2024 College Punts Downed Percentage Leaders

The share of punts a member of the kicking team stopped or touched before they could roll into the end zone. It is a control and coverage stat as much as a leg stat.

Downed punts are rare, so one or two change the percentage. In 2024, Paddy Turner (44.4%) led college football punters in punts downed percentage, ahead of Guy Gillespie (36.1%) and Jesse Mirco (35.7%). 124 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 14.9%.

Final 2024 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Downed %	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Paddy Turner	Colorado State	44.4%	44	40.4	40.0	20	45%	0%	17%	−1.7
2	Guy Gillespie	Nevada	36.1%	46	40.3	38.2	21	46%	7%	36%	−1.0
3	Jesse Mirco	Vanderbilt	35.7%	47	48.0	42.8	20	43%	11%	19%	+11.6
4	Andrew Stokes	South Florida	33.3%	62	44.9	42.6	25	40%	6%	22%	+14.5
5	Nathan Torney	Louisiana	33.3%	30	39.5	39.3	8	27%	0%	50%	−1.6
6	Makenzie Ryan	UL Monroe	32.7%	58	39.2	37.0	18	32%	7%	38%	−8.8
7	Mark Crawford	Minnesota	31.7%	50	43.3	41.1	17	35%	2%	29%	−0.4
8	Oliver Straw	West Virginia	30.4%	33	43.7	41.1	17	52%	6%	26%	+6.8
9	Dante Atton	Temple	29.6%	75	40.5	39.5	27	36%	1%	46%	+1.4
10	Lucas Borrow	Hawai'i	28.9%	48	45.5	41.5	15	32%	2%	18%	+4.1
11	Alec Clark	Marshall	26.7%	55	42.4	38.2	20	38%	13%	40%	−1.2
12	Eddie Czaplicki	USC	26.5%	40	48.5	45.8	26	65%	3%	35%	+18.0
13	Devin Bale	Arkansas	25.8%	37	44.9	42.4	12	32%	5%	26%	+9.6
14	Emile Sebafundi	Coastal Carolina	25.6%	47	40.4	38.7	19	40%	2%	46%	−2.1
15	Jack Wilson	Ohio	24.4%	55	41.0	37.1	19	35%	2%	33%	−12.5
16	Atticus Bertrams	Wisconsin	24.4%	55	45.3	42.6	18	34%	6%	31%	+8.2
17	Mitchell Tomasek	Eastern Michigan	24.3%	47	41.4	39.2	15	33%	7%	22%	+1.1
18	James Rendell	Notre Dame	23.5%	37	41.9	39.8	16	43%	0%	26%	+3.3
19	Ryan Hanson	James Madison	23.1%	45	43.0	38.8	18	39%	9%	23%	+0.8
20	Kanyon Floyd	Arizona State	23.1%	36	40.6	37.0	12	36%	9%	50%	−1.5
21	Marshall Nichols	UNLV	22.9%	44	44.9	39.5	19	42%	18%	17%	+3.6
22	Trent Carrizosa	San José State	22.9%	38	41.9	39.9	9	24%	5%	37%	−1.5
23	George Eberle	New Mexico State	22.6%	62	44.7	39.4	22	36%	5%	28%	−2.7
24	Robert Cole	Troy	22.6%	44	36.9	35.3	12	27%	2%	52%	−14.8
25	James Burnip	Alabama	22.5%	48	44.9	43.7	22	47%	6%	43%	+11.9
26	Rhys Dakin	Iowa	21.4%	60	44.2	41.2	30	51%	8%	50%	+9.0
27	Connor Stutz	UConn	21.3%	58	43.1	39.7	18	33%	7%	19%	+2.2
28	Patrick Rea	Louisiana Tech	20.8%	64	39.4	35.8	23	36%	11%	38%	−9.7
29	Aaron Rodriguez	New Mexico	20.7%	41	42.7	36.2	20	51%	8%	17%	+0.2
30	James Ferguson-Reynolds	Boise State	20.6%	39	43.8	38.0	17	44%	8%	35%	−3.0
31	Ivan Mora	Wake Forest	20.5%	52	43.0	41.0	23	44%	4%	45%	+7.8
32	Michael O'Shaughnessy	Charlotte	20.0%	53	43.0	40.1	16	31%	8%	44%	−6.0
33	Joshua Sloan	Memphis	20.0%	45	43.4	41.4	17	38%	4%	50%	+4.2
34	Jack Culbreath	Wyoming	19.6%	66	40.4	38.2	27	41%	3%	41%	−1.4
35	Luke Larsen	East Carolina	19.5%	51	40.9	38.6	19	38%	4%	49%	−3.7
36	Jakob Anderson	Rutgers	19.4%	46	42.4	38.8	17	40%	7%	56%	−1.6
37	Aidan Laros	Kentucky	19.2%	32	43.8	41.9	12	38%	9%	31%	+3.0
38	Adam Jacklin	UTEP	19.0%	58	39.4	37.4	13	22%	0%	31%	−13.7
39	Emilio Duran	Toledo	18.9%	52	42.0	40.0	23	46%	6%	32%	+8.8
40	Nick Barr-Mira	Mississippi State	18.9%	44	44.6	41.6	21	48%	0%	35%	+4.3
41	Tyler Perkins	Iowa State	18.5%	34	45.0	42.1	10	29%	6%	37%	+6.1
42	Mason Fletcher	Cincinnati	18.4%	42	42.6	38.0	12	29%	10%	32%	−6.2
43	Clay Lawrence	Fresno State	18.4%	55	40.7	37.4	21	38%	7%	53%	−3.8
44	Bryce McFerson	Maryland	18.2%	52	45.1	41.9	25	48%	6%	41%	+3.6
45	Avery Book	Akron	17.6%	65	43.4	40.4	24	37%	3%	15%	+1.0
46	Jack Bouwmeester	Utah	17.3%	60	44.7	39.9	25	41%	7%	37%	+3.4
47	Simon McClannan	Kansas State	17.1%	43	42.0	37.5	16	37%	5%	40%	−8.1
48	Jeremy Crawshaw	Florida	17.0%	56	45.9	43.2	25	45%	7%	36%	+18.3
49	Jacob Ulrich	Kennesaw State	16.7%	75	46.0	39.9	33	44%	7%	27%	+10.0
50	Keelan Crimmins	Purdue	16.7%	64	44.9	41.8	19	30%	3%	41%	+2.7
51	Liam Dougherty	Houston	16.3%	57	41.9	39.1	20	35%	9%	39%	+1.5
52	Alex Smith	Georgia Southern	16.3%	54	42.8	41.9	20	38%	0%	59%	+8.0
53	Ethan Craw	TCU	16.2%	39	42.3	38.6	18	46%	8%	54%	−1.3
54	Max Morgan	Liberty	16.1%	37	43.1	39.7	14	38%	11%	48%	+1.5
55	Jack Dawson	Jacksonville State	15.9%	48	42.1	40.3	18	38%	4%	55%	−0.4
56	James Allen	Georgia State	15.6%	51	44.5	34.8	13	26%	8%	22%	−16.2
57	Jack Stonehouse	Syracuse	15.4%	32	45.9	40.2	11	35%	10%	27%	+0.7
58	CJ Kolodziey	Massachusetts	15.2%	56	41.0	37.1	13	24%	9%	20%	−10.6
59	Caleb Junko	Pittsburgh	15.2%	53	43.8	41.2	15	28%	4%	26%	+1.3
60	Isaac Pearson	SMU	15.2%	40	44.1	37.2	11	28%	15%	18%	−10.7
61	Oscar Chapman	Auburn	15.2%	41	42.5	40.8	13	33%	3%	55%	+0.8
62	Jackson Ross	Tennessee	15.0%	46	44.4	40.4	22	48%	7%	33%	+6.0
63	Sam Vander Haar	BYU	14.8%	33	42.9	41.0	15	45%	3%	56%	+7.2
64	Luke Bauer	Missouri	14.7%	44	41.5	38.3	14	32%	9%	38%	−0.1
65	Michael Salgado-Medina	Arizona	14.7%	39	43.3	39.1	17	44%	5%	41%	+2.0
66	Peter Moore	Virginia Tech	14.6%	54	45.1	41.4	20	38%	8%	40%	+8.6
67	David Shanahan	Georgia Tech	14.3%	46	43.3	37.2	17	37%	9%	14%	−4.2
68	Tyler White	Texas A&M	14.3%	42	45.1	41.9	24	57%	14%	57%	+10.4
69	Sawyer Evans	North Texas	13.3%	44	41.0	40.3	12	28%	2%	63%	−0.9
70	Ryan Millmore	Western Michigan	12.9%	49	40.3	39.0	23	48%	0%	55%	−4.9
71	Riley Thompson	Penn State	12.9%	36	42.9	41.2	15	42%	6%	61%	+3.5
72	Alex Bacchetta	Rice	12.8%	50	41.2	37.7	13	26%	6%	49%	−9.4
73	Aleksi Pulkkinen	South Alabama	12.8%	44	40.5	39.5	16	36%	5%	51%	−4.3
74	Daton Montiel	Florida International	12.8%	57	39.4	36.4	19	33%	7%	38%	−5.9
75	Caile Hogan	UTSA	12.2%	53	40.8	40.0	21	40%	2%	46%	−2.6
76	Will Karoll	Tulane	12.1%	37	43.2	39.9	11	30%	5%	48%	+3.3
77	Luke Elzinga	Oklahoma	12.0%	57	45.2	42.4	24	44%	4%	34%	+13.0
78	Brett Thorson	Georgia	11.9%	42	47.6	44.0	23	55%	12%	33%	+14.1
79	Ryan Eckley	Michigan State	11.8%	43	47.9	40.7	8	19%	10%	15%	−2.1
80	Jadon Cardell	Sam Houston	11.5%	59	40.9	37.8	20	34%	7%	29%	−5.0
81	Daniel Sparks	Virginia	11.5%	57	44.6	42.2	18	32%	5%	38%	+14.7
82	Aidan Swanson	Clemson	11.5%	53	41.5	39.3	19	36%	4%	46%	−0.4
83	Brody Richter	UCLA	11.4%	40	42.8	38.9	15	38%	8%	37%	−5.0
84	Bryce Lofton	Southern Miss	11.3%	61	44.5	41.2	15	25%	5%	38%	+5.9
85	Lachlan Wilson	California	10.8%	51	45.0	40.2	18	38%	15%	32%	+3.4
86	Jack Burgess	Texas Tech	10.8%	43	42.1	37.6	17	40%	5%	49%	−5.8
87	Brian Cooey Jr.	Ball State	10.3%	48	41.5	36.2	19	39%	8%	31%	−5.9
88	Tommy Doman	Michigan	10.3%	49	42.6	39.2	16	33%	6%	46%	−3.3
89	Grant Chadwick	Middle Tennessee	10.0%	51	43.6	41.0	22	43%	2%	43%	+1.0
90	Mark Vassett	Colorado	10.0%	49	43.8	38.0	18	37%	4%	28%	−6.5
91	Stephen Kotsanlee	Utah State	10.0%	48	42.6	41.0	12	27%	2%	47%	−2.3
92	Michael Kern	Texas	10.0%	31	40.5	37.1	7	23%	6%	53%	−3.8
93	Angus Davies	Tulsa	9.8%	68	43.0	38.1	19	28%	4%	24%	−12.1
94	Cole Maynard	Western Kentucky	9.8%	49	42.9	39.6	19	39%	4%	37%	+1.4
95	Ethan Duane	Buffalo	9.4%	63	42.2	40.0	20	32%	0%	44%	+0.2
96	Aidan Flintoft	Stanford	9.4%	43	42.9	39.3	19	44%	0%	25%	−2.1
97	Tom Maginness	North Carolina	9.4%	45	41.5	37.8	12	28%	2%	44%	−3.4
98	Palmer Williams	Baylor	9.4%	41	49.6	44.9	17	43%	13%	13%	+16.7
99	Patrick Foley	UAB	9.4%	39	43.3	36.6	10	25%	8%	22%	−3.6
100	Ryan Heicher	Arkansas State	9.1%	54	42.9	39.4	22	41%	4%	55%	−1.5
101	Kade Reynoldson	Duke	8.3%	70	43.8	41.1	28	40%	9%	45%	+9.4
102	Luke Akers	Northwestern	8.3%	41	43.1	39.7	16	40%	3%	42%	+0.9
103	Alex Mastromanno	Florida State	8.0%	57	48.6	45.0	22	39%	4%	32%	+22.6
104	Damon Greaves	Kansas	8.0%	33	42.4	38.5	6	19%	6%	32%	−4.4
105	Hugh Robertson	Illinois	7.7%	37	40.8	37.8	19	50%	8%	50%	−5.1
106	Ross James	Oregon	7.7%	33	46.5	41.2	9	27%	18%	35%	+3.7
107	Mitch McCarthy	UCF	6.7%	40	44.1	40.7	18	45%	5%	70%	+1.6
108	Fraser Masin	Ole Miss	6.5%	34	46.2	43.9	17	50%	3%	42%	+10.6
109	Hudson Kaak	Oklahoma State	6.5%	31	43.1	40.9	12	35%	12%	45%	+3.6
110	Josh Green	Oregon State	6.5%	33	47.2	41.8	16	48%	9%	29%	+6.2
111	Tyler Pastula	San Diego State	6.4%	58	46.1	40.7	20	35%	14%	30%	+4.4
112	Josh Smith	Kent State	6.1%	83	41.8	37.6	30	39%	1%	45%	−10.9
113	Jack McCallister	Washington	5.9%	36	44.0	36.5	14	38%	6%	26%	−8.3
114	Brian Buschini	Nebraska	5.4%	44	44.7	36.7	17	39%	5%	41%	−5.0
115	Alec Bevelhimer	Miami (OH)	5.0%	55	41.1	40.2	25	47%	0%	53%	+8.6
116	Riley Riethman	Navy	4.4%	52	45.7	39.5	23	44%	8%	24%	+6.3
117	Logan Lupo	Florida Atlantic	4.4%	47	44.5	40.3	13	27%	9%	27%	+1.3
118	Seamus Hall	Old Dominion	4.1%	61	41.6	38.1	21	34%	11%	45%	−2.3
119	John Henderson	Bowling Green	3.1%	48	40.8	40.3	24	50%	2%	53%	+2.3
120	Caden Noonkester	NC State	3.0%	46	43.3	39.8	17	38%	4%	48%	+3.2
121	David Chapeau	Central Michigan	2.2%	55	41.8	37.4	15	27%	5%	33%	−9.9
122	Kai Kroeger	South Carolina	0.0%	45	47.6	42.6	20	45%	14%	39%	+10.7
123	Tom Foley	Northern Illinois	0.0%	38	38.5	36.7	13	34%	8%	64%	−8.7
124	Joe McGuire	Ohio State	0.0%	32	42.3	40.6	12	38%	3%	64%	0.0

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