Tyler Wedel: P · Northern Illinois · #26.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Northern Illinois’s specialists
Tyler Wedel
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
Play style
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
41.7 gross, but 29 of 65 inside the 20 (44.6%) — 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
2014 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-3vs Presbyterian | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 42 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 23-15@ Northwestern | 5 | 230 | 46.0 | 57 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-34@ UNLV | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-52@ Arkansas | 5 | 232 | 46.4 | 53 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 17-14vs Kent State | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 54 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-34vs Central Michigan | 6 | 254 | 42.3 | 53 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | W 51-41vs Miami (OH) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-17@ Eastern Michigan | 3 | 139 | 46.3 | 51 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-21@ Ball State | 8 | 339 | 42.4 | 64 | 5 | |
| Wk 12 | W 27-24vs Toledo | 8 | 281 | 35.1 | 52 | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | W 21-14@ Ohio | 6 | 257 | 42.8 | 50 | 3 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-21@ Western Michigan | 4 | 137 | 34.3 | 45 | 3 | |
| Wk 15 | W 51-17vs Bowling Green | 5 | 231 | 46.2 | 66 | 3 | |
 Bowl | L 23-52vs Marshall | 6 | 246 | 41.0 | 65 | 2 | |
| Total | 65 | 2708 | 41.7 | 66 | 29 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
45%29 of 65Touchback rate
0%0 of 65Yards / punt
41.765 puntsLong
66yards41.7 yards/punt on 65 punts · 45% placed inside the 20.
Player standing · 2014
Fewer touches a game than most FBS offensive players who play every week.
Northern Illinois carries two punters; Wedel has taken all 65 punts.
How it ended
One season at Northern Illinois — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2011–2014
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dave Doeren → Rod Carey. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
