Laine Wilkins: P · Houston · #22.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Houston’s specialists
Laine Wilkins
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Four seasons at Houston to date.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
42.2 gross, but 16 of 49 inside the 20 (32.7%) — 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.
Houston Chronicle Nov 2Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-14vs UTSA | 5 | 219 | 43.8 | 54 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | L 41-43@ Rice | 3 | 159 | 53.0 | 66 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-36vs TCU | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 51 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-7vs Sam Houston | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 47 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-49@ Texas Tech | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 56 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-39vs West Virginia | 6 | 247 | 41.2 | 50 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-31vs No. 8 Texas | 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 47 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-41@ Kansas State | 5 | 200 | 40.0 | 47 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 25-24@ Baylor | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-24vs Cincinnati | 5 | 231 | 46.2 | 61 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 30-43vs No. 24 Oklahoma State | 6 | 240 | 40.0 | 49 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-27@ UCF | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 2069 | 42.2 | 66 | 16 |
Season context: team record and system
4 seasons under Dana Holgorsen — 27-20 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
33%16 of 49Touchback rate
4%2 of 49Yards / punt
42.249 puntsLong
66yards42.2 yards/punt on 49 punts · 33% placed inside the 20 · 2 touchbacks.
Houston carries two punters; Wilkins has taken all 49 punts.
How it ended
Four seasons at Houston — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dana Holgorsen.
From Perth, Australia — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
