Lucas Dean: P · UTSA · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
UTSA’s specialists
Lucas Dean
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. The five seasons at UTSA span two head coaches: Frank Wilson and Jeff Traylor. All-AAC in 2023 made it four 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
42.3 gross, but 20 of 51 inside the 20 (39.2%) — 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.
UTSA Athletics Oct 23Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-17@ Houston | 5 | 193 | 38.6 | 57 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-13vs Texas State | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 49 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 29-37vs Army | 4 | 186 | 46.5 | 59 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-45@ No. 23 Tennessee | 6 | 232 | 38.7 | 45 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 49-34@ Temple | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 43 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-20vs UAB | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 33 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 36-10@ Florida Atlantic | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 52 | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-27vs East Carolina | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 54 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-29@ North Texas | 4 | 187 | 46.8 | 59 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-14vs Rice | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 53 | 3 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-21vs South Florida | 4 | 171 | 42.8 | 56 | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-29@ No. 18 Tulane | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 51 | 2 | |
 Bowl | W 35-17vs Marshall | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 51 | 1 | |
| Total | 51 | 2156 | 42.3 | 59 | 20 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
39%20 of 51Touchback rate
4%2 of 51Yards / punt
42.351 puntsLong
59yards42.3 yards/punt on 51 punts · 39% placed inside the 20 · 2 touchbacks.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Five seasons at UTSA, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 61 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Frank Wilson → Jeff Traylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
From Dunsborough, Australia — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
