2025 College Punter Rankings

Every college football punter with enough work in the 2025 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 2025 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

2025 College Leaders

Gross Punting Average

Cole Maynard (Western Kentucky): 48.7 51 punts
Ryan Eckley (Michigan State): 48.5 49 punts
Bryan Hansen (Colorado State): 47.9 57 punts
Daniel Sparks (Virginia): 47.5 35 punts
Marshall Nichols (Georgia Tech): 47.3 31 punts

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Net Punting Average

Ethan Pulliam (Mississippi State): 45.9 40 punts
Bryan Hansen (Colorado State): 44.1 57 punts
Oscar Bird (Ole Miss): 43.8 32 punts
Alec Clark (Tulane): 43.4 45 punts
Gabriel Nwosu (Penn State): 42.9 35 punts

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Inside the 20 Percentage

Grayson Miller (Oklahoma): 57.7% 30 of 54
Billy Gowers (Hawai'i): 52.2% 24 of 46
Dylan Joyce (Miami): 51.4% 19 of 37
Jackson Ross (Tennessee): 51.4% 19 of 37
Connor Stutz (UConn): 51.1% 23 of 44

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Longest Punts

Angus Davies (Tulsa): 80 yds
Dylan Drennan (Buffalo): 76 yds
Dylan Joyce (Miami): 73 yds
Curtis Gerrand (Sam Houston): 72 yds
John Hoyet Chance (Louisiana Tech): 72 yds

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Punt Points Added

Bryan Hansen (Colorado State): +17.4 57 punts
Ethan Pulliam (Mississippi State): +14.0 40 punts
Alec Clark (Tulane): +13.1 45 punts
John Hoyet Chance (Louisiana Tech): +11.3 58 punts
Pierse Stainton (Miami (OH)): +11.1 59 punts

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Fair Catch Percentage

Dante Atton (Temple): 80.0% 36 of 62
Nick Verdugo (Fresno State): 74.2% 23 of 47
Lachlan Carrigan (Memphis): 66.7% 24 of 42
Hudson Kaak (Auburn): 63.2% 24 of 49
Patrick Rea (James Madison): 62.1% 18 of 43

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Punt Touchback Percentage

Angus Davies (Tulsa): 0.0% 0 of 46
Ethan Pulliam (Mississippi State): 0.0% 0 of 40
Dante Atton (Temple): 1.7% 1 of 62
Aidan Flintoft (Stanford): 1.8% 1 of 58
Tom Maginness (North Carolina): 1.8% 1 of 56

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Touchbacks Avoided (STOP Rank)

Cal Joseph (Wake Forest): +3.3 2 TB on 57 punts
Tom Maginness (North Carolina): +3.0 1 TB on 56 punts
Dante Atton (Temple): +2.9 1 TB on 62 punts
Angus Davies (Tulsa): +2.7 0 TB on 46 punts
Archie Wilson (Nebraska): +2.6 1 TB on 32 punts

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Return Yards Allowed per Punt

Jack Smith (Clemson): 0.2 6 yards
David Chapeau (Louisville): 0.4 11 yards
Joshua Huiet (Kennesaw State): 0.5 19 yards
Dante Atton (Temple): 0.5 24 yards
Brett Thorson (Georgia): 0.6 19 yards

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Opponent Starting Field Position

Hunter Green (San Diego State): 20.7 59 punts
Atticus Bertrams (Wisconsin): 20.8 35 punts
Dylan Joyce (Miami): 20.9 37 punts
Brett Thorson (Georgia): 21.1 42 punts
Connor Stutz (UConn): 21.2 44 punts

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Net Average in Opponent Territory

Damon Greaves (Colorado): 36.9 12 punts
Ashton Logan (Middle Tennessee): 34.9 16 punts
Hunter Green (San Diego State): 33.8 16 punts
Atticus Bertrams (Wisconsin): 33.8 15 punts
Joshua Huiet (Kennesaw State): 33.3 12 punts

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Net Average in Wind

Evan Crenshaw (Troy): 48.2 14 punts
Ethan Pulliam (Mississippi State): 46.2 15 punts
Palmer Williams (Baylor): 46.0 10 punts
Dante Atton (Temple): 43.7 18 punts
Mitchell Tomasek (Eastern Michigan): 43.7 24 punts

Full Net Average in Wind leaderboard

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Punters by Points Added

124 punters qualify.

Rk	Player	Team	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Bryan Hansen	Colorado State	57	47.9	44.1	15	26%	9%	19%	+17.4
2	Ethan Pulliam	Mississippi State	40	46.7	45.9	10	26%	0%	48%	+14.0
3	Alec Clark	Tulane	45	46.8	43.4	17	38%	9%	38%	+13.1
4	John Hoyet Chance	Louisiana Tech	58	47.0	42.9	27	47%	9%	33%	+11.3
5	Pierse Stainton	Miami (OH)	59	41.9	40.0	25	43%	3%	60%	+11.1
6	Oscar Bird	Ole Miss	32	45.9	43.8	10	31%	3%	29%	+11.0
7	Nathan Totten	Marshall	55	44.9	40.4	26	45%	18%	47%	+10.4
8	Hunter Green	San Diego State	59	46.6	41.2	29	49%	17%	41%	+10.2
9	Brett Thorson	Georgia	42	45.2	42.7	20	49%	10%	62%	+10.1
10	Gabriel Nwosu	Penn State	35	46.1	42.9	14	42%	9%	46%	+9.5
11	Ashton Logan	Middle Tennessee	66	44.6	41.1	33	50%	11%	41%	+9.2
12	Jack Stonehouse	Syracuse	60	46.5	41.6	15	26%	10%	52%	+8.9
13	Jack Smith	Clemson	45	42.1	41.1	22	49%	4%	56%	+8.3
14	Daniel Hughes	New Mexico	35	45.5	42.1	11	29%	5%	41%	+7.9
15	Jack Burgess	Texas Tech	40	43.4	41.0	19	48%	5%	53%	+7.9
16	Connor Stutz	UConn	44	45.5	41.0	23	51%	13%	45%	+7.8
17	Dylan Drennan	Buffalo	64	44.8	41.6	26	41%	8%	21%	+7.8
18	Marshall Nichols	Georgia Tech	31	47.3	42.0	13	42%	10%	29%	+7.7
19	Nick Verdugo	Fresno State	47	40.6	39.6	16	33%	2%	74%	+7.7
20	Bailey Ettridge	Nevada	45	45.1	41.5	18	39%	4%	58%	+7.7
21	Lachlan Carrigan	Memphis	42	43.4	41.2	20	47%	9%	67%	+7.4
22	Jackson Ross	Tennessee	37	44.3	42.2	19	51%	5%	56%	+6.9
23	Mason Love	South Carolina	53	45.1	41.4	18	33%	8%	39%	+6.9
24	Kade Reynoldson	Duke	39	44.5	41.1	18	45%	5%	55%	+6.9
25	Luke Akers	Northwestern	32	45.4	40.7	10	32%	13%	39%	+6.8
26	Jack McCallister	Purdue	50	43.2	40.8	24	48%	4%	44%	+6.5
27	Orion Phillips	Utah	35	42.9	40.4	13	38%	9%	44%	+6.2
28	Ian Ratliff	App State	54	43.9	41.1	11	20%	2%	52%	+6.0
29	Evan Crenshaw	Troy	65	45.8	41.7	32	49%	6%	30%	+5.8
30	Dante Atton	Temple	62	42.2	41.4	26	43%	2%	80%	+5.7
31	James Wagenseller	Army	32	43.1	40.8	15	47%	6%	48%	+5.6
32	Tyler Perkins	Iowa State	42	42.4	40.9	19	45%	5%	57%	+5.5
33	Rhys Dakin	Iowa	39	43.2	40.1	17	45%	8%	60%	+5.3
34	Oscar Doyle	Boise State	52	43.7	40.4	18	35%	10%	60%	+5.2
35	Noah Botsford	UTEP	59	45.6	41.2	19	32%	7%	4%	+5.1
36	Keegan Andrews	Massachusetts	69	46.5	41.7	32	45%	3%	39%	+5.0
37	Dylan Joyce	Miami	37	44.4	40.5	19	51%	14%	43%	+4.6
38	Jakob Anderson	Rutgers	33	44.2	41.8	12	36%	3%	62%	+4.6
39	Hudson Kaak	Auburn	49	42.0	40.7	13	27%	2%	63%	+4.2
40	Ryan Millmore	Western Michigan	53	42.1	38.4	22	42%	10%	49%	+4.1
41	Tyler White	Texas A&M	44	44.4	40.9	18	41%	5%	42%	+4.0
42	Jacob Carlson	Navy	32	44.6	40.3	14	44%	13%	29%	+3.9
43	Cole Maynard	Western Kentucky	51	48.7	42.4	14	27%	10%	33%	+3.7
44	Grayson Miller	Oklahoma	54	46.2	40.3	30	58%	12%	26%	+3.5
45	Alex Bacchetta	Rice	60	44.6	39.5	20	32%	8%	42%	+3.3
46	Bart Edmiston	Wyoming	65	46.1	38.6	25	37%	17%	20%	+3.1
47	Tommy Doman	Florida	50	44.0	41.1	18	38%	8%	45%	+3.0
48	Tom Maginness	North Carolina	56	42.7	39.8	21	38%	2%	47%	+2.8
49	Billy Gowers	Hawai'i	46	46.4	41.4	24	52%	4%	37%	+2.6
50	Curtis Gerrand	Sam Houston	64	43.0	40.4	23	37%	3%	56%	+2.5
51	Simon McClannan	Kansas State	48	42.5	39.5	19	40%	9%	39%	+2.4
52	Aidan Laros	Kentucky	50	44.5	38.6	20	39%	8%	51%	+2.1
53	Wade McSparron	SMU	52	42.4	39.1	16	31%	8%	45%	+2.1
54	Magnus Haines	Ohio	38	42.2	39.9	16	43%	5%	46%	+1.7
55	Finn Lappin	Kansas	39	45.3	41.2	13	33%	3%	44%	+1.7
56	Jack Bouwmeester	Texas	55	44.7	38.4	24	43%	15%	43%	+1.5
57	Wes Pahl	Oklahoma State	64	46.5	42.6	21	32%	6%	36%	+1.5
58	Tom Weston	Minnesota	59	42.8	39.5	19	33%	5%	31%	+1.4
59	David Chapeau	Louisville	38	39.7	37.8	18	49%	8%	59%	+1.2
60	Joshua Huiet	Kennesaw State	57	41.3	39.7	25	43%	4%	52%	+1.0
61	Jackson Waller	Arkansas State	54	41.4	40.3	24	44%	4%	35%	+0.9
62	Shamus Florio	Boston College	49	39.7	38.3	16	31%	2%	27%	+0.8
63	Ethan Craw	TCU	41	41.5	38.7	14	35%	10%	39%	+0.8
64	Bryce McFerson	Maryland	56	44.2	40.4	20	36%	15%	47%	+0.5
65	Sam Vander Haar	BYU	38	42.5	38.8	16	43%	3%	61%	+0.4
66	David Nunez	Texas State	36	40.4	38.2	12	32%	5%	58%	+0.4
67	Angus Davies	Tulsa	46	43.3	41.6	21	43%	0%	42%	+0.3
68	Jake Ference	Northern Illinois	30	43.7	39.9	7	23%	3%	48%	+0.3
69	Caleb Junko	Pittsburgh	48	44.5	40.7	12	25%	10%	41%	+0.3
70	Patrick Rea	James Madison	43	40.7	38.9	17	40%	5%	62%	+0.1
71	Mitchell Tomasek	Eastern Michigan	48	45.1	40.8	10	20%	14%	26%	+0.1
72	Ryan Harris	Washington State	51	40.9	38.3	18	35%	6%	58%	+0.1
73	Cam Brown	UNLV	43	44.0	41.1	15	35%	7%	36%	−0.1
74	Devin Bale	Arkansas	34	45.6	39.0	14	40%	12%	35%	−0.3
75	Blake Doud	Alabama	41	42.9	38.8	15	36%	2%	49%	−0.4
76	Daniel Sparks	Virginia	35	47.5	37.9	14	40%	11%	19%	−0.4
77	Will Karoll	UCLA	44	43.5	39.2	12	27%	5%	39%	−0.5
78	Connor Weselman	Missouri	41	41.8	39.0	14	34%	7%	55%	−0.6
79	Max Dean	New Mexico State	55	42.3	39.7	20	36%	5%	42%	−0.8
80	Keelan Crimmins	Illinois	35	44.0	38.5	9	25%	17%	56%	−0.8
81	Caden Noonkester	NC State	52	43.6	39.0	23	45%	6%	48%	−1.5
82	Isaac Lovison	Arizona	32	42.6	39.8	12	38%	6%	56%	−1.6
83	Archie Wilson	Nebraska	32	38.9	37.6	14	44%	3%	48%	−1.8
84	Hudson Hollenbeck	Michigan	38	43.0	37.8	11	28%	8%	32%	−2.1
85	Aidan Flintoft	Stanford	58	43.3	39.1	15	27%	2%	30%	−2.1
86	Alex Smith	Georgia Southern	54	42.6	39.6	15	28%	6%	49%	−2.3
87	Reed Chandley	Georgia State	54	45.8	39.5	23	43%	4%	21%	−2.4
88	Damon Greaves	Colorado	64	43.7	38.3	16	25%	8%	35%	−2.6
89	Chase Leon	South Florida	32	43.0	39.2	15	47%	3%	44%	−2.9
90	Conor Donaghy	Jacksonville State	47	39.6	37.1	17	37%	4%	53%	−3.0
91	Trey Wilhoit	Florida International	50	43.5	38.6	14	28%	4%	52%	−3.1
92	Max Fletcher	Cincinnati	35	45.8	42.0	17	49%	3%	45%	−3.4
93	Caile Hogan	UTSA	50	44.9	39.8	15	32%	6%	35%	−3.4
94	Reed Harradine	Southern Miss	34	40.8	38.7	6	18%	3%	39%	−3.5
95	Michael Kern	California	38	41.6	38.7	9	24%	8%	42%	−3.7
96	Max Morgan	Liberty	46	41.2	38.8	14	31%	9%	53%	−4.4
97	Grant Chadwick	LSU	59	45.3	38.2	21	36%	8%	35%	−4.8
98	Bronson Long	Charlotte	70	42.7	38.4	19	28%	6%	48%	−5.4
99	Emilio Duran	Toledo	60	40.6	37.3	23	38%	10%	47%	−5.4
100	Joseph Castle	Akron	48	42.8	36.6	17	35%	10%	35%	−5.5
101	Atticus Bertrams	Wisconsin	35	41.8	35.9	17	44%	5%	14%	−5.6
102	Trent Carrizosa	San José State	39	45.6	40.1	12	32%	13%	44%	−6.1
103	Declan Duley	Central Michigan	50	40.9	36.7	18	37%	6%	59%	−6.2
104	Nathan Torney	Louisiana	50	42.1	39.4	10	20%	4%	37%	−6.7
105	Landon Rehkow	Utah State	61	42.7	38.5	19	31%	7%	32%	−6.8
106	Oliver Straw	West Virginia	66	42.5	38.9	17	26%	5%	22%	−7.0
107	Nick Veltsistas	Virginia Tech	47	45.4	37.3	18	38%	9%	36%	−7.3
108	Brenden Lach	Delaware	42	39.5	35.6	15	35%	2%	47%	−7.4
109	Ryan Eckley	Michigan State	49	48.5	40.8	21	42%	2%	27%	−8.0
110	Luke Dunne	Washington	28	40.2	33.6	7	23%	14%	26%	−8.5
111	Liam Dougherty	Houston	50	44.3	37.0	18	35%	14%	36%	−9.2
112	Anthony Venneri	UCF	48	40.7	35.6	19	40%	8%	36%	−9.3
113	Ian Brandt	Old Dominion	41	41.0	35.4	18	41%	7%	53%	−9.3
114	Aleksi Pulkkinen	South Alabama	49	40.4	36.2	11	22%	6%	24%	−10.1
115	Stewart McDonald	Missouri State	42	42.7	36.1	13	32%	15%	29%	−11.2
116	Emile Sebafundi	Coastal Carolina	62	42.5	37.1	17	27%	7%	31%	−11.2
117	Charlie Durkin	Kent State	48	41.1	37.3	13	28%	4%	29%	−11.3
118	Adam Saul	Ball State	70	40.7	37.4	17	24%	4%	44%	−12.8
119	Kanyon Floyd	Arizona State	36	41.4	34.5	8	22%	6%	36%	−13.7
120	Cal Joseph	Wake Forest	57	38.1	35.1	20	35%	4%	60%	−13.9
121	Patrick Foley	UAB	30	41.6	34.2	6	19%	10%	33%	−17.6
122	John Henderson	Bowling Green	59	40.5	35.4	20	34%	10%	43%	−18.4
123	Makenzie Ryan	UL Monroe	60	38.9	35.5	14	23%	5%	45%	−21.5
124	AJ Winsor	Oregon State	62	44.7	34.5	15	24%	8%	16%	−22.1

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. 22% of 2025 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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