Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| 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 | |
| Total | 14 | 596 | 41.9 | 48 | 1 |
#25
Alex Smith
Senior punter for Georgia Southern. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′6″ · 230 lb · Woodstock, GA · Caulfield Grammar School
Returning to Georgia Southern for 2026
The numbers
42.6
yards per punt · 2026
14 punts · long of 48 · 1 inside the 20
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 10 punts, 43.5 avg, at Clemson
The story
4 punter for Georgia Southern. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Georgia Southern in 2023.
Alex Smith
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Fourth season at Georgia Southern, same address the whole way. 2025 brought the first one: All-Sun Belt. The receipt: 1 tackles against Clemson — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
202313 games
- Signed with Georgia Southernout of Harlem
202512 games
- All-Sun Beltthird
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Georgia Southern
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Georgia Southern
Played his entire career under Clay Helton.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Clay Helton — 22-19 over that span.
2023Georgia Southern6-7HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning
2024Georgia Southern8-5HC: Clay Helton · Balanced
2025Georgia Southern7-6HC: Clay Helton · Balanced
2026Georgia Southern1-1HC: Clay Helton · Pass-heavy
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–0
4 NO · 161 YDS · 40 AVG
Dominant 31-point win at home against Charleston Southern.
With M. Johnson — 281 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.4 · A. Hollins — 8 rec · 106 yds · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia Southern
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Punter · Georgia Southern
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -1 net (17 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia Southern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #78 · 2026 recruiting class #89
DNA match
Player DNA
Steady
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
P
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Fraser Masin’s 2022 season.
Matches Fraser on
In-20 rate
Yards / punt
Class year
Differs from Fraser on
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Will Karoll's junior season at UCLA (2025).
67%match
Matches Will on
Class year
Yards / punt
In-20 rate
Differs from Will on
Height (higher)
Weight (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Alex Smith
Background
2025-26 - Sun Belt Conference Academic Commissioner’s List 2025 - All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team 2025 - All-Sun Belt Conference Fourth Team (Phil Steele) 2024 - All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team (Phil Steele) 2024 - All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team (College Football Network) 2024 - All-Su...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology