Sam Vander Haar is a punter at BYU who has not played in BYU's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
BYU’s specialists
BYU is 7-1, No. 7 in the AP poll (week 10). Next: at Utah, Sat Nov 7.
Haar handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
42.6 gross, but 13 of 40 inside the 20 (32.5%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 69-0vs Portland State | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-3vs Stanford | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 48 | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-13@ East Carolina | 4 | 174 | 43.5 | 49 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-21@ Colorado | 3 | 121 | 40.3 | 47 | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-24vs West Virginia | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-27@ Arizona | 2 | 91 | 45.5 | 47 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21vs No. 23 Utah | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 50 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-27@ Iowa State | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 44 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-29@ No. 9 Texas Tech | 6 | 256 | 42.7 | 69 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 26-14@ Cincinnati | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 42 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-21vs UCF | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 7-34vs No. 5 Texas Tech | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 44 | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 25-21vs No. 24 Georgia Tech | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 49 | 2 | |
| Total | 40 | 1703 | 42.6 | 69 | 13 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
32%13 of 40Touchback rate
2%1 of 40Yards / punt
42.640 puntsLong
69yards42.6 yards/punt on 40 punts · 32% placed inside the 20 · 1 touchback.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+6g | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Player standing · 2025
Fewer touches a game than most FBS offensive players who play every week.
The No. 2,338 recruit in the country is punting in the Big 12 as a junior.
A stat line in 37 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Pat Narduzzi and Kalani Sitake.
From Melbourne, VIC — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
