Punter Watch List - 2023

Punters to Watch in 2023

By Evan Jaffe, August 17, 2023 

The 2023 Punter Watch List highlights the FBS college punters who we expect to be major contributors this year. Punters, though often overlooked, play a critical role in one of the gridiron game’s most important components, field position. In our evaluation, we believe past performance is a good indicator of future performance. Therefore, in creating our watch list, we decided to follow the math formulas unbiased view of who were statistically the best punters from previous seasons.

Players are listed in alphabetical order, although their previous rankings are noted. Rest assured, if a player is included in this listing, we believe they have significant potential to elevate the status of their team in the 2023 season.

Number of ranked punters by season:
2022:  129 punters
2021:  122 punters
2020:  119 punters
2019:  129 punters

Jack Bouwmeester (SO) – Utah - Hometown: Bendigo, Australia
2022 FAU Ranking: #63

Jay Bramblett (SR) - LSU - Hometown: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
2022 FAU Ranking: #69
2021 FAU Ranking: #55 (at Notre Dame)
2020 FAU Ranking: #38 (at Notre Dame)
2019 FAU Ranking: #112 (at Notre Dame)

Jack Browning (SR) – SDSU – Hometown: Lakeside, California
2022 FAU Ranking: #8

Ryan Bujcevski (SR) - SMU - Hometown: Sydney, Australia
2022 FAU Ranking: #47
2021 FAU Ranking: #54 (at Texas)
2019 FAU Ranking: #56 (at Texas)

James Burnip (JR-R) – Alabama – Hometown: Mount Macedon, Victoria, Australia
2022 FAU Ranking: #54
2021 FAU Ranking: #100

Brian Buschini (JR) – Nebraska – Hometown: Helena Montana
2022 FAU Ranking: #70

Oscar Chapman (SR) – Auburn – Hometown: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
2022 FAU Ranking: #15
2021 FAU Ranking: #20
2020 FAU Ranking: #89

Nik Constantinou (GR) – Texas A&M - Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
2022 FAU Ranking: #29
2021 FAU Ranking: #13
2020 FAU Ranking: #60

Mark Crawford (SR) – Minnesota - Hometown: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2022 FAU Ranking: #88
2021 FAU Ranking: #16

Jeremy Crawshaw (JR) - Florida - Hometown: New South Wales, Australia
2022 FAU Ranking: #4
2021 FAU Ranking: #46 

Eddie Czaplicki (JR) – USC. - Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina 
2022 FAU Ranking: #46 (at Arizona St.)
2021 FAU Ranking: #28 (at Arizona St.)

Lucas Dean (SR) - UTSA – Hometown: Dunsborough, Australia
2022 FAU Ranking: #6
2021 FAU Ranking: #21
2020 FAU Ranking: #18
2019 FAU Ranking: #82

Ethan Duane (JR) – Old Dominion - Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
2022 FAU Ranking: #14
2021 FAU Ranking: #113

Tom Ellard (SO-R) – Western Kentucky – Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
2022 FAU Ranking: #56 

Luke Elzinga (SR-R) – Oklahoma - Hometown: Grand Rapids, Michigan
2022 FAU Ranking: #38 (at Central Michigan)
2021 FAU Ranking: #63 (at Central Michigan)
2020 FAU Ranking: #31 (at Central Michigan)

James Evans (JR) - Indiana – Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand
2022 FAU Ranking: #20
2021 FAU Ranking: #106

Mason Fletcher (JR) - Cincinnati - Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
2022 FAU Ranking: #1
2021 FAU Ranking: #43

Casey Glover (SR-R) - Tulane - Hometown: Jericho, New York
2022 FAU Ranking: #53

Nick Haberer (JR) – Washington State - Hometown: Queensland, Australia
2022 FAU Ranking: #22
2021 FAU Ranking: #88

Ryan Hanson (JR-R) – James Madison – Hometown: Elgin, Texas
2022 FAU Ranking: #23 (at Arkansas State)
2021 FAU Ranking: #29 (at Arkansas State)
2020 FAU Ranking: #95 (at Arkansas State)

Matthew Hayball (GR-R) - Vanderbilt - Hometown: West Adelaide, Australia
2022 FAU Ranking: #71
2021 FAU Ranking: #22 (at Florida Atlantic)
2020 FAU Ranking: #29 (at Florida Atlantic)
2019 FAU Ranking: #49 (at Florida Atlantic)

Ben Kiernan (GR) – UNC – Hometown: Dublin, Ireland
2022 FAU Ranking: #32
2021 FAU Ranking: #90
2020 FAU Ranking: #12
2019 FAU Ranking: #100 

Stephen Kotsanlee (SR) – Utah State – Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
2022 FAU Ranking: #50
2021 FAU Ranking: #49
2020 FAU Ranking: #27

Kai Kroeger (SR) – South Carolina - Hometown: Lake Forest, Illinois
2022 FAU Ranking: #9
2021 FAU Ranking: #38
2020 FAU Ranking: #8

Alex Mastromanno (JR-R) – Florida State - Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
2022 FAU Ranking: #43
2021 FAU Ranking: #42
2020 FAU Ranking: #48

Mitch McCarthy (SO) - UCF - Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
2022 FAU Ranking: #44 

Austin McNamara (SR-R) - Texas Tech - Hometown: Gilbert, Arizona
2022 FAU Ranking: #37
2021 FAU Ranking: #6
2020 FAU Ranking: #30
2019 FAU Ranking: #4

Jessie Mirco (JR) – Ohio State - Hometown: Fremantle, Australia
2022 FAU Ranking: #11
2021 FAU Ranking: #25

Peter Moore (JR-R) – Virginia Tech – Hometown: Davidsonville, Maryland
2022 FAU Ranking: #65
2021 FAU Ranking: #53

Ivan Mora (JR-R) – Wake Forest – Hometown: Dalton, Georgia
2022 FAU Ranking: #68
2021 FAU Ranking: #52
2020 FAU Ranking: #45

Marshall Nichols (SO) – UNLV - Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
2022 FAU Ranking: #62

Caden Noonkester (SO-R) – NC State - Hometown: Waxhaw, North Carolina
2022 FAU Ranking: #49

Kyle Ostendorp (SR) – Arizona – Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
2022 FAU Ranking: #59
2021 FAU Ranking: #12

Tyler Perkins (SO) – Iowa St. - Hometown: Norwalk, Ohio
2022 FAU Ranking: #41

Ryan Rehkow (JR) - BYU - Hometown: Veradale, Washington
2022 FAU Ranking: #17
2021 FAU Ranking: #15
2020 FAU Ranking: #8

Bailey Rice (JR) – N/A - Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
2022 FAU Ranking: #30 (at Charlotte)
2021 FAU Ranking: #65 (at Charlotte)

Aaron Rodriguez (SR-R) – New Mexico - Hometown: Newhall, California
2022 FAU Ranking: #35
2021 FAU Ranking: #85

Jordy Sandy (SR) - TCU - Hometown: Traralgon, Australia
2022 FAU Ranking: #89
2021 FAU Ranking: #44
2020 FAU Ranking: #28
2019 FAU Ranking: #97

Colton Spangler (GR) – Maryland – Hometown: Pasadena, California
2022 FAU Ranking: #24
2019 FAU Ranking: #79

Oliver Straw (SO) – West Virginia – Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
2022 FAU Ranking: #33

Tory Taylor (SR) – Iowa – Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
2022 FAU Ranking: #7
2021 FAU Ranking: #14
2020 FAU Ranking: #6 

Riley Thompson (SR) – Penn State – Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
2022 FAU Ranking: #31 (at Florida Atlantic)

Brett Thorson (SO) – Georgia – Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
2022 FAU Ranking: #13

Mitchell Tomasek (JR) – Eastern Michigan – Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
2022 FAU Ranking: #52

Mark Vassett (JR) – Colorado - Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
2022 FAU Ranking: #28 (at Louisville)
2021 FAU Ranking: #95 (at Louisville)

Logan Ward (SO-R) – Oklahoma State – Hometown: Edmond, Oklahoma
2022 FAU Ranking: #27

Laine Wilkins (JR) – Houston – Hometown: Perth, Australia
2022 FAU Ranking: #48
2021 FAU Ranking: #61
2020 FAU Ranking: #42

Lachlan Wilson (JR-R) – Tulsa – Hometown: Eaglemont, Australia 
2022 FAU Ranking: #36
2021 FAU Ranking: #50
2020 FAU Ranking: #91

Porter Wilson (GR) – Duke – Hometown: Akron, Ohio
2022 FAU Ranking: #67
2021 FAU Ranking: #59
2020 FAU Ranking: #37