James Smith: P · Cincinnati · #37.
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Cincinnati’s specialists
James Smith
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around. Arrived as a two-star recruit; four seasons of production at Cincinnati since.
Play style
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
43.8 gross, but 19 of 32 inside the 20 (59.4%) — a pinner. pinner
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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 24
Front Office Sports Oct 22Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 55-20vs Austin Peay | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-10vs No. 22 Army | 5 | 231 | 46.2 | 52 | 3 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-7vs South Florida | 4 | 187 | 46.8 | 60 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-13@ No. 16 SMU | 5 | 229 | 45.8 | 50 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-10vs Memphis | 4 | 162 | 40.5 | 46 | 4 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-10vs Houston | 4 | 174 | 43.5 | 50 | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 55-17vs East Carolina | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 47 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 36-33@ UCF | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | 56 | 2 | |
| Wk 16 | W 27-24vs No. 20 Tulsa | 3 | 134 | 44.7 | 47 | 2 | |
| Total | 32 | 1402 | 43.8 | 60 | 19 |
Week 8 · 2020
W 42-13
at SMU
45.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 2 inside the 20
Dominant 29-point win on the road against SMU.
Season context: team record and system
4 seasons under Luke Fickell — 35-14 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
50%20 of 40Touchback rate
2%1 of 40Yards / punt
43.940 puntsLong
60yards43.9 yards/punt on 40 punts · 50% placed inside the 20 · 1 touchback.
Player standing · 2020
Fewer touches a game than most FBS offensive players who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Cincinnati — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 48 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Luke Fickell.
From Wangaratta, VIC — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
