2026 games, yards per punt per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Jake Stoeckel
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Two seasons at Kent State to date.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
42.2 gross, but 14 of 37 inside the 20 (37.8%) — 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.
Kent State’s specialists
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-57@ South Carolina | 8 | 370 | 46.3 | 57 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-15vs Wofford | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 38 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-59@ No. 6 Ohio State | 5 | 214 | 42.8 | 49 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 26-13vs Ball State | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | 46 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-13vs Ohio | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 47 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-38@ Western Michigan | 4 | 185 | 46.3 | 59 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 2-29@ South Florida | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 45 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-20vs Akron | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 42 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-31@ Sacramento State | 5 | 193 | 38.6 | 42 | 2 | |
| Total | 37 | 1561 | 42.2 | 59 | 14 |
Last game (Wk 9): 5 punts, 2 punts inside the 20.
Season context: team record and system
2 seasons under Mark Carney — 8-13 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
38%14 of 37Touchback rate
8%3 of 37Yards / punt
42.237 puntsLong
59yards42.2 yards/punt on 37 punts · 38% placed inside the 20 · 3 touchbacks.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS offensive players who play every week.
Kent State carries two punters; Stoeckel has taken 37 of the 40.
2026 is in progress.
From Sydney, NSW — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
