2026 games, yards per punt per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Daniel Sparks
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around. Played for two head coaches at two programs in six seasons: Matt Viator and Tony Elliott. All-ACC in 2025 was the third season with an honor.
Play style
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
50.8 gross, but 19 of 40 inside the 20 (47.5%) — 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.
Virginia’s specialists
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Daily Progress Oct 16Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-8vs NC State | 5 | 227 | 45.4 | 63 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-3vs Norfolk State | 2 | 108 | 54.0 | 61 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-38vs West Virginia | 6 | 276 | 46.0 | 51 | 4 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-3vs Delaware | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 41 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-38@ Florida State | 7 | 397 | 56.7 | 73 | 4 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-25vs Syracuse | 6 | 313 | 52.2 | 72 | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-23@ No. 24 SMU | 3 | 162 | 54.0 | 68 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-19vs Duke | 5 | 281 | 56.2 | 66 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-51@ No. 14 Wake Forest | 4 | 192 | 48.0 | 60 | 2 | |
| Total | 40 | 2032 | 50.8 | 73 | 19 |
Last game (Wk 9): 4 punts, 2 punts inside the 20.
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
48%19 of 40Touchback rate
5%2 of 40Yards / punt
50.840 puntsLong
73yards50.8 yards/punt on 40 punts · 48% placed inside the 20 · 2 touchbacks.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Virginia carries two punters; Sparks has taken all 40 punts.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 60 games over six seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Matt Viator, P.J. Fleck and Tony Elliott.
