Rhett Almond: P · BYU · #26.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
BYU’s specialists
Rhett Almond
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. The four seasons at BYU span two head coaches: Bronco Mendenhall and Kalani Sitake.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
40.3 gross, but 17 of 55 inside the 20 (30.9%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
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
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-23@ Arizona | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 44 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 18-21vs California | 6 | 266 | 44.3 | 52 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-21@ No. 6 Wisconsin | 4 | 193 | 48.3 | 50 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-3vs McNeese | 2 | 91 | 45.5 | 48 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-35@ No. 11 Washington | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | 48 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-45vs Utah State | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 51 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-23vs Hawai'i | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 42 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 6-7vs Northern Illinois | 7 | 294 | 42.0 | 57 | 4 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-21@ Boise State | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 47 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-16@ Massachusetts | 6 | 209 | 34.8 | 39 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 45-10vs New Mexico State | 6 | 240 | 40.0 | 50 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-35@ No. 18 Utah | 7 | 242 | 34.6 | 48 | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 49-18vs Western Michigan | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 2216 | 40.3 | 57 | 17 |
Week 3 · 2018
W 24-21
at Wisconsin
48.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
31%17 of 55Touchback rate
2%1 of 55Yards / punt
40.355 puntsLong
57yards40.3 yards/punt on 55 punts · 31% placed inside the 20 · 1 touchback.
BYU carries two punters; Almond has taken 55 of the 63.
How it ended
Four seasons at BYU — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Kalani Sitake. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
