Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
41.7 gross, but 13 of 58 inside the 20 (22.4%) — a flipper. flipper
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Michael Sleep-Dalton: P · Iowa · #22.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Iowa’s specialists
Michael Sleep-Dalton
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line. Played for three head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Todd Graham, Herm Edwards and Kirk Ferentz.
Play style
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
41.7 gross, but 13 of 58 inside the 20 (22.4%) — 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
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Miami (OH) | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-0vs Rutgers | 6 | 290 | 48.3 | 57 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 18-17@ Iowa State | 5 | 236 | 47.2 | 51 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 48-3vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-10@ No. 19 Michigan | 7 | 268 | 38.3 | 56 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 12-17vs No. 10 Penn State | 5 | 175 | 35.0 | 53 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 26-20vs Purdue | 4 | 189 | 47.3 | 63 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 20-0@ Northwestern | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | 47 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 22-24@ No. 16 Wisconsin | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 49 | 4 | |
| Wk 12 | W 23-19vs No. 7 Minnesota | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 46 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 19-10vs Illinois | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | 54 | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-24@ Nebraska | 7 | 284 | 40.6 | 50 | 3 | |
Bowl | W 49-24vs No. 22 USC | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 41 | 3 | |
| Total | 58 | 2418 | 41.7 | 63 | 13 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
22%13 of 58Touchback rate
2%1 of 58Yards / punt
41.758 puntsLong
63yards41.7 yards/punt on 58 punts · 22% placed inside the 20 · 1 touchback.
Iowa carries three punters; Sleep-Dalton has taken all 58 punts.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Arizona State and Iowa — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Todd Graham, Herm Edwards and Kirk Ferentz.
From Geelong, Australia — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.