2026 College Net Average in Wind Leaders

Net average counting only punts in outdoor games with a wind of 10 miles per hour or more. A headwind shortens a punt and a crosswind pushes it toward the sideline, so these are the hardest punts to place.

Wind is the game's reported speed, not the exact conditions on each kick. Only punters with enough windy-game punts are ranked. In 2026, Jaxson Dunn (44.1) led college football punters in net average in wind, ahead of Trent Carrizosa (43.5) and Matt Choules (42.8). 18 punters qualify (minimum 5 punts in wind (10+ mph)). The median qualified punter had 37.0. 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	Net (wind)	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Jaxson Dunn	App State	44.1	35	41.9	40.4	12	34%	3%	32%	+3.9
2	Trent Carrizosa	San José State	43.5	35	42.9	36.3	17	49%	9%	38%	−1.4
3	Matt Choules	UNLV	42.8	30	42.3	38.5	15	50%	7%	50%	+0.5
4	Simon McClannan	Kansas State	42.8	18	46.8	41.1	11	61%	11%	59%	+3.5
5	Ewan Baulch	Nevada	40.7	19	42.6	39.9	5	26%	5%	71%	+4.3
6	William Hudlow	Tulane	40.6	32	46.9	43.5	11	34%	16%	43%	+10.2
7	Gehrig Heil	Hawai'i	38.4	35	43.4	40.3	16	46%	3%	37%	+3.7
8	Ian Brandt	Old Dominion	38.3	35	42.3	36.0	6	17%	11%	40%	−12.2
9	Bart Edmiston	Wyoming	37.2	27	48.0	40.9	11	41%	15%	42%	+8.2
10	Cam Brown	Michigan	36.9	30	41.9	39.3	13	43%	7%	54%	+4.5
11	Nathan Totten	Virginia Tech	36.5	24	41.4	35.3	9	39%	9%	29%	−5.8
12	Billy Gowers	Indiana	34.8	20	38.5	36.9	11	55%	0%	61%	+1.7
13	Tom Weston	Minnesota	33.9	25	41.5	36.9	12	44%	0%	47%	−1.5
14	Joseph Castle	Akron	33.2	32	41.6	35.8	12	36%	3%	44%	−8.3
15	Jackson Smith	Western Kentucky	33.2	39	43.7	38.7	9	23%	10%	29%	+0.7
16	Brady Braun	UTEP	30.8	32	40.7	35.3	9	28%	6%	15%	−11.7
17	Angus Davies	California	29.7	32	41.0	37.6	11	35%	3%	44%	−5.5
18	Bryce LaFollette	Boston College	29.4	23	41.0	31.1	2	9%	17%	24%	−9.2

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