2026 games, yards per punt per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Jackson Waller
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Butch Jones and Dave Doeren.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
42.8 gross, but 12 of 32 inside the 20 (37.5%) — 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.
NC State’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 8-34@ Virginia | 7 | 327 | 46.7 | 58 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | W 73-0vs Richmond | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-35@ Vanderbilt | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 49 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-31vs App State | 3 | 128 | 42.7 | 50 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-28vs Louisville | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 43 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-38vs Wake Forest | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | 54 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-31@ Stanford | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 52 | 4 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-10vs California | 6 | 278 | 46.3 | 60 | 2 | |
| Total | 32 | 1369 | 42.8 | 60 | 12 |
Last game (Wk 9): 6 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
38%12 of 32Touchback rate
3%1 of 32Yards / punt
42.832 puntsLong
60yards42.8 yards/punt on 32 punts · 38% placed inside the 20 · 1 touchback.
NC State carries two punters; Waller has taken all 32 punts.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Rhett Lashlee, Butch Jones and Dave Doeren.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to NC State
