Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
42.6 gross, but 9 of 42 inside the 20 (21.4%) — a flipper. flipper
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Mason Fletcher: P · Cincinnati · #31.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Cincinnati’s specialists
Mason Fletcher
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Cincinnati. All-Big 12 in 2023 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
42.6 gross, but 9 of 42 inside the 20 (21.4%) — 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.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-20vs Towson | 2 | 105 | 52.5 | 54 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-28vs Pittsburgh | 4 | 194 | 48.5 | 62 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-16@ Miami (OH) | 5 | 224 | 44.8 | 54 | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-0vs Houston | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 49 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 41-44@ Texas Tech | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 19-13@ UCF | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 45 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-14vs Arizona State | 4 | 162 | 40.5 | 43 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-34@ Colorado | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 52 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-31vs West Virginia | 5 | 233 | 46.6 | 56 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-34@ Iowa State | 6 | 224 | 37.3 | 56 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 15-41@ Kansas State | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 13-20vs TCU | 5 | 184 | 36.8 | 40 | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 1791 | 42.6 | 62 | 9 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
21%9 of 42Touchback rate
10%4 of 42Yards / punt
42.642 puntsLong
62yards42.6 yards/punt on 42 punts · 21% placed inside the 20 · 4 touchbacks.
Cincinnati carries three punters; Fletcher has taken all 42 punts.
How it ended
Four seasons at Cincinnati, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 50 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM
All-AAC 1st team (2022)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2022)
AAC Specialist Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Luke Fickell → Scott Satterfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
From Melbourne, VIC — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.