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2026 so far · through week 2 · sorted by yards per punt · 14 players
| # | Player | Team | Cl. | G | yards per punt | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Teeter | Georgia State | Sr. | 2 | 49.7 | 3 punts · long of 59 · 3 inside the 20 |
| 2 | Aleksi Pulkkinen | South Alabama | Sr. | 2 | 49.3 | 3 punts · long of 53 · 1 inside the 20 |
| 3 | Patrick Rea | James Madison | Sr. | 2 | 47.2 | 5 punts · long of 54 · 1 inside the 20 |
| 4 | Evan Crenshaw | Troy | Sr. | 2 | 46.6 | 11 punts · long of 58 · 5 inside the 20 |
| 5 | Lexington Matthews | Louisiana Tech | Jr. | 2 | 46 | 8 punts · long of 58 · 2 inside the 20 |
| 6 | Cooper Heimbach | Marshall | Fr. | 2 | 45.3 | 14 punts · long of 54 · 5 inside the 20 |
| 7 | Ian Brandt | Old Dominion | Jr. | 2 | 45.1 | 8 punts · long of 54 · 1 inside the 20 |
| 8 | Jaxson Dunn | App State | Jr. | 1 | 44.4 | 7 punts · long of 55 · 4 inside the 20 |
| 9 | Alex Smith | Georgia Southern | Sr. | 2 | 42.6 | 14 punts · long of 48 · 1 inside the 20 |
| 10 | Makenzie Ryan | UL Monroe | Jr. | 2 | 42.4 | 10 punts · long of 53 |
| 11 | Dusty Zimmer | Southern Miss | So. | 2 | 41.8 | 9 punts · long of 52 · 3 inside the 20 |
| 12 | Roland Podesta | Coastal Carolina | Fr. | 2 | 40.8 | 11 punts · long of 53 · 7 inside the 20 |
| 13 | Mason Golding | Louisiana | Fr. | 2 | 37.9 | 7 punts · long of 44 · 2 inside the 20 |
| 14 | Danny Vuckovic | Arkansas State | Sr. | 2 | 35.5 | 4 punts · long of 50 · 2 inside the 20 |
2025 full season · players on 2026 rosters, qualified only · 9 players
| # | Player | Team | Cl. | G | yards per punt | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Crenshaw | Troy | Sr. | 14 | 45.7 | 68 punts · long of 62 · 29 inside the 20 |
| 2 | Alex Smith | Georgia Southern | Sr. | 12 | 42.8 | 56 punts · long of 55 · 14 inside the 20 |
| 3 | Danny Vuckovic | Arkansas State | Sr. | 5 | 42.3 | 25 punts · long of 54 · 7 inside the 20 |
| 4 | Nathan Torney | Louisiana | Sr. | 13 | 42 | 52 punts · long of 57 · 9 inside the 20 |
| 5 | Patrick Rea | James Madison | Sr. | 14 | 41 | 48 punts · long of 61 · 16 inside the 20 |
| 6 | Ian Brandt | Old Dominion | Jr. | 13 | 41 | 47 punts · long of 59 · 18 inside the 20 |
| 7 | Aleksi Pulkkinen | South Alabama | Sr. | 12 | 40.4 | 49 punts · long of 59 · 9 inside the 20 |
| 8 | Makenzie Ryan | UL Monroe | Jr. | 12 | 38.9 | 60 punts · long of 58 · 13 inside the 20 |
| 9 | Jack Murley | Southern Miss | Fr. | 8 | 36.5 | 23 punts · long of 50 · 14 inside the 20 |