2025 College Punt Touchbacks Leaders

A touchback punt sails into the end zone and gives the other team the ball at its own 20, wasting most of the distance. Ties go to the punter who punted more often from the opponent's side of the 50, where touchbacks are hardest to avoid.

Fewer is better. In 2025, Angus Davies (0) topped college football punters in punt touchbacks, ahead of Ethan Pulliam (0) and Dante Atton (1). 124 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts).

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

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

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