Corliss Waitman: P · South Alabama · #87.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
South Alabama’s specialists
Corliss Waitman
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Played for two head coaches at South Alabama: Joey Jones and Steve Campbell. The first career honor came in 2017: All-Sun Belt.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
41.7 gross, but 16 of 67 inside the 20 (23.9%) — 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
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 26-30vs Louisiana Tech | 4 | 192 | 48.0 | 54 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-55@ Oklahoma State | 10 | 397 | 39.7 | 58 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-31vs Texas State | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 43 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 35-52@ Memphis | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 53 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-52@ App State | 9 | 344 | 38.2 | 52 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-48@ Georgia Southern | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 53 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-7vs Alabama State | 3 | 139 | 46.3 | 56 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-38vs Troy | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 53 | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-38@ Arkansas State | 9 | 391 | 43.4 | 55 | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-38vs UL Monroe | 7 | 316 | 45.1 | 57 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 38-48@ Louisiana | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 47 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-28vs Coastal Carolina | 4 | 136 | 34.0 | 46 | 3 | |
| Total | 67 | 2792 | 41.7 | 58 | 16 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
24%16 of 67Touchback rate
4%3 of 67Yards / punt
41.767 puntsLong
58yards41.7 yards/punt on 67 punts · 24% placed inside the 20 · 3 touchbacks.
South Alabama carries two punters; Waitman has taken all 67 punts.
How it ended
Four seasons at South Alabama, a first-team All-Conference season (2017) — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 1ST TEAM
All-Sun Belt 1st team (2017)
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Joey Jones → Steve Campbell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
