Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
45.5 gross, but 23 of 46 inside the 20 (50.0%) — a pinner. pinner
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
2025 games, yards per punt per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Brett Thorson
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around. Now in a fourth season at Georgia. All-America (ESPN) in 2025 made it two straight seasons on the honors list.
Play style
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
45.5 gross, but 23 of 46 inside the 20 (50.0%) — a pinner. pinner
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Georgia’s specialists
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 28-6vs Austin Peay | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 54 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-41@ No. 15 Tennessee | 3 | 143 | 47.7 | 52 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-24vs No. 17 Alabama | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 47 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-14vs Kentucky | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-10@ Auburn | 3 | 159 | 53.0 | 60 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-20vs Florida | 6 | 258 | 43.0 | 66 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-21@ Mississippi State | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 40 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-10vs No. 10 Texas | 5 | 173 | 34.6 | 49 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-3vs Charlotte | 3 | 154 | 51.3 | 63 | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | W 16-9vs No. 23 Georgia Tech | 4 | 205 | 51.3 | 61 | 1 | |
| Wk 15 | W 28-7vs No. 10 Alabama | 7 | 317 | 45.3 | 59 | 5 | |
Bowl | L 34-39vs No. 6 Ole Miss | 4 | 194 | 48.5 | 54 | 2 | |
| Total | 46 | 2094 | 45.5 | 66 | 23 |
Week 15 · 2025
W 28-7
vs Alabama · neutral site
45.3 yards per punt · 7 punts · 5 inside the 20
Dominant 21-point win at a neutral site against Alabama.
Season context: team record and system
4 seasons under Kirby Smart — 51-6 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
50%23 of 46Touchback rate
9%4 of 46Yards / punt
45.546 puntsLong
66yards45.5 yards/punt on 46 punts · 50% placed inside the 20 · 4 touchbacks.
Player standing · 2025
Named to an All-America team by a recognized selector.
Selector Grid · 2025
Georgia carries three punters; Thorson has taken 46 of the 52. The No. 1,838 recruit in the country is punting in the SEC as a senior.
A stat line in 51 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2025)
named by 5 selectors
National awards
Ray Guy
2025 season
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirby Smart.
From Melbourne, VIC — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.