Tory Taylor: P · Iowa · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Iowa’s specialists
Tory Taylor
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing. Now in a fourth season at Iowa. All-America (Consensus) in 2023 was the third season with an honor.
Play style
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
48.2 gross, but 32 of 93 inside the 20 (34.4%) — 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.
KCCI Oct 28
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Oct 27Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-14vs Utah State | 6 | 292 | 48.7 | 53 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-13@ Iowa State | 6 | 278 | 46.3 | 53 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-10vs Western Michigan | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 55 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 0-31@ No. 7 Penn State | 7 | 366 | 52.3 | 62 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | W 26-16vs Michigan State | 7 | 342 | 48.9 | 60 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-14vs Purdue | 6 | 284 | 47.3 | 61 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 15-6@ Wisconsin | 10 | 506 | 50.6 | 62 | 6 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-12vs Minnesota | 9 | 444 | 49.3 | 57 | 4 | |
| Wk 10 | W 10-7vs Northwestern | 6 | 234 | 39.0 | 46 | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 22-0vs Rutgers | 3 | 143 | 47.7 | 50 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 15-13vs Illinois | 8 | 413 | 51.6 | 59 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 13-10@ Nebraska | 7 | 297 | 42.4 | 49 | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | L 0-26vs No. 2 Michigan | 7 | 353 | 50.4 | 67 | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 0-35vs No. 25 Tennessee | 7 | 360 | 51.4 | 62 | 2 | |
| Total | 93 | 4479 | 48.2 | 67 | 32 |
Season context: team record and system
4 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 34-15 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
34%32 of 93Touchback rate
8%7 of 93Yards / punt
48.293 puntsLong
67yards48.2 yards/punt on 93 punts · 34% placed inside the 20 · 7 touchbacks.
Player standing · 2023
First team on a majority of the recognized selector lists.
Selector Grid · 2023
Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.
How it ended
Four seasons at Iowa, the Ray Guy Award (2023) — drafted at #122 overall by the Chicago Bears.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2023)
9 first-team selectors
National awards
Ray Guy
2023 season
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2023)
Weekly recognition
3 weekly honors (2023)
5 career weekly honors across 2 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirk Ferentz.
Next stop · NFL
Chicago BearsEntering 3rd NFL season
Chicago BearsEntering 3rd NFL seasonFrom Melbourne, VIC — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
