2026 College Punt Points per 100 Punts Leaders
Punt points added divided by punts, times 100. It compares punters with different workloads fairly.
Only punters with enough punts are ranked. In 2026, Will Karoll (+49.3) led college football punters in punt points per 100 punts, ahead of Tyler White (+47.9) and Conor Donaghy (+44.5). 130 punters qualify (minimum 15 punts). The median qualified punter had +3.7. 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 | Pts/100 | Punts | Avg | Net | In 20 | In 20 % | TB % | FC % | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Karoll | Texas Tech | +49.3 | 20 | 50.8 | 48.5 | 10 | 50% | 5% | 43% | +9.9 |
| 2 | Tyler White | Texas A&M | +47.9 | 25 | 49.5 | 45.8 | 7 | 29% | 13% | 33% | +11.5 |
| 3 | Conor Donaghy | Jacksonville State | +44.5 | 16 | 47.3 | 45.9 | 9 | 56% | 0% | 55% | +7.1 |
| 4 | Fuller Shurtz | BYU | +43.8 | 18 | 44.4 | 44.2 | 5 | 28% | 0% | 92% | +7.9 |
| 5 | Max Fletcher | Cincinnati | +34.8 | 21 | 46.3 | 44.4 | 11 | 52% | 10% | 63% | +7.3 |
| 6 | Bailey Ettridge | Oregon | +33.3 | 24 | 46.9 | 46.0 | 9 | 38% | 4% | 53% | +8.0 |
| 7 | Oscar Bird | Ole Miss | +33.3 | 18 | 46.8 | 43.5 | 7 | 39% | 6% | 44% | +6.0 |
| 8 | Alex Asparuhov | Alabama | +32.7 | 23 | 43.1 | 41.3 | 13 | 59% | 0% | 56% | +7.2 |
| 9 | William Hudlow | Tulane | +31.8 | 32 | 46.9 | 43.5 | 11 | 34% | 16% | 43% | +10.2 |
| 10 | Bart Edmiston | Wyoming | +30.4 | 27 | 48.0 | 40.9 | 11 | 41% | 15% | 42% | +8.2 |
| 11 | James Wagenseller | Army | +27.8 | 20 | 46.5 | 43.9 | 9 | 45% | 5% | 29% | +5.6 |
| 12 | AJ Winsor | Oregon State | +25.1 | 18 | 42.7 | 40.1 | 8 | 44% | 0% | 60% | +4.5 |
| 13 | Jakob Anderson | Rutgers | +25.0 | 15 | 45.9 | 43.2 | 4 | 27% | 13% | 50% | +3.7 |
| 14 | Palmer Williams | Baylor | +23.9 | 22 | 51.4 | 43.5 | 7 | 32% | 32% | 47% | +5.2 |
| 15 | Ethan Pulliam | Mississippi State | +23.0 | 18 | 41.7 | 38.9 | 7 | 39% | 11% | 47% | +4.1 |
| 16 | Ewan Baulch | Nevada | +22.7 | 19 | 42.6 | 39.9 | 5 | 26% | 5% | 71% | +4.3 |
| 17 | Daniel Hughes | Florida State | +21.5 | 21 | 44.0 | 42.6 | 10 | 48% | 0% | 33% | +4.5 |
| 18 | Oscar Doyle | Boise State | +21.0 | 16 | 43.8 | 42.6 | 6 | 38% | 6% | 67% | +3.4 |
| 19 | Dylan Drennan | Purdue | +20.6 | 20 | 47.0 | 43.8 | 7 | 35% | 5% | 40% | +4.1 |
| 20 | Luke Goater | South Florida | +20.6 | 24 | 45.5 | 42.5 | 13 | 54% | 8% | 40% | +4.9 |
| 21 | Tommy Warner | UConn | +20.5 | 27 | 41.3 | 41.4 | 10 | 40% | 4% | 63% | +5.1 |
| 22 | Joe McGuire | Ohio State | +19.5 | 19 | 43.8 | 39.5 | 10 | 53% | 11% | 50% | +3.7 |
| 23 | Simon McClannan | Kansas State | +19.2 | 18 | 46.8 | 41.1 | 11 | 61% | 11% | 59% | +3.5 |
| 24 | Brunno Reus | Missouri | +18.9 | 33 | 44.8 | 40.9 | 14 | 42% | 18% | 58% | +6.2 |
| 25 | Ethan Hyams | Wake Forest | +17.6 | 21 | 45.2 | 44.0 | 8 | 38% | 5% | 64% | +3.7 |
| 26 | Tomas O'Halloran | East Carolina | +17.1 | 29 | 46.9 | 42.9 | 11 | 38% | 3% | 52% | +4.9 |
| 27 | Nick Verdugo | Fresno State | +17.0 | 25 | 42.0 | 40.5 | 17 | 68% | 0% | 74% | +4.2 |
| 28 | Patrick Rea | James Madison | +16.6 | 32 | 43.2 | 40.3 | 18 | 56% | 6% | 30% | +5.3 |
| 29 | Gabe Russo | Pittsburgh | +16.4 | 24 | 44.0 | 42.7 | 9 | 36% | 8% | 36% | +4.1 |
| 30 | Boston Everitt | Iowa | +16.1 | 27 | 43.0 | 41.6 | 17 | 61% | 7% | 59% | +4.5 |
| 31 | Will Duncan | Air Force | +15.8 | 15 | 46.1 | 40.7 | 7 | 47% | 7% | 38% | +2.4 |
| 32 | Cam Brown | Michigan | +15.1 | 30 | 41.9 | 39.3 | 13 | 43% | 7% | 54% | +4.5 |
| 33 | Landon Rehkow | Utah State | +13.7 | 31 | 42.1 | 38.7 | 15 | 48% | 6% | 48% | +4.3 |
| 34 | Jacob Ulrich | Oklahoma | +12.9 | 19 | 44.4 | 41.5 | 4 | 21% | 5% | 50% | +2.4 |
| 35 | Michael Kern | New Mexico | +12.5 | 17 | 40.1 | 38.5 | 9 | 53% | 6% | 60% | +2.1 |
| 36 | Hunter Green | Washington | +12.3 | 33 | 47.9 | 42.1 | 10 | 31% | 6% | 33% | +3.9 |
| 37 | Kade Reynoldson | Duke | +11.3 | 26 | 45.9 | 39.7 | 13 | 48% | 12% | 11% | +3.1 |
| 38 | Jaxson Dunn | App State | +11.2 | 35 | 41.9 | 40.4 | 12 | 34% | 3% | 32% | +3.9 |
| 39 | Archie Wilson | Nebraska | +11.1 | 26 | 44.2 | 42.3 | 10 | 38% | 8% | 50% | +2.9 |
| 40 | Gehrig Heil | Hawai'i | +10.6 | 35 | 43.4 | 40.3 | 16 | 46% | 3% | 37% | +3.7 |
| 41 | Liam Dougherty | Houston | +10.3 | 16 | 45.6 | 39.5 | 8 | 50% | 13% | 17% | +1.7 |
| 42 | Ryan Millmore | Western Michigan | +9.8 | 27 | 43.7 | 40.4 | 12 | 44% | 7% | 36% | +2.7 |
| 43 | Dusty Zimmer | Southern Miss | +9.4 | 28 | 40.0 | 38.4 | 9 | 32% | 0% | 48% | +2.6 |
| 44 | Orion Phillips | Utah | +9.1 | 16 | 42.3 | 42.3 | 8 | 50% | 0% | 31% | +1.5 |
| 45 | Jackson Ross | Tennessee | +8.9 | 28 | 44.8 | 40.6 | 14 | 50% | 7% | 67% | +2.5 |
| 46 | Billy Gowers | Indiana | +8.4 | 20 | 38.5 | 36.9 | 11 | 55% | 0% | 61% | +1.7 |
| 47 | Aidan Flintoft | Stanford | +8.0 | 43 | 43.0 | 40.6 | 13 | 30% | 2% | 66% | +3.4 |
| 48 | Alec Clark | Florida | +8.0 | 22 | 47.4 | 42.1 | 12 | 55% | 5% | 56% | +1.8 |
| 49 | Hudson Kaak | Auburn | +8.0 | 27 | 40.3 | 39.4 | 14 | 52% | 0% | 55% | +2.1 |
| 50 | John Hoyet Chance | TCU | +7.8 | 25 | 43.5 | 41.5 | 15 | 60% | 0% | 39% | +1.9 |
| 51 | Jackson Waller | NC State | +7.5 | 26 | 42.0 | 40.9 | 10 | 38% | 4% | 69% | +1.9 |
| 52 | Lexington Matthews | Louisiana Tech | +7.3 | 19 | 44.7 | 40.0 | 7 | 37% | 11% | 22% | +1.4 |
| 53 | Chase Ridley | Arizona | +7.2 | 15 | 41.5 | 38.9 | 6 | 40% | 13% | 75% | +1.1 |
| 54 | Pierse Stainton | Miami (OH) | +7.1 | 29 | 43.8 | 38.6 | 16 | 55% | 21% | 50% | +2.1 |
| 55 | Hamish Adams | Sacramento State | +5.8 | 35 | 41.1 | 40.9 | 16 | 47% | 0% | 78% | +2.0 |
| 56 | Drew Miller | Georgia | +5.6 | 19 | 46.1 | 38.7 | 7 | 37% | 32% | 35% | +1.1 |
| 57 | Sean West | Wisconsin | +5.5 | 23 | 43.1 | 39.6 | 14 | 61% | 9% | 38% | +1.3 |
| 58 | Josh Cupitt | Delaware | +5.4 | 34 | 42.0 | 39.7 | 17 | 50% | 0% | 52% | +1.8 |
| 59 | Magnus Haines | Ohio | +5.2 | 18 | 43.3 | 39.1 | 8 | 44% | 6% | 50% | +0.9 |
| 60 | Atticus Bertrams | UCF | +5.0 | 22 | 46.3 | 39.3 | 7 | 32% | 18% | 33% | +1.1 |
| 61 | Sam Crossan | Liberty | +4.8 | 25 | 40.9 | 37.4 | 11 | 44% | 12% | 55% | +1.2 |
| 62 | Dante Atton | Temple | +4.6 | 23 | 42.5 | 40.8 | 9 | 39% | 0% | 47% | +1.1 |
| 63 | Roland Podesta | Coastal Carolina | +4.2 | 35 | 42.4 | 40.2 | 13 | 37% | 9% | 53% | +1.5 |
| 64 | Cal Joseph | Sam Houston | +4.1 | 45 | 44.2 | 39.9 | 18 | 40% | 9% | 55% | +1.8 |
| 65 | Jonah DuPont | Iowa State | +3.9 | 22 | 44.4 | 39.2 | 4 | 19% | 0% | 33% | +0.8 |
| 66 | Oliver Straw | UAB | +3.5 | 21 | 45.4 | 41.4 | 12 | 57% | 0% | 28% | +0.7 |
| 67 | Tashi Dorje | San Diego State | +2.9 | 36 | 46.1 | 40.0 | 14 | 39% | 6% | 25% | +1.1 |
| 68 | Ethan Stumpf | Buffalo | +2.8 | 44 | 45.5 | 38.9 | 13 | 30% | 14% | 30% | +1.2 |
| 69 | Cooper Heimbach | Marshall | +2.7 | 29 | 46.0 | 39.7 | 11 | 39% | 7% | 33% | +0.8 |
| 70 | Daniel Sparks | Virginia | +2.6 | 36 | 51.1 | 43.7 | 16 | 44% | 6% | 30% | +0.9 |
| 71 | Jake Stoeckel | Kent State | +2.5 | 30 | 42.8 | 39.6 | 12 | 40% | 7% | 41% | +0.8 |
| 72 | Markus Meincke | Toledo | +1.9 | 22 | 42.0 | 40.5 | 9 | 41% | 0% | 58% | +0.4 |
| 73 | Jackson Smith | Western Kentucky | +1.7 | 39 | 43.7 | 38.7 | 9 | 23% | 10% | 29% | +0.7 |
| 74 | Matt Choules | UNLV | +1.7 | 30 | 42.3 | 38.5 | 15 | 50% | 7% | 50% | +0.5 |
| 75 | Curtis Gerrand | UCLA | +1.5 | 23 | 45.2 | 39.6 | 11 | 50% | 5% | 35% | +0.3 |
| 76 | Mason Love | South Carolina | +1.5 | 18 | 42.7 | 42.1 | 5 | 28% | 0% | 44% | +0.3 |
| 77 | Declan Duley | Central Michigan | +0.1 | 32 | 43.9 | 37.2 | 11 | 34% | 6% | 31% | 0.0 |
| 78 | Daniel Hull | Eastern Michigan | 0.0 | 32 | 44.1 | 39.7 | 11 | 33% | 6% | 38% | 0.0 |
| 79 | Matt McKenzie | Kennesaw State | −0.8 | 30 | 44.3 | 39.8 | 11 | 38% | 3% | 48% | −0.2 |
| 80 | Wade McSparron | SMU | −1.6 | 15 | 44.2 | 39.5 | 7 | 47% | 7% | 45% | −0.2 |
| 81 | Jimmy Gregg | Syracuse | −1.9 | 17 | 42.2 | 39.6 | 6 | 35% | 6% | 67% | −0.3 |
| 82 | Bryan Hansen | West Virginia | −2.2 | 28 | 42.9 | 40.0 | 10 | 36% | 11% | 60% | −0.6 |
| 83 | Rhys Dakin | Michigan State | −2.7 | 17 | 51.0 | 41.1 | 7 | 39% | 29% | 33% | −0.5 |
| 84 | Edward Phillipson | Massachusetts | −2.9 | 32 | 45.1 | 38.1 | 12 | 34% | 6% | 56% | −1.0 |
| 85 | Ashton Logan | Middle Tennessee | −3.7 | 34 | 49.2 | 38.4 | 12 | 35% | 18% | 21% | −1.3 |
| 86 | Trent Carrizosa | San José State | −3.9 | 35 | 42.9 | 36.3 | 17 | 49% | 9% | 38% | −1.4 |
| 87 | Aaron Bickerton | North Dakota State | −4.1 | 24 | 45.5 | 37.9 | 9 | 38% | 13% | 22% | −1.0 |
| 88 | Dylan Joyce | Miami | −4.3 | 16 | 44.6 | 36.8 | 5 | 31% | 6% | 60% | −0.7 |
| 89 | Daniel Vuckovic | Arkansas State | −4.6 | 23 | 39.2 | 37.8 | 10 | 43% | 4% | 42% | −1.1 |
| 90 | Tom Weston | Minnesota | −5.5 | 25 | 41.5 | 36.9 | 12 | 44% | 0% | 47% | −1.5 |
| 91 | Max Tulen | Tulsa | −5.6 | 36 | 42.9 | 39.6 | 11 | 30% | 6% | 42% | −2.1 |
| 92 | Matthew Gill | Kansas | −5.8 | 20 | 39.9 | 37.1 | 3 | 15% | 5% | 44% | −1.2 |
| 93 | Alex Bacchetta | Georgia Tech | −6.1 | 21 | 43.3 | 37.0 | 7 | 32% | 5% | 39% | −1.3 |
| 94 | Charlie Durkin | Rice | −6.7 | 28 | 45.5 | 39.9 | 8 | 29% | 7% | 10% | −1.9 |
| 95 | Harrison Tuck | Memphis | −7.0 | 30 | 40.8 | 39.2 | 10 | 36% | 0% | 44% | −2.0 |
| 96 | Brody Richter | New Mexico State | −7.2 | 26 | 40.3 | 38.4 | 10 | 37% | 0% | 60% | −1.9 |
| 97 | Jack Smith | Clemson | −7.3 | 30 | 38.6 | 37.6 | 13 | 43% | 0% | 70% | −2.2 |
| 98 | Grant Chadwick | LSU | −8.7 | 22 | 38.7 | 35.5 | 10 | 45% | 0% | 44% | −1.9 |
| 99 | Aeron Burrell | North Carolina | −10.2 | 21 | 42.8 | 36.8 | 10 | 48% | 0% | 24% | −2.2 |
| 100 | Damon Greaves | Colorado | −10.4 | 29 | 45.3 | 37.9 | 13 | 45% | 7% | 22% | −3.0 |
| 101 | Cole Stumbaugh | Ball State | −11.0 | 33 | 43.2 | 36.7 | 12 | 36% | 6% | 33% | −3.6 |
| 102 | Tyler Ebel | Vanderbilt | −11.7 | 27 | 47.0 | 39.7 | 11 | 41% | 8% | 15% | −3.2 |
| 103 | Thomas O'Hara | Kentucky | −11.8 | 17 | 40.7 | 37.5 | 4 | 24% | 6% | 31% | −2.0 |
| 104 | Caile Hogan | UTSA | −11.8 | 27 | 41.4 | 37.8 | 10 | 36% | 4% | 33% | −3.3 |
| 105 | Nathan Tiyce | Penn State | −12.3 | 31 | 41.1 | 37.4 | 11 | 35% | 13% | 54% | −3.8 |
| 106 | Aleksi Pulkkinen | South Alabama | −13.2 | 21 | 37.9 | 36.9 | 8 | 38% | 0% | 43% | −2.8 |
| 107 | Max Dean | Washington State | −15.5 | 40 | 43.4 | 38.2 | 12 | 32% | 8% | 23% | −5.9 |
| 108 | Stewart McDonald | Missouri State | −15.5 | 23 | 41.2 | 36.0 | 7 | 30% | 4% | 41% | −3.6 |
| 109 | Gavin Rush | Arkansas | −15.9 | 27 | 40.5 | 38.2 | 9 | 32% | 0% | 74% | −4.5 |
| 110 | Angus Davies | California | −17.7 | 32 | 41.0 | 37.6 | 11 | 35% | 3% | 44% | −5.5 |
| 111 | Nathan Sutcliffe | Colorado State | −17.8 | 21 | 42.9 | 37.4 | 5 | 25% | 5% | 17% | −3.6 |
| 112 | Felix Visser | Florida International | −18.6 | 20 | 38.6 | 36.7 | 7 | 35% | 5% | 56% | −3.7 |
| 113 | Mac Chiumento | Texas | −19.5 | 24 | 43.0 | 38.9 | 8 | 33% | 4% | 55% | −4.7 |
| 114 | Niall Hayes | Louisville | −20.3 | 25 | 40.0 | 38.0 | 7 | 28% | 4% | 35% | −5.1 |
| 115 | Nikola Dugandzic | Northwestern | −20.3 | 19 | 38.8 | 35.3 | 7 | 37% | 5% | 50% | −3.9 |
| 116 | Evan Crenshaw | Troy | −21.1 | 26 | 46.1 | 41.0 | 11 | 42% | 8% | 42% | −5.5 |
| 117 | Ian Kelly | Charlotte | −22.6 | 26 | 45.0 | 39.4 | 10 | 38% | 4% | 50% | −5.9 |
| 118 | Nathan Totten | Virginia Tech | −25.2 | 24 | 41.4 | 35.3 | 9 | 39% | 9% | 29% | −5.8 |
| 119 | Joseph Castle | Akron | −25.3 | 32 | 41.6 | 35.8 | 12 | 36% | 3% | 44% | −8.3 |
| 120 | Bryce McFerson | Maryland | −27.9 | 30 | 41.6 | 36.5 | 11 | 37% | 0% | 44% | −8.4 |
| 121 | Ryan Kingston | Bowling Green | −28.6 | 33 | 40.1 | 32.7 | 11 | 32% | 6% | 24% | −9.7 |
| 122 | Ian Brandt | Old Dominion | −34.0 | 35 | 42.3 | 36.0 | 6 | 17% | 11% | 40% | −12.2 |
| 123 | Brady Braun | UTEP | −36.5 | 32 | 40.7 | 35.3 | 9 | 28% | 6% | 15% | −11.7 |
| 124 | Mason Golding | Louisiana | −37.3 | 28 | 40.1 | 34.5 | 14 | 50% | 0% | 40% | −10.4 |
| 125 | Bryce LaFollette | Boston College | −39.9 | 23 | 41.0 | 31.1 | 2 | 9% | 17% | 24% | −9.2 |
| 126 | Nick McLarty | Arizona State | −47.0 | 23 | 42.0 | 32.2 | 4 | 17% | 13% | 59% | −11.3 |
| 127 | Alex Smith | Georgia Southern | −48.1 | 29 | 42.7 | 33.8 | 8 | 28% | 10% | 50% | −13.9 |
| 128 | Jake Ference | Northern Illinois | −48.9 | 29 | 41.8 | 34.4 | 6 | 21% | 11% | 32% | −13.7 |
| 129 | Christian Teeter | Georgia State | −51.3 | 15 | 43.5 | 34.5 | 6 | 40% | 0% | 22% | −7.7 |
| 130 | Makenzie Ryan | UL Monroe | −73.3 | 33 | 41.4 | 31.8 | 7 | 22% | 3% | 39% | −23.5 |
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