Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
44.6 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.
Jackson Ross
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line. A two-star recruit with four seasons on the field at Tennessee since. The first one came in 2025: SEC Special Teams Player of the Week.
Play style
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
44.6 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.
Tennessee’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 56-9vs Furman | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 52 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-24@ Georgia Tech | 3 | 134 | 44.7 | 48 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-9vs Kennesaw State | 2 | 92 | 46.0 | 47 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-20vs No. 1 Texas | 7 | 324 | 46.3 | 51 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-14vs Auburn | 6 | 265 | 44.2 | 51 | 5 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-17@ Arkansas | 4 | 190 | 47.5 | 57 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-10vs No. 6 Alabama | 4 | 159 | 39.8 | 44 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-27@ South Carolina | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 50 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 1426 | 44.6 | 57 | 14 |
Last game (Wk 8): 4 punts, 1 punt inside the 20.
Season context: team record and system
4 seasons under Josh Heupel — 33-14 over that span.
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
44.632 puntsLong
57yards44.6 yards/punt on 32 punts · 44% placed inside the 20 · 2 touchbacks.
Tennessee carries two punters; Ross has taken all 32 punts. The No. 2,679 recruit in the country is punting in the SEC.
2026 is in progress.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Josh Heupel.
From Melbourne, VIC — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.