Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
41.3 gross, but 4 of 63 inside the 20 (6.3%) — a flipper. flipper
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Tanner Blain: P · San Diego State · #91.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
San Diego State’s specialists
Tanner Blain
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line. Rated a two-star prospect, with two seasons of snaps at San Diego State since.
Play style
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
41.3 gross, but 4 of 63 inside the 20 (6.3%) — 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
2016 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs New Hampshire | 8 | 295 | 36.9 | 47 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-40vs California | 5 | 190 | 38.0 | 50 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-28@ Northern Illinois | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 52 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-42@ South Alabama | 5 | 232 | 46.4 | 53 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 26-7vs UNLV | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 55 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-3@ Fresno State | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 57 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-3vs San José State | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 47 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 40-13@ Utah State | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 51 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 55-0vs Hawai'i | 3 | 153 | 51.0 | 56 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 46-16@ Nevada | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 33-34@ Wyoming | 5 | 241 | 48.2 | 60 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-63vs Colorado State | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 51 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-24@ Wyoming | 6 | 273 | 45.5 | 75 | 0 | |
Bowl | W 34-10vs Houston | 7 | 257 | 36.7 | 42 | 0 | |
| Total | 63 | 2602 | 41.3 | 75 | 4 |
Bowl · 2016
W 34-10
vs Houston · neutral site
36.7 yards per punt · 7 punts · 42 long
Dominant 24-point win at a neutral site against Houston.
Season context: team record and system
2 seasons under Rocky Long, all run-heavy offenses — 22-6 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
6%4 of 63Touchback rate
0%0 of 63Yards / punt
41.363 puntsLong
75yards41.3 yards/punt on 63 punts · 6% placed inside the 20.
San Diego State carries two punters; Blain has taken all 63 punts.
How it ended
Two seasons at San Diego State — the college career is complete.