2026 National Leaders Punting - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Smith | Western Ky | SR | K | 2 | 17 | 782 | 46.00 | 8.5 | 391.0 |
| 2 | Ethan Stumpf | Buffalo | JR | P | 1 | 10 | 484 | 48.40 | 10.0 | 484.0 |
| 3 | Jake Ference | N Illinois | SO | P | 1 | 11 | 460 | 41.82 | 11.0 | 460.0 |
| 4 | Niall Hayes | Louisville | FR | P | 2 | 11 | 421 | 38.27 | 5.5 | 210.5 |
| 5 | Jack Smith | Clemson | SR | P | 1 | 10 | 404 | 40.40 | 10.0 | 404.0 |
| 6 | AJ Winsor | Oregon St | JR | P | 2 | 9 | 385 | 42.78 | 4.5 | 192.5 |
| 7 | Tomas O'Halloran | ECU | JR | P | 1 | 8 | 377 | 47.13 | 8.0 | 377.0 |
| 8 | Cole Stumbaugh | Ball State | JR | P | 1 | 8 | 350 | 43.75 | 8.0 | 350.0 |
| 9 | Daniel Hughes | FSU | SR | P | 2 | 8 | 346 | 43.25 | 4.0 | 173.0 |
| 10 | Cooper Heimbach | Marshall | FR | P | 1 | 8 | 341 | 42.63 | 8.0 | 341.0 |
| 11 | Landon Rehkow | Utah State | JR | P | 1 | 8 | 334 | 41.75 | 8.0 | 334.0 |
| 12 | Thomas O'Hara | Kentucky | SR | P | 2 | 8 | 332 | 41.50 | 4.0 | 166.0 |
| 13 | Makenzie Ryan | La-Monroe | JR | P | 1 | 7 | 312 | 44.57 | 7.0 | 312.0 |
| 14 | Aidan Flintoft | Stanford | SR | P | 1 | 7 | 311 | 44.43 | 7.0 | 311.0 |
| 15 | Caile Hogan | UTSA | JR | P | 1 | 8 | 308 | 38.50 | 8.0 | 308.0 |
| 16 | Lexington Matthews | La Tech | SR | P | 1 | 6 | 294 | 49.00 | 6.0 | 294.0 |
| 17 | Stewart McDonald | MO State | JR | P | 1 | 7 | 285 | 40.71 | 7.0 | 285.0 |
| 18 | Charlie Durkin | Rice | SR | P | 1 | 6 | 275 | 45.83 | 6.0 | 275.0 |
| 19 | Gavin Rush | Arkansas | SO | P | 2 | 7 | 273 | 39.00 | 3.5 | 136.5 |
| 20 | Jonah DuPont | Iowa State | SO | P | 1 | 6 | 260 | 43.33 | 6.0 | 260.0 |
| 21 | Nathan Sutcliffe | CSU | SO | P | 1 | 6 | 256 | 42.67 | 6.0 | 256.0 |
| 22 | Oscar Doyle | Boise St | SR | P | 1 | 6 | 254 | 42.33 | 6.0 | 254.0 |
| 23 | Evan Crenshaw | Troy | SR | P | 1 | 6 | 253 | 42.17 | 6.0 | 253.0 |
| 24 | Grayson Miller | Oklahoma | SR | K | 1 | 5 | 243 | 48.60 | 5.0 | 243.0 |
| 25 | Ryan Millmore | W Mich | JR | P | 1 | 6 | 240 | 40.00 | 6.0 | 240.0 |
| 26 | Sean West | Wisconsin | JR | P | 1 | 5 | 225 | 45.00 | 5.0 | 225.0 |
| 27 | Jake Stoeckel | Kent State | FR | P | 1 | 5 | 214 | 42.80 | 5.0 | 214.0 |
| 27 | Oscar Bird | Miss | JR | P | 2 | 5 | 214 | 42.80 | 2.5 | 107.0 |
| 29 | Matt McKenzie | KSU | SR | P | 1 | 5 | 213 | 42.60 | 5.0 | 213.0 |
| 30 | Brady Braun | UTEP | SR | P | 1 | 6 | 195 | 32.50 | 6.0 | 195.0 |
| 31 | Tom Weston | Minnesota | SR | P | 1 | 5 | 193 | 38.60 | 5.0 | 193.0 |
| 32 | Dante Atton | Temple | SR | P | 1 | 4 | 184 | 46.00 | 4.0 | 184.0 |
| 33 | Rhys Dakin | Mich St | JR | P | 1 | 4 | 181 | 45.25 | 4.0 | 181.0 |
| 34 | Liam Dougherty | Houston | JR | P | 1 | 4 | 180 | 45.00 | 4.0 | 180.0 |
| 35 | Mason Golding | La-Lafytte | FR | P | 1 | 5 | 179 | 35.80 | 5.0 | 179.0 |
| 36 | Ethan Hyams | Wk Forest | FR | P | 1 | 4 | 178 | 44.50 | 4.0 | 178.0 |
| 36 | Grant Chadwick | LSU | JR | P | 1 | 4 | 178 | 44.50 | 4.0 | 178.0 |
| 38 | Will Karoll | Texas Tech | SR | P | 1 | 3 | 176 | 58.67 | 3.0 | 176.0 |
| 38 | Chase Ridley | Arizona | SO | P | 1 | 4 | 176 | 44.00 | 4.0 | 176.0 |
| 40 | Trent Carrizosa | SJSU | SR | P | 1 | 4 | 174 | 43.50 | 4.0 | 174.0 |
| 41 | Nick McLarty | Ariz St | SR | P | 1 | 4 | 166 | 41.50 | 4.0 | 166.0 |
| 42 | Clay Lawrence | Fresno St | JR | P | 1 | 4 | 162 | 40.50 | 4.0 | 162.0 |
| 43 | Matt Gill | Kansas | FR | P | 1 | 4 | 158 | 39.50 | 4.0 | 158.0 |
| 44 | Lachie Pozzobon | Okla St | SO | P | 1 | 3 | 133 | 44.33 | 3.0 | 133.0 |
| 45 | Mason Love | S Carolina | JR | P | 1 | 3 | 126 | 42.00 | 3.0 | 126.0 |
| 46 | Mac Chiumento | Texas | SR | P | 1 | 3 | 122 | 40.67 | 3.0 | 122.0 |
| 47 | Wade McSparron | SMU | JR | P | 1 | 3 | 119 | 39.67 | 3.0 | 119.0 |
| 48 | Ian Kelly | Charlotte | SO | P | 1 | 3 | 117 | 39.00 | 3.0 | 117.0 |
| 48 | Joe McGuire | Ohio State | SR | P | 1 | 3 | 117 | 39.00 | 3.0 | 117.0 |
| 50 | Reed Chandley | FAU | JR | P | 1 | 3 | 115 | 38.33 | 3.0 | 115.0 |
| 51 | Alex Bacchetta | Ga Tech | SR | P | 1 | 2 | 87 | 43.50 | 2.0 | 87.0 |
| 52 | Hudson Kaak | Auburn | SR | P | 1 | 2 | 83 | 41.50 | 2.0 | 83.0 |
| 53 | Ian Ratliff | N Texas | SR | P | 1 | 2 | 78 | 39.00 | 2.0 | 78.0 |
| 53 | Kolten Ford | Kent State | SR | P | 1 | 3 | 78 | 26.00 | 3.0 | 78.0 |
| 55 | Jakob Anderson | Rutgers | JR | P | 1 | 1 | 70 | 70.00 | 1.0 | 70.0 |
| 56 | Jesse Ehrlich | Arkansas | SR | P | 1 | 1 | 54 | 54.00 | 1.0 | 54.0 |
| 57 | Ethan Gurney | Iowa State | FR | P | 1 | 1 | 47 | 47.00 | 1.0 | 47.0 |
| 58 | Bronson Long | Charlotte | SR | P | 1 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 1.0 | 40.0 |
| 59 | Tom Flintoff | Texas St | FR | P | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 1.0 | 17.0 |