Justin DuVernois: P · Illinois · #18.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Illinois’s specialists
Justin DuVernois
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing.
Play style
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
44.0 gross, but 20 of 77 inside the 20 (26.0%) — 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.
LancasterOnline Oct 25
Yahoo Sports Oct 25Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-17vs Youngstown State | 6 | 236 | 39.3 | 45 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-34vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 19-44@ Washington | 7 | 362 | 51.7 | 60 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-35vs Texas State | 7 | 310 | 44.3 | 58 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-45@ No. 21 Nebraska | 8 | 338 | 42.3 | 74 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 27-38vs Purdue | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 48 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 28-38@ Wisconsin | 7 | 334 | 47.7 | 72 | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-24vs Minnesota | 9 | 438 | 48.7 | 61 | 4 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-55@ No. 13 Ohio State | 4 | 179 | 44.8 | 53 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-30vs Iowa | 8 | 319 | 39.9 | 50 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 16-14vs Penn State | 8 | 330 | 41.3 | 71 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 47-33@ Northwestern | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 51 | 4 | |
 Bowl | L 18-35vs Louisiana Tech | 5 | 194 | 38.8 | 50 | 1 | |
| Total | 77 | 3388 | 44.0 | 74 | 20 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
26%20 of 77Touchback rate
9%7 of 77Yards / punt
44.077 puntsLong
74yards44.0 yards/punt on 77 punts · 26% placed inside the 20 · 7 touchbacks.
Illinois carries four punters; DuVernois has taken 77 of the 78.
How it ended
One season at Illinois — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2011–2014
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ron Zook → Tim Beckman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
