2026 games, yards per punt per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Matthew Choules
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line. Arrived at UNLV from Kennesaw State.
Play style
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
43.2 gross, but 14 of 33 inside the 20 (42.4%) — a pinner. pinner
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
UNLV’s specialists
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Las Vegas Review-Journal Oct 21Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-27vs Memphis | 6 | 260 | 43.3 | 51 | 4 | |
| Wk 1 | W 21-6@ Hawai'i | 6 | 272 | 45.3 | 64 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 6-44@ North Texas | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 45 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-10@ Akron | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 39-31vs California | 6 | 245 | 40.8 | 55 | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 13-7vs North Dakota State | 6 | 254 | 42.3 | 60 | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-41@ Air Force | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-24vs Northern Illinois | 3 | 155 | 51.7 | 60 | 1 | |
| Total | 33 | 1424 | 43.2 | 64 | 14 |
Week 6 · 2026
W 13-7
42.3 yards per punt · 6 punts · 3 inside the 20
A close one, won by 6 at home.
Last game (Wk 9): 3 punts, 1 punt inside the 20.
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
42%14 of 33Touchback rate
6%2 of 33Yards / punt
43.233 puntsLong
64yards43.2 yards/punt on 33 punts · 42% placed inside the 20 · 2 touchbacks.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS offensive players who play every week.
UNLV carries two punters; Choules has taken 33 of the 36.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jerry Mack and Dan Mullen.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to UNLV
From Canberra, ACT — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
