma | 36 | 38.9 | 36.4 | 11 | 30% | 3% | 43% | −8.4 |
| 68 | Jacob Barnes | Louisiana Tech | 44 | 37.2 | 35.3 | 10 | 23% | 5% | 26% | −8.5 |
| 69 | Joe Rivera | Iowa State | 42 | 40.8 | 35.1 | 14 | 33% | 10% | 29% | −10.6 |
| 70 | Trent Schneider | South Florida | 32 | 41.3 | 34.0 | 8 | 26% | 6% | 11% | −11.7 |
| 71 | Daniel Sparks | UL Monroe | 30 | 44.6 | 36.0 | 6 | 19% | 7% | 26% | −11.8 |
| 72 | Daniel Davies | Navy | 44 | 37.1 | 34.7 | 9 | 20% | 5% | 36% | −19.6 |
| 73 | Reis Vernon | Kansas | 38 | 37.8 | 31.6 | 7 | 18% | 3% | 29% | −23.4 |
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. 4% of 2020 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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