Matt Mengel: P · UCLA · #19.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
UCLA’s specialists
Matt Mengel
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Two seasons at UCLA to date.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
40.1 gross, but 0 of 54 inside the 20 (0.0%) — 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.
USA Today Oct 29
On3 Oct 24
Yahoo Sports Oct 17Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-16vs Virginia | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 45 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-3@ UNLV | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 51 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-23vs No. 19 BYU | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 42 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-30@ No. 16 Arizona | 4 | 147 | 36.8 | 40 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-38vs Arizona State | 4 | 140 | 35.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 35-56@ No. 15 Stanford | 6 | 227 | 37.8 | 46 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-31vs Colorado | 7 | 325 | 46.4 | 64 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 41-0@ Oregon State | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 52 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-31vs Washington State | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 17-9@ No. 18 Utah | 6 | 278 | 46.3 | 53 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-40@ USC | 7 | 264 | 37.7 | 44 | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 29-37vs Nebraska | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 47 | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 2163 | 40.1 | 64 | 0 |
Season context: team record and system
2 seasons under Jim Mora, all balanced offenses — 18-8 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
0%0 of 54Touchback rate
0%0 of 54Yards / punt
40.154 puntsLong
64yards40.1 yards/punt on 54 punts · 0% placed inside the 20.
UCLA carries three punters; Mengel has taken 54 of the 59.
How it ended
Two seasons at UCLA — the college career is complete.
