2026 games, yards per punt per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Rhys Dakin
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Kirk Ferentz and Pat Fitzgerald. First career honor, 2024: All-Big Ten.
Play style
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Michigan State’s specialists
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Detroit News Oct 27
Detroit Free Press Oct 24
Lansing State Journal Oct 23Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-20vs Toledo | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 101 | 50.5 | 59 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-27@ No. 3 Notre Dame | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 57 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-31vs Nebraska | 2 | 101 | 50.5 | 52 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-31@ Wisconsin | 3 | 167 | 55.7 | 62 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 37-38vs Illinois | 2 | 129 | 64.5 | 74 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-24vs No. 25 Northwestern | 3 | 144 | 48.0 | 58 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-28@ No. 9 UCLA | 7 | 303 | 43.3 | 52 | 1 | |
| Total | 24 | 1170 | 48.8 | 74 | 8 |
Last game (Wk 8): 7 punts, 1 punt inside the 20.
Season context: team record and system
Michigan State carries two punters; Dakin has taken all 24 punts. The No. 2,691 recruit in the country is punting in the Big Ten as a junior.
2026 is in progress.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Kirk Ferentz and Pat Fitzgerald.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Michigan State
From Melbourne, VIC — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
