Ryan Hanson: P · James Madison · #48.
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James Madison’s specialists
Ryan Hanson
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Played for four head coaches across five seasons and two programs. That makes four seasons with an honor, the latest All-Sun Belt in 2024.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
42.4 gross, but 16 of 49 inside the 20 (32.7%) — 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
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-7@ Charlotte | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 49 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 13-6vs Gardner-Webb | 3 | 148 | 49.3 | 53 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 70-50@ North Carolina | 4 | 183 | 45.8 | 57 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-21@ UL Monroe | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 47 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 39-7vs Coastal Carolina | 5 | 244 | 48.8 | 63 | 4 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-28@ Georgia Southern | 5 | 252 | 50.4 | 66 | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | W 32-15vs Southern Miss | 6 | 254 | 42.3 | 53 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-7vs Georgia State | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 43 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-32@ Old Dominion | 6 | 253 | 42.2 | 48 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-34@ App State | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 48 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 33-35vs Marshall | 4 | 138 | 34.5 | 42 | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 27-17vs Western Kentucky | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 46 | 1 | |
| Total | 49 | 2078 | 42.4 | 66 | 16 |
Week 4 · 2024
W 70-50
45.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20
Edged out North Carolina on the road in a shootout.
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
33%16 of 49Touchback rate
8%4 of 49Yards / punt
42.449 puntsLong
66yards42.4 yards/punt on 49 punts · 33% placed inside the 20 · 4 touchbacks.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
James Madison carries two punters; Hanson has taken all 49 punts.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Arkansas State and James Madison — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2024)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2023)
2 career weekly honors across 2 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Blake Anderson, Butch Jones, Curt Cignetti and Bob Chesney.
