National Single-Season Punting Leaders From the West

> The region's top performers in average yards per punt, total punting yards, and total punts

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  By SuperWest Sports Staff

   May 24, 2025

The West has produced several great college punters.

The all-time lists of the best single-season national punt leaders include some of the country’s best.

The tables below rank the top punters in the past 65+ seasons in average yards per punt, punting yards, and total punts.

Let’s get to the lists.

Year	Player	School	Avg
2021	Matt Araiza	San Diego State	51.2
2023	James Ferguson-Reynolds	Boise State	49.7
2003	Tom Malone	USC	49.0
2018	Ryan Stonehouse	Colorado State	48.3
2015	Tom Hackett	Utah	48.0
2024	Eddie Czaplicki	USC	47.8
2014	Austin Rehkow	Idaho	47.8
2013	Austin Rehkow	Idaho	47.8
2016	Mitch Wishnowsky	Utah	47.7
2002	Matt Payne	BYU	47.6
2002	Mark Mariscal	Colorado	47.6
2005	Danny Baugher	Arizona	47.5
2008	T.J. Conley	Idaho	47.4
2017	Corey Bojorquez	New Mexico	47.3
2020	Michael Turk	Arizona State	47.2
2012	Josh Hubner	Arizona State	47.1

Year	Player	School	Yds
2011	Bobby Cowan	Idaho	4084
2021	Matt Araiza	San Diego State	4044
2017	Michael Dickson	Texas	3984
2003	Chris Kluwe	UCLA	3908
2007	Aaron Perez	UCLA	3853
2014	Tom Hackett	Utah	3736
2009	Reid Forrest	Washington State	3718
2005	John Torp	Colorado	3613
2013	Austin Rehkow	Idaho	3587
2022	Aaron Rodriguez	New Mexico	3578
2008	Aaron Perez	UCLA	3571
2010	Ben Skaer	New Mexico	3442
2000	Cort Moffitt	New Mexico	3411
2002	Tim Parker	Arizona State	3372
2004	Kyle Basler	Washington State	3361
2019	Brandon Heicklen	San Diego State	3347

Year	Player	School	Punts
2007	Aaron Perez	UCLA	91
2003	Chris Kluwe	UCLA	91
2011	Bobby Cowan	Idaho	88
2017	Tim Zaleski	Wyoming	87
2014	Scott Harding	Hawaii	86
2009	Reid Forrest	Washington State	86
2000	Cort Moffitt	New Mexico	86
2010	Ben Skaer	New Mexico	85
2022	Aaron Rodriguez	New Mexico	81
2021	Aaron Rodriguez	New Mexico	81
2013	Scott Arellano	BYU	80
2005	John Torp	Colorado	80