2026 College 50+ Yard Punt Percentage Leaders
The share of a punter's punts (blocked ones excluded) that went at least 50 yards. It removes volume from the comparison.
A strong leg, not a guarantee of good field position. In 2026, Rhys Dakin (58.8%) led college football punters in 50+ yard punt percentage, ahead of Tyler White (58.3%) and Daniel Sparks (55.6%). 130 punters qualify (minimum 15 punts). The median qualified punter had 22.2%. This season is in progress (through Week 7), so the numbers change each week.
Data through Week 7 of the 2026 season, updated October 24, 2026.
| Rk | Player | Team | 50+ % | Punts | Avg | Net | In 20 | In 20 % | TB % | FC % | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhys Dakin | Michigan State | 58.8% | 17 | 51.0 | 41.1 | 7 | 39% | 29% | 33% | −0.5 |
| 2 | Tyler White | Texas A&M | 58.3% | 25 | 49.5 | 45.8 | 7 | 29% | 13% | 33% | +11.5 |
| 3 | Daniel Sparks | Virginia | 55.6% | 36 | 51.1 | 43.7 | 16 | 44% | 6% | 30% | +0.9 |
| 4 | James Wagenseller | Army | 55.0% | 20 | 46.5 | 43.9 | 9 | 45% | 5% | 29% | +5.6 |
| 5 | Will Karoll | Texas Tech | 55.0% | 20 | 50.8 | 48.5 | 10 | 50% | 5% | 43% | +9.9 |
| 6 | Palmer Williams | Baylor | 54.5% | 22 | 51.4 | 43.5 | 7 | 32% | 32% | 47% | +5.2 |
| 7 | Oliver Straw | UAB | 52.4% | 21 | 45.4 | 41.4 | 12 | 57% | 0% | 28% | +0.7 |
| 8 | Bart Edmiston | Wyoming | 51.9% | 27 | 48.0 | 40.9 | 11 | 41% | 15% | 42% | +8.2 |
| 9 | Tomas O'Halloran | East Carolina | 48.3% | 29 | 46.9 | 42.9 | 11 | 38% | 3% | 52% | +4.9 |
| 10 | Ashton Logan | Middle Tennessee | 47.1% | 34 | 49.2 | 38.4 | 12 | 35% | 18% | 21% | −1.3 |
| 11 | William Hudlow | Tulane | 46.9% | 32 | 46.9 | 43.5 | 11 | 34% | 16% | 43% | +10.2 |
| 12 | Will Duncan | Air Force | 46.7% | 15 | 46.1 | 40.7 | 7 | 47% | 7% | 38% | +2.4 |
| 13 | Tyler Ebel | Vanderbilt | 46.2% | 27 | 47.0 | 39.7 | 11 | 41% | 8% | 15% | −3.2 |
| 14 | Simon McClannan | Kansas State | 44.4% | 18 | 46.8 | 41.1 | 11 | 61% | 11% | 59% | +3.5 |
| 15 | Hunter Green | Washington | 43.8% | 33 | 47.9 | 42.1 | 10 | 31% | 6% | 33% | +3.9 |
| 16 | Drew Miller | Georgia | 42.1% | 19 | 46.1 | 38.7 | 7 | 37% | 32% | 35% | +1.1 |
| 17 | Atticus Bertrams | UCF | 40.9% | 22 | 46.3 | 39.3 | 7 | 32% | 18% | 33% | +1.1 |
| 18 | Gabe Russo | Pittsburgh | 40.0% | 24 | 44.0 | 42.7 | 9 | 36% | 8% | 36% | +4.1 |
| 19 | Oscar Bird | Ole Miss | 38.9% | 18 | 46.8 | 43.5 | 7 | 39% | 6% | 44% | +6.0 |
| 20 | Evan Crenshaw | Troy | 38.5% | 26 | 46.1 | 41.0 | 11 | 42% | 8% | 42% | −5.5 |
| 21 | Alec Clark | Florida | 36.4% | 22 | 47.4 | 42.1 | 12 | 55% | 5% | 56% | +1.8 |
| 22 | Dylan Drennan | Purdue | 35.0% | 20 | 47.0 | 43.8 | 7 | 35% | 5% | 40% | +4.1 |
| 23 | Kade Reynoldson | Duke | 34.6% | 26 | 45.9 | 39.7 | 13 | 48% | 12% | 11% | +3.1 |
| 24 | Damon Greaves | Colorado | 34.5% | 29 | 45.3 | 37.9 | 13 | 45% | 7% | 22% | −3.0 |
| 25 | Brunno Reus | Missouri | 33.3% | 33 | 44.8 | 40.9 | 14 | 42% | 18% | 58% | +6.2 |
| 26 | Aaron Bickerton | North Dakota State | 33.3% | 24 | 45.5 | 37.9 | 9 | 38% | 13% | 22% | −1.0 |
| 27 | Jonah DuPont | Iowa State | 33.3% | 22 | 44.4 | 39.2 | 4 | 19% | 0% | 33% | +0.8 |
| 28 | Max Fletcher | Cincinnati | 33.3% | 21 | 46.3 | 44.4 | 11 | 52% | 10% | 63% | +7.3 |
| 29 | Cooper Heimbach | Marshall | 32.1% | 29 | 46.0 | 39.7 | 11 | 39% | 7% | 33% | +0.8 |
| 30 | Jacob Ulrich | Oklahoma | 31.6% | 19 | 44.4 | 41.5 | 4 | 21% | 5% | 50% | +2.4 |
| 31 | Joe McGuire | Ohio State | 31.6% | 19 | 43.8 | 39.5 | 10 | 53% | 11% | 50% | +3.7 |
| 32 | Lexington Matthews | Louisiana Tech | 31.6% | 19 | 44.7 | 40.0 | 7 | 37% | 11% | 22% | +1.4 |
| 33 | Conor Donaghy | Jacksonville State | 31.3% | 16 | 47.3 | 45.9 | 9 | 56% | 0% | 55% | +7.1 |
| 34 | Liam Dougherty | Houston | 31.3% | 16 | 45.6 | 39.5 | 8 | 50% | 13% | 17% | +1.7 |
| 35 | Tashi Dorje | San Diego State | 30.6% | 36 | 46.1 | 40.0 | 14 | 39% | 6% | 25% | +1.1 |
| 36 | Ryan Millmore | Western Michigan | 29.6% | 27 | 43.7 | 40.4 | 12 | 44% | 7% | 36% | +2.7 |
| 37 | Bailey Ettridge | Oregon | 29.2% | 24 | 46.9 | 46.0 | 9 | 38% | 4% | 53% | +8.0 |
| 38 | Luke Goater | South Florida | 29.2% | 24 | 45.5 | 42.5 | 13 | 54% | 8% | 40% | +4.9 |
| 39 | Charlie Durkin | Rice | 28.6% | 28 | 45.5 | 39.9 | 8 | 29% | 7% | 10% | −1.9 |
| 40 | Daniel Hughes | Florida State | 28.6% | 21 | 44.0 | 42.6 | 10 | 48% | 0% | 33% | +4.5 |
| 41 | Christian Teeter | Georgia State | 28.6% | 15 | 43.5 | 34.5 | 6 | 40% | 0% | 22% | −7.7 |
| 42 | Fuller Shurtz | BYU | 27.8% | 18 | 44.4 | 44.2 | 5 | 28% | 0% | 92% | +7.9 |
| 43 | Matt McKenzie | Kennesaw State | 27.6% | 30 | 44.3 | 39.8 | 11 | 38% | 3% | 48% | −0.2 |
| 44 | Ethan Stumpf | Buffalo | 27.3% | 44 | 45.5 | 38.9 | 13 | 30% | 14% | 30% | +1.2 |
| 45 | Wade McSparron | SMU | 26.7% | 15 | 44.2 | 39.5 | 7 | 47% | 7% | 45% | −0.2 |
| 46 | Sean West | Wisconsin | 26.1% | 23 | 43.1 | 39.6 | 14 | 61% | 9% | 38% | +1.3 |
| 47 | Trent Carrizosa | San José State | 25.7% | 35 | 42.9 | 36.3 | 17 | 49% | 9% | 38% | −1.4 |
| 48 | Jackson Smith | Western Kentucky | 25.6% | 39 | 43.7 | 38.7 | 9 | 23% | 10% | 29% | +0.7 |
| 49 | Edward Phillipson | Massachusetts | 25.0% | 32 | 45.1 | 38.1 | 12 | 34% | 6% | 56% | −1.0 |
| 50 | Brady Braun | UTEP | 25.0% | 32 | 40.7 | 35.3 | 9 | 28% | 6% | 15% | −11.7 |
| 51 | Declan Duley | Central Michigan | 25.0% | 32 | 43.9 | 37.2 | 11 | 34% | 6% | 31% | 0.0 |
| 52 | Dusty Zimmer | Southern Miss | 25.0% | 28 | 40.0 | 38.4 | 9 | 32% | 0% | 48% | +2.6 |
| 53 | Orion Phillips | Utah | 25.0% | 16 | 42.3 | 42.3 | 8 | 50% | 0% | 31% | +1.5 |
| 54 | Cole Stumbaugh | Ball State | 24.2% | 33 | 43.2 | 36.7 | 12 | 36% | 6% | 33% | −3.6 |
| 55 | Matt Choules | UNLV | 24.1% | 30 | 42.3 | 38.5 | 15 | 50% | 7% | 50% | +0.5 |
| 56 | Pierse Stainton | Miami (OH) | 24.1% | 29 | 43.8 | 38.6 | 16 | 55% | 21% | 50% | +2.1 |
| 57 | Tom Weston | Minnesota | 24.0% | 25 | 41.5 | 36.9 | 12 | 44% | 0% | 47% | −1.5 |
| 58 | John Hoyet Chance | TCU | 24.0% | 25 | 43.5 | 41.5 | 15 | 60% | 0% | 39% | +1.9 |
| 59 | Alex Bacchetta | Georgia Tech | 23.8% | 21 | 43.3 | 37.0 | 7 | 32% | 5% | 39% | −1.3 |
| 60 | Aeron Burrell | North Carolina | 23.8% | 21 | 42.8 | 36.8 | 10 | 48% | 0% | 24% | −2.2 |
| 61 | Jimmy Gregg | Syracuse | 23.5% | 17 | 42.2 | 39.6 | 6 | 35% | 6% | 67% | −0.3 |
| 62 | Jackson Waller | NC State | 23.1% | 26 | 42.0 | 40.9 | 10 | 38% | 4% | 69% | +1.9 |
| 63 | Jaxson Dunn | App State | 22.9% | 35 | 41.9 | 40.4 | 12 | 34% | 3% | 32% | +3.9 |
| 64 | Max Tulen | Tulsa | 22.2% | 36 | 42.9 | 39.6 | 11 | 30% | 6% | 42% | −2.1 |
| 65 | Magnus Haines | Ohio | 22.2% | 18 | 43.3 | 39.1 | 8 | 44% | 6% | 50% | +0.9 |
| 66 | Mason Love | South Carolina | 22.2% | 18 | 42.7 | 42.1 | 5 | 28% | 0% | 44% | +0.3 |
| 67 | Bryan Hansen | West Virginia | 21.4% | 28 | 42.9 | 40.0 | 10 | 36% | 11% | 60% | −0.6 |
| 68 | Jake Ference | Northern Illinois | 21.4% | 29 | 41.8 | 34.4 | 6 | 21% | 11% | 32% | −13.7 |
| 69 | Mac Chiumento | Texas | 20.8% | 24 | 43.0 | 38.9 | 8 | 33% | 4% | 55% | −4.7 |
| 70 | Cal Joseph | Sam Houston | 20.0% | 45 | 44.2 | 39.9 | 18 | 40% | 9% | 55% | +1.8 |
| 71 | Ian Brandt | Old Dominion | 20.0% | 35 | 42.3 | 36.0 | 6 | 17% | 11% | 40% | −12.2 |
| 72 | Jakob Anderson | Rutgers | 20.0% | 15 | 45.9 | 43.2 | 4 | 27% | 13% | 50% | +3.7 |
| 73 | Angus Davies | California | 19.4% | 32 | 41.0 | 37.6 | 11 | 35% | 3% | 44% | −5.5 |
| 74 | Landon Rehkow | Utah State | 19.4% | 31 | 42.1 | 38.7 | 15 | 48% | 6% | 48% | +4.3 |
| 75 | Daniel Hull | Eastern Michigan | 18.8% | 32 | 44.1 | 39.7 | 11 | 33% | 6% | 38% | 0.0 |
| 76 | Joseph Castle | Akron | 18.8% | 32 | 41.6 | 35.8 | 12 | 36% | 3% | 44% | −8.3 |
| 77 | Dylan Joyce | Miami | 18.8% | 16 | 44.6 | 36.8 | 5 | 31% | 6% | 60% | −0.7 |
| 78 | Max Dean | Washington State | 18.4% | 40 | 43.4 | 38.2 | 12 | 32% | 8% | 23% | −5.9 |
| 79 | Alex Asparuhov | Alabama | 18.2% | 23 | 43.1 | 41.3 | 13 | 59% | 0% | 56% | +7.2 |
| 80 | Boston Everitt | Iowa | 17.9% | 27 | 43.0 | 41.6 | 17 | 61% | 7% | 59% | +4.5 |
| 81 | Daniel Vuckovic | Arkansas State | 17.4% | 23 | 39.2 | 37.8 | 10 | 43% | 4% | 42% | −1.1 |
| 82 | Bryce McFerson | Maryland | 17.2% | 30 | 41.6 | 36.5 | 11 | 37% | 0% | 44% | −8.4 |
| 83 | Gehrig Heil | Hawai'i | 17.1% | 35 | 43.4 | 40.3 | 16 | 46% | 3% | 37% | +3.7 |
| 84 | Cam Brown | Michigan | 16.7% | 30 | 41.9 | 39.3 | 13 | 43% | 7% | 54% | +4.5 |
| 85 | AJ Winsor | Oregon State | 16.7% | 18 | 42.7 | 40.1 | 8 | 44% | 0% | 60% | +4.5 |
| 86 | Tommy Warner | UConn | 16.0% | 27 | 41.3 | 41.4 | 10 | 40% | 4% | 63% | +5.1 |
| 87 | Ewan Baulch | Nevada | 15.8% | 19 | 42.6 | 39.9 | 5 | 26% | 5% | 71% | +4.3 |
| 88 | Patrick Rea | James Madison | 15.6% | 32 | 43.2 | 40.3 | 18 | 56% | 6% | 30% | +5.3 |
| 89 | Archie Wilson | Nebraska | 15.4% | 26 | 44.2 | 42.3 | 10 | 38% | 8% | 50% | +2.9 |
| 90 | Ryan Kingston | Bowling Green | 15.2% | 33 | 40.1 | 32.7 | 11 | 32% | 6% | 24% | −9.7 |
| 91 | Matthew Gill | Kansas | 15.0% | 20 | 39.9 | 37.1 | 3 | 15% | 5% | 44% | −1.2 |
| 92 | Nathan Sutcliffe | Colorado State | 15.0% | 21 | 42.9 | 37.4 | 5 | 25% | 5% | 17% | −3.6 |
| 93 | Brody Richter | New Mexico State | 14.8% | 26 | 40.3 | 38.4 | 10 | 37% | 0% | 60% | −1.9 |
| 94 | Jackson Ross | Tennessee | 14.3% | 28 | 44.8 | 40.6 | 14 | 50% | 7% | 67% | +2.5 |
| 95 | Aleksi Pulkkinen | South Alabama | 14.3% | 21 | 37.9 | 36.9 | 8 | 38% | 0% | 43% | −2.8 |
| 96 | Ethan Hyams | Wake Forest | 14.3% | 21 | 45.2 | 44.0 | 8 | 38% | 5% | 64% | +3.7 |
| 97 | Curtis Gerrand | UCLA | 13.6% | 23 | 45.2 | 39.6 | 11 | 50% | 5% | 35% | +0.3 |
| 98 | Chase Ridley | Arizona | 13.3% | 15 | 41.5 | 38.9 | 6 | 40% | 13% | 75% | +1.1 |
| 99 | Nathan Totten | Virginia Tech | 13.0% | 24 | 41.4 | 35.3 | 9 | 39% | 9% | 29% | −5.8 |
| 100 | Stewart McDonald | Missouri State | 13.0% | 23 | 41.2 | 36.0 | 7 | 30% | 4% | 41% | −3.6 |
| 101 | Makenzie Ryan | UL Monroe | 12.5% | 33 | 41.4 | 31.8 | 7 | 22% | 3% | 39% | −23.5 |
| 102 | Oscar Doyle | Boise State | 12.5% | 16 | 43.8 | 42.6 | 6 | 38% | 6% | 67% | +3.4 |
| 103 | Nick Verdugo | Fresno State | 12.0% | 25 | 42.0 | 40.5 | 17 | 68% | 0% | 74% | +4.2 |
| 104 | Josh Cupitt | Delaware | 11.8% | 34 | 42.0 | 39.7 | 17 | 50% | 0% | 52% | +1.8 |
| 105 | Michael Kern | New Mexico | 11.8% | 17 | 40.1 | 38.5 | 9 | 53% | 6% | 60% | +2.1 |
| 106 | Ethan Pulliam | Mississippi State | 11.1% | 18 | 41.7 | 38.9 | 7 | 39% | 11% | 47% | +4.1 |
| 107 | Harrison Tuck | Memphis | 10.7% | 30 | 40.8 | 39.2 | 10 | 36% | 0% | 44% | −2.0 |
| 108 | Mason Golding | Louisiana | 10.7% | 28 | 40.1 | 34.5 | 14 | 50% | 0% | 40% | −10.4 |
| 109 | Nikola Dugandzic | Northwestern | 10.5% | 19 | 38.8 | 35.3 | 7 | 37% | 5% | 50% | −3.9 |
| 110 | Jake Stoeckel | Kent State | 10.0% | 30 | 42.8 | 39.6 | 12 | 40% | 7% | 41% | +0.8 |
| 111 | Nathan Tiyce | Penn State | 9.7% | 31 | 41.1 | 37.4 | 11 | 35% | 13% | 54% | −3.8 |
| 112 | Aidan Flintoft | Stanford | 9.3% | 43 | 43.0 | 40.6 | 13 | 30% | 2% | 66% | +3.4 |
| 113 | Grant Chadwick | LSU | 9.1% | 22 | 38.7 | 35.5 | 10 | 45% | 0% | 44% | −1.9 |
| 114 | Nick McLarty | Arizona State | 8.7% | 23 | 42.0 | 32.2 | 4 | 17% | 13% | 59% | −11.3 |
| 115 | Dante Atton | Temple | 8.7% | 23 | 42.5 | 40.8 | 9 | 39% | 0% | 47% | +1.1 |
| 116 | Roland Podesta | Coastal Carolina | 8.6% | 35 | 42.4 | 40.2 | 13 | 37% | 9% | 53% | +1.5 |
| 117 | Sam Crossan | Liberty | 8.0% | 25 | 40.9 | 37.4 | 11 | 44% | 12% | 55% | +1.2 |
| 118 | Ian Kelly | Charlotte | 7.7% | 26 | 45.0 | 39.4 | 10 | 38% | 4% | 50% | −5.9 |
| 119 | Gavin Rush | Arkansas | 7.4% | 27 | 40.5 | 38.2 | 9 | 32% | 0% | 74% | −4.5 |
| 120 | Caile Hogan | UTSA | 7.1% | 27 | 41.4 | 37.8 | 10 | 36% | 4% | 33% | −3.3 |
| 121 | Billy Gowers | Indiana | 5.0% | 20 | 38.5 | 36.9 | 11 | 55% | 0% | 61% | +1.7 |
| 122 | Felix Visser | Florida International | 5.0% | 20 | 38.6 | 36.7 | 7 | 35% | 5% | 56% | −3.7 |
| 123 | Bryce LaFollette | Boston College | 4.3% | 23 | 41.0 | 31.1 | 2 | 9% | 17% | 24% | −9.2 |
| 124 | Niall Hayes | Louisville | 4.0% | 25 | 40.0 | 38.0 | 7 | 28% | 4% | 35% | −5.1 |
| 125 | Hamish Adams | Sacramento State | 2.9% | 35 | 41.1 | 40.9 | 16 | 47% | 0% | 78% | +2.0 |
| 126 | Jack Smith | Clemson | 0.0% | 30 | 38.6 | 37.6 | 13 | 43% | 0% | 70% | −2.2 |
| 127 | Alex Smith | Georgia Southern | 0.0% | 29 | 42.7 | 33.8 | 8 | 28% | 10% | 50% | −13.9 |
| 128 | Hudson Kaak | Auburn | 0.0% | 27 | 40.3 | 39.4 | 14 | 52% | 0% | 55% | +2.1 |
| 129 | Markus Meincke | Toledo | 0.0% | 22 | 42.0 | 40.5 | 9 | 41% | 0% | 58% | +0.4 |
| 130 | Thomas O'Hara | Kentucky | 0.0% | 17 | 40.7 | 37.5 | 4 | 24% | 6% | 31% | −2.0 |
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