2026 games, yards per punt per game. W and L: the team’s results.
“Sometimes the Kaak is short and disappointing. Otherwise it's long and impressive”
Hudson Kaak
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Mike Gundy, Hugh Freeze and Alex Golesh.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
42.1 gross, but 14 of 38 inside the 20 (36.8%) — 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.
Auburn’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 17-16vs Baylor | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 49 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 43-8vs Southern Miss | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 35 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 39-44vs Florida | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 45 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-15vs Vanderbilt | 5 | 197 | 39.4 | 47 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-24@ No. 17 Tennessee | 7 | 291 | 41.6 | 47 | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-24@ No. 1 Georgia | 7 | 279 | 39.9 | 47 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-38vs No. 18 LSU | 7 | 340 | 48.6 | 69 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 15-45@ No. 12 Ole Miss | 4 | 172 | 43.0 | 50 | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 1601 | 42.1 | 69 | 14 |
Last game (Wk 9): 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
37%14 of 38Touchback rate
3%1 of 38Yards / punt
42.138 puntsLong
69yards42.1 yards/punt on 38 punts · 37% placed inside the 20 · 1 touchback.
Auburn carries three punters; Kaak has taken all 38 punts. The No. 2,378 recruit in the country is punting in the SEC as a senior.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 43 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Gundy, Hugh Freeze, D.J. Durkin and Alex Golesh.
From Seymour, VIC — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
