Joel Whitford: P · Washington · #32.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Washington’s specialists
Joel Whitford
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing. Now in a third season at Washington.
Play style
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
45.0 gross, but 5 of 44 inside the 20 (11.4%) — a flipper. flipper
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
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 47-14vs Eastern Washington | 2 | 100 | 50.0 | 52 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-20vs California | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-20vs Hawai'i | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 45 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-19@ BYU | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-14vs No. 21 USC | 6 | 266 | 44.3 | 56 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-23@ Stanford | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 48 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 51-27@ Arizona | 3 | 145 | 48.3 | 67 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-35vs No. 12 Oregon | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 48 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-33vs No. 9 Utah | 3 | 134 | 44.7 | 52 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 19-7@ Oregon State | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 45 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-20@ Colorado | 7 | 336 | 48.0 | 57 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-13vs Washington State | 3 | 127 | 42.3 | 44 | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 38-7vs No. 18 Boise State | 3 | 142 | 47.3 | 54 | 1 | |
| Total | 44 | 1979 | 45.0 | 67 | 5 |
Season context: team record and system
3 seasons under Chris Petersen — 28-12 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
11%5 of 44Touchback rate
5%2 of 44Yards / punt
45.044 puntsLong
67yards45.0 yards/punt on 44 punts · 11% placed inside the 20 · 2 touchbacks.
Washington carries two punters; Whitford has taken 44 of the 48.
How it ended
Three seasons at Washington — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Chris Petersen.
From Neerim South, VIC — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
