Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 12-13@ Michigan | 6 | 240 | 40.0 | 51 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-14vs Monmouth | 4 | 195 | 48.8 | 56 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 435 | 44.4 | 56 | 4 |
#25
Ryan Millmore
Junior punter for Western Michigan. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 200 lb · Normal, IL
Returning to Western Michigan for 2026
The numbers
43.5
yards per punt · 2026
10 punts · long of 56 · 4 inside the 20
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 punts, 40 avg, at Michigan
The story
3 punter for Western Michigan. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearRyan Millmore
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. This is his third season at Western Michigan. His first career honor landed in 2025: MAC Special Teams Player of the Week.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Western Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Western Michigan
Played his entire career under Lance Taylor.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Lance Taylor — 17-12 over that span.
2024Western Michigan6-7HC: Lance Taylor · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Western Michigan10-4HC: Lance Taylor · Run-heavy
2026Western Michigan1-1HC: Lance Taylor · Run-heavy, fast 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
Lance Taylor
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 49–14
vs Monmouth
4 NO · 195 YDS · 48 AVG
Dominant 35-point win at home against Monmouth.
With B. Lowry — 212 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 56.4 · 40 rush yds (4 car) · K. Gouldsby — 40 AVG · 76 LONG · 2 NO
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Western Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Punter · Western Michigan
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +1 net (14 in / 13 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Michigan · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #108 · 2026 recruiting class #112
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 Aidan Flintoft’s 2023 season.
Matches Aidan on
In-20 rate
Yards / punt
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Charlie Mendes's sophomore season at Rice (2021).
Matches Charlie on
Class year
Height
Yards / punt
Player DNA
Players who play like Ryan Millmore
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology