2024 College Inside-20 to Touchback Ratio Leaders
Punts inside the 20 divided by touchbacks. It rewards a punter who gets close to the goal line without going through it. Punters with no touchbacks cannot be scored, so they are left out.
Higher is better. A punter with one touchback and ten punts inside the 20 scores 10.0. In 2024, Josh Smith (30.0) led college football punters in inside-20 to touchback ratio, ahead of Dante Atton (27.0) and Eddie Czaplicki (26.0). 114 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 6.0.
Final 2024 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.
| Rk | Player | Team | I20:TB | Punts | Avg | Net | In 20 | In 20 % | TB % | FC % | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Smith | Kent State | 30.0 | 83 | 41.8 | 37.6 | 30 | 39% | 1% | 45% | −10.9 |
| 2 | Dante Atton | Temple | 27.0 | 75 | 40.5 | 39.5 | 27 | 36% | 1% | 46% | +1.4 |
| 3 | Eddie Czaplicki | USC | 26.0 | 40 | 48.5 | 45.8 | 26 | 65% | 3% | 35% | +18.0 |
| 4 | John Henderson | Bowling Green | 24.0 | 48 | 40.8 | 40.3 | 24 | 50% | 2% | 53% | +2.3 |
| 5 | Grant Chadwick | Middle Tennessee | 22.0 | 51 | 43.6 | 41.0 | 22 | 43% | 2% | 43% | +1.0 |
| 6 | Caile Hogan | UTSA | 21.0 | 53 | 40.8 | 40.0 | 21 | 40% | 2% | 46% | −2.6 |
| 7 | Emile Sebafundi | Coastal Carolina | 19.0 | 47 | 40.4 | 38.7 | 19 | 40% | 2% | 46% | −2.1 |
| 8 | Jack Wilson | Ohio | 19.0 | 55 | 41.0 | 37.1 | 19 | 35% | 2% | 33% | −12.5 |
| 9 | Fraser Masin | Ole Miss | 17.0 | 34 | 46.2 | 43.9 | 17 | 50% | 3% | 42% | +10.6 |
| 10 | Mark Crawford | Minnesota | 17.0 | 50 | 43.3 | 41.1 | 17 | 35% | 2% | 29% | −0.4 |
| 11 | Luke Akers | Northwestern | 16.0 | 41 | 43.1 | 39.7 | 16 | 40% | 3% | 42% | +0.9 |
| 12 | Lucas Borrow | Hawai'i | 15.0 | 48 | 45.5 | 41.5 | 15 | 32% | 2% | 18% | +4.1 |
| 13 | Sam Vander Haar | BYU | 15.0 | 33 | 42.9 | 41.0 | 15 | 45% | 3% | 56% | +7.2 |
| 14 | Jack Culbreath | Wyoming | 13.5 | 66 | 40.4 | 38.2 | 27 | 41% | 3% | 41% | −1.4 |
| 15 | Oscar Chapman | Auburn | 13.0 | 41 | 42.5 | 40.8 | 13 | 33% | 3% | 55% | +0.8 |
| 16 | Avery Book | Akron | 12.0 | 65 | 43.4 | 40.4 | 24 | 37% | 3% | 15% | +1.0 |
| 17 | Luke Elzinga | Oklahoma | 12.0 | 57 | 45.2 | 42.4 | 24 | 44% | 4% | 34% | +13.0 |
| 18 | Joe McGuire | Ohio State | 12.0 | 32 | 42.3 | 40.6 | 12 | 38% | 3% | 64% | 0.0 |
| 19 | Robert Cole | Troy | 12.0 | 44 | 36.9 | 35.3 | 12 | 27% | 2% | 52% | −14.8 |
| 20 | Sawyer Evans | North Texas | 12.0 | 44 | 41.0 | 40.3 | 12 | 28% | 2% | 63% | −0.9 |
| 21 | Stephen Kotsanlee | Utah State | 12.0 | 48 | 42.6 | 41.0 | 12 | 27% | 2% | 47% | −2.3 |
| 22 | Tom Maginness | North Carolina | 12.0 | 45 | 41.5 | 37.8 | 12 | 28% | 2% | 44% | −3.4 |
| 23 | Ivan Mora | Wake Forest | 11.5 | 52 | 43.0 | 41.0 | 23 | 44% | 4% | 45% | +7.8 |
| 24 | Alex Mastromanno | Florida State | 11.0 | 57 | 48.6 | 45.0 | 22 | 39% | 4% | 32% | +22.6 |
| 25 | Ryan Heicher | Arkansas State | 11.0 | 54 | 42.9 | 39.4 | 22 | 41% | 4% | 55% | −1.5 |
| 26 | Aidan Swanson | Clemson | 9.5 | 53 | 41.5 | 39.3 | 19 | 36% | 4% | 46% | −0.4 |
| 27 | Cole Maynard | Western Kentucky | 9.5 | 49 | 42.9 | 39.6 | 19 | 39% | 4% | 37% | +1.4 |
| 28 | Keelan Crimmins | Purdue | 9.5 | 64 | 44.9 | 41.8 | 19 | 30% | 3% | 41% | +2.7 |
| 29 | Luke Larsen | East Carolina | 9.5 | 51 | 40.9 | 38.6 | 19 | 38% | 4% | 49% | −3.7 |
| 30 | Jack Dawson | Jacksonville State | 9.0 | 48 | 42.1 | 40.3 | 18 | 38% | 4% | 55% | −0.4 |
| 31 | Mark Vassett | Colorado | 9.0 | 49 | 43.8 | 38.0 | 18 | 37% | 4% | 28% | −6.5 |
| 32 | Mitch McCarthy | UCF | 9.0 | 40 | 44.1 | 40.7 | 18 | 45% | 5% | 70% | +1.6 |
| 33 | Brian Buschini | Nebraska | 8.5 | 44 | 44.7 | 36.7 | 17 | 39% | 5% | 41% | −5.0 |
| 34 | Caden Noonkester | NC State | 8.5 | 46 | 43.3 | 39.8 | 17 | 38% | 4% | 48% | +3.2 |
| 35 | Jack Burgess | Texas Tech | 8.5 | 43 | 42.1 | 37.6 | 17 | 40% | 5% | 49% | −5.8 |
| 36 | Joshua Sloan | Memphis | 8.5 | 45 | 43.4 | 41.4 | 17 | 38% | 4% | 50% | +4.2 |
| 37 | Michael Salgado-Medina | Arizona | 8.5 | 39 | 43.3 | 39.1 | 17 | 44% | 5% | 41% | +2.0 |
| 38 | Oliver Straw | West Virginia | 8.5 | 33 | 43.7 | 41.1 | 17 | 52% | 6% | 26% | +6.8 |
| 39 | Bryce McFerson | Maryland | 8.3 | 52 | 45.1 | 41.9 | 25 | 48% | 6% | 41% | +3.6 |
| 40 | Aleksi Pulkkinen | South Alabama | 8.0 | 44 | 40.5 | 39.5 | 16 | 36% | 5% | 51% | −4.3 |
| 41 | Simon McClannan | Kansas State | 8.0 | 43 | 42.0 | 37.5 | 16 | 37% | 5% | 40% | −8.1 |
| 42 | Emilio Duran | Toledo | 7.7 | 52 | 42.0 | 40.0 | 23 | 46% | 6% | 32% | +8.8 |
| 43 | Caleb Junko | Pittsburgh | 7.5 | 53 | 43.8 | 41.2 | 15 | 28% | 4% | 26% | +1.3 |
| 44 | Riley Thompson | Penn State | 7.5 | 36 | 42.9 | 41.2 | 15 | 42% | 6% | 61% | +3.5 |
| 45 | George Eberle | New Mexico State | 7.3 | 62 | 44.7 | 39.4 | 22 | 36% | 5% | 28% | −2.7 |
| 46 | Jackson Ross | Tennessee | 7.3 | 46 | 44.4 | 40.4 | 22 | 48% | 7% | 33% | +6.0 |
| 47 | James Burnip | Alabama | 7.3 | 48 | 44.9 | 43.7 | 22 | 47% | 6% | 43% | +11.9 |
| 48 | Guy Gillespie | Nevada | 7.0 | 46 | 40.3 | 38.2 | 21 | 46% | 7% | 36% | −1.0 |
| 49 | Jack McCallister | Washington | 7.0 | 36 | 44.0 | 36.5 | 14 | 38% | 6% | 26% | −8.3 |
| 50 | Aaron Rodriguez | New Mexico | 6.7 | 41 | 42.7 | 36.2 | 20 | 51% | 8% | 17% | +0.2 |
| 51 | Jacob Ulrich | Kennesaw State | 6.6 | 75 | 46.0 | 39.9 | 33 | 44% | 7% | 27% | +10.0 |
| 52 | Angus Davies | Tulsa | 6.3 | 68 | 43.0 | 38.1 | 19 | 28% | 4% | 24% | −12.1 |
| 53 | Hugh Robertson | Illinois | 6.3 | 37 | 40.8 | 37.8 | 19 | 50% | 8% | 50% | −5.1 |
| 54 | Andrew Stokes | South Florida | 6.3 | 62 | 44.9 | 42.6 | 25 | 40% | 6% | 22% | +14.5 |
| 55 | Jack Bouwmeester | Utah | 6.3 | 60 | 44.7 | 39.9 | 25 | 41% | 7% | 37% | +3.4 |
| 56 | Jeremy Crawshaw | Florida | 6.3 | 56 | 45.9 | 43.2 | 25 | 45% | 7% | 36% | +18.3 |
| 57 | Rhys Dakin | Iowa | 6.0 | 60 | 44.2 | 41.2 | 30 | 51% | 8% | 50% | +9.0 |
| 58 | Atticus Bertrams | Wisconsin | 6.0 | 55 | 45.3 | 42.6 | 18 | 34% | 6% | 31% | +8.2 |
| 59 | Daniel Sparks | Virginia | 6.0 | 57 | 44.6 | 42.2 | 18 | 32% | 5% | 38% | +14.7 |
| 60 | Ethan Craw | TCU | 6.0 | 39 | 42.3 | 38.6 | 18 | 46% | 8% | 54% | −1.3 |
| 61 | Devin Bale | Arkansas | 6.0 | 37 | 44.9 | 42.4 | 12 | 32% | 5% | 26% | +9.6 |
| 62 | Riley Riethman | Navy | 5.8 | 52 | 45.7 | 39.5 | 23 | 44% | 8% | 24% | +6.3 |
| 63 | Jakob Anderson | Rutgers | 5.7 | 46 | 42.4 | 38.8 | 17 | 40% | 7% | 56% | −1.6 |
| 64 | James Ferguson-Reynolds | Boise State | 5.7 | 39 | 43.8 | 38.0 | 17 | 44% | 8% | 35% | −3.0 |
| 65 | Will Karoll | Tulane | 5.5 | 37 | 43.2 | 39.9 | 11 | 30% | 5% | 48% | +3.3 |
| 66 | Josh Green | Oregon State | 5.3 | 33 | 47.2 | 41.8 | 16 | 48% | 9% | 29% | +6.2 |
| 67 | Tommy Doman | Michigan | 5.3 | 49 | 42.6 | 39.2 | 16 | 33% | 6% | 46% | −3.3 |
| 68 | Clay Lawrence | Fresno State | 5.3 | 55 | 40.7 | 37.4 | 21 | 38% | 7% | 53% | −3.8 |
| 69 | Jadon Cardell | Sam Houston | 5.0 | 59 | 40.9 | 37.8 | 20 | 34% | 7% | 29% | −5.0 |
| 70 | Peter Moore | Virginia Tech | 5.0 | 54 | 45.1 | 41.4 | 20 | 38% | 8% | 40% | +8.6 |
| 71 | Brody Richter | UCLA | 5.0 | 40 | 42.8 | 38.9 | 15 | 38% | 8% | 37% | −5.0 |
| 72 | Bryce Lofton | Southern Miss | 5.0 | 61 | 44.5 | 41.2 | 15 | 25% | 5% | 38% | +5.9 |
| 73 | David Chapeau | Central Michigan | 5.0 | 55 | 41.8 | 37.4 | 15 | 27% | 5% | 33% | −9.9 |
| 74 | Mitchell Tomasek | Eastern Michigan | 5.0 | 47 | 41.4 | 39.2 | 15 | 33% | 7% | 22% | +1.1 |
| 75 | Tyler Perkins | Iowa State | 5.0 | 34 | 45.0 | 42.1 | 10 | 29% | 6% | 37% | +6.1 |
| 76 | Brian Cooey Jr. | Ball State | 4.8 | 48 | 41.5 | 36.2 | 19 | 39% | 8% | 31% | −5.9 |
| 77 | Daton Montiel | Florida International | 4.8 | 57 | 39.4 | 36.4 | 19 | 33% | 7% | 38% | −5.9 |
| 78 | Kade Reynoldson | Duke | 4.7 | 70 | 43.8 | 41.1 | 28 | 40% | 9% | 45% | +9.4 |
| 79 | Brett Thorson | Georgia | 4.6 | 42 | 47.6 | 44.0 | 23 | 55% | 12% | 33% | +14.1 |
| 80 | Connor Stutz | UConn | 4.5 | 58 | 43.1 | 39.7 | 18 | 33% | 7% | 19% | +2.2 |
| 81 | Makenzie Ryan | UL Monroe | 4.5 | 58 | 39.2 | 37.0 | 18 | 32% | 7% | 38% | −8.8 |
| 82 | Ryan Hanson | James Madison | 4.5 | 45 | 43.0 | 38.8 | 18 | 39% | 9% | 23% | +0.8 |
| 83 | Trent Carrizosa | San José State | 4.5 | 38 | 41.9 | 39.9 | 9 | 24% | 5% | 37% | −1.5 |
| 84 | Alex Bacchetta | Rice | 4.3 | 50 | 41.2 | 37.7 | 13 | 26% | 6% | 49% | −9.4 |
| 85 | Tom Foley | Northern Illinois | 4.3 | 38 | 38.5 | 36.7 | 13 | 34% | 8% | 64% | −8.7 |
| 86 | David Shanahan | Georgia Tech | 4.3 | 46 | 43.3 | 37.2 | 17 | 37% | 9% | 14% | −4.2 |
| 87 | Tyler White | Texas A&M | 4.0 | 42 | 45.1 | 41.9 | 24 | 57% | 14% | 57% | +10.4 |
| 88 | Jesse Mirco | Vanderbilt | 4.0 | 47 | 48.0 | 42.8 | 20 | 43% | 11% | 19% | +11.6 |
| 89 | Liam Dougherty | Houston | 4.0 | 57 | 41.9 | 39.1 | 20 | 35% | 9% | 39% | +1.5 |
| 90 | Michael O'Shaughnessy | Charlotte | 4.0 | 53 | 43.0 | 40.1 | 16 | 31% | 8% | 44% | −6.0 |
| 91 | Aidan Laros | Kentucky | 4.0 | 32 | 43.8 | 41.9 | 12 | 38% | 9% | 31% | +3.0 |
| 92 | Kanyon Floyd | Arizona State | 4.0 | 36 | 40.6 | 37.0 | 12 | 36% | 9% | 50% | −1.5 |
| 93 | Jack Stonehouse | Syracuse | 3.7 | 32 | 45.9 | 40.2 | 11 | 35% | 10% | 27% | +0.7 |
| 94 | Luke Bauer | Missouri | 3.5 | 44 | 41.5 | 38.3 | 14 | 32% | 9% | 38% | −0.1 |
| 95 | Max Morgan | Liberty | 3.5 | 37 | 43.1 | 39.7 | 14 | 38% | 11% | 48% | +1.5 |
| 96 | Michael Kern | Texas | 3.5 | 31 | 40.5 | 37.1 | 7 | 23% | 6% | 53% | −3.8 |
| 97 | Palmer Williams | Baylor | 3.4 | 41 | 49.6 | 44.9 | 17 | 43% | 13% | 13% | +16.7 |
| 98 | Kai Kroeger | South Carolina | 3.3 | 45 | 47.6 | 42.6 | 20 | 45% | 14% | 39% | +10.7 |
| 99 | Patrick Foley | UAB | 3.3 | 39 | 43.3 | 36.6 | 10 | 25% | 8% | 22% | −3.6 |
| 100 | Patrick Rea | Louisiana Tech | 3.3 | 64 | 39.4 | 35.8 | 23 | 36% | 11% | 38% | −9.7 |
| 101 | James Allen | Georgia State | 3.3 | 51 | 44.5 | 34.8 | 13 | 26% | 8% | 22% | −16.2 |
| 102 | Logan Lupo | Florida Atlantic | 3.3 | 47 | 44.5 | 40.3 | 13 | 27% | 9% | 27% | +1.3 |
| 103 | Seamus Hall | Old Dominion | 3.0 | 61 | 41.6 | 38.1 | 21 | 34% | 11% | 45% | −2.3 |
| 104 | Hudson Kaak | Oklahoma State | 3.0 | 31 | 43.1 | 40.9 | 12 | 35% | 12% | 45% | +3.6 |
| 105 | Mason Fletcher | Cincinnati | 3.0 | 42 | 42.6 | 38.0 | 12 | 29% | 10% | 32% | −6.2 |
| 106 | Damon Greaves | Kansas | 3.0 | 33 | 42.4 | 38.5 | 6 | 19% | 6% | 32% | −4.4 |
| 107 | Alec Clark | Marshall | 2.9 | 55 | 42.4 | 38.2 | 20 | 38% | 13% | 40% | −1.2 |
| 108 | CJ Kolodziey | Massachusetts | 2.6 | 56 | 41.0 | 37.1 | 13 | 24% | 9% | 20% | −10.6 |
| 109 | Lachlan Wilson | California | 2.6 | 51 | 45.0 | 40.2 | 18 | 38% | 15% | 32% | +3.4 |
| 110 | Tyler Pastula | San Diego State | 2.5 | 58 | 46.1 | 40.7 | 20 | 35% | 14% | 30% | +4.4 |
| 111 | Marshall Nichols | UNLV | 2.4 | 44 | 44.9 | 39.5 | 19 | 42% | 18% | 17% | +3.6 |
| 112 | Ryan Eckley | Michigan State | 2.0 | 43 | 47.9 | 40.7 | 8 | 19% | 10% | 15% | −2.1 |
| 113 | Isaac Pearson | SMU | 1.8 | 40 | 44.1 | 37.2 | 11 | 28% | 15% | 18% | −10.7 |
| 114 | Ross James | Oregon | 1.5 | 33 | 46.5 | 41.2 | 9 | 27% | 18% | 35% | +3.7 |
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