Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-3vs Bryant | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28vs South Florida | 4 | 192 | 48.0 | 57 | 2 | |
| Total | 5 | 245 | 50.5 | 57 | 2 |
#46
James Wagenseller
Senior punter for Army. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 225 lb · Poway, CA · Poway (USMAPS)
Returning to Army for 2026
The numbers
49
yards per punt · 2026
5 punts · long of 57 · 2 inside the 20
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 punts, 53 avg, vs Bryant
James Wagenseller
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line. Third season at Army, same address the whole way.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Army
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Army
Played his entire career under Jeff Monken.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Jeff Monken, all run-heavy offenses — 20-9 over that span.
2024Army12-2HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
2025Army7-6HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
2026Army1-1HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Monken
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 59–3
vs Bryant
1 NO · 53 YDS · 53 AVG
Dominant 56-point win at home against Bryant.
With S. Howard — 63 rush yds (4 car) · C. Hellums — 59 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 87 rush yds (7 car) · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Army
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Punter · Army
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -2 net (0 in / 2 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Army · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #136 · 2026 recruiting class #138
DNA match
Player DNA
Pinner
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Nik Constantinou’s 2022 season.
88%match
All-SEC
Matches Nik on
Weight
Height
Yards / punt
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Dylan Joyce's sophomore season at Miami (2024).
84%match
Matches Dylan on
Class year
Yards / punt
In-20 rate
Player DNA
Players who play like James Wagenseller
Background
2025: Served as the starting punter, recording a 43.12-yard average across 32 total punts, with two touchbacks, 13 punts inside the 20, and three punts of at least 50 yards…vs. Tarleton State (8/29): Punted four times with a long of 46 yards and a 38.5-yard average…at Kansas State (9/6): Punted t...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology