Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
43.0 gross, but 20 of 57 inside the 20 (35.1%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Ryan Heicher: P · Arkansas State · #47.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Arkansas State’s specialists
Ryan Heicher
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
43.0 gross, but 20 of 57 inside the 20 (35.1%) — 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 · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-31vs Central Arkansas | 6 | 241 | 40.2 | 48 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24vs Tulsa | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 49 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 18-28@ No. 17 Michigan | 5 | 234 | 46.8 | 53 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-52@ No. 20 Iowa State | 5 | 233 | 46.6 | 56 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 18-16vs South Alabama | 5 | 233 | 46.6 | 57 | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | L 9-41@ Texas State | 5 | 211 | 42.2 | 52 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | W 44-28@ Southern Miss | 3 | 134 | 44.7 | 48 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-31vs Troy | 3 | 104 | 34.7 | 38 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-55@ Louisiana | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 50 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 27-20@ Georgia State | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 50 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-21vs UL Monroe | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 48 | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | L 32-40vs Old Dominion | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 41 | 0 | |
Bowl | W 38-31vs Bowling Green | 3 | 134 | 44.7 | 54 | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 2449 | 43.0 | 57 | 20 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
35%20 of 57Touchback rate
4%2 of 57Yards / punt
43.057 puntsLong
57yards43.0 yards/punt on 57 punts · 35% placed inside the 20 · 2 touchbacks.
Arkansas State carries four punters; Heicher has taken all 57 punts.
How it ended
One season at Arkansas State — the college career is complete.