2026 games, yards per punt per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Alex Smith
Alex Smith is on trial in Georgia Southern's fan jury — the eye test against the résumé.
Georgia Southern fans keep putting the player's case on trial, week to week.
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
42.3 gross, but 9 of 31 inside the 20 (29.0%) — a flipper. flipper
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Georgia Southern’s specialists
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Charleston Southern | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 42 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-22@ Clemson | 10 | 435 | 43.5 | 48 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-31@ Jacksonville State | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 47 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-42vs No. 25 Houston | 2 | 82 | 41.0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-24@ Coastal Carolina | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 48 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27vs James Madison | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 47 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-15@ Old Dominion | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 47 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 19-3vs App State | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 42 | 1 | |
| Total | 31 | 1310 | 42.3 | 48 | 9 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 punts, 1 punt inside the 20.
Season context: team record and system
4 seasons under Clay Helton — 25-22 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
29%9 of 31Touchback rate
10%3 of 31Yards / punt
42.331 puntsLong
48yards42.3 yards/punt on 31 punts · 29% placed inside the 20 · 3 touchbacks.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
2026 is in progress.
Recruited without a star rating, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tyson Summers, Chad Lunsford, and Clay Helton. Multi-era developmental context.
