Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs Alcorn State | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 44 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 8-43@ Auburn | 6 | 267 | 44.5 | 52 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 376 | 40.4 | 52 | 3 |
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Dusty Zimmer
Sophomore punter for Southern Miss. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 230 lb · Gold Coast, QLD · Giffith
Returning to Southern Miss for 2026
The numbers
41.8
yards per punt · 2026
9 punts · long of 52 · 3 inside the 20
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 punts, 44.5 avg, at Auburn
Dusty Zimmer
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Southern Miss
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Southern Miss1-1HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning, fast 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
Blake Anderson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 49–3
vs Alcorn State
3 NO · 109 YDS · 36 AVG
Dominant 46-point win at home against Alcorn State.
With M. Johnson — 13 rush yds (1 car) · E. Hampton — 180 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 15 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Southern Miss
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Punter · Southern Miss
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +10 net (38 in / 28 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Southern Miss · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #94 · 2026 recruiting class #108
Background
Signed with Washington last season, but left school during spring practice…Played Australian rules football for South Adelaide Football Club at the youth level … played for SAFC at the U16 and U18 levels.
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology