Isaac Pearson: P · SMU · #49.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
SMU’s specialists
Isaac Pearson
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Steve Sarkisian and Rhett Lashlee.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
43.3 gross, but 12 of 45 inside the 20 (26.7%) — a flipper. flipper
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 29-24@ Nevada | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 44 | 1 | |
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Houston Christian | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 15-18vs BYU | 4 | 193 | 48.3 | 52 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-16vs Florida State | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-27@ No. 22 Louisville | 2 | 108 | 54.0 | 56 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 40-10@ Stanford | 4 | 188 | 47.0 | 58 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-27@ Duke | 2 | 96 | 48.0 | 50 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 48-25vs No. 18 Pittsburgh | 6 | 268 | 44.7 | 52 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-28vs Boston College | 2 | 103 | 51.5 | 54 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 33-7@ Virginia | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 55 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-6vs California | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 45 | 3 | |
| Wk 15 | L 31-34vs No. 18 Clemson | 6 | 268 | 44.7 | 51 | 2 | |
| Bowl | L 10-38@ No. 5 Penn State | 5 | 182 | 36.4 | 43 | 2 | |
| Total | 45 | 1947 | 43.3 | 58 | 12 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
27%12 of 45Touchback rate
13%6 of 45Yards / punt
43.345 puntsLong
58yards43.3 yards/punt on 45 punts · 27% placed inside the 20 · 6 touchbacks.
SMU carries five punters; Pearson has taken all 45 punts.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Texas and SMU — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Steve Sarkisian and Rhett Lashlee.
From Newcastle, NSW — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
