Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 38-41@ Ole Miss | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | 47 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-13vs Villanova | 2 | 105 | 52.5 | 59 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 303 | 46.0 | 59 | 2 |
Freshman punter for Louisville. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Melbourne, VIC · Mentone Grammar
The numbers
yards per punt · 2026
7 punts · long of 59 · 2 inside the 20
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 punts, 39.6 avg, vs Ole Miss
Niall Hayes
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 59–13
vs Villanova
2 NO · 105 YDS · 52 AVG
Dominant 46-point win at home against Villanova.
With L. Kienholz — 332 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.7 · 42 rush yds (6 car) · 2 TD · T. Richardson — 11 rush yds (1 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 38-41@ Ole Miss | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | 47 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-13vs Villanova | 2 | 105 | 52.5 | 59 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 303 | 46.0 | 59 | 2 |
2026 Outlook
Louisville
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Punter · Louisville
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisville · Last season: 9-4 (AP #19) · Talent rank #37 · 2026 recruiting class #48