Joe Schopper: P · Purdue · #31.
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Purdue’s specialists
Joe Schopper
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Played for three head coaches in four seasons at Purdue.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
42.6 gross, but 23 of 62 inside the 20 (37.1%) — 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
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-31vs Northwestern | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 50 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-20vs Eastern Michigan | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 47 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 37-40vs Missouri | 2 | 98 | 49.0 | 52 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-13vs No. 23 Boston College | 5 | 211 | 42.2 | 56 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-28@ Nebraska | 7 | 289 | 41.3 | 49 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | W 46-7@ Illinois | 2 | 94 | 47.0 | 48 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 49-20vs No. 2 Ohio State | 6 | 260 | 43.3 | 56 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-23@ Michigan State | 4 | 190 | 47.5 | 74 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-36vs No. 19 Iowa | 3 | 163 | 54.3 | 59 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-41@ Minnesota | 6 | 269 | 44.8 | 49 | 3 | |
| Wk 12 | L 44-47vs Wisconsin | 8 | 300 | 37.5 | 42 | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-21@ Indiana | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 57 | 2 | |
 Bowl | L 14-63vs Auburn | 6 | 229 | 38.2 | 48 | 2 | |
| Total | 62 | 2642 | 42.6 | 74 | 23 |
Week 8 · 2018
W 49-20
vs Ohio State
4 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 29-point win at home against Ohio State.
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
37%23 of 62Touchback rate
3%2 of 62Yards / punt
42.662 puntsLong
74yards42.6 yards/punt on 62 punts · 37% placed inside the 20 · 2 touchbacks.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer touches a game than most FBS offensive players who play every week.
Purdue carries three punters; Schopper has taken all 62 punts.
How it ended
Four seasons at Purdue — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 48 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Darrell Hazell, Gerad Parker, and Jeff Brohm. Multi-era developmental context.
