Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
44.2 gross, but 13 of 41 inside the 20 (31.7%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Jacob Finn: P · Virginia · #18.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Virginia’s specialists
Jacob Finn
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Dan Mullen and Bronco Mendenhall.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
44.2 gross, but 13 of 41 inside the 20 (31.7%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
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
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 43-0vs William & Mary | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 52 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-14vs Illinois | 3 | 140 | 46.7 | 48 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 39-59@ No. 21 North Carolina | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 51 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-37vs Wake Forest | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-28@ Miami | 7 | 352 | 50.3 | 58 | 5 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-33@ Louisville | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 51 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-0vs Duke | 3 | 155 | 51.7 | 57 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-40vs Georgia Tech | 2 | 97 | 48.5 | 52 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 49-66@ No. 25 BYU | 3 | 161 | 53.7 | 59 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-28vs No. 7 Notre Dame | 4 | 136 | 34.0 | 50 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 38-48@ No. 20 Pittsburgh | 6 | 245 | 40.8 | 52 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-29vs Virginia Tech | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 48 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 1812 | 44.2 | 59 | 13 |
Week 5 · 2021
W 30-28
at Miami
50.3 yards per punt · 7 punts · 5 inside the 20
Edged out Miami on the road in a shootout.
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
32%13 of 41Touchback rate
7%3 of 41Yards / punt
44.241 puntsLong
59yards44.2 yards/punt on 41 punts · 32% placed inside the 20 · 3 touchbacks.
Virginia carries two punters; Finn has taken all 41 punts.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Florida and Virginia — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Jim McElwain, Randy Shannon, Dan Mullen and Bronco Mendenhall.