2025 College Opponent Starting Field Position Leaders

The average yard line, counted from the receiving team's own goal line, where it took over after a punt, including the return. A touchback counts as the 20. Blocked punts are left out.

Lowest comes first: a 24.0 means opponents began, on average, at their own 24. It folds distance, placement and returns into one number. In 2025, Hunter Green (20.7) topped college football punters in opponent starting field position, ahead of Atticus Bertrams (20.8) and Dylan Joyce (20.9). 124 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 26.3.

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

Rk	Player	Team	Opp start	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Hunter Green	San Diego State	20.7	59	46.6	41.2	29	49%	17%	41%	+10.2
2	Atticus Bertrams	Wisconsin	20.8	35	41.8	35.9	17	44%	5%	14%	−5.6
3	Dylan Joyce	Miami	20.9	37	44.4	40.5	19	51%	14%	43%	+4.6
4	Brett Thorson	Georgia	21.1	42	45.2	42.7	20	49%	10%	62%	+10.1
5	Connor Stutz	UConn	21.2	44	45.5	41.0	23	51%	13%	45%	+7.8
6	Jacob Carlson	Navy	21.3	32	44.6	40.3	14	44%	13%	29%	+3.9
7	Jack Burgess	Texas Tech	21.4	40	43.4	41.0	19	48%	5%	53%	+7.9
8	Jackson Ross	Tennessee	21.8	37	44.3	42.2	19	51%	5%	56%	+6.9
9	Grayson Miller	Oklahoma	21.8	54	46.2	40.3	30	58%	12%	26%	+3.5
10	Gabriel Nwosu	Penn State	22.1	35	46.1	42.9	14	42%	9%	46%	+9.5
11	Lachlan Carrigan	Memphis	22.1	42	43.4	41.2	20	47%	9%	67%	+7.4
12	Kade Reynoldson	Duke	22.2	39	44.5	41.1	18	45%	5%	55%	+6.9
13	James Wagenseller	Army	22.6	32	43.1	40.8	15	47%	6%	48%	+5.6
14	Magnus Haines	Ohio	22.6	38	42.2	39.9	16	43%	5%	46%	+1.7
15	Ashton Logan	Middle Tennessee	22.7	66	44.6	41.1	33	50%	11%	41%	+9.2
16	Nathan Totten	Marshall	22.7	55	44.9	40.4	26	45%	18%	47%	+10.4
17	Marshall Nichols	Georgia Tech	22.7	31	47.3	42.0	13	42%	10%	29%	+7.7
18	Alec Clark	Tulane	22.7	45	46.8	43.4	17	38%	9%	38%	+13.1
19	Bryce McFerson	Maryland	23.1	56	44.2	40.4	20	36%	15%	47%	+0.5
20	Joshua Huiet	Kennesaw State	23.1	57	41.3	39.7	25	43%	4%	52%	+1.0
21	Jack Smith	Clemson	23.2	45	42.1	41.1	22	49%	4%	56%	+8.3
22	John Hoyet Chance	Louisiana Tech	23.3	58	47.0	42.9	27	47%	9%	33%	+11.3
23	Billy Gowers	Hawai'i	23.4	46	46.4	41.4	24	52%	4%	37%	+2.6
24	Dante Atton	Temple	23.4	62	42.2	41.4	26	43%	2%	80%	+5.7
25	Jack McCallister	Purdue	23.5	50	43.2	40.8	24	48%	4%	44%	+6.5
26	Tyler Perkins	Iowa State	23.5	42	42.4	40.9	19	45%	5%	57%	+5.5
27	Chase Leon	South Florida	23.6	32	43.0	39.2	15	47%	3%	44%	−2.9
28	David Chapeau	Louisville	23.7	38	39.7	37.8	18	49%	8%	59%	+1.2
29	Jackson Waller	Arkansas State	23.8	54	41.4	40.3	24	44%	4%	35%	+0.9
30	Tyler White	Texas A&M	23.8	44	44.4	40.9	18	41%	5%	42%	+4.0
31	Orion Phillips	Utah	23.9	35	42.9	40.4	13	38%	9%	44%	+6.2
32	Evan Crenshaw	Troy	24.1	65	45.8	41.7	32	49%	6%	30%	+5.8
33	Rhys Dakin	Iowa	24.1	39	43.2	40.1	17	45%	8%	60%	+5.3
34	Pierse Stainton	Miami (OH)	24.3	59	41.9	40.0	25	43%	3%	60%	+11.1
35	Max Fletcher	Cincinnati	24.3	35	45.8	42.0	17	49%	3%	45%	−3.4
36	Dylan Drennan	Buffalo	24.4	64	44.8	41.6	26	41%	8%	21%	+7.8
37	Isaac Lovison	Arizona	24.5	32	42.6	39.8	12	38%	6%	56%	−1.6
38	Devin Bale	Arkansas	24.5	34	45.6	39.0	14	40%	12%	35%	−0.3
39	Simon McClannan	Kansas State	24.6	48	42.5	39.5	19	40%	9%	39%	+2.4
40	Patrick Rea	James Madison	24.6	43	40.7	38.9	17	40%	5%	62%	+0.1
41	Bailey Ettridge	Nevada	24.6	45	45.1	41.5	18	39%	4%	58%	+7.7
42	Ryan Millmore	Western Michigan	24.6	53	42.1	38.4	22	42%	10%	49%	+4.1
43	Bart Edmiston	Wyoming	24.9	65	46.1	38.6	25	37%	17%	20%	+3.1
44	Emilio Duran	Toledo	25.0	60	40.6	37.3	23	38%	10%	47%	−5.4
45	Oscar Doyle	Boise State	25.0	52	43.7	40.4	18	35%	10%	60%	+5.2
46	Max Morgan	Liberty	25.0	46	41.2	38.8	14	31%	9%	53%	−4.4
47	Oscar Bird	Ole Miss	25.1	32	45.9	43.8	10	31%	3%	29%	+11.0
48	Liam Dougherty	Houston	25.1	50	44.3	37.0	18	35%	14%	36%	−9.2
49	Bryan Hansen	Colorado State	25.2	57	47.9	44.1	15	26%	9%	19%	+17.4
50	Caden Noonkester	NC State	25.3	52	43.6	39.0	23	45%	6%	48%	−1.5
51	Max Dean	New Mexico State	25.4	55	42.3	39.7	20	36%	5%	42%	−0.8
52	Trent Carrizosa	San José State	25.4	39	45.6	40.1	12	32%	13%	44%	−6.1
53	Jack Bouwmeester	Texas	25.5	55	44.7	38.4	24	43%	15%	43%	+1.5
54	Luke Akers	Northwestern	25.5	32	45.4	40.7	10	32%	13%	39%	+6.8
55	Mason Love	South Carolina	25.5	53	45.1	41.4	18	33%	8%	39%	+6.9
56	Connor Weselman	Missouri	25.6	41	41.8	39.0	14	34%	7%	55%	−0.6
57	Mitchell Tomasek	Eastern Michigan	25.7	48	45.1	40.8	10	20%	14%	26%	+0.1
58	Ian Brandt	Old Dominion	25.8	41	41.0	35.4	18	41%	7%	53%	−9.3
59	Archie Wilson	Nebraska	25.8	32	38.9	37.6	14	44%	3%	48%	−1.8
60	Sam Vander Haar	BYU	26.1	38	42.5	38.8	16	43%	3%	61%	+0.4
61	Stewart McDonald	Missouri State	26.1	42	42.7	36.1	13	32%	15%	29%	−11.2
62	Angus Davies	Tulsa	26.2	46	43.3	41.6	21	43%	0%	42%	+0.3
63	Tom Weston	Minnesota	26.3	59	42.8	39.5	19	33%	5%	31%	+1.4
64	Aidan Laros	Kentucky	26.3	50	44.5	38.6	20	39%	8%	51%	+2.1
65	Ethan Pulliam	Mississippi State	26.3	40	46.7	45.9	10	26%	0%	48%	+14.0
66	Finn Lappin	Kansas	26.4	39	45.3	41.2	13	33%	3%	44%	+1.7
67	Caile Hogan	UTSA	26.4	50	44.9	39.8	15	32%	6%	35%	−3.4
68	Damon Greaves	Colorado	26.4	64	43.7	38.3	16	25%	8%	35%	−2.6
69	Wes Pahl	Oklahoma State	26.4	64	46.5	42.6	21	32%	6%	36%	+1.5
70	Tommy Doman	Florida	26.5	50	44.0	41.1	18	38%	8%	45%	+3.0
71	Anthony Venneri	UCF	26.6	48	40.7	35.6	19	40%	8%	36%	−9.3
72	Cam Brown	UNLV	26.7	43	44.0	41.1	15	35%	7%	36%	−0.1
73	Daniel Hughes	New Mexico	26.7	35	45.5	42.1	11	29%	5%	41%	+7.9
74	Keegan Andrews	Massachusetts	26.7	69	46.5	41.7	32	45%	3%	39%	+5.0
75	Nick Verdugo	Fresno State	26.9	47	40.6	39.6	16	33%	2%	74%	+7.7
76	Blake Doud	Alabama	27.0	41	42.9	38.8	15	36%	2%	49%	−0.4
77	Tom Maginness	North Carolina	27.0	56	42.7	39.8	21	38%	2%	47%	+2.8
78	Ryan Eckley	Michigan State	27.0	49	48.5	40.8	21	42%	2%	27%	−8.0
79	Brenden Lach	Delaware	27.1	42	39.5	35.6	15	35%	2%	47%	−7.4
80	Jack Stonehouse	Syracuse	27.3	60	46.5	41.6	15	26%	10%	52%	+8.9
81	Conor Donaghy	Jacksonville State	27.4	47	39.6	37.1	17	37%	4%	53%	−3.0
82	Ryan Harris	Washington State	27.6	51	40.9	38.3	18	35%	6%	58%	+0.1
83	Declan Duley	Central Michigan	27.8	50	40.9	36.7	18	37%	6%	59%	−6.2
84	Cole Maynard	Western Kentucky	27.8	51	48.7	42.4	14	27%	10%	33%	+3.7
85	Jakob Anderson	Rutgers	27.8	33	44.2	41.8	12	36%	3%	62%	+4.6
86	Curtis Gerrand	Sam Houston	27.9	64	43.0	40.4	23	37%	3%	56%	+2.5
87	Cal Joseph	Wake Forest	28.0	57	38.1	35.1	20	35%	4%	60%	−13.9
88	Alex Smith	Georgia Southern	28.1	54	42.6	39.6	15	28%	6%	49%	−2.3
89	Ethan Craw	TCU	28.3	41	41.5	38.7	14	35%	10%	39%	+0.8
90	Caleb Junko	Pittsburgh	28.4	48	44.5	40.7	12	25%	10%	41%	+0.3
91	Reed Chandley	Georgia State	28.4	54	45.8	39.5	23	43%	4%	21%	−2.4
92	Joseph Castle	Akron	28.4	48	42.8	36.6	17	35%	10%	35%	−5.5
93	Hudson Kaak	Auburn	28.4	49	42.0	40.7	13	27%	2%	63%	+4.2
94	Daniel Sparks	Virginia	28.5	35	47.5	37.9	14	40%	11%	19%	−0.4
95	Will Karoll	UCLA	28.6	44	43.5	39.2	12	27%	5%	39%	−0.5
96	David Nunez	Texas State	28.6	36	40.4	38.2	12	32%	5%	58%	+0.4
97	Wade McSparron	SMU	28.7	52	42.4	39.1	16	31%	8%	45%	+2.1
98	Alex Bacchetta	Rice	28.8	60	44.6	39.5	20	32%	8%	42%	+3.3
99	Hudson Hollenbeck	Michigan	29.0	38	43.0	37.8	11	28%	8%	32%	−2.1
100	Grant Chadwick	LSU	29.2	59	45.3	38.2	21	36%	8%	35%	−4.8
101	John Henderson	Bowling Green	29.3	59	40.5	35.4	20	34%	10%	43%	−18.4
102	Shamus Florio	Boston College	29.3	49	39.7	38.3	16	31%	2%	27%	+0.8
103	Keelan Crimmins	Illinois	29.3	35	44.0	38.5	9	25%	17%	56%	−0.8
104	Oliver Straw	West Virginia	29.4	66	42.5	38.9	17	26%	5%	22%	−7.0
105	Nick Veltsistas	Virginia Tech	29.5	47	45.4	37.3	18	38%	9%	36%	−7.3
106	Noah Botsford	UTEP	29.6	59	45.6	41.2	19	32%	7%	4%	+5.1
107	Ian Ratliff	App State	29.6	54	43.9	41.1	11	20%	2%	52%	+6.0
108	Emile Sebafundi	Coastal Carolina	29.8	62	42.5	37.1	17	27%	7%	31%	−11.2
109	Landon Rehkow	Utah State	29.8	61	42.7	38.5	19	31%	7%	32%	−6.8
110	Reed Harradine	Southern Miss	30.1	34	40.8	38.7	6	18%	3%	39%	−3.5
111	Jake Ference	Northern Illinois	30.1	30	43.7	39.9	7	23%	3%	48%	+0.3
112	Charlie Durkin	Kent State	30.2	48	41.1	37.3	13	28%	4%	29%	−11.3
113	Michael Kern	California	30.4	38	41.6	38.7	9	24%	8%	42%	−3.7
114	Aidan Flintoft	Stanford	30.5	58	43.3	39.1	15	27%	2%	30%	−2.1
115	Trey Wilhoit	Florida International	30.6	50	43.5	38.6	14	28%	4%	52%	−3.1
116	Patrick Foley	UAB	30.7	30	41.6	34.2	6	19%	10%	33%	−17.6
117	Luke Dunne	Washington	31.0	28	40.2	33.6	7	23%	14%	26%	−8.5
118	Bronson Long	Charlotte	31.4	70	42.7	38.4	19	28%	6%	48%	−5.4
119	Adam Saul	Ball State	31.7	70	40.7	37.4	17	24%	4%	44%	−12.8
120	Nathan Torney	Louisiana	31.8	50	42.1	39.4	10	20%	4%	37%	−6.7
121	Makenzie Ryan	UL Monroe	31.8	60	38.9	35.5	14	23%	5%	45%	−21.5
122	Aleksi Pulkkinen	South Alabama	32.2	49	40.4	36.2	11	22%	6%	24%	−10.1
123	AJ Winsor	Oregon State	32.7	62	44.7	34.5	15	24%	8%	16%	−22.1
124	Kanyon Floyd	Arizona State	35.8	36	41.4	34.5	8	22%	6%	36%	−13.7

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