Stephen Kotsanlee: P · Utah State · #63.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Utah State’s specialists
Stephen Kotsanlee
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Played for three head coaches at Utah State: Frank Maile, Blake Anderson and Nate Dreiling. First career honor, 2022: Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week.
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 48 inside the 20 (27.1%) — a flipper. flipper
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 36-14vs Robert Morris | 4 | 183 | 45.8 | 67 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-48@ No. 13 USC | 6 | 224 | 37.3 | 45 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-38vs No. 12 Utah | 4 | 200 | 50.0 | 58 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 29-45@ Temple | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 43 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 30-62@ No. 21 Boise State | 5 | 230 | 46.0 | 54 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 34-50vs UNLV | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 42 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 45-50vs New Mexico | 3 | 137 | 45.7 | 53 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-25@ Wyoming | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 44 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-49@ No. 20 Washington State | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 55-10vs Hawai'i | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 48 | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-20vs San Diego State | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 53 | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | L 37-42@ Colorado State | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | 47 | 1 | |
| Total | 48 | 2043 | 42.6 | 67 | 13 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
27%13 of 48Touchback rate
2%1 of 48Yards / punt
42.648 puntsLong
67yards42.6 yards/punt on 48 punts · 27% placed inside the 20 · 1 touchback.
Utah State carries two punters; Kotsanlee has taken 48 of the 54.
How it ended
Five seasons at Utah State — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Gary Andersen, Frank Maile, Blake Anderson, and Nate Dreiling. Multi-era developmental context.
From Melbourne, VIC — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
