Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
43.6 gross, but 16 of 38 inside the 20 (42.1%) — 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.
Gehrig Heil
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
43.6 gross, but 16 of 38 inside the 20 (42.1%) — 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.
Hawai'i’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 | L 27-37@ Stanford | 7 | 301 | 43.0 | 47 | 1 | |
| Wk 1 | L 6-21vs UNLV | 6 | 256 | 42.7 | 65 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 29-19vs New Mexico State | 5 | 227 | 45.4 | 63 | 5 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-27@ Wyoming | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 45 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 16-20vs San José State | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 61 | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 12-30@ Arizona State | 5 | 257 | 51.4 | 63 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-21vs New Mexico | 6 | 227 | 37.8 | 41 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-21@ Northern Illinois | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 49 | 2 | |
| Total | 38 | 1655 | 43.6 | 65 | 16 |
Last game (Wk 8): 3 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
42%16 of 38Touchback rate
3%1 of 38Yards / punt
43.638 puntsLong
65yards43.6 yards/punt on 38 punts · 42% placed inside the 20 · 1 touchback.
Hawai'i carries three punters; Heil has taken all 38 punts.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Steve Sarkisian and Timmy Chang.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Hawai'i