Ty Zentner: P · Kansas State · #8.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kansas State’s specialists
Ty Zentner
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around. Three seasons at Kansas State to date. First career honor, 2022: All-Big 12.
Play style
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
44.5 gross, but 26 of 59 inside the 20 (44.1%) — a pinner. pinner
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
2022 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-0vs South Dakota | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 49 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 40-12vs Missouri | 4 | 217 | 54.3 | 66 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-17vs Tulane | 7 | 298 | 42.6 | 57 | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-34@ No. 6 Oklahoma | 5 | 237 | 47.4 | 54 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-28vs Texas Tech | 5 | 184 | 36.8 | 47 | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 10-9@ Iowa State | 6 | 253 | 42.2 | 52 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-38@ No. 8 TCU | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 44 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 48-0vs No. 9 Oklahoma State | 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 51 | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-34vs Texas | 3 | 161 | 53.7 | 61 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-3@ Baylor | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 48 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-31@ West Virginia | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 47-27vs Kansas | 3 | 188 | 62.7 | 72 | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-28vs No. 3 TCU | 7 | 319 | 45.6 | 56 | 3 | |
 Bowl | L 20-45vs No. 5 Alabama | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 53 | 1 | |
| Total | 59 | 2625 | 44.5 | 72 | 26 |
Week 14 · 2022
W 31-28
vs TCU · neutral site
45.6 yards per punt · 7 punts · 3 inside the 20
Edged out TCU at a neutral site in a shootout.
Season context: team record and system
3 seasons under Chris Klieman — 22-15 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
44%26 of 59Touchback rate
8%5 of 59Yards / punt
44.559 puntsLong
72yards44.5 yards/punt on 59 punts · 44% placed inside the 20 · 5 touchbacks.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Kansas State carries two punters; Zentner has taken all 59 punts.
How it ended
Three seasons at Kansas State — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 36 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Big 12 2nd team (2022)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2022)
Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bill Snyder → Chris Klieman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
