2008 National Leaders Punting - All Games through 11/15/2008
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoltan Mesko | Michigan | JR | P | 11 | 68 | 2998 | 44.09 | 6.2 | 272.5 |
| 2 | Blake Clingan | UCF | SO | P | 10 | 74 | 2967 | 40.09 | 7.4 | 296.7 |
| 3 | Aaron Perez | UCLA | SR | P | 10 | 62 | 2762 | 44.55 | 6.2 | 276.2 |
| 4 | Peter Caldwell | Utah State | SO | K | 11 | 64 | 2685 | 41.95 | 5.8 | 244.1 |
| 5 | Reid Forrest | Wash St | SO | P | 10 | 65 | 2658 | 40.89 | 6.5 | 265.8 |
| 6 | Brian Stahovich | SDSU | FR | K | 11 | 67 | 2638 | 39.37 | 6.1 | 239.8 |
| 7 | Truman Spencer | N Texas | SR | P | 10 | 60 | 2587 | 43.12 | 6.0 | 258.7 |
| 8 | Justin Kucek | Minnesota | SR | P | 11 | 62 | 2585 | 41.69 | 5.6 | 235.0 |
| 9 | Clinton Durst | Auburn | FR | P | 10 | 61 | 2564 | 42.03 | 6.1 | 256.4 |
| 10 | T.J. Conley | Idaho | SR | P | 11 | 54 | 2548 | 47.19 | 4.9 | 231.6 |
| 11 | Bryan Anger | California | FR | P | 10 | 59 | 2539 | 43.03 | 5.9 | 253.9 |
| 12 | Philip Zavala | SJSU | JR | P | 11 | 69 | 2516 | 36.46 | 6.3 | 228.7 |
| 13 | Scott Love | La-Monroe | JR | P | 11 | 63 | 2504 | 39.75 | 5.7 | 227.6 |
| 14 | Aaron Bates | Mich St | SO | P | 11 | 59 | 2502 | 42.41 | 5.4 | 227.5 |
| 15 | Rob Long | Syracuse | SO | P | 10 | 54 | 2482 | 45.96 | 5.4 | 248.2 |
| 16 | Chris Hagerup | Indiana | FR | P | 11 | 58 | 2452 | 42.28 | 5.3 | 222.9 |
| 17 | Jeff Wathne | Temple | SO | P | 10 | 60 | 2421 | 40.35 | 6.0 | 242.1 |
| 18 | Austin McCoy | Wyoming | FR | P | 11 | 65 | 2402 | 36.95 | 5.9 | 218.4 |
| 19 | Matt Dodge | ECU | JR | P | 10 | 55 | 2393 | 43.51 | 5.5 | 239.3 |
| 20 | Blake McAdams | Miss St | SR | P | 10 | 62 | 2389 | 38.53 | 6.2 | 238.9 |
| 21 | Kevin Jones | Duke | SO | P | 10 | 57 | 2343 | 41.11 | 5.7 | 234.3 |
| 22 | Brad Nortman | Wisconsin | FR | P | 11 | 56 | 2341 | 41.80 | 5.1 | 212.8 |
| 23 | David DeFatta | MTSU | JR | P | 10 | 57 | 2331 | 40.89 | 5.7 | 233.1 |
| 24 | Carlos Munera | FIU | JR | P | 9 | 56 | 2311 | 41.27 | 6.2 | 256.8 |
| 25 | Adam Miller | New Mexico | JR | P | 12 | 58 | 2310 | 39.83 | 4.8 | 192.5 |
| 26 | Chris Keagle | La Tech | SR | P | 10 | 56 | 2284 | 40.79 | 5.6 | 228.4 |
| 27 | Brett Upson | Vanderbilt | JR | P | 10 | 56 | 2261 | 40.38 | 5.6 | 226.1 |
| 28 | Thomas Morstead | SMU | SR | P | 11 | 54 | 2245 | 41.57 | 4.9 | 204.1 |
| 29 | Cory Goettsche | Louisville | JR | P | 10 | 56 | 2219 | 39.63 | 5.6 | 221.9 |
| 30 | Kevin Huber | Cincinnati | SR | P | 10 | 48 | 2172 | 45.25 | 4.8 | 217.2 |
| 31 | Matt Bosher | Miami (Fl) | SO | K | 10 | 53 | 2163 | 40.81 | 5.3 | 216.3 |
| 32 | Justin Brantly | Texas A&M | SR | P | 11 | 47 | 2139 | 45.51 | 4.3 | 194.5 |
| 33 | Derek Epperson | Baylor | SO | P | 11 | 48 | 2127 | 44.31 | 4.4 | 193.4 |
| 34 | Jeremy Moore | Western Ky | JR | P | 11 | 58 | 2126 | 36.66 | 5.3 | 193.3 |
| 35 | Jimmy Howell | Virginia | FR | P | 10 | 54 | 2124 | 39.33 | 5.4 | 212.4 |
| 36 | Teddy Dellaganna | Rutgers | SO | P | 10 | 50 | 2109 | 42.18 | 5.0 | 210.9 |
| 37 | Jared Ballman | Washington | SR | P | 10 | 55 | 2106 | 38.29 | 5.5 | 210.6 |
| 38 | Dack Ishii | UNLV | SR | QB | 11 | 53 | 2104 | 39.70 | 4.8 | 191.3 |
| 39 | Bradley Pierson | NC State | SR | P | 10 | 53 | 2096 | 39.55 | 5.3 | 209.6 |
| 40 | Stefan Demos | N'western | SO | P | 11 | 53 | 2083 | 39.30 | 4.8 | 189.4 |
| 41 | Pat McAfee | WVU | SR | K | 9 | 46 | 2055 | 44.67 | 5.1 | 228.3 |
| 42 | Jacob Richardson | Miami (Oh) | SR | P | 10 | 44 | 2043 | 46.43 | 4.4 | 204.3 |
| 43 | A.J. Trapasso | Ohio State | SR | P | 11 | 49 | 2041 | 41.65 | 4.5 | 185.5 |
| 44 | Mike Brandtner | Iowa State | JR | P | 9 | 49 | 2038 | 41.59 | 5.4 | 226.4 |
| 45 | Josh Syria | Oregon | SR | P | 11 | 48 | 2034 | 42.38 | 4.4 | 184.9 |
| 46 | Alonso Rojas | Kansas | SO | P | 11 | 50 | 2017 | 40.34 | 4.5 | 183.4 |
| 47 | Anson Kelton | TCU | FR | P | 11 | 48 | 2010 | 41.88 | 4.4 | 182.7 |
| 48 | Jeremy Davis | Arkansas | SR | P | 10 | 47 | 2008 | 42.72 | 4.7 | 200.8 |
| 49 | Tim Masthay | Kentucky | SR | P | 11 | 44 | 2004 | 45.55 | 4.0 | 182.2 |
| 50 | David Green | Stanford | SO | K | 11 | 49 | 1980 | 40.41 | 4.5 | 180.0 |
| 51 | Kase Whitehead | Marshall | FR | P | 10 | 51 | 1972 | 38.67 | 5.1 | 197.2 |
| 52 | Swayze Waters | UAB | SR | K | 10 | 44 | 1932 | 43.91 | 4.4 | 193.2 |
| 53 | P.J. Fitzgerald | Alabama | JR | P | 11 | 46 | 1930 | 41.96 | 4.2 | 175.5 |
| 54 | Andrew Rinehart | Army | SR | P | 10 | 49 | 1925 | 39.29 | 4.9 | 192.5 |
| 55 | Chris Summers | Purdue | JR | K | 11 | 50 | 1919 | 38.38 | 4.5 | 174.5 |
| 56 | Louie Sakoda | Utah | SR | P | 11 | 46 | 1909 | 41.50 | 4.2 | 173.5 |
| 57 | Tim Grasso | Hawai'i | SR | P | 10 | 47 | 1879 | 39.98 | 4.7 | 187.9 |
| 58 | Kyle Hughes | NMSU | FR | K | 10 | 44 | 1874 | 42.59 | 4.4 | 187.4 |
| 59 | Anthony Santella | Illinois | SO | P | 11 | 47 | 1859 | 39.55 | 4.3 | 169.0 |
| 60 | Terrence Brown | N Carolina | SR | P | 10 | 47 | 1857 | 39.51 | 4.7 | 185.7 |
| 61 | Brent Bowden | Va Tech | JR | P | 10 | 47 | 1855 | 39.47 | 4.7 | 185.5 |
| 62 | Brad Langley | Nevada | SO | P | 10 | 42 | 1850 | 44.05 | 4.2 | 185.0 |
| 63 | Travis Baltz | Maryland | SO | P | 10 | 43 | 1816 | 42.23 | 4.3 | 181.6 |
| 64 | Spencer Lanning | S Carolina | SO | P | 10 | 43 | 1814 | 42.19 | 4.3 | 181.4 |
| 65 | Desi Cullen | U Conn | JR | P | 10 | 45 | 1812 | 40.27 | 4.5 | 181.2 |
| 66 | Thomas Weber | Ariz St | SO | K | 10 | 43 | 1798 | 41.81 | 4.3 | 179.8 |
| 67 | Ryan Donahue | Iowa | SO | P | 11 | 44 | 1796 | 40.82 | 4.0 | 163.3 |
| 68 | Brady Dalfrey | LSU | SR | P | 10 | 44 | 1771 | 40.25 | 4.4 | 177.1 |
| 69 | Britt Barefoot | USM | SR | K | 11 | 43 | 1735 | 40.35 | 3.9 | 157.7 |
| 70 | Nick Iovinelli | BGSU | SR | P | 10 | 42 | 1716 | 40.86 | 4.2 | 171.6 |
| 71 | Rob Park | Miss | SR | P | 10 | 43 | 1710 | 39.77 | 4.3 | 171.0 |
| 72 | Brett Hartmann | C Mich | SO | K | 10 | 43 | 1708 | 39.72 | 4.3 | 170.8 |
| 73 | Brett Shrable | Ark St | SR | P | 9 | 45 | 1688 | 37.51 | 5.0 | 187.6 |
| 74 | Brian Mimbs | Georgia | SR | P | 11 | 39 | 1678 | 43.03 | 3.5 | 152.5 |
| 75 | Will Goggans | Troy | FR | P | 10 | 43 | 1658 | 38.56 | 4.3 | 165.8 |
| 76 | Robert Malone | Fresno St | SO | P | 10 | 39 | 1655 | 42.44 | 3.9 | 165.5 |
| 77 | Anthony Hartz | CSU | JR | P | 9 | 38 | 1647 | 43.34 | 4.2 | 183.0 |
| 78 | Keegan Peterson | FAU | JR | K | 10 | 43 | 1630 | 37.91 | 4.3 | 163.0 |
| 79 | Ben Armer | W Mich | FR | P | 11 | 39 | 1623 | 41.62 | 3.5 | 147.5 |
| 80 | Peter Fardon | Buffalo | FR | P | 10 | 42 | 1603 | 38.17 | 4.2 | 160.3 |
| 81 | Matt Rinehart | Kent State | FR | P | 10 | 40 | 1576 | 39.40 | 4.0 | 157.6 |
| 82 | Ross Thevenot | Tulane | JR | K | 10 | 34 | 1574 | 46.29 | 3.4 | 157.4 |
| 83 | Keenyn Crier | Arizona | SO | P | 10 | 36 | 1566 | 43.50 | 3.6 | 156.6 |
| 84 | Matt Schulte | Ohio | SO | P | 10 | 40 | 1543 | 38.58 | 4.0 | 154.3 |
| 85 | Mike Knall | Oklahoma | SR | P | 10 | 43 | 1539 | 35.79 | 4.3 | 153.9 |
| 86 | Delbert Alvarado | S Florida | JR | K | 10 | 38 | 1536 | 40.42 | 3.8 | 153.6 |
| 87 | Kyle Petersen | UTEP | SO | P | 9 | 36 | 1531 | 42.53 | 4.0 | 170.1 |
| 88 | Johnny Hekker | Oregon St | FR | P | 10 | 40 | 1516 | 37.90 | 4.0 | 151.6 |
| 89 | Brent Sutherland | Memphis | SR | P | 10 | 37 | 1514 | 40.92 | 3.7 | 151.4 |
| 90 | Eric Maust | Notre Dame | JR | P | 10 | 37 | 1504 | 40.65 | 3.7 | 150.4 |
| 91 | CJ Santiago | BYU | SR | P | 11 | 36 | 1492 | 41.44 | 3.3 | 135.6 |
| 92 | Spencer Ortego | La-Lafytte | SO | P | 10 | 38 | 1460 | 38.42 | 3.8 | 146.0 |
| 93 | Chase Turner | Houston | JR | P | 10 | 31 | 1454 | 46.90 | 3.1 | 145.4 |
| 94 | Kyle Martens | Rice | FR | P | 10 | 38 | 1437 | 37.82 | 3.8 | 143.7 |
| 95 | Kyle Delahooke | Navy | SO | K | 9 | 34 | 1425 | 41.91 | 3.8 | 158.3 |
| 96 | John Stec | Akron | JR | P | 10 | 37 | 1419 | 38.35 | 3.7 | 141.9 |
| 97 | Chas Henry | Florida | SO | P | 10 | 33 | 1402 | 42.48 | 3.3 | 140.2 |
| 98 | Bill Claus | Toledo | FR | P | 10 | 36 | 1399 | 38.86 | 3.6 | 139.9 |
| 99 | Dave Brytus | Pittsburgh | SR | P | 9 | 34 | 1397 | 41.09 | 3.8 | 155.2 |
| 100 | Andy Dittbenner | N Illinois | SR | P | 10 | 35 | 1365 | 39.00 | 3.5 | 136.5 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.