Senior punter for UAB. 2025: 41.6 yards per punt, 30 punts.
6′3″ · 225 lb · Omaha, NE
The numbers
yards per punt · 2025
30 punts · long of 56 · 7 inside the 20
Best game: 6 punts, 41 avg, at Tennessee
Patrick Foley
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Three seasons at UAB, two different head coaches: Trent Dilfer and Alex Mortensen.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Trent Dilfer → Alex Mortensen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Mortensen
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 24-38@ Navy | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-28vs Akron | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 56 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-56@ Tennessee | 6 | 246 | 41.0 | 51 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-31vs Army | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 44 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 33-53@ Florida Atlantic | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 46 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24vs Memphis | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 19-38@ UConn | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 46 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-24@ Rice | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 52 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 18-48vs South Florida | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 46 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-24@ Tulsa | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 53 | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 1247 | 42.0 | 56 | 7 |
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
CFB Index positional classification
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
41.6 gross, but 7 of 30 inside the 20 (23.3%) — a flipper. ~ our read: flipper
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
2026 Outlook
UAB
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Punter · UAB
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UAB · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #92 · 2026 recruiting class #133
Player DNA
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Bryce Lofton’s 2023 season.
Matches Bryce on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Wilson Berry's junior season at Kentucky (2023).
Matches Wilson on
Differs from Wilson on
Player DNA