Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-59@ Pittsburgh | 8 | 335 | 41.9 | 62 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Holy Cross | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 375 | 41.0 | 62 | 3 |
#34
Pierse Stainton
Senior punter for Miami (OH). 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Sarasota, FL · Cardinal Mooney
Returning to Miami (OH) for 2026
The numbers
41.7
yards per punt · 2026
9 punts · long of 62 · 3 inside the 20
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 punts, 41.9 avg, at Pittsburgh
Pierse Stainton
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Pierse Stainton has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. 2025 brought the first one: MAC Special Teams Player of the Week.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Miami (OH)
Played his entire career under Chuck Martin.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024South Florida7-6HC: Alex Golesh · Balanced
2025Miami (OH)7-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Miami (OH)1-1HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–7
vs Holy Cross
1 NO · 40 YDS · 40 AVG
Dominant 38-point win at home against Holy Cross.
With D. McComb — 234 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.5 · 12 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · K. McLaughlin — 24 LONG · 100 PCT · 9 PTS
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Miami (OH)
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Punter · Miami (OH)
Returning around him
- 1 Miami (OH) player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (16 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Miami (OH) · Last season: 7-7 · Talent rank #86 · 2026 recruiting class #105
DNA match
Player DNA
Steady
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Luke Akers’s 2022 season.
Matches Luke on
In-20 rate
Yards / punt
Class year
Differs from Luke on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Emilio Duran's sophomore season at Toledo (2024).
Matches Emilio on
Class year
In-20 rate
Yards / punt
Player DNA
Players who play like Pierse Stainton
Background
2025 Highlights: Played in all 14 games Averaged 42.3 yards per punt Had only three touchbacks in 63 attempts Posted 12 punts of over 50 yards Downed 21 punts inside the 20-yard line South Florida (2022-24): Saw action in one game during the 2024 season. Had two punts for 88 yards in his debut ve...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology