Charlie Mendes: P · Rice · #99.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Rice’s specialists
Charlie Mendes
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Rated a two-star prospect, with two seasons of snaps at Rice since.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
42.7 gross, but 17 of 59 inside the 20 (28.8%) — a flipper. flipper
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.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-38@ Arkansas | 6 | 242 | 40.3 | 49 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-44vs Houston | 4 | 189 | 47.3 | 55 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-58@ Texas | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | 56 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 48-34vs Texas Southern | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 57 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-19vs Southern Miss | 6 | 262 | 43.7 | 52 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-45@ UTSA | 10 | 478 | 47.8 | 66 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-24@ UAB | 4 | 183 | 45.8 | 56 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-30vs North Texas | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 49 | 3 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-31@ Charlotte | 2 | 96 | 48.0 | 54 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-42vs Western Kentucky | 4 | 115 | 28.8 | 36 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 28-38@ UTEP | 6 | 245 | 40.8 | 49 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-31vs Louisiana Tech | 5 | 206 | 41.2 | 47 | 1 | |
| Total | 59 | 2520 | 42.7 | 66 | 17 |
Season context: team record and system
2 seasons under Mike Bloomgren — 6-11 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
29%17 of 59Touchback rate
8%5 of 59Yards / punt
42.759 puntsLong
66yards42.7 yards/punt on 59 punts · 29% placed inside the 20 · 5 touchbacks.
How it ended
Two seasons at Rice — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Bloomgren.
