Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
45.1 gross, but 18 of 50 inside the 20 (36.0%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
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.
Ethan Stumpf
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
45.1 gross, but 18 of 50 inside the 20 (36.0%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Buffalo’s specialists
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-17vs UAlbany | 9 | 401 | 44.6 | 60 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-33@ Florida International | 6 | 275 | 45.8 | 62 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-55@ No. 14 Penn State | 10 | 484 | 48.4 | 54 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-28vs Robert Morris | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 45 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20vs Western Michigan | 4 | 208 | 52.0 | 72 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 23-8@ Toledo | 6 | 276 | 46.0 | 54 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 25-18vs Massachusetts | 7 | 271 | 38.7 | 49 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24vs Bowling Green | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 49 | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 34-31@ Miami (OH) | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 47 | 1 | |
| Total | 50 | 2256 | 45.1 | 72 | 18 |
Last game (Wk 10): 3 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
36%18 of 50Touchback rate
12%6 of 50Yards / punt
45.150 puntsLong
72yards45.1 yards/punt on 50 punts · 36% placed inside the 20 · 6 touchbacks.
Buffalo carries three punters; Stumpf has taken all 50 punts.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Houston, Blake Harrell and Pete Lembo.