Luke Elzinga: P · Oklahoma · #48.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Oklahoma’s specialists
Luke Elzinga
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Jim McElwain and Brent Venables. Another came in 2022: All-MAC.
Play style
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
44.8 gross, but 23 of 60 inside the 20 (38.3%) — 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.
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth Nov 3
On3 Oct 29
ABC News Oct 28Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-3vs Temple | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 51 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 16-12vs Houston | 8 | 352 | 44.0 | 54 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-19vs Tulane | 5 | 206 | 41.2 | 49 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 15-25vs No. 6 Tennessee | 7 | 357 | 51.0 | 63 | 3 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-21@ Auburn | 5 | 238 | 47.6 | 57 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-34vs No. 1 Texas | 6 | 286 | 47.7 | 63 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | L 9-35vs South Carolina | 5 | 233 | 46.6 | 59 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-26@ No. 18 Ole Miss | 5 | 228 | 45.6 | 56 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 59-14vs Maine | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-30@ Missouri | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 45 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-3vs No. 7 Alabama | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 43 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-37@ LSU | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 47 | 2 | |
 Bowl | L 20-21vs Navy | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 57 | 2 | |
| Total | 60 | 2686 | 44.8 | 63 | 23 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
38%23 of 60Touchback rate
3%2 of 60Yards / punt
44.860 puntsLong
63yards44.8 yards/punt on 60 punts · 38% placed inside the 20 · 2 touchbacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | -0.7 | 0.0 | -5.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 10.8 | 0.0 | 43.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 28.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.3 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 0.0 |
Player standing · 2024
Fewer touches a game than most FBS offensive players who play every week.
Oklahoma carries two punters; Elzinga has taken all 60 punts.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Central Michigan and Oklahoma, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jim McElwain and Brent Venables.
