Josh Smith: P · Kent State · #96.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kent State’s specialists
Josh Smith
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Kent State. MAC Special Teams Player of the Week in 2022 made it two straight seasons on the honors list.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
41.8 gross, but 26 of 83 inside the 20 (31.3%) — 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
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-55@ Pittsburgh | 5 | 219 | 43.8 | 52 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Saint Francis | 7 | 301 | 43.0 | 53 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-71@ No. 7 Tennessee | 8 | 334 | 41.8 | 49 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 0-56@ No. 10 Penn State | 10 | 422 | 42.2 | 55 | 5 | |
| Wk 5 | L 33-52vs Eastern Michigan | 5 | 218 | 43.6 | 52 | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | L 35-37vs Ball State | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 41 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-27@ Bowling Green | 5 | 243 | 48.6 | 61 | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-52@ Western Michigan | 6 | 247 | 41.2 | 46 | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 0-41vs Ohio | 10 | 403 | 40.3 | 50 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-34@ Miami (OH) | 8 | 326 | 40.8 | 46 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-38vs Akron | 8 | 342 | 42.8 | 55 | 4 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-43@ Buffalo | 9 | 336 | 37.3 | 57 | 2 | |
| Total | 83 | 3468 | 41.8 | 61 | 26 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
31%26 of 83Touchback rate
1%1 of 83Yards / punt
41.883 puntsLong
61yards41.8 yards/punt on 83 punts · 31% placed inside the 20 · 1 touchback.
Kent State carries two punters; Smith has taken all 83 punts.
How it ended
Four seasons at Kent State — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Sean Lewis → Kenni Burns. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
From Narre Warren, VIC — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
