2009 National Leaders Kickoffs - All Games through 01/07/2010
- 2009
- 2008
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adi Kunalic | Nebraska | JR | K | 14 | 78 | 5318 | 68.18 | 29 | 37.18 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Quinn Sharp | Okla St | FR | P | 13 | 70 | 4760 | 68.00 | 35 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Ben Vroman | Utah | SR | K | 13 | 75 | 5066 | 67.55 | 32 | 42.67 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Jake Rogers | Cincinnati | JR | K | 13 | 92 | 6158 | 66.93 | 23 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jeff Locke | UCLA | FR | P | 13 | 65 | 4329 | 66.60 | 20 | 30.77 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Chris Ulinski | Utah State | SR | K | 12 | 66 | 4368 | 66.18 | 25 | 37.88 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Nate Whitaker | Stanford | JR | K | 13 | 86 | 5689 | 66.15 | 14 | 16.28 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Ben Jaekle | UNLV | JR | K | 12 | 58 | 3835 | 66.12 | 15 | 25.86 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Trey Farquhar | Idaho | FR | K | 13 | 75 | 4955 | 66.07 | 10 | 13.33 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Kyle Hughes | NMSU | SO | K | 13 | 39 | 2574 | 66.00 | 12 | 30.77 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Matt Szymanski | SMU | JR | P | 13 | 72 | 4730 | 65.69 | 15 | 20.83 | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | Philip Welch | Wisconsin | SO | K | 13 | 79 | 5175 | 65.51 | 12 | 15.19 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Aric Goodman | Colorado | JR | K | 12 | 51 | 3339 | 65.47 | 15 | 29.41 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Riley Stephenson | BYU | FR | K | 13 | 62 | 4051 | 65.34 | 12 | 19.35 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Spencer Benton | Clemson | FR | K | 14 | 87 | 5680 | 65.29 | 7 | 8.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Andrew Ritter | Miss | FR | K | 13 | 71 | 4635 | 65.28 | 12 | 16.90 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Luke Briggs | Pittsburgh | JR | K | 13 | 74 | 4815 | 65.07 | 12 | 16.22 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Jacob Harfman | USC | JR | K | 13 | 67 | 4353 | 64.97 | 11 | 16.42 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Donnie Carona | Texas Tech | SO | K | 13 | 84 | 5451 | 64.89 | 17 | 20.24 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Cline Beam | Wk Forest | SR | K | 12 | 61 | 3955 | 64.84 | 13 | 21.31 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Aaron Pettrey | Ohio State | SR | K | 10 | 48 | 3112 | 64.83 | 2 | 4.17 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Dustin Hopkins | FSU | FR | K | 13 | 75 | 4850 | 64.67 | 24 | 32.00 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Justin Myer | Va Tech | SO | K | 13 | 82 | 5287 | 64.48 | 16 | 19.51 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Caleb Sturgis | Florida | SO | K | 14 | 99 | 6377 | 64.41 | 10 | 10.10 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Ricky Drake | Nevada | JR | K | 13 | 83 | 5338 | 64.31 | 20 | 24.10 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Nick Cattoi | UCF | SO | K | 13 | 64 | 4113 | 64.27 | 11 | 17.19 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Chris Philpott | Louisville | SO | K | 11 | 43 | 2749 | 63.93 | 5 | 11.63 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Desi Cullen | U Conn | SR | P | 13 | 74 | 4730 | 63.92 | 12 | 16.22 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Ross Gornall | FAU | JR | K | 12 | 61 | 3895 | 63.85 | 8 | 13.11 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Michael Taylor | Troy | SO | K | 13 | 83 | 5281 | 63.63 | 16 | 19.28 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Chris Hinkebein | Virginia | SO | K | 9 | 33 | 2099 | 63.61 | 7 | 21.21 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Blair Walsh | Georgia | SO | K | 13 | 76 | 4831 | 63.57 | 17 | 22.37 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | Leigh Tiffin | Alabama | SR | K | 14 | 94 | 5973 | 63.54 | 14 | 14.89 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Andrew Shapiro | Fresno St | FR | K | 12 | 70 | 4445 | 63.50 | 8 | 11.43 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Bryan Wright | Michigan | JR | K | 12 | 67 | 4248 | 63.40 | 13 | 19.40 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Carson Wiggs | Purdue | SO | K | 12 | 63 | 3993 | 63.38 | 5 | 7.94 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Mike Salerno | N Illinois | SR | K | 13 | 72 | 4560 | 63.33 | 10 | 13.89 | 2 | 4 |
| 37 | Jacob Branstetter | Kansas | JR | K | 12 | 67 | 4243 | 63.33 | 8 | 11.94 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Grant Mahoney | Iowa State | SO | K | 13 | 56 | 3544 | 63.29 | 2 | 3.57 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Derek Dimke | Illinois | SO | K | 12 | 53 | 3354 | 63.28 | 12 | 22.64 | 0 | 2 |
| 41 | Kevin Sharples | TCU | JR | K | 12 | 80 | 5058 | 63.23 | 5 | 6.25 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | John Potter | W Mich | SO | K | 12 | 58 | 3662 | 63.14 | 15 | 25.86 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Craig McIntosh | Kentucky | 10 | 51 | 3220 | 63.14 | 11 | 21.57 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 44 | Ryan Fowler | Vanderbilt | FR | K | 12 | 47 | 2963 | 63.04 | 3 | 6.38 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | Matthew Moreland | Oklahoma | JR | K | 13 | 81 | 5099 | 62.95 | 6 | 7.41 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Rob Beard | Oregon | FR | K | 13 | 87 | 5476 | 62.94 | 10 | 11.49 | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | Randy Bullock | Texas A&M | SO | K | 13 | 79 | 4967 | 62.87 | 9 | 11.39 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Collin Wagner | Penn State | JR | K | 13 | 74 | 4649 | 62.82 | 10 | 13.51 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Brandon McManus | Temple | FR | K | 13 | 78 | 4869 | 62.42 | 9 | 11.54 | 4 | 1 |
| 50 | Justin Tucker | Texas | SO | K | 14 | 99 | 6166 | 62.28 | 14 | 14.14 | 2 | 1 |
| 51 | Nick Freeland | Indiana | FR | K | 12 | 58 | 3606 | 62.17 | 7 | 12.07 | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | Lane Yoshida | SDSU | SR | K | 12 | 54 | 3355 | 62.13 | 2 | 3.70 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Scott Enos | Hawai'i | JR | K | 13 | 57 | 3538 | 62.07 | 6 | 10.53 | 4 | 3 |
| 54 | Jerry Phillips | BGSU | FR | K | 13 | 73 | 4528 | 62.03 | 7 | 9.59 | 4 | 0 |
| 54 | Josh Cherry | Kansas St | JR | K | 12 | 58 | 3598 | 62.03 | 6 | 10.34 | 3 | 0 |
| 56 | Craig Ratanamorn | Marshall | SR | K | 13 | 60 | 3720 | 62.00 | 11 | 18.33 | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Brett Swenson | Mich St | SR | K | 13 | 66 | 4087 | 61.92 | 7 | 10.61 | 2 | 1 |
| 58 | Ryan Wilbourn | Ark St | SO | K | 12 | 49 | 3033 | 61.90 | 4 | 8.16 | 0 | 1 |
| 59 | Nick Tausch | Notre Dame | FR | K | 9 | 35 | 2164 | 61.83 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 |
| 60 | Paulo Henriques | Memphis | FR | K | 12 | 54 | 3338 | 61.81 | 4 | 7.41 | 1 | 1 |
| 61 | Teddy Dellaganna | Rutgers | JR | P | 13 | 76 | 4697 | 61.80 | 5 | 6.58 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Jeremy Knott | N Texas | SR | K | 12 | 60 | 3708 | 61.80 | 6 | 10.00 | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | Adam Yates | S Carolina | FR | K | 13 | 49 | 3028 | 61.80 | 1 | 2.04 | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | Eric Ellestad | Minnesota | JR | K | 13 | 58 | 3576 | 61.66 | 8 | 13.79 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 | Matt Dodge | ECU | SR | P | 14 | 62 | 3819 | 61.60 | 6 | 9.68 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Alex Tejada | Arkansas | JR | K | 13 | 49 | 3014 | 61.51 | 4 | 8.16 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Jon Teague | Navy | SO | K | 14 | 74 | 4551 | 61.50 | 3 | 4.05 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Morgan Hull | Auburn | JR | K | 12 | 67 | 4117 | 61.45 | 4 | 5.97 | 5 | 0 |
| 69 | Chad VanderMolen | CSU | FR | K | 9 | 32 | 1966 | 61.44 | 2 | 6.25 | 0 | 1 |
| 70 | Rob Long | Syracuse | JR | P | 12 | 55 | 3376 | 61.38 | 3 | 5.45 | 3 | 1 |
| 71 | Kyle Brotzman | Boise St | JR | K | 14 | 97 | 5949 | 61.33 | 7 | 7.22 | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | Tanner Mills | Missouri | SR | K | 11 | 64 | 3924 | 61.31 | 8 | 12.50 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Kevin Fitzpatrick | Tulsa | SO | K | 12 | 55 | 3368 | 61.24 | 8 | 14.55 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | David DeFatta | MTSU | SR | P | 13 | 63 | 3856 | 61.21 | 5 | 7.94 | 0 | 1 |
| 75 | Casey Barth | N Carolina | SO | K | 13 | 66 | 4038 | 61.18 | 2 | 3.03 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Ben Parks | Baylor | SO | K | 12 | 51 | 3120 | 61.18 | 6 | 11.76 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Erik Soderberg | Air Force | SO | 13 | 71 | 4333 | 61.03 | 15 | 21.13 | 1 | 2 | |
| 78 | Josh Jasper | LSU | JR | K | 13 | 68 | 4147 | 60.99 | 3 | 4.41 | 2 | 1 |
| 79 | Daniel Murray | Iowa | JR | K | 13 | 66 | 4017 | 60.86 | 5 | 7.58 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Garrett Hentrup | New Mexico | SO | K | 12 | 45 | 2738 | 60.84 | 1 | 2.22 | 1 | 4 |
| 81 | Chase Turner | Houston | SR | P | 14 | 71 | 4300 | 60.56 | 4 | 5.63 | 1 | 1 |
| 82 | Chad Cunningham | Tennessee | JR | P | 13 | 71 | 4295 | 60.49 | 4 | 5.63 | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | Ryan Quigley | BC | SO | P | 13 | 61 | 3689 | 60.48 | 7 | 11.48 | 4 | 0 |
| 84 | Daniel Hrapmann | USM | SO | K | 13 | 80 | 4833 | 60.41 | 5 | 6.25 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Will Snyderwine | Duke | JR | K | 11 | 47 | 2838 | 60.38 | 2 | 4.26 | 3 | 0 |
| 86 | Stefan Demos | N'western | JR | P | 13 | 69 | 4129 | 59.84 | 2 | 2.90 | 1 | 1 |
| 87 | Eric Schwartz | S Florida | JR | K | 11 | 54 | 3230 | 59.81 | 3 | 5.56 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Seth Philip | Miami (Oh) | JR | K | 12 | 37 | 2197 | 59.38 | 5 | 13.51 | 0 | 1 |
| 89 | Scott Blair | Ga Tech | JR | K | 14 | 86 | 5104 | 59.35 | 1 | 1.16 | 3 | 0 |
| 90 | Casey Tinius | Western Ky | SO | K | 12 | 37 | 2191 | 59.22 | 2 | 5.41 | 5 | 1 |
| 91 | Kyle Petersen | UTEP | JR | P | 12 | 57 | 3371 | 59.14 | 4 | 7.02 | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | Nick Ferrara | Maryland | FR | K | 12 | 55 | 3249 | 59.07 | 4 | 7.27 | 1 | 2 |
| 93 | Erik Folk | Washington | SO | K | 12 | 63 | 3716 | 58.98 | 5 | 7.94 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Ross Thevenot | Tulane | SR | K | 12 | 43 | 2536 | 58.98 | 2 | 4.65 | 1 | 1 |
| 95 | Justin Kahut | Oregon St | JR | K | 13 | 80 | 4717 | 58.96 | 6 | 7.50 | 2 | 2 |
| 96 | Giorgio Tavecchio | California | SO | K | 11 | 58 | 3417 | 58.91 | 3 | 5.17 | 1 | 1 |
| 97 | Andrew Aguila | C Mich | SR | K | 14 | 78 | 4578 | 58.69 | 7 | 8.97 | 1 | 1 |
| 97 | Jake Scott | Wyoming | SR | K | 12 | 48 | 2817 | 58.69 | 6 | 12.50 | 1 | 1 |
| 99 | Brandon Yelovich | Rice | SO | K | 12 | 47 | 2757 | 58.66 | 4 | 8.51 | 2 | 1 |
| 100 | Dustin Rivest | FIU | SR | K | 12 | 42 | 2458 | 58.52 | 2 | 4.76 | 1 | 4 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 3.0 kickoffs per game played.