Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-38@ Wake Forest | 5 | 224 | 44.8 | 52 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-10vs Robert Morris | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 251 | 35.9 | 52 | 1 |
#95
Joseph Castle
Senior punter for Akron. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 205 lb · North Huntingdon, PA · Norwin
Returning to Akron for 2026
The numbers
41.8
yards per punt · 2026
6 punts · long of 52 · 1 inside the 20
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 punts, 44.8 avg, at Wake Forest
Joseph Castle
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. This is his second season at Akron.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Akron
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Joe Moorhead, all balanced offenses — 6-8 over that span.
2025Akron5-7HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
2026Akron1-1HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
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
Joe Moorhead
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–10
1 NO · 27 YDS · 27 AVG
Dominant 35-point win at home against Robert Morris.
With C. Broughton — 227 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 50.3 · 71 rush yds (13 car) · S. Patrick — 67 rush yds (8 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Akron
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Punter · Akron
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -3 net (15 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Akron · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #121 · 2026 recruiting class #132
DNA match
Player DNA
Steady
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
P
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ryan Hanson’s 2024 season.
89%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Ryan on
In-20 rate
Yards / punt
Height
Differs from Ryan on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Aidan Flintoft's freshman season at Stanford (2023).
84%match
Matches Aidan on
Class year
Height
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Joseph Castle
Background
2025: Named to the All-MAC Academic Team... Appeared in all 12 games… punted 47 times for 2,015 yards, averaging 42.9 yards per punt… recorded a season-long 68-yard punt against Wyoming (8/28)… pinned opponents inside the 20-yard line 15 times… placed 11 punts 50 yards or longer… recorded a seaso...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology