Avery Book: P · Akron · #45.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Akron’s specialists
Avery Book
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. The first career honor came in 2024: All-MAC.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
43.4 gross, but 21 of 65 inside the 20 (32.3%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Akron Beacon Journal Oct 20Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-52@ No. 2 Ohio State | 6 | 289 | 48.2 | 60 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-49@ Rutgers | 5 | 238 | 47.6 | 52 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-20vs Colgate | 6 | 261 | 43.5 | 57 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-50@ South Carolina | 10 | 478 | 47.8 | 61 | 3 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-30@ Ohio | 7 | 331 | 47.3 | 55 | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-27vs Bowling Green | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 50 | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-34@ Western Michigan | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 25-21vs Eastern Michigan | 4 | 191 | 47.8 | 52 | 3 | |
| Wk 10 | L 30-41vs Buffalo | 4 | 146 | 36.5 | 41 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 16-29@ Northern Illinois | 7 | 259 | 37.0 | 42 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-17@ Kent State | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 40 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 21-14vs Toledo | 6 | 265 | 44.2 | 54 | 2 | |
| Total | 65 | 2823 | 43.4 | 61 | 21 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
32%21 of 65Touchback rate
3%2 of 65Yards / punt
43.465 puntsLong
61yards43.4 yards/punt on 65 punts · 32% placed inside the 20 · 2 touchbacks.
Player standing · 2024
First team in his league at the position.
Akron carries two punters; Book has taken all 65 punts.
How it ended
One season at Akron, a first-team All-Conference season (2024) — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2024)
