Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
45.1 gross, but 14 of 32 inside the 20 (43.8%) — a pinner. pinner
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.

2026 games, yards per punt per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Edward Phillipson
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
Play style
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
45.1 gross, but 14 of 32 inside the 20 (43.8%) — 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.
Massachusetts’s specialists
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-21@ Rutgers | 3 | 172 | 57.3 | 67 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-10vs Sacred Heart | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 51 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-14vs Stonehill | 3 | 152 | 50.7 | 59 | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-6@ Sacramento State | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 48 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-38vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 100 | 50.0 | 54 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-20vs Miami (OH) | 5 | 231 | 46.2 | 50 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 18-25@ Buffalo | 5 | 167 | 33.4 | 44 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-35@ UConn | 7 | 305 | 43.6 | 52 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 1443 | 45.1 | 67 | 14 |
Last game (Wk 8): 7 punts, 1 punt 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
44%14 of 32Touchback rate
6%2 of 32Yards / punt
45.132 puntsLong
67yards45.1 yards/punt on 32 punts · 44% placed inside the 20 · 2 touchbacks.
Massachusetts carries two punters; Phillipson has taken all 32 punts.
2026 is in progress.
From Melbourne, VIC — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.