2025 College Net Punting Average Leaders

Net average subtracts return yards and 20 yards for every touchback from each punt, then divides by punts. It is the yardage a punt really gains for its team, so it is the standard measure of punting.

Higher is better. Coverage teams affect it as well as the punter. In 2025, Ethan Pulliam (45.9) led college football punters in net punting average, ahead of Bryan Hansen (44.1) and Oscar Bird (43.8). 124 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 39.7.

Final 2025 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

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

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