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