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2021 College Punts Downed Leaders

A downed punt is one a member of the kicking team stops or touches to keep it from rolling into the end zone.

It is a coverage and control stat as much as a leg stat. In 2021, Andrew Osteen (18) led college football punters in punts downed, ahead of Tory Taylor (16) and Laine Wilkins (16). 158 punters qualify.

Final 2021 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

RkPlayerTeamDownedPuntsAvgNetIn 20In 20 %TB %FC %Points
1Andrew OsteenUCF186641.138.71929%2%43%−6.1
2Tory TaylorIowa167645.941.63647%15%30%+13.1
3Laine WilkinsHouston165542.339.92240%7%44%−0.3
4Devyn McCormickUL Monroe156941.237.82538%6%37%−2.7
5Jordan StoutPenn State156246.545.03557%5%42%+22.6
6Michael Hayes IIGeorgia State155642.038.41528%9%29%−4.0
7Harrison SmithVanderbilt147342.538.61723%4%30%−7.4
8Will HartSan José State146744.441.63146%10%40%+7.3
9Aaron RodriguezNew Mexico138142.839.31823%9%40%−1.0
10Joe McFaddenUConn136139.838.11321%2%33%−13.2
11George GeorgopoulosMassachusetts136444.841.62038%2%14%0.0
12Carson KingFresno State135241.639.32446%6%37%−0.9
13Mark CrawfordMinnesota134441.640.62148%2%36%+6.3
14Mason HuntSouthern Miss127143.639.72233%6%48%+4.9
15Bryce BaringerMichigan State125648.643.81934%14%22%+8.5
16Grant CarlsonBoston College125244.239.32242%8%26%+1.5
17Jay BramblettNotre Dame125144.141.31631%6%37%+2.6
18Peter MooreVirginia Tech115945.140.32441%10%39%+2.4
19Lou HedleyMiami114944.743.02144%2%38%+9.0
20Xavier SubotschApp State114840.839.42655%2%48%+1.6
21James BurnipAlabama114239.136.81637%0%40%−7.2
22James EvansIndiana106941.938.41522%6%28%−8.8
23Ryan HansonArkansas State106844.042.12335%2%43%+6.3
24Lachlan WilsonTulsa105946.040.02340%14%33%+3.4
25Bernardo RodriguezNorth Texas105642.937.21630%9%9%−7.8
26Tyler SumpterWest Virginia104543.639.81431%13%31%+1.1
27Riley RiethmanNavy104442.737.71227%5%19%−8.5
28Nick MihalicWestern Michigan104442.536.61433%10%26%−6.7
29Matt AraizaSan Diego State97651.444.63848%19%17%+26.2
30Anthony Beck IIGeorgia Southern96445.042.02641%3%47%+10.7
31David ShanahanGeorgia Tech96141.535.61931%13%30%−14.1
32Kyle OstendorpArizona95849.244.01933%19%19%+18.6
33Kai KroegerSouth Carolina95742.839.82544%4%43%+1.9
34Kirk ChristodoulouPittsburgh95341.138.52445%9%47%+1.7
35Rhys ByrnsLouisiana95446.244.02547%6%38%+11.4
36Ryan WrightTulane95147.544.81633%10%49%+15.0
37Cameron DickerTexas94746.844.11327%6%44%+13.4
38Jake CamardaGeorgia94047.141.41435%15%28%+0.5
39Charles OuversonCoastal Carolina93837.236.21334%5%42%−5.1
40Derek AdamsNorthwestern85841.538.01729%0%51%−13.6
41Andrew StokesSouth Florida85639.036.31833%4%27%−20.9
42Ryan StonehouseColorado State85850.941.82545%20%11%+5.5
43Dom DziobanMiami (OH)84939.036.81735%0%44%−3.8
44Stephen KotsanleeUtah State84942.640.31838%4%37%+2.5
45Jonn YoungEast Carolina84843.040.51940%4%55%+3.9
46Ivan MoraWake Forest84743.740.61737%4%36%+2.7
47Mark VassettLouisville84741.639.71941%2%50%+2.9
48Grant McKinnissMissouri84841.438.72862%0%41%−4.0
49Mason FletcherCincinnati84542.741.31738%4%49%+8.7
50Brad RobbinsMichigan84346.444.11638%7%43%+11.9
51Tommy HeatherlyFlorida International77546.939.82638%18%16%+0.1
52Matt NaranjoBowling Green76541.638.12132%6%5%−9.9
53Trenton GillNC State76544.441.73655%8%44%+7.4
54Will SpiersClemson75842.139.42847%3%43%+2.8
55Bailey FlintToledo75740.036.42036%9%41%−15.3
56Matthew ShipleyHawai'i75541.537.51833%8%55%−8.2
57Cesar BarajasLouisiana Tech75441.537.92547%4%41%−3.5
58Ethan DuaneOld Dominion75439.637.01733%4%32%−8.3
59Lucas DeanUTSA74445.443.12148%5%31%+7.7
60Eddie CzaplickiArizona State74243.340.11945%7%32%+8.1
61James WilliamsSyracuse74038.435.1923%0%31%−11.8
62Brendan HallSMU73641.736.21028%3%44%−6.6
63Jesse MircoOhio State72942.341.51761%0%36%+5.3
64Jonah WielandOhio72842.039.01664%0%41%+0.8
65Adam KorsakRutgers67045.945.33854%0%49%+21.5
66Tom HuttonOklahoma State66642.240.42741%9%52%+6.5
67Seamus O'KellyTexas State66038.437.12033%2%53%−8.8
68Avery AtkinsLSU65942.438.72034%5%45%−4.5
69Ralph FawazWyoming65542.439.62138%2%38%−3.6
70Nik ConstantinouTexas A&M65146.643.32344%4%39%+15.0
71Joel VelazquezBoise State65143.139.71938%6%42%+6.8
72Andy VujnovichWisconsin64645.841.31736%6%30%+3.4
73Joe DoyleMemphis64146.040.91843%10%32%+7.7
74Bailey RiceCharlotte64042.240.61538%5%48%+1.8
75Jack AnsellPurdue63937.934.91128%0%48%−11.4
76Luke LoecherOregon State62847.742.81448%7%38%+3.5
77Blake HayesIllinois56845.143.33553%3%33%+12.8
78Adam BarryTemple56342.037.21625%2%44%−15.6
79Luke MagliozziTroy56142.537.41728%8%41%−8.2
80Kyle UlbrichMiddle Tennessee56244.539.62542%8%30%+0.9
81Ryan SanbornStanford56043.337.32136%7%27%−2.6
82Joshua SloanUTEP56040.237.22340%7%43%−8.2
83Matthew HayballFlorida Atlantic56145.742.13153%10%36%+4.4
84Jamieson SheahanCalifornia55343.141.61426%4%60%−2.5
85Oscar ChapmanAuburn55144.842.62243%8%51%+10.9
86Luke ElzingaCentral Michigan55041.137.72040%8%33%−4.9
87Race PorterWashington55348.542.82042%6%23%+9.6
88Nick HabererWashington State54542.738.31533%7%50%−4.3
89Issac PowerBaylor54446.242.91841%14%41%+15.0
90Ben GriffithsUSC54445.041.11740%12%55%+5.9
91Jordy SandyTCU54343.341.81228%7%61%+2.0
92Jacob FinnVirginia54144.240.41229%7%29%+0.4
93Tom SneeOregon54142.838.71741%8%26%+3.1
94Ryan RehkowBYU53948.742.71641%15%26%+6.4
95Anthony PecorellaMaryland52844.037.11241%18%30%+1.9
96Jack WilsonOhio51939.639.2418%0%36%−3.6
97Josh CarlsonNew Mexico State47141.538.22029%4%40%−6.4
98Jeremy CrawshawFlorida44644.039.82043%13%45%+5.2
99Zach HardingArmy43544.140.51646%11%31%+5.9
100Colin GoodfellowKentucky43146.041.31135%16%29%+2.1
101Luke AkersUCLA43443.137.1619%23%35%−1.2
102Jackson BaltarBuffalo42839.535.7621%4%27%−11.5
103John HaggertyWestern Kentucky43048.340.41450%4%30%+1.3
104Cameron PeasleyUtah42441.139.3729%4%32%−3.2
105Andrew MevisIowa State42141.039.1526%0%38%−0.4
106Alex MastromannoFlorida State36142.740.91830%0%63%−1.5
107Porter WilsonDuke36144.841.02338%5%29%+3.9
108Kyle GreenwellUAB35743.039.11730%11%48%−1.4
109Nathan SnyderBall State35242.741.72345%4%63%+5.0
110Evan SilvaUNLV35240.237.01633%4%46%−10.1
111Jack BrooksSouth Alabama35343.239.31229%5%33%−0.5
112William PrzystupNebraska33143.439.1619%10%26%−6.3
113Colton SpanglerMaryland32745.140.914%7%31%+1.1
114Ian HawkinsSyracuse32637.232.6519%4%29%−11.4
115Charles BeinAir Force32539.637.91352%4%40%−1.9
116Corey DunnIowa State32040.633.8838%5%24%−5.6
117Haydn KerrUConn31936.234.21053%5%47%−4.5
118George GeorgeopoulosMassachusetts31140.541.3218%0%10%−2.2
119Cameron RisingUtah3332.732.73100%0%0%+0.4
120Robert LeFevreMarshall25340.338.71834%4%44%−2.5
121Reis VernonKansas24940.435.41122%4%38%−22.4
122Jake JulienEastern Michigan24645.943.61430%11%50%+6.4
123Matt FerenceNorthern Illinois24544.437.0920%13%29%−8.7
124Ethan SlikeAkron24943.039.71228%2%28%−6.6
125Julian DiazNevada24544.341.21126%7%30%+1.2
126Paxton BrooksTennessee23944.242.21744%8%66%+2.2
127Mac BrownOle Miss23844.039.41539%16%35%+6.2
128Michael TurkOklahoma23351.344.91441%12%23%+5.6
129Max MorganLiberty22542.939.7832%4%35%+2.2
130Archer TraffordMississippi State22142.437.8733%5%30%−2.2
131Daniel CerniNebraska21636.927.6425%25%36%−9.6
132Carson BayAir Force21241.041.1542%0%29%+1.6
133Matt FraanjeSMU2937.336.3330%20%0%−0.4
134Brendan CropseyPurdue2538.437.5350%0%33%+0.2
135Charlton ButtUNLV2638.033.5117%0%0%−4.1
136Josh WattsColorado16647.838.52031%11%23%+0.9
137Charlie MendesRice15942.736.91727%8%12%−12.7
138Reid BauerArkansas15343.239.71324%6%44%−3.6
139Josh SmithKent State15136.435.01529%6%38%−12.3
140Ben KiernanNorth Carolina14043.337.31229%5%38%−11.0
141Ty ZentnerKansas State13944.340.51949%10%31%+4.0
142Austin McNamaraTexas Tech13848.443.91745%13%54%+15.0
143Aidan AlvesLiberty11941.737.0947%5%38%+1.0
144Tucker DayMississippi State11739.732.6212%6%36%−14.1
145Michael WilliamsUtah1844.342.5338%0%43%+0.6
146Cameron ShookIowa State1636.732.700%0%40%−3.5
147Luke LarsenEast Carolina1541.641.6240%0%80%+0.1
148Kellen Grave de PeraltaNavy1434.834.800%0%0%−2.2
149Aidan SwansonClemson1338.737.3133%0%0%−0.1
150Carson StrongNevada1334.728.0133%33%0%−0.3
151Nate CoxNevada1226.026.0150%0%0%−0.5
152Alec BevelhimerMiami (OH)1155.055.01100%0%0%+0.6
153Cole MaynardNorth Carolina1146.046.01100%0%0%+0.3
154Dustin CrumKent State1130.030.01100%0%0%+0.4
155Holton AhlersEast Carolina1122.022.01100%0%0%+0.2
156Kieran ColahanCoastal Carolina1135.035.01100%0%0%+0.1
157Matthew GoodyearFresno State1124.024.000%0%0%−0.5
158Sam HowellNorth Carolina1135.035.01100%0%0%+0.2

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