Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-45@ Penn State | 8 | 341 | 42.6 | 52 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-26vs Middle Tennessee | 6 | 293 | 48.8 | 54 | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 634 | 45.7 | 54 | 5 |
#91
Cooper Heimbach
Freshman punter for Marshall. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 188 lb · Wheelersburg, OH
Returning to Marshall for 2026
The numbers
45.3
yards per punt · 2026
14 punts · long of 54 · 5 inside the 20
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 punts, 42.6 avg, at Penn State
The story
1 punter for Marshall. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Marshall in 2026.
Cooper Heimbach
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
His career
2026
- Signed with Marshallout of Wheelersburg
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Marshall
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Marshall1-1HC: Tony Gibson · Run-leaning, slow tempo
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
Tony Gibson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–26
6 NO · 293 YDS · 48 AVG
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.
With C. Del Rio-Wilson — 92 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 44.2 · 43 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · X. Turner-Bradshaw — 5 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Marshall
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Punter · Marshall
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +6 net (28 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Marshall · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #97 · 2026 recruiting class #123
Background
HERD FILE: Heimbach stays close to home in joining the Thundering Herd after a standout kicking career at Wheelersburg H.S. Heimbach was named as a 2025 Maxpreps 1st team All-American and was also ranked as the 10th-ranked punter in the Class of 2026. Chose Marshall over offers from Ohio and Akron.
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology